Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-01
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.ur., in these peaceful villages, received
H'' ,.;.r, of fyp nj Ball Run. where.

r.. In these peaceful Villages, receives
sA. pti.m Of FIRE at Ball Run, where:
-. ,a.. battle, borne down BY the Hyinx.
~. slsyted wars rattle and the Kfosns Of th1
syisg7
.ss;nens that won pfaise from gallant
Ux1 Eesrrey for conspcuous bravery d
e., piaes- and White Oak Swamp
= r,.de i,seIs famous at WiIiiamsbura
- he bloody Peach Orchard at Gettys-
bsrz
..t.ss,, Of the 9Th Maine, the organize
~, coupnandei by General Berry whose
~ a, ChanceIIorsville deprived the coun-
- A one Of the atIest officers Of the army.
~ regiment ~hieiI, With the Cd, shared
,ss boaors Of Kesrney's praises for gallAn-
uy in battle.
I'D van. survivors Of the 18th Maine.
80 her, shot down around you on that
s..,fal day in July almost 30 years ago,
aseyinx that spaftan-hke order Of your
.ommsnsiing officer, "seize the Chambers
- p,keT from which two regiments had
,l,sysy been driven and hold IL ninth not
MAR ia left alive" How almost literally
he 18th Ind its duty is told in the official
,ecora which shows that, gong in with 24s
ofseer. and men, when victory was assured
,bs,s we're left but two officers and fifteen
men 10 Join in pursuit. Of the fleeing rebels.
other. were your companions Of the st
c.,slry Regiment whose blood-stained
b.nusr in Wonder capitol, radiant with the
a.u.ss Of thirty engagements, tells the proud
sory Of it, vaior.
Others we're shoulder 10 shoulder with
can Of the 18th, whose charge on the
"a ot July. 1868 on the rebel line at Gettys-
ha,y rivals that Of the Light Brigade At
p.LakIava. and with results infinitely great
,r bringing IN 400 prisoners of war, al
,baagh Leaving half your number dead or
,on,sed on the field. Others fell by
,our sides in the Regiment Of Chamberlain,
he gallant 2gth on that fearful night at
Frederic ssbarg or that still more fearful day
yhsn you we're led over heaps Of the dead
and lying in a horeless fight:
YOURS not 10 reason why,
Y0uf- not TO make reply,
iaufs but TO do or die"
q, pere Of the 49, men of the regiment who
sent down in that gallant charge at Gettys-
bury Some were with you of the 9TH Regi-
,usat in that slaughter at GordonsviIle; or
xbsn. with the 9Th Regiment, you CALAMITY
captured 1900 Rebels at Rappahannock
station: or with you Of the 9Th,
.hen with the 9Th Wisconsin, you
sornsd the heights near Fredericks-
bury; or we're your comrades of the
7,h, when you won the enthusiastic praise
Of The commander Of the Army Of the Poto-
mae for bravery at Williamsburg; or yours
of the s,h, dying in the swamps Of Tybee
Island or falling in your famous assault up
on and capture of Fort Pulaski; or yours
Of the 9th when in the face Of belching
cannon y0u led the centre upon the walls
Of Fort Wagner; or yours of the 2lst,
whose term Of enlistment expiring after a
series Of battle, before Port Hudson, gal
lsntly volunteered to remain until that
stronghold Of rebellion should fall.
They toiled, suffered and sickened NTH
yoa Of the 18th Battery In that winter
o. peril before the Notifications Of Peters
bury, or shared with you of the I'd, 9TH and
5th Batteries the glory Of that supreme
hour in the crisis of the nations fate, on
the "a of July 1863, when. emerging from
the cover Of the wood beyond the Emmits-
burg road tie brave but doomed division
Of Pickett advanced upon the Union lines
To BE- met by that mercIless storm of shot
and she'll which from your
"tannon to right OF them
tanHOu TO left o. them
taunnn iu front OF them
toHeycd aud thusdrred
and union aud liberty were triumphant.
Bnt i, is impossible here to enumerate all
the splendid deeds of your several resi-
men's They everywhere and always hon
ored the State and the State delights to
honor their achievements.
The familiar saying Republics are IN
grateful" resulted from the study of an
5ien, history, the record of the old re-
publics which were but modified
ari.tocracies and not from the charac-
ter Of our own republic. filed as it is with
memorials of the devotion of its patriotic
citizen soldiers from Capt Miles Standish,
who vas IN himself an army of defence to
the Pilgrims. TO the valiant army of the
mon This day commentaries no spec
ial event IT the last war, hut being sacred
to the memory Of our country's patriots in
clndes honors to all who have iabored, suf-
fered or lied tor their country In all its
wonderful history. No veteran of the
Grand Army on this day grudges tribute
to the memory of the heroes of that other
Grand Army, the most heroic that ever
nourished freedom with their blood; that
stood for seven years in poverty and naked
ness and starvation against the foremost
power Of all the world and took its sword at
Yorktown. Whoever il great in this land ;
whoever may win the proud acclaim of the
people for devotion and sacrifice an! ability
In the countrys cause. that little army
which gave US country, with tod
favor against such fearful odds, must
ever be their peers and ever be remem-
bered with equal honors. The sturdy yaior
of the Athenians at Marathon, stayed the
INVASION of the mighty hosts of the Fast
and founded the greatness of Athens Never
did that CITY of the Violet Crown" allow
the heroes of that day to be forgotten. In
the meridian aga of her splendor through
the long epoch of her power, and amid all
the proud achievements of her arms the
conquerors Of Marathon were never forgot
ten, but held place by the side of the
memories of the heroes of Salamis and
flatea and the victories of Alexander
Not one Marathon but dozen were re-
qnired To STAY and beat back the invaders
of this land in 10. II was my privilege to
be present in Westminster Abbey at the
memorial service, 80 honorable to English
eral Grant in August. 1883. twas n scene
of historic and thrilling interest. The
great orator of the occasion, Can
non tsrrar. in one of his most eloquent
Passages. was eulogiling American patriots,
hi. resonant voice filing 1.-The long drawn
sisles and fretted vaults" of the Abbey the
vast and distinguished assembly as notion
less,ander his SPELL ss the worthless in stone
looking down from their inches upon the
remarkable spectacle; and when. in trib-
ute of wonderful power, the orator was Civ
ing to General Grant the honor OF the first
place in the American Pantheon of wor-
,hies, he was interrupted by a voice, clear
and distinct, which came out fyom the cen
tire of the space allotted to American guests,
Washington before Grant, sir" The
voice was that of an American, who, IN the
presence of the monuments of Pitt and
Burke. of George the III and Major Andre
and so many reminders of the revolutionary
struggle with Great Britain, could not hold
his peace and permit any man, however
great and worthy of homage to be given
place before him who should yet be first II
the hearts of his countrymen. And every
American present silently forgave the inter
ruption
No, we will no, forget the martyrs Of
that critical era % our nation, however
deep may be our admiration for the heroes
of the no less critical era Of 1861. The!
will stand together for all time on the ius
trous pages which recite the deeds of valol
for human rights. After the glorious story
Of the former will appear the thrilling epit
OF that period when, SIS years after the
founding of the republic, when it was ye
but child in the age Of nation; without
an army to keep back the savage from thu
frontiers or a navy to guard her coasts oil
Protect her commerce; when trusted LEADER
were bowling the knee to the pernlci0ul