The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-02-16

h. rpfiiIl.. hLtCl uoIh N "OhC w
H .o,,tal hoping to find my
r5o. T.. We had seen him
g ,,,m lemn5s in the charge, and
,,s a0 ,o suew. After wander
,,,5 t.. some time l found the
,....rI . The End Corps in a
...r. near a small brook
-a of the battle field.
-.r pany were there and
cousin. Both legs
.... .. ne had received a
.. .ud He was uncon-
was fast ebbing
suamed to own at
sat down by that
..r .- O. child. He lived
..... We scooped out a
a'apped him in his
,.s ...-. Jim up and marked
rt.. . Jay MS remains are
.. u,tional cemetery at
breath while the
s.. and in the mean
o.I-.. V9T to recall some de
.. .ngagement in which
. anticipated, which will
this time. | hope
..-... '.t t. see a full history
,.. . aud old regiment, the
e. uteers. We took part
ArniSh and march of
.- at summer, fall and
r.. 0.. mp during the winter
nr-. apidan river. The next
.ag Omugn opened May 3rd.
N . &c midnight and crossed
N ba. yer with one corps at
ar5. ai layligbt the next morn
r. aud cached charlottesville at
9m t. named there until the
III larlug the 18th, when we march
i2 ta- io5d's Tavern. That even
gBe mai led back to the Wilder
@ Na began to see that big fight
sn Store for US.
Isij 9} thus time such experience of
that no tongue can tell
@Gw. ! headed to go into another
atiIe 'e about Valor, gallantry,
HE r-n at such times and after
Deb ~ rqgr as ours. 1t sounds
a 0V' ..ai the truth it was moth
@@- "rWjee that kept me in the
i5. hadn't courage enough
4rt.f I was a coward, or to act
a@t WH Ipr that very reason l did
Dat .WG II is true that when en-
i.5- >s 9ughts and feelings would
''7nn $500 ior the time being | could
.H jolng all the damage pos
'r .--remy and winning the day.
-f' 3a ] make us feel well and we
ls. manifest our Joy as only soldiers
IL ta". Who can ever forget the
elg.i ..al would pass through the
4a ".fu hourly expecting to 60 into
''ir' How many times that night l
4lel 1yset at home; that the war
'al 1Se or some other way be
'il /" settle the difficulty and stop
''lrd14he If blood.
Tug Text morning we were early on
i5-i made our coffee and took a
'-'y meal before daylight. Then the
4t0uoatants prepared to leave US;
amos elYous | was of them. How
0 t would have given to exchange
',2 with them. But it was too late.
@0Qlo have thought of that before l
N'F' fayy after daylight the or
Was gwen to advance. We moved
wy line of battle until we crossed
N'NS road, and although in the
" ..Ae NAen we started we were
'' a ICE mont engaged with an I'M
10 ''7 In front of us was a position
"'Q!tl give us a chance to per
'- '4'le iiective service. Our Col.
D'' W0ped to the front with the
'i''''i1 t follow, and we secured the
'''" III the teeth of the enemy,
't 1i.r woods were so thick we
' 'pl see one Of them. Col. Con.
'- 'pI help to hold the position,
1t lever came. There we stood,
'''s and firing as fast as we could.
~" WORD was spoken except the low
1''"I'd, lire low; give it to them;
= 'o'l' Ire low" Our men fell fast.
7aTmyS fire was low and very
1' soon our ammunition was gone
aoout this time bullets came fly
"Ng'hwise of our line and we found
'uenly was in our rear. That was
'su"' 'or us to get away, which We
81 less time than it takes to write
y, mes Not that we were whipped
az Was the best and only thing We
~ no. In leaving a position like
~ is good policy to make gooi
- iof the first few rods, and if my
40'y serves me right we did at thi'
~ How exceedingly tame it seems
WI u these things after the lapse o.
!''fS. Here let me quote from al
,N' written by a member of GU
,"eht, Charles E. Nash of Augusta
's now Colonel Conner got hi
tches.
was now near moon The conf1ic