The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-05-31

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ing, a two days fight; never before
such a red harvest of death in North
America.
Can only mention Mcclellan IS march
to Richmond, Fair Oaks, Mechanics
vile, Malvern Hill, and the battle of
Fredericksburg, where the Union
forces fought most desperately, but
were driven back, and one-ha1f of
Hooker's men, charging with un1oaded
guns, in fifteen minutes bit the dust.
| We reco11ect Murfreesboro, where
General Hazen with thirteen hundred
men stayed the oncoming tide of vic
torious ASSISTANTS and restored the
Union lines; also that tremendous can
nonading on the second day of the
fight when q murderous fire was
poured into the ranks of our enemies.
| Thus ended 1862. It had been twelve
months of gloom for the Union cause.
The Republic had been making an
atonement.
For two years more the struggle con-
tinued. During the war 400, 900 loyal
sons of Columbia surrendered their
| lives in sacrifice of blood and ho1o-
caust of fire: 100000 more fell and
arose to be crippled until the end of
their days: more than million moth
ers, sisters, wives, orphans mourned
loved ones who would never return. In
the South the cost was greater than
can be estimated.
The turning point of our fratercida1
struggle was Jan. 1st, 1868. From the
beginning to that hour darkness and
Encouragement from that hour to the
end victory, honor and glory. On the
second of January we turned on our
pursuers and routed them at Murfrees-
boro. January 10th Arkansas Post
with 500 prisoners fell into Union
hands. April 18th the Confederates
were repu1sed in the rear of Vicksburg.
April 18th City of Jackson was taken.
April 10th Federal gunboats foated by
Vicksburg. April 18th battle of
Champion Hills where Grant was vic
torious. April 3Oth the enemy was de-
feated at Fort Gibson. June 10th West
Virginia admitted to the Union. July
1-3 Union forces were g1orious1y tri-
umphant at Gettysburg. July 4th
Vicksburg surrendered with $4,000
prisoners, besides hundreds of cannon,
thousands of small arms and vast
quantities of ammunition. July 9Th
Port Hudson capitu1ated and the Miss
issippi in its entire length came into
control of the Government. Sept. 10th
Little Rock was captured. Nov. 1925,
the world will never forget those days,
nor the battle on the mountain side in
the mist of the morning. The boys in
blue captured the rifle pits among the
foothills. Hooker proposed a pause,
but the soldiers were too enthusiastic
to wait. The command was given and
up the slope charged the brave vo1un-
teers. Stones, trees, shot, shell, came
sweeping down the mountain and
many noble fellow fell that day, but
on pressed the battalion and before 2
O'Clock that afternoon Old Glory flung
her stars in the clouds above the sum-
NIT of Lookout Mountain. Next day
the Confederates were driven from
stripes was planted there. Nov. 10Th
the enemy was repu1sed at Knoxville,
with heavy loss. Then the year closed.
1t was year of peerless glory for the
Union arms. After dark night morn
ing dawned, the moment the Emanci-
patton Proclamation was sealed the
rosy light began to CLEAN.
In the closing year of the war 100000
men were enlisted under the Union
flag. Sherman moved to Atlanta and
swept onward to the sea. Resaca,
Lost Mountain. Nashville, Raleigh
and other battles were fought. Meade
marched to Richmond. The battle of
the Wilderness, Spottsy1vania, Cold
Harbor, Winchester, then the surrender
of Lee at Appomattox and the short
lived Southern Confederacy was blot
ted from the map of the world. A
farce, pantomine, SO it is said, con-
Guiding with the capture of Davis, and
the Great Rebellion ended, the Union
was saved, the slaves were freed, and
the boys came marching home. Hail
Columbia, Yankee Doodle, Red, White
and Blue, America, John Browns
Body, and every note in the gamut was
struck and sung by a redeemed and
happy Republic.