The Republican journal., 1910-11-10
,,onins at Appomattox.

r,psraIy hno""'
@' Berry, Bowdoin 1886, voices
Cory, late stanzas the reason why an
,Gpo.Fis made to picture the morning
iAf ,5ere in the expanse of heaven
;oF1tS'T,oographed the scene of every fight,
sq0sS al guns, the lannon's smoke
lse - grandeur Of each sullen front
l's , s.s5 ana held forever.
mary of each bloody field
lFtf iii death by all who fought;
!; nsiV me rest battles but name;
7 s...sro landscape, listen to no sound;
We moi see the charge, the rout,
We '' 'oT1rgdes falling one by one.
-.,siv as the days go by.
,;s5ns fade, first here, now there,
lao;' goes stalking round,
A '. .stes the picture from each mind;
a1'a AZ last not one is left,
Maven alone retains
n. 5;crures of those awful days.
'--,rise of that final Sabbath
l2. gss felt when Sheridan started
n .ss orders from Grant: "Move
NJ 1T as early hour as you can,
" r aelng confined to any par
D or roads. Get out toward
l-. uet House and the enemy's
n. .-4r" If the enemy should
fa.s antrenched works, Sheri-
N go H." assured that he
ae-rly supported. If the
10Y. .5 come out, Sheridan was to
OIL 1y The Southside and Dan
" It's moving out, it may be ap-
~. rot before your attention
nose praises |, from loyal
a.a. slng-a regiment dis
Y. . that it bears the names
.. -s and lost more men and
sa 5.aer cavalry regiments. 1t
.,.. also, in this, that it car
81. rank drill into the smoke
: - o.. a-te where its guidons were
~, ll parade. in brigade or di-
w. 5.maloa5, her line was shortened
= -r ranks. but in battle her war
W, ,vica that of other cavalry
.-r.rts ut like size. This regiment of
I ,r7r- superbly mounted men of
Ie,. started out toward Dinwiddie
ipl House on the enemy's right and
y, March H. 1865.
r. spring season of three years an
,-5- a5i seen me knocked from the sad
Sbcagnnn shot, and full year knock
!. I,s. At military service. Pardon me. l
,rro- keep back the thrill of that open
= isv Of the final campaign. The men
n. command, armed like an arsenal
h, ssbfr. pistol and repeating rifle,
'.re mounted on horse and loved by the
!, who rode them. Ere the close of
IA isu tins body of cavalry lost more
M, lsd and wounded, than in any
ter ii It's thirty-six actual battles.
N revara was the words of General
serdans official report, "Where Cen
d Smith S Brigade so gallantly repuls-
| lie enemy. General Smiths Bri-
f54 was falling back in visible disorder
hen he charge Of the dismounted men
,is regiment changed the entire COM
|syoa # The field.
Ea.,rtN Lee anticipated the move
kria, was ordered to perform, and
Id gs.a WISDOM planned and executed
|wu-.r b.1v to protect his right and
Ia against The cavalry leader fresh
Em r Shenandoah; for when Sheridan
Eant. from Dinwiddie Court House,
b While listers Division was ensnarl-
IL scoring the wagon and ammuni-
|nua 1s ger muddy March roads, Lee
(fsv apo- Sheridan his entire cavalry
b. assisted by Pickett's veteran
(Ops
|Tlis desperate and final effort of the
Enfelerare army was never duplicated,
Eccm Jiar planned by Lee before mid
Ehtm April 5; and that plan was in
Ets. wJn 10y approach within half a
ls 4 Ap0omattoX Court House at l a.
\, April s. We must give you sharp
E5p before We reach that date. We
niger little longer at Dinwiddie,
aOSe sane suggests the tumult of bat
lCoo.i NewAaIl, of General Sheridan s
Ri ',s5 perfect word-picture Of the
a@-8Ugnls right worthy of ad,nira-
p "-Gls ms letter from London, a
Mt time usfore he died, saying: "Of
many hard fights in which the 1st
ane 'ooN part will mention only one
Pc winch think | shall always re-
Emo the battle of Dinwiddie Court
a'e where you behaved so splendidly.
1s' IWrote Of your command in that
~ vas eye witness Of"
ls7 personal events of that day may
apF9prare The first, third wound
a. i0speasab,e part of my anatomy,
ica' from rs locality, caused me to
sa' some Sheridan's oaths. An
a "7s.e I had rebuked sharply a
29rg t. The rear with a carbine. |
.4 lie was a bugIer belonging to an
y regime {. He had gone armed in
Wy lsdt Tor The fun of it and now
carp 0S orders from his colonel; af-
vars m TIE tiaaI attack in late after
VI @"-' 81! 70 our right had been
.Ft 'ae. and the triumphant rebels
.sJlfr.hg the battling given them
,'' III .at oaE my hat, as l was rush
i 'sLl MY Old Company B, went off
D,1' l quick, unexplained man.
tt a-t Wa afterwards brought to me
o rs 'asieF with the remark, Here
nr u5' Is No5f yentilated hat, which
v ii was al the front after you left. :"
- .s.s.t another, the mere relation
n %D,sa 4oss Injustice to the spirit
hi hi 2 Z. lied the act but am urged
diro IL AS . opens the field to tell con-
sa.. E l'5 IN ~lleh can give justice to
' os a Wno Id a timely act at the
ba, 's{p'Fity We had been inform
ysD ' t o., oeyond our right had been
j;... PAX and that We were to use
t5 s'' 64t IN reaching the courthouse.
r.1no mgol was simply a dull, heavy
(Os s1 gD., aghting by dismounted men,
ka6I, vas to fall back as slowly as
m5nr. 10 act as rear-guard with
pose y ga,,. anq with ample room to
rsG go't ieiaylng spots is a fascinat-
T5"s o1l dismounted rear-guard,
b gs 1ST Iegs by disuse are disqualified
Ter gs G'S ana entirely unfit for any
orlFr,..' + p dopressing proposition.
b. had LIZ ~ MS anXlety to save horse
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