The National tribune., 1898-12-01

| but inspired by love- OF the ohio' Wosb
outbreak of the civil war goes " ,a;ers
| in pton. engaged as nurse to the soiu i'',,ri
! and later performed valuable secret w" ~, .
| for the Government. She was VIZ
Army of the Potomac on many pattieho''
CHAPTER XIII.
TRAGEDIES OF THE FIELD-MAL'EnN
HILL BATTLE-TO HARRISoNS LAND
| ING.
| OF the many who died from exhaustion,
as well as wounds, during our i1.Ien 49,,
from the vicinity Of Richmona, ~. ~
of none more worthy of record imam TIC ~ .
/ a young man of my acquailtai.: rot
died on the field the night aiteI tIiS ~. ~
! tie He was not wounded but dieo AT Iiis
/ most from sheer exhaustion. In the course
of the evening l had seen ana 9Iiei i' had
| some brandy from my flask, which M
for the wounded He was then sca s..ay
able to stand on his feet, yet ne ieIu I.ora
to take the brandy, saying that o :aa, >,
needed it more than he did; "and BESIDES,
said he, II never take any Intoxicating
| liquor under any circumstances. :.
A notice of his death by an eye-Wlt-
ness. given under the heading, "The SOL
dier's Last Watch says that lonely
grave, little apart from others, STANDS cii
/ the ground of one Of the battles fought IN
the retreat from Richmond in the sum
mer Of 1862, which bears on It's W0ooeh
| headboard simply the name no"
bridge The turf covers the remains OF
youthful soldier who was not only pray
and patient, but exemplary as Ihriso
| tan Those battles. renewed from DAY u
day, and attended by SO many hardships,
destroyed many lives in addition 70 1noso
| lost in conflict with the enemy itusi-
dreds and thousands of our gallant men,
worn out by marches, fighting, munger;
and loss of sleep became discouraged, ana
either recklesSly threw themselves lnto
the Jaws of death or fell into the hands OF
, the enemy because they were unaDie 10
keep up with their more robust, though
not Drawer, companions The clfcuH-
stances of the death of one OF these silent
martyrs to their country were taken uow
| from the iips of soldier who was with
him in his last hours. 1t is all that may
| be known, save to a few bleeding hearts,
of one who, alas like so many othcrs,
| sleeps in that saddeSt of all places d
battlefield.
/ THE SOLDIERS LAST WATCH.
The wornout soldier the day before his
/ cath said To his Lieutenant: Il am SO
weak and helpless | do not know "nd.
| can do further" He was told to lie cow
and get what rest he could on the Ddttic,
| field About 10 O'Clock at night, salo
his conipanion Gas we were talking TO
cether. an officer OF the company came up
| and told us we should retreat at o ciocH
| in the morning He ordered US 10 stdhu
guard till then, two hours each IN turn.
| We took straws and drew lots to declde
who should stand first me iot zen Vi,
| Trow bridge | threw myself on the grouhd
under a tree with my blanket drawn
| over me. and was soon fast asleep. At II
| was aroused. hut said You must be
| mistaken. it cannot be five minutes since
| | Law down we had been ordered not to
fsrybf
replied in q whisper: feei the HaiioS y.
my watch-it is II
II took his. place, and he was soon
asleep or seemed to be At haif-paSt one
o clock the order came to move went
10 awake Trowbridge, tut had no answer,
except that he groanes! heavily once and
again. | tried to- ssoothe him, and awake
| him gently, but he turned aside his head,
iproay,ed once more and was gone i
struck a match, and looked upon MS
features. they were set, and CHASTITY In
death | placed his hand on my cheek,
and asked him If he was Still conscious, to
press it There was no response; lie was
evidently extinct
II male an attempt to find the Surgeon
or Chaplain. but they had both gone for
ward with the army So l searched his
pockets, and taking from them SO Tor ms
mother. and letter directed to himself,
replaced the envelope, that his name, at
least. might be known to those who should
find the body.
number detailed to go back to that spot
and bury the dead. On searching near
the mace where Trowbridge died | found
n grave with a wooden tablet bearing his
name Not far distant was house, at
which | called and asked the inmates II
they knew anything of that grave Inc
woman Of the family then brought for
ward an envelope (the very one that had
how had q
der there. from whose pocket it was
taken. 1t was relief to know what had
become of the body. OF course, | wrote
to his mother, sending the money, and
giving an account of her sons last mo-
ments and his burial
This ia onJy "a solitary instance OF the
bravery and faithfulness OF the men who
fought those terrible battles, day after day,
many Of whom died with their muskets in
their hands and without receiving
wound-died from hunger, thirst, and IA
tigue.
A FAITHFUL SURGEON.
There was a farm house near the battle
field To- which the wounded were carried
and the Surgeons Of the Union army
made it their headquarters during the bat
tie. | will not attempt To describe the
scenes which Witnessed in that building,
for il beggars all description. The poor
fellows seemed to know that they could
not be removed, and would inevitably fall
into the hands OF the enemy
One man asked a Surgeon, who had
inst performed an operation on one of his
arms: Doctor, is there no alternative
must be taken prisoner
The doctor was only a boy in appear
ance. "A little Scotchman, and as noble
hearted a man as ever amputated limb
He replied in broad Scotch: "No, my man
there is no alternative; but keep up a
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