The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-25
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the extreme and generous to a fault
and believed in var only to enforce
peace, and during his varied and ex-
ceedingly exalted career he eve re.
NAMED a kind husband and father,
whose desire to make easy the last days
OF his loved ones, called forth the
plaudits of the civilized world. Alas!
like all great men he has no continuity.
his prodigy have proven to be second
rate politicians it not veritable tutt-
hunters.
Her greatness in the annals of war
fare does not, however, depend upon.
the great captains she produced. In
her citizen soldier, the volunteer of the
civil war, is found the soul of military
honor, the embodiment OF fidelity, to
duty the high-tide of patriotism. III
select a single regiment, the 18th volun-
teer infantry, Of Woods Brigade, Oster-
hauses Division, Sherman's 18th Army
Corps. The regimen. was under Sher-
till before Chickamauga it was
brought under Grant. 1t was below
the city on the north side of the Ten.
nessee river and was ordered by Grant
to o the river, join Sherman above
the city and recross the river, but the
enemy ioated logs down the river,
broke the pontoon bridge and this left
it in the valley with Hooker's forces,
the 18th and 18th Army Corps just
come from the east. When Grant
found it could not cross the river and
join Sherman. he placed it under
Hooker and ordered to attack Lookout
Mountain, laid in line of battle all night
on the rocks late in November under
the nose of the mountain and the next
day was in the fight on Mission Ridge
and still the next day was in the battle
of Ringold. In this battle it was
ordered to advance across an open field
and occupy some houses in order to pick
off some Confederate officers. So mag.
niicently was this order executed that
it drew forth the official encomiums of
the officers of the chief of command.
Osterhause said of 1t: "They charged
through a hail storm Of bullets and
gained the position assigned them and
held it. although the rebels poured a
most murderous fire on those brave
men, from the gorge in front and the
hill on the right, the 18th remained un-
daunted keeping up a vehement ire.'
Hooker said of it: "The 18th Illinois
regiment from the right of Woods Bri.
grade was thrown forward to seize some
houses from which gunners could be
picked off by u men. These were
very heroically taken and held by that
brave regiment and it maintained Its
position with resolution and Obstinacy.n
One of its line officers says it yet makes
MS blood Jingle to think of these brave
in a strong grape of hidden guns
and unseen enemy standing waiting for
orders with the steadiness of intelligent
sense OF duty. 1t gives you and me
great pleasure that this officer is Capt.
j. j. Russell of Jefferson.
At the siege of Vicksburg it was
planned to charge Atkinson Post and
General Steele picked out the 18th lii
nois and the 4th and 9th Iowa regi-
ments, put them in line and told them
they were selected because he relied on
them and believed they would take the
post. He had finished his remarks and
gave orders to be ready to charge at
the sound of the bugle and just then a
White winged bird of the South built
It's nest in the lannon's mouth and
stopped its roar; the white flag an.
peared on the staff above Vicksburg.
This ! mention to show how easily the
tne two states may unite and how
strong the cords that bind them.
lcannot avoid paying the tribute of
profound love and admiration to the
greatest of Illinois, whose name is
enshrined in the hearts of mankind and
whose fame embellishes Christendom.
whose story is the destruction of caste.
che freedom of the slave, the incama.
ton of modern democracy and of the
common people; whose kindly face was
psalm, whose great heart and brain
throbbed to the most generous impulse:
who was at once the central figure.
principal actor, high priest and victim
In the great drama of the Civil war.
whose greatness was complete, simple
and profound, whose statesmanship
was the most sublime, far.reaching and
pregnant of mighty results, the Child of
liberty and friend Of the oppressed.
the Great Commoner of C~hristendom
whose intellectual grasps comprehended
the whole welfare OF the nation. of
right having the numbers of a king and
The auriole of a martyr, the first man
Of the Republic, the immortal Abra-
ham Lincoln! Peace to his ashes. glory
his name and to his soul rest eternas
o, Lord, Amen.
Well, what of the present, think you
nothing of the future9 Arc tbara M