The Old Guard: Printed Under the Auspices of Geo. H. Ward Post, No. 10, G. A. R. [v.1-4] January 1886, January 1887, February 1888 and February 1889, Volumes 1-41889 |
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Page 19 - ... cometh to you with words set in delightful proportion, either accompanied with, or prepared for, the well-enchanting skill of music; and with a tale, forsooth, he cometh unto you, with a tale which holdeth children from play and old men from the chimney corner...
Page 2 - General summons the bold men of the corps to the organization of a storming column of a thousand men, to vindicate the flag of the Union and the memory of its defenders who have fallen. " Let them come forward. Officers who lead the column of victory in this last assault may be assured of a just recognition of their services by promotion ; and every officer and soldier who shares its perils and its...
Page 29 - By the wolf-scaring faggot that guarded the slain, At the dead of the night a sweet vision I saw, And thrice ere the morning I dreamt it again. Methought from the' battle-field's dreadful array, Far, far, I had roamed on a desolate track; 'Twas Autumn — and sunshine arose on the way To the home of my fathers, that welcomed me back.
Page 5 - Buried was the bloody hatchet, Buried was the dreadful war-club, Buried were all warlike weapons, And the war-cry was forgotten. There was peace among the nations...
Page 28 - This was run out about three hundred feet into the river; four large coal-barges were then filled with brick and sunk at the end of it. From the right bank of the river cribs filled with stone were built out to meet the barges.
Page 2 - The Commanding General congratulates the troops before Port Hudson, upon the steady advance made upon the enemy's works, and is confident of an immediate and triumphant issue of the contest. We are at all points upon the threshold of his fortifications. One more advance, and they are ours. For the last duty that victory imposes, the Commanding General summons the bold men of the Corps to the organization of a Storming Column of a thousand men, to vindicate the Flag of the Union and the memory of...
Page 28 - The work was commenced by running out from the left bank of the river a tree-dam, made of the bodies of very large trees, brush, brick, and stone, cross-tied with other heavy timber, and strengthened in every way which ingenuity could devise. This was run out about three hundred feet into the river; four large coal-barges were then filled with brick and sunk at the end of it.
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