The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-06-04

luefe cams tue IlrlnS on fOrC Sumpter, |
and the storm had burst in all its fury
that was TO drench the soil of this fair
land with the best blood from the veins
Of her sons. The reverberation of the
guns that sent their shot and shell Oh
the walls of Fort Sumpter revcrberated
again in the hearts Of the loyal men, and
loyal women, of the north, and aroused
them to concerted action.
President Lincoln issued his call for
10000 troops to put down the rebellion.
and the call was responded to BY over
100000 American volunteer soldiers.
The war spirit spread throughout the
whole country. The stars and stripes
We're spread to every breeze throughout
the north. and the loyalty. aud patriot
ism, OF the people was AROUSED to fever
heat. Husbands, fathers. sons and
brothers, laid down the pen. the pick,
the ak, let loose the throttle of the eng
ine. and responded Loyalty, and bravely,
to their country's call. in her hour of
need. They bid their wives. their moth.
ers, and their sweethearts good bye,
and shoul6ering their muskets, they
went to the front. They went into the
army as raw recruits and became the
veterans that by their valor, and their
deeds, astonished the nations of Europe.
There were tears. when thcv said good
bye, and to many of them. it was the last
goodbye.
Today tho bones of many of those
brave boys lie mouldering back to dust.
beneath the sod. of southern battlotields
this was the beginning of over four years
of cruel anl relentlass war The out
come of tho long and bloody conflict at
times, seemed dark and doubtful For
success at times. perched on the banncr
Of the bluef and then again on the ban
ner of the gray. Thcre were no signs of
yielding. The call for troops were prom
pity responded to and the flower OF the
young menlo the north srrang ready to
do, and die for their country. The
women, theEnoLle women. did their part
bravely anst well. Msny of them went
into the hospitals aud cared tendcrlv,
and kindl.ffor the soldier boy, as he lay
upon his cct, racked with the tortures OF
his woundsfor exhausted with disease
How many of those same noble women
send the wSrd home to the loved ones of
the last wosk spoken, the last farewell
OF the dieilg soldier.
The littir9kaapsake, tho lock or hair,
perhaps aIhble, something that those at
home woula love, and cherish, as a re-
membrane sof him that they lad loved
and lost. th, those were cruel days
The wife, the mother the maiden, dread
ing to hearIthe news of the last battle,
for fear thi!t among the wounded. the
missing, o5tthe dead, she might find the
name at hin she loved. Ii wounded.
how anxioijsly sh' waitbd until she knew
how sarlol, alv and If ,nicuou M.
OF south{rn rebel prison rose up before
her eyes i 10 4 grim spocture, to distress
and haunt tier.
Oh, the Mayors that went up in those
anxious das ", from the wives. the moth
ers; ana stvest 4. i hearts, Of the soldiers
They wsra fervent prayers. Prayers
from the very depths Of li,ylng womans'
be merciful, and to spare to them. those
gave their BOYS to fight for the unity of
this Nation, and for the liberation Of
over 4,OO0,UOOIof human beings, we give
the highest praise, the highest credit,
for Installing into those boys minds.
those lessons of justice, and truth, aud
OF right. which made them noble gallant
soldiers, and neryel them on to dcods Of
valor.
In June. 1868. the c,ncoderates under
Lee. invaded the north. and on July l, ,
and 3, was fought the great battle of
Gettysburg.
1t was the turning point oi ths civil war.
On the third day III the afternoon.
there came the charge by the coHfe>icr.
ates. upon the Union lines posted upon
Cemetery Eidge. What grand sight it
must have been when the rebels CAM.
out CT the woods 15.TC0 strong. frrmetl
in line as il on parade and. under the
leadership OF Gc3er;ll Pickett, began that
famous charge. 1t makes the blood
courss through cur Veins today when
we read and hear of II. They were re.
belling against the best government up
on the face of Gods green earth. and
were then in the act OF rebellion. but we
remember that they were part Of this
great Nation. and our brothers and az
mire them for the bravery that they
there displayed. History tells US that a
burst of admiration went up from the
Union ranks at the sight. But war is
rclentless and the Union artillery opened
upon tho advancing forces and tore great
gaps in their ranks. the infrantry open-
ed their fire and the line was broken,
and yet they pushed on. they planted
their flags upon the brestworks, and
bayoneted the gunners at their guns.
Upon this struggling mass the Union
army converged from every side. HUI
man endurance could stand no n1ore
they broke and fei and again was
Washington saved from danger and the
north from invasion.
The tilo OF rebellion and treason was
swept to the south Of the Potomac, and
never again was waged on northern soil
It was the crisis of the civil war. and one
of those battles that historians tel! us,
decided the fate Of Nation for one side
| or the other.
A decisive battle but at what cost.
The federal army had lost in the three
days fight over 23,0G0 men in killed and
wounded. and the confedcrates even
more. There WAS rejoicing in the north.
! but there were many tears, there was
many darkencd home. A glorious VIC
tory, but it left in its train the weeping
mother. the widow and the fatherlcss.
The state of Pennsylvania bought a
part OF the battlefield of Gettysburg and
gave it to the United States as a Genet
cry, wherein to bury the slain. heroes
and many OF them were buried where
they had actually fallen.
On Nov. 10, 1863, they dedicated the
battle cemetery. Edward Everett. OF
New York, made the Grafton of the day
and President Lincoln also spoke briefly
and while Lincoln's address was short
and consisted Of but few lines, yet they
consisted of words that should sink decI
down in the hearts of every one of us
and are words that can never die. Ant
with your permission I should like to re
peat them here. Prcsidant Lincoln said
-Four score and seven years ago oul
fathers Brought fourth upon TINS CONT
lient d new Nation. conceived in liberty
ahd dedicated to the proposition that al
men are created equal. Now we are en-
| rapel in q great civil War TESTING