The Caldwell tribune., 1905-06-03

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the remainder of our countrymen
there came first groan of sorrow,
and next a cry of indignation.
When the flag, was fred on ali
seemed 10 feel that the time for ac-
tlene had. come. The royal North
rose with one conviction and pur-
pose; that Government which stood
for good order, regulated liberty,
and consequently the largest tenn
poral prosperity, should be pre-.
served and sustained. AS recall
those days it seems as tho current
of feeling like one of electricity ran
| thru the whole northern land; the
doubtful and timid seemed as pur-
poseful as the decided and bold;
the united cry was I'VE will show
our Ruler was not appointed by
God to bear the sword in vain" if
necessary, they who had taken the
sword should "perish with the
sword" But few of US then knew
the stearn realities of war; now and
then was met one who had served
in the Mexican war, thirteen years
before; no. one knew what war
might bring or how long it might
last, or with how much determina-
tion it might be waged on the other
side. Many thought that it would
last but few months, not realizing
the capacity for dogged tenacity in
the American, north and south.
But I think that most of the people
felt in general terms that in a resort
to arms there would be risk of
health, limbs, life and sorrowing
homes. Who would take the risk?
Thousands of the flower of our
young manhood took it; and more
soberly, after the return of the first
three months troops, notwithstand-
ing who spread abroad thru the
/ people correct view of real soldier
life. In those first months there
were many who shrunk from war
with great dread, who were subse-
quently so stirred by the country S
need and call that they cooly and
| deliberately volunteered. Among
those who went were fathers and
| sons, brothers, husbands and lovers
and 0, those hours of parting! how
we'll some of us recall them. Al
most every family had oAS OF more
representative in the field. One O.
my schoolmates volunteered wher
!; his father said II must go and look
, after Sid" They served together
one the "file closer" of the other
, in Growers Brigade, Hooker's Di
vision; at the Second Bull Run, anc
. in the sanquinary fight at the rail
) road embankment the same bal
wounded the father and killed tn
, son. .: ~. &r H..
Some of those we recall today il
: memory are buried in unknowl
r graves, perchanCe had no burial
some rest in National Cemeteries
= aud, O! so many, near those dreaded
r priSon-pens; some fell in battle
: more died after wounds and Ian
f gushing diseases; exposure and IN
\ sufficient food found out weak con
r stitutions, and soon brought ther
4 to invalidism or death; many es
D capped death, sickness and wounds
but were worn out and dragge
4 themselves home, only to soon die
others who went out with stron
s constitutions came back shattere
in the subsequent years have Pt
il tiently combatted diseases in civ
# pursuits; but one by one they haV
e been falling out of the ranks.
), It is the memory of such as. .thes
h that we honor today in anticipate
:. of Tuesday next, And remembe
, ing those who gave their lives
a maintain the honor of our countr!
= to overflow human slavery and
~ make ours free land in reality
Is Ewell as in name, we will accept IL
o. sympathy and aid ofour fellow-clt
r.. lzens on the goth, while we pla'
W memorials at the graves OF our des
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