Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-25
DEATH CALLED THE ROLL.
All Were Accounted for, Either on the Field
or in the Trcnches.

or in the Trcnches.
NJ. Quad in the New York SUM-
He had been lying very quiet for long time.
and the nurse at his bedside dozed and nodded
struggled to keep awake, and finally slept in her
chair. Then Shadow stole into the room and
stood by the bed whispering:
fright Dress Back on the left, 'FRONT.'
The sergeant opened his eyes and looked about
him in wonder. His hair was thin and gray his
face pale and wasted and death had set its mark
upon his brow.
Attention to roll CALI continued the
Shadow. adams, Ansil, Artman, AveriI, AL
port, Amsden-"
the Shadow passed.
They can answer no morei They were
buried In the trenches at Manassas. Barnard,
Baxter. Bebee, Burton, Bloom, Bailey"
Il do not hear them" said the sergeant.
Their lives went out when Nc Clelland turned
at bay at Malvern Hill. They died as heroes
die. Carter, Curtis, ClaIton. Coleman, Caniff.
Campbell-"
"Does any one answer for them?" asked the
sergeant.
aye! I dor replied the Shadow. 81 saw
them laid in the shallow trenches at Antietam
after the roar of battle had ceased and the cries
OF the wounded had been hushed. They were
following Hooker's flag when they fell Davis,
Denton, Danforth, Dougherty, Donohue, Dill
lingham--"
'Absent without leave?" said the sergeant.
mo! Absent forever! They crossed at Fred
ericksburg and their dead bodies lay nearest the
terrible stone wall at the base of Maryes Hill.
They could not win victory, but they could die.
Eckart-"
They may be on guard, !" said the sergeant,
as he listened for the sound of their voices.
he lend fba liad
Shadow. Il saw them lying stark and dead
under the trees at Charlottesville. left to be
buried by the victorious enemy. Faber, Fen
ton. Foster, Franklin, Fitch. Fitzwllliams-"
They have been detailed for special duty, "
suggested the old soldier.
'Their duty ended at Gettysburg. Isaw
them lying dead after the VirginIans had been
driven back and thousands were shouting
victory. Gray, German, Gobel, Gosport, Gansel,
Green"
..where?" asked the sergeant
In the thickets of the somber wilderness.
where 10000 men died without seeing an
enemy. When night came the songs of the
whippoorwills were heard above the plants of
the wounded. Hall, Harmon, Hennessy, Hill,
Hilton, Hurlburt-"
"And these too?"
AYE! every one of them. They were left be-
hind: ingalls,, Irving, Isham, Imrie, Isabel,
"Ah! l remember" whispered the sergeant
"They fell as they guarded the trenches at
Petersburg. I.mysek helped to bury them"
James, Jenkins, Jordan, Jolly, Justin
dead at Appomattox!'
"Larkins, hampton, Larry, Lennon, Lever
ing, Loring-"
Call no more. Only when the angel calls
the roll of the dead at the last great day will
the dust make answer. alone am left of nv
company
The old sergeant fell back upon his pillow
with q moan, and before his dim vision the
specters Of the dead seemed to form in line and
await his order
Sergeant Grim!' called the Shadow
The nurse awoke and cried out:
"Who has called him? He is dead"
at was l, said the Shadow. He was the
last on the roll and can call no more"
"And you-you-"
II am the Shadow of Death,'