Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-18


bat f-uitless chsrges that s.rewed the
ground wisa the dead The famous six
hundred in their charge a. 3aIzkIav1-
Z i-uortaIised By tie poets pen. dis
played no greater h=roisE thaa these
{ For Eve hours. zn3sr nE-1erogs FIRE.
vita lazhatsax fzrT. the Cczfe1e-Ases
/ dashed z<zizs- this seemingly izprex-
T zzbIe position. ike angry waves against
I rocky sho-~- The slaughter wzs Ter
rihle th@rs- the <rocnd Ms I'D ~ the
I BODIES % thO=e who FELL and the blood
ran down the trezrhe&
{ The crisis had row ccrne- THs enemy
bal been drivea hack in every par. q
F tas Gei1 save this and IL seemed i'm
possible - move thez the--- Gen
Z Johnston rode %. ,nd seeing the sisza-
+ siou- sai1- -They seem 20 BE Offering
I stubborn resistance Ee-e. rs rus. give
them the bzFozee Come. I will lead
you-~ VITA last great EFFORT xzd de-
T seruine1 purpose - eouazer or perish.
. The 91rizx Te1zesse-zzs and noble Ms
sisssppizas dashed into the opeu eeI1-
{ The Federal lie blazed from en1 %
en4; the attacking column ~i;hs-ed be-
fore ;s@ h2il % lead. bgs never paused
uatil il ha1 gained the crest aa1 tae
en@rT Vas syinx before then
In . new position they made another
s.azd- 1zd xith terrific s-e Of ras<es
and artillery made desperate axas %
held taeir xrOza1 Oze brirzte he'd il.
100 lo1x ard fell izto The hz1Gs Of the
F Condolences. They also loss sSze os
I their artillery. captured By Col JOAN
H. NiIlsrFs regiment q Nsssls.ipoi
cavalry
The 4zF as Ecz a. the cost Of TIE
/ rhisf-Aia-s LIE. All The Consees<zzs he
rues E1re tae i2z-~ls-bas o1l y tox 4 1ay-
A. o'ciock ten J0hassou- was shas
siss a zzsxss ball az4 did --urz los.
q BLOOD He lived 20 see n. whols
army driven bark IA utter -0zszss.su be-
ss-~ ais Hzrazciz~ Ines
Gez- B@4z--gx-t szcrse3e,s EEz in
uO1=azA A E-z>-.l a1E.zce q the
.AoSe linz sszl4 as~ have euupis.ed
F the victory wzILsc- lad tasLsa- aa1
as &iVtsioa a11 szsir~lF i0s- Is orx.zi-
zzsioa- sse-=2z's ~As sseps e-su sas
@@l3 ike eaa- b~t1r= tae xin1. xad
Pr~nslss 1iFi.ioa q A0ss lad sz---z-
1srs& Tie river ha1< Vas e-oxl1ess
with thozszzzts q ss-ror-ss-is..ssa s.r.x-
risrs <ao lad ta-oxa ES<a thss- .-zs
and ssd- Ike the rie<s3- where ~ zaz
PGrzzeL- The whsls army. st.-ers and
zen Eszs eumplesslT 4ez0rzl5ze,i aad
Wculd have xz--ezEeres1
BE- Ar x1wHze~ w1s zos made. zzd
I The AMY -sz.est wh.-- - Iezse- 5ss.h
lad l-ts it- precious -czezz azd zri-=-
less hogzs sIsppei away zigss cane
az4 Buell. Azz Lev WaL1ce can. VITA
s--nsy-zve thousand r-izfor=-en.s sor
the enemy
Ten B@Aa-exz-L ir1or1nt Of sae A.
rival q BaelL renewed re s.szis q,
the zarzzzr e Ia "a azG hes1 rss
ezszT n chscx saul $50 o-eiocx II sae
&fss-zooz- sasa BE realized has -
s1s 6<hsizz s-=sa t-uops. Azz ordered
rssrsas. f4I4lax h4s< n ps-ssr= Gz.sr
. Els for-ia@s1 position ~ Csr1zrh-
has sa2e4 he great haEsle q Skzsh-
tlxs promised n decisive Vsr-orv sa- he
Soathe-z 49, b9z- n. ~ Manassas ths
stv,at1g- gained Eas aos followed -.
nothing AS aeaseE~z
Alere . 10 do-aE taas BAD Albert
Sl11sF @S2as.oa iiEea 'oI- H01-s tiers
- 80 ''s 10y
she fAse % rhe Cnloa army soGld have
IA a1s "A@r
90. Hz,i G-zzs EszlG haFe been known
N hissory e1lT n TIE -zr VIE Ic.< n
= s-l-a
Ia = 90 --sA 49, -l--s~ "a
- - q -
= No - -s0lA q .
- =
-P''0 Ne Sso1nA A1s
y - P-.s-A 80 - 940-
: '-'ne1 ara
- - q sne ~ @1ss AS -
Sss. n eai.a 4 ooa u AID N
- $50 e9'.-1 ,'ss ae.
-1o@l@ q ne poos so4als t1as
--e1 iar tro1 Rome anu Eoved ones.
Nit1ols ne so4ea OF genie Rags ana
ne so1n1 O owing VOICES % sootoe
taen II tae noer Of csain- AID OF the
sa1erlnS Noanfed snss LAY cut upon
sae cold dar< Held or endured the sur
zeon 'ortSroas Saite and saw
saoagat o. me wives 'nas we're nads
~i1oNs- and tae children tAsseriess-
and Of the mothers that noarzed Zoe
tneir sons aai refused 10 Dc eomforted
because tneT we're not
thought o. the nation that persisted
that our fasHsrs defended Of the fAz
tnas we loved and the blood that E1s
shed for is glory
As looked upon the graves Of the
Southern dead and thea upon those OF
the NORTH though Of the eontr1st be
tween the victor and TIE yAnaaisaet-
he bones OF tie Northern dead save
long ago oeez gathered up and buried
n the nations beautiful cemetery.
Aneir graves ARE marked with slabs Of
marble. aad over them 1oats their
eO1ntrys Tag. o1s the forgotten dead
! Of the Lost Cause still sleep n zn<rosn