The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-09-22
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" fats Of east Maryland for n day or
two, as wo supposed, but really for
quite two weeks. In the long delay
that followed my way traverscd tho
dead levels Of routine. When south
ern sympathy lad ceased to wreak It's
wrath upon the railroads about Balti-
more we pushed on TO Washington.
There | got letters from Uncle Eb and
Elizabeth Brewer. Tho former ] have
now In my box OF treasures, torn and
faded remnant Of that dark period.
Dear SIR" II said 0e always wrote
me In this formal manner, II take my
pen IN hand to lett you know that we
are all wei. also that we was sorry
you could not come HON. They took
on terlhul Hope she wrote II letter.
Said she had not herd from you. also
that somebody wrote 10 her you was
goin' 10 be married You oughter write
her n letter Blll. Looks 20 me 20 you
haint used her right Shes comm
HON in July Sowed corn 20 day in
the gnrdin. David Is on byin catul |
hope God Will take care Nv you, boy,
70 good by from yours truly
-EBEN HOLDEN"
wrote Immediately to Uncle Eb
and told him Of tho letters had sent
90 Hops and u my effort 10 see her.
Late IN May. after Virginia had Be-
ccded. somo 5000 Of us were sent over
20 the south side Of no Potomac. where
for weeks w tore the nowery fields
lining tn EisoSc with long lntrcnch-
menta
Meantime wrutc three letters 20 Mr
Greeley and Ind tho satisfaction " sec
Ing thnm In the Tribune. / took much
interest In the camp drill, nnd before
wo croased tho river had been rn!sel
10 o. rank Of hrst lieutenant Every
day We wcrc looking for the big army
u DeHurgnri. camping below Center
VILE, some thirty miles south Almost
every night n nervous picket set The
camp IN uproar by challenging n phnn
tom o. hls Imagination We were all
impatient NJ hounds In leash Since
they would not come up ana give M
battle, we wnnicd 10 be- m aud have Il
out with them And the people were
tired Of delay The cry ~ ste boy
was ringing All over the north They
wanted % cut na lon-e and D. through
with dnllying
Wen. one night The crior came: We
Vcrr o. ~ south IN the morning -31.nA
~ d. AMI put an end 20 the war We
dld NJ gct away until afternoon. II
v-as he ION u July When W. were
on. hor.c AMI foot. W that could SO
miles Of tn bloc column before and
b,hind mc. nslt fory for IN misink
en ..Juth on he evening Of tho is,i
our campfir,- OH either side u the pix
az Center, lie dovcd like the lights OF
clty. W. kDgW the enemy was neal
and began % nccl tightening Of The
nerves I write n letter 10 N" folks nj
home fur p1-tmortem delivery and pu
Il Into my trousers pocket A friend II
my company eallcd me aside afte
mess
'Tecl " that he said. laying hi
hand on o. full breast
-Fcauhcr.r' be whispered Significant
Is. Halls can't ~ through en-. ,
know Bc,tcr'n steel brcasiplnt'
Want somcr
Don't know but do said !.
". went into bis tent, where he hn
little sack full. aud put good WI
og them between my two shirts.
4 hate the licc q bcin' hit n N
heart be SAID That's too awful"
l gl,lirl my assent
shouldn't Ike & have n bah IN IA
Iungs. either" be- added. Tain
rcozsary or a man { de II be- can unl
hrathc n man gits bis lcg sh'
N an don't losc his bead an kccr
dmviu' hg breath right along smooi
and even. I don't see why he can
live"
Taps sounded We went asleep VII
, rf lnits or. but nothing happened
Thru, days aud nights We waite
some crcl 70 a farc. some swor
some talked ~ going home. ! wei
, lhlst quietly, my hHsIm Under IT, %
|, ~ 'rlthru The thlpl day uu ord
, cain, from headquarters We we're
= t7ak camp ~ 30 IN tie morning NJ
r1 down The pike after nclurcgard.
, tho Il, 4 ~ the night the drums soun
|, ~ I ralc half bslyyp, unl hcunl q
long rau m uud near ! shlvrrl
I the cold night ulr ng | made ready q
Z boys nluut mo butklcl un krnpsncl
r shlullcrci their rifles nud fcll into VI
/, Murci IN darkness thcw WIS nn u
I. sllrncv IN the gput cmNnn furni
, mpIdly AMI waiting fur the W'd
!. move At each command 10 move 4
4 wnri could bear only TIE rub
n leather. the click. click II rifle rim
= the ,tlr " the siuhhlc. The snortlug
~ hnr~,-t Wien We had marched un ho
= or W | cpull hear the faint rumble
A wngoug mr. In the rat h ! cu'
4 bish uu % hilltop. lu the hcnliug e.
n umn. the moonlight fcll upon q lcas
r ~ hayonc shining above a cloud
dust BOO N, valley splendid piciu
j. failing Into darkness nnd mystery
> AZ dawn We passed a hridsr a
/, bfiti some thrc minutes Cor % b.
I, Arrr "a little mar'h We lcft The iul
4. rke with Hunters cOlumu hcar'
10 westward on n crossr'od that lol
l. into thick woois ~ the sunlight -