Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
THE BATTLE-FIELDS.
OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER
ARMY EXPERIENCES.
Ano blue and the Gray Review fnc,dents
OF the Late War, and In . Graphic and
Interesting Manner Tell of Camp, March
and battls-Thrilling Incidents,



ine n,,s uaSs OF miracles are past, is what some
Becase they haven't seed them done in this
. yefe latter day:
IL makes me feel as II ort to spin the yarn to
You see. back in the sixties. things were some
what kinder riled,
An some folks rared an tore around as IL tn, v
They swore they'd bust the Union IN an DUH
the Old flag down f
And among the boys who sed you shant was
me and
Sandy Brown
fer three long years together we had sept and
rn,"aEn "isEansa Sst;.u aai III 1t van ..,, -, .uu
nary enc got HIT
When jist about ths windin' up, an Richmond
most in view,
Dog ond If Sandy didn't fall, shot plum clean
There want no time for fooln' there as thro'
49, the flame ana smoke
Tho Devil seemed to help them Rebs to flank
And while on both sides many fell OF courage
an renoan.
There want man with braver heart nor this
same
Sandy Brown,
Now, list At this pint is the place the miracle
comes in,
Conyincin, me, beyond doubt, the dead will
rise agn
My brother Daniel writ an sed the Injianny
Would gladly welcome comrades from the
state of Illinois.
knew that Dan had jined the church and
wouldn't lie straight out,
But when read what follered must say was
put out;
Fer there in black an white it sed iist as he
That If come, both live an well, I'd meet o Id
sandy Brown:
The harvest was bout over an the thrailin
want begun,
An somehow l kinder thought as how I'd like
- ter have some fun:
So | says, Mother" now sez ], list pack my
leather grip
With doughnuts, bread and sausages enough
I've never seed a 'campment. now, fer nigh on
An I'm a-goin to this one if it costs yoke of
steers;
But III bet IA pair Of overalls agin bran new
That Dan was lyin' when he sed Id meet old
sandy Brown
dassent ss mt stop to tell you half that happened
But sized up all rsdheaded men met from
day to day;
tramped all thro' the streets an camps until
my feet We're sore.
Discouraged an most out OF heart, vowed ia
But when the big parade begun I'd take stand
An spot old Sandy when he passed. pervidin'
he was there.
So there stood an capped an gawked, Jest
While thousands passed on foot and hoss but
nary
Sandy Brown
At last the Injiana boys came prancin' down
the street
couldn't cheer to save my life, but kept time
With steady step they marched along, sight
~, most grand u see,
When noticed one old grzzled vet KEEP look
IN straight at me.
Gray haired and feeble tho he seemed, yet
when he came close by
kinder aiged up close enough to look him in
When II, as by magnetic flash. from meath
that snow white crown
Went thrills OF Joy, convincin me I'd met old
Sandy Brown
TUX one bony hand in mine, and t'other one l
Around his neck an said .Oli pard God bless
you, Is this you:''~
With yise-like grip he clasped my hand and
held It, oh! so tight,
AS tears rolled down his furrowed cheeks he
told me was right;
An there we stood an shuck hands till We
made the mussels crack,
other back;
While hushed in sacred silence stood the peo-
Thank God, sez he, you've met what's left
of Comrade
Sandy Brown"
The bands were playin army tunes; / never
heerd note:
Dog on my cats il suthin' want a-sticktn, in |
my throat:
tried to speak. but every time Id sputter. |
sneeze and cough,
For the dog ond Jump would lust raise up an |
choke the words clean off.
The campments over now and all the bows
are home agin:
Alas! perhaps, OF thousands, the next one |
they'll be in
VIII be whar angels dressed in blue will wear
golden crown.
A fit reward for loyal men like Comrade
Sandy Brown
&C. II. Hassler, In American Tribune