Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-04-12
STORIES OF THE LATE WAR.
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CLEANED FROM THE TREASURED
NARRATIVES OF VETERANS.

Among the stories OIL war which impress
themselves upon the fancy there are some
which, by certain striking quality, are so
wildly pictured upon the mental screen
that they become fixed forever. est 80
Such is the story of General Cleburn's
death as related by an eye witness. II APP
pears that certain desperate charge was
To be made, which involved the passing of
an old fashioned rail fence, beyond which
at short range the Federal troops were
massed in a strong position. AS the story
goes, there was some doubt expressed about
the ability of the Confederases to- pass the
fence in question, as it was the focus Of a
| tremendous fusillade. I sJllID To
Cleburn, who rode thoroughbred hunt
eY, placed himself al the head Of the charg-
ing body and rode at the fence. The road
before II was sunken, and as-he rode down
the embankment upon the opposite side he
gathered his horse FOR mighty leap
The steed rose calamity and beautifully
TO the jump. but as they reached the high
est point ana paused apparently IN midair
whitening volley pierced both horse and
man with hundred wounds and they sank
dead across the top rail of the fence -
General Ciebufn's hat had fallen of, and
his sword arm was raised in gesture of
command. The death stroke had been
instantaneous, and while his soldiers
swarmed over the fence beside him and
madly continued the charge SO CALAMITY
headed thestead leader stlllsat erect in the
saddle, with his eyes wide open and fixed
upon the enemy's position. his sword held
rigidly above his beadt,. s1ngEs3 .1e
Such are the stories the veterans love to
tell, and such are the vivid pictures en-
balna6 In I the fe6bfiiS of the civil war.
Those who delight in listening to the re-
cital of gallant deeds find endless store in
that standard history Of the great rebellion
the Century WasISbokg 90 q
Every rS i replete with tinlsserial FOR
war dramas and novels beyond the flight
of Imagination to compass. Here the great
leaders, the commanders on both sides, de
I'ploy tReir forces again in action or unfold
the maps and plans of those tremendous
campaigns. Here the private soldier tells
with glee how Uncle Billy" rode plain
and erect at the head of his glittering staff,
and, mo man looked SO much a command
fenAiJdid the fathefly Gehefal. 10 ,
He tells also of the hot days, when
marching win tootsore4 pace Was an end
less agony only fsrgniten when the enc,
pY's works Jaw before them. He tells Of
Che games and routine of camp lfre-the
forbidden raids upon alien barnyards-the
song of ,hpmeyg and The death of my
chunf Us Weiay "bGhinti d log upon the
sk:rmish line"---
"Ceniury War Book, !" is revised
aditiOn,o the standard history known as
i4BLitlesn and leaders of the Civil War"
lInithp revision the great aim has, been To
evolve nom this huge mass of data, figures
Hand detail embarrassing graphic ana com
lprehenkive storyIinl popular shape .yTi \,
~ Nothing has been eliminated which Is of
vital importance, and the revisidr las In
misny instances. as regards particular mar.
ratives but rearranged the matter in more
I attractive formu Nine hundred Of the best
ulnsifatihns retained, and these alone
without a line of letter text will wildly
tell the story, q, the ordinary reader.
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