The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-05-26

was sergeant Bradley" now. The meager
details OF that time did not help us to all
the information we wanted, We did not
know how badly he was injured, but we
sent box OF jellies and pickles and things
that are not issued with the rations and got
another letter telling of the battle. And 1t
makes no difference how many of those re-
ports you read in the paper, this letter from
man who was In the thick of the fight was
tar more authentic, II was far more real.
But Sergeant Bradley was sorely wound
ed this time Wefound more about it later
when letter from the captain was printed
in the county paper detailing the events
that had been important from a subaltern's
standpoint and boasting Of the prowess Of
his men, In this was told the story Of the
charge led by that fragment of a MISSISSIPPI
pi regiment, those tigers Of the south-a
charge that was met by the tattered rem
nant of the Indiana brigade. He told Of the
clashing Of man against man and the loss
OF the banner over and over again-that
banner that went down to the army with
the blessings of a thousand women when
Corinth fell And it told how, when the
bowling, shouting, slashing, shrieking le-
gions swept the northerners back for mo-
ment and the guns were taken and not a
thing could live In the sea of triumphant
assault, Corporal William Bradley had
wrapped his shattered arms about the flag
and rolled with it right under the guns that
were turned against his brethren.
81 knew you would come back again.
said the hero when the charge was repulsed
and the battery was recaptured. ~ knew
you would come back, and saved the flag. F"
He had, and he wore a sergeant's chevron
for his heroism. But the hurt would not
heal The sulphurous smoke, the fearful
conclusions of earth and air as he burcowed
under the guns and waited for rescoe, the
sword thrusts and bayonet pricks, the white
flesh torn by whistling ball, and the two
bones broken by the shattered shell-all
this was tribulation which would not pass
away. Sergeant Bradley lay long in the
hospital,
One night in the autumn, as we sat there
under waning moon and listened to the
shrill complaint of a hidden cicada, we were
conscious of figure making slow progress
along the path by the roadside. 1t was a
man, and even in the darkness of night we
could see it was not familiar. For the mat
ter ofsthat, the figure of a man at all those
days was not common thing. Men were
away in the south as a general rule. But
this igura e,ra,y stranoer nc II cana naarar
Presently lie gate swung omen and the
WATCHDOG rave challenge We silencea him
and rose 10 meet a linDin1 swaving f;oure
in Eeleral blue He said nothing and seemed
with that prinninp ipsistence of the nm
ro,tb man To wish we MIGHT remember
him We had filed our tbouobt with Rrad.
lev no doubt Int this could not no he
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