APPENDIX. 475 THE DYING SOLDIER. WRITTEN on the death of Colonel CHRISTIE, who fell mortally wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., and died at Winchester, Va. He longed to see his young wife, "his darling Lizzie," but before she reached Winchester he was dead. I. I am dying is she coming? throw the window open wide. II. Help her to be calm and patient, when I moulder in the dust; III. I would fold her to my bosom, look into her soft, bright eye; IV. All the evening dews are falling; I am cold-the light is gone. Is she coming? Softly, softly come the silent footsteps on. V. Tell her I will wait to greet her where the good and lovely are: VI. Surely ere the daylight dieth, I will fold her to my breast; VII. I can almost hear her whisper, feel her breath upon my cheek. Hark! I hear the front door open-is she coming? did she speak? No! Well, drop the curtain softly, I will see her face no more, Till I see it smiling on me, on the bright and better shore. VIII. Tell her she must come and meet me in that Eden-land of light, A NATIONAL HYMN. BY PARK BENJAMIN, Great God! to whom our nation's woes, વ THE BOYS IN BLUE OR, HEROES OF THE RANK AND FILE. COMPRISING Incidents and Reminiscences from Camp, Battle-field and Hospital, with Narratives of the Sacrifice, Sufferings and Triumphs of the SOLDIERS OF THE REPUBLIC. BY Mrs. A. H. HOGE, ASSOCIATE MANAGER OF THE NORTH-WESTERN BRANCH OF THE U. S. SANITARY COMMISSION, CHICAGO. With an INTRODUCTION by THOMAS M. EDDY, D.D. Able writers have described the campaigns which resulted in the overthrow of the Rebellion, and the lives of the generals and officers who planned the manœuvres of our Armies, have been written, but as yet poor justice has been done to the Soldiers who made the reputation of these generals, and who fought the battles and gained the victories for which the leaders have received nearly all the credit. In this volume-which its talented author, Mrs. A. H. HOGE, has appropriately and happily called "THE BOYS IN BLUE; or, HEROES OF THE RANK AND FILE"-this oversight is partially remedied; partially, we say, for language can never do full justice to the gallantry, the heroism, and the undaunted bravery of the Private Soldiers. As a leading spirit of the NorthWestern Sanitary Commission, as a faithful nurse in the camp, in the hospital, and in the field, Mrs. HOGE witnessed nearly all the important operations of our armies in the Southwest, first under Grant and afterwards under Sherman. In this volume she takes us directly among the "Boy3 in Blue," and tells us in simple, earnest, but glowing and eloquent language of the sacrifices and suffering through which they passed to win their grand triumphs." The story Mrs. HOGE narrates is one of the most thrilling interest. She confines herself to incidents which passed under her own observation, and these she weaves together with wonderful skill and effect. The private soldier who survived the war will find his own experiences reproduced in this deeply interesting volume; and the thousands who mourn a son, brother or father as among the victims of rebel hate will equally welcome the work, not only as a souvenir of the struggle so full of tender memories for them, but as a record, which by commemorating the services of the "Boys in Blue," worthily supplements the more ambitious histories which the war has produced. The work is sold by Agents, and will be comprised in one handsome volume of nearly 500 octavo pages, with numerous Illustrations from original designs by Nast, Mormberger and others, and delivered to Subscribers In Neat and Substantial Binding, (Extra English Cloth,) In Extra Cloth, Beveled Boards, Gilt Edge, $3.00 3.50 Disabled Soldiers, Soldiers' Widows, and energetic men and women are wanted in every E. B. TREAT & CO., Publishers, Western Office, C. W. LILLEY, CHICAGO, ILL. |