Show BATTLE PICTURES W 4 fo bollom I 1 llort g from the correspondence of the world x 1 0 0 there of these ravines under the aba shadows dows ci or these tree trees s entangled in wat that bruah brushwood wood is no pomp of war no fluttering oe of banners bannera in an unkind reil breeze no solid tramp 0 of marching marc hinr battalions no splendid strategy tecy tezy of the tile fields napoleon loved to fight on oa fuere a saturnalia gloomy hidden desperate rages coffin d the metallic hollow c crack rack of musketry is like the clanking or great chains about abbitt the damned that sullen yell vell of the enemy a Hendl fiend hish fish eib tib protest and il defiance fiance doiy hoy noy the hours houis leibow gsg tig how each minute i freight td ti with a burden burderi that days daya would have groaned to bear in other father ti ire lre still till the s ad blaud d t ong process procession ion lon emerging out of the smoke and tumult and ind on sull suli the appealing in eyes and clenched hands bands quivering and lims lim bs of W human creatures ivoe thin dhein helpless help belp ess whose iso tso la over oker er the are fult full of tan broadi lie lle are thick wi U 1 them the foriest forest bee bae beems seems to ta e up the movement and viau ith them like giants glants boverini hove bove over the ot f our mr lilliputians Lilliput ians piled in aw amu au la lanee lance rices a hey bey move on oil stin stir slin faither yet while the torturer of bat ie on brelow making ki mire victims jc eims tims liere liere and there beil besl beside some path math you ou balt hait ree bee a heaped blanket la belled b by y ao toe 0 ith the tha name the cor cir ctr jise beneath benet benei ben edth th bore bord in lif ilfe life and there you shall conae coabe coine actors a group of ra men eni bendigs ben dins over one wounded past help bell and dying an ag ionized dea adga h and 6 nd ott olt ti ra tob too otten often the sham ef of s dicta picta cre e of hiie beao bean ng ansa a weapon unhurt pallid Pall pail iJ and fear stricken acken files flit s 1 an twining opening toward the rear and is gone you shall meet wi h soldiers sol eol diers in groups of onetto on etwo oither or littlen in some borne thicket or coolly malling coffee coffe e bythe roa rod dalde baide and hearing ehe ebe th the theroa theloa roa toa r of battle battie below helow and seeing the vie bloody trall trail of afie battle behind it hall shall t bea be a g ad thing to see these men bunted hunted by officers back with curses to the aliks r to share the the dangers abt 0 their noble com comrade comrades rades 1 gen grant mounted orre on e of his hla splendid hories hordes at headquarters and inde a partial tour along the lines ren agn jen sedgwick sew sem afi an d h is staff weary sib sih with vib incessant mar mai clift g and fiat fighting ng lounged under bome some buches bs tuie itie emilda plank to oad roadside adside side bide general grant rode up gen went out to meet him dont get up general genera camb came down for aorl a little visit thata ibata al al 11 the lieutenant lie utenart general had a 91 taking aking way with with him hen ahen when ben be he choose a straightforward straight t forward way appropriate to the man map lie he met the two IAO comm commanders anders auders bat eat down by bv the rod aud and talked a quiet talk tali ahe the day eay grew bottera hot tera brit ing line of battle battie strett stretching hing bing through C 11 the woods and across the road and up thip the slope behind them seethed and elm eim meted in the sultry dusty air no would be dode done that day if 11 all the sigm signs were ere true gen G en grant grat re mounted oe to head bead in the pine giove gove up the road threw tjien turn sel self f against a tree and begaii began to drowse A drowsy awa awl an cu loua lous acen seen tie tle Li liette euto eute nant gendral here at me foot of a tree on ons leg of his bis trousers trow trott bers sers sl aped above his boots his bia ban Is limp bis his coat in confusion his swore equipments sprawling on eie vie ground not even the weight of beep steep arasin era sina that persistent expression of the lip which held bela a con conk k stant slant sta nt promise of to be done lonc and there ther at the foot toot of another tree is general meade a military h it A with the rim turned down about his ears tapping t a scabbard with his bulgers fingers hul fui gers gera and gazing gazil rg at abstractedly into the lepisi of we the earth through eye eyeglasses glasses that should become historic tili general humphreys chiet chief of staff a spectacled iron gray middle aged officer of a pleasant smile and manner mariner who w W ars ara his bis trousers below belov after the manner berof of leegins lei les gins eins add andain Is in all ail things ihde independent en and serene P asses yonder to and fro that rather thickset officer wilha closely trim ed td whiskers and the kindest of eyes wa woo never liever betrays a harsh impatience to ady any com er ir Is adjutant general willams Wl lliams lams iams I 1 gerd geri hunt chief of ArtIl lirk a bear beat ty faced afrank ha man whose blac lh air and wilt wH likera ikerd bave have the least touch of tiple time lounges at the foot of another tree boldin holding lazy converse with one or two m ibbers of his staff gen genii ingals chief the army than whom no more imperturbable efficient or cour courteous presence is here plays idly and smilingly with a riding whip tossing a tell finc finx word or two bither hither and thither starr staff officers and orderlies and horses horles thickly strew the tha grove the sunlight streams III in a little breeze begins to sigh a little thought of peace has hag come perhaps to the minds of these men over laden with the thoughts of war about the middle of the day general john joha sedgwick sed awick atio since the march from bandy v tation ration bad never lert his command walked 0 1 ut eibl col mcmahon bib bis chief of staff to the advanced line of breastworks occupied by his men A little hum bum of leaden bass bess about this pace caused the soldiers s in in the works to dodge and duck their beads the general smiled at them good he had bad a winning smile finally a bee bummed hummed so near a poor Irish mans auricle that ha be dropped down upon his face general wick touched hirn him with his foot in disdain pooh pooh ob maril maul who ever beard of a soldier fioke er dodging a bulet yby aby my they hit bit an elephant at that distance whre thio was a lameh at this even tue the straggling was yet jet burri huril bummed hummed med unpleasantly around the general was iras still smiling over the banter when col co mcmahon heard beard tho the buzz of a bullet culminate in whit seemed an explosion close beside hm that must have been an explosive bullet general 22 N no answer but as the face of general sedgwick slig bilg slightly fitly arned toward the beloved officer at his side bide a curious bad sad not despairing but almost conen consented ted smile wag wai was wag up upon onit it another moment and the form 0 ot t the general fell helal cisly backward it was caught by col mcmahon ahon as it fell A ball had entered the face fac ejust juat below the left eye rye pierced the brain and pi parsed sed out at the back of the head ae he never spoke afterward though he bre breathed thed softly for awhile Hs he will wilt never speak again to command or to caress to punish with disdain and censure to elevate with reward am praise 0 noble sixth corps tried arid anil true trie trib sixth corps though you have been Badde saddened ried by the deah of many mahy Comra dos dop did id you ever beep weep fora C comrade 0 in rade like faits A e your deeds so high faiga your banners so glorious allen ailen now that he be who aho ho directed them Is fallen allen alien are your lost ones so low now that he slumbers slum bena bera among among them ob vell veli eli eil ell 3 corf may speak speake bott boft lips that have shouted defiance well may you toil tolf slowly guns guna that have lyring conquest conque at at his hilll gitil ile he sleeps Bleeps fet let tle tie battle sleep lor a time lle lie he honored lie ife t th tio a battle baule I 1 iet let t he the battle do him this honorl gc |