Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-03-29

talon as they marched ut quick
time, at 'sright-shoulder shift, y to
the music Of the fife and drum.
4 The inhabitants of Front Royal,
of Kernstown, of Strasburg. of New
Market, of Woodstock, of Harrison
burg, Of Mount jackson, have vel
coined us time and again with man
ifestaticns of joy aud pleasure.
Near some of these, at different
times, the Battalion passed the
memorable winter of 1868 with
out tents, scanty clothing, soldiers
rations and twenty-six SHOWS to
march through and to sleep in.
In January, 1868, the Battalion
made one of its famous marches
over the mountains and mp the
South Branch valley to Moorefield.
Returning to tho Shenandoah VAL
ley and encamping awhile, it made
a second expedition up to Moore
field and around through West Vir-
ginia, returning to Harrisonburg.
On one of these expeditions we
forded the South Branch of the Po-
tomac serenteen times in one night,
so zizzag was the river.
Being in mid-winter and the riy.
er frozen over, caused many aching
limbs and shivering forms for that
memorable night. Some, under
circumstaces like these, were dis
posed to be gloomy, but young
Moore bore. up under these hard
ships with manliness and fortitude.
In the early summer, few weeks
after the battle of Charlottesville;
We again moved down towards Win
chester.
Every breeze that swept from the
South seemed to bring tidings of a
second invasion of the North. AL
though the rank and file know but
little of the future movements of an
army, yet coming events seemed
to have cast their shadows so surely
before" that s'those who run might
read" About the middle of June
Col. Herbert moved the regiment
early in the morning near the out
skirts OF Winchester and attacked
theenemy. This was Milroy's COM
mand, composed of six or seven
thousand men, whereas our regi-
ment did not exceed five or six
hundred men, consequently, it was
bold attack against such odds.
A short time after we had engaged
the enemy, part of Gen. Lees
forces, anxiously awaited, arrived,
asd on the morrow we had captured
nearly the whole command. This
was young Moore's first battle as
well as a great many Others of the
regiment. No man did his duty
more nobly than he. 1t showed
conclusively that he not only had
the natural courage, but also the
moral courage to battle for patrio-
tism in the face of shot and shell
with the bravest. One circumstance
might be mentioned here to show
that he was generous as well as
brave. We had captured a great
many Suffers stores. He and l
we're walking around to find some-
thing that We wanted, when he
picked up a twenty dollar green
back. Turning, he said: "Half is
is yours. We share it between us. !"
This promise was literally carried
out. At his death, one dollar and
a half remained unspent.
Gen. Lee tarried but a short time
at Winchester. He setout down
the valley to the Potomac. Ford
ing the river, we encamped upon
the old battle field of Antietam.
Then We resumed the march by
McConnelsburg, through Cham
bersburg, up to near Carlisle, where
we had orders to counter-march to
Chambersburg, where we took the
road for Gettysburg. As we passed
| over the Blue Ridge on that hot July
day, from afar of we saw the smoke
and heard the booming of the guns
of the first days battle of Gettys-
burg. We arrived at Gettysburg
about sun set. The first days fight
was over and the enemy had been
beaten by A. p. Hill. We had
marched twenty-six miles that day,
through the heat and dust and over
a mountain. Tiresome though it
was, the linen way worn and
weary" yet young Moore was here.
Coming events again cast their
shadows BEFORE" /" for plain as plain