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Whole No. 2879.
Poor House Business.
The Directors of the Poor meet at the Poor
House on the 2d Tuesday of each month.
Kishacoquillas Seminary
AND
NORMAL SCHOOL.
THE Summer Session at this institution will begin
April 9, 1800, and continue 20 weeks. Cost for
Boarders per session, $75. Day scholars, sl2.
Special attention paid to Normal Class this session.
The assistance of the County Superintendent is ex
pected For particulars address
inar2l-Um S. Z. SHARP, Principal.
G-EG. Vf. ELDER,,
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, -will at
tend to business in Mifflin. Centre and Hunting
don counties mv 26
EIBa So ®0 SfiaihJtWSSntSSJa
DENTIST,
OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of
Lewi-town and vicinity. All in want of good, neat
work will do well to give him a call.
He may be found at ail times at his office, three
doors east of H. M. & R. Pratt's store, Valley street.
aplS-ly*.
M. R. THOMPSON, D. D. S.
HAVING permanently located in Lewistown, offers
his professional services to the ladies and gentle
men of this place and vicin
ity. Being in possession
of all the late improve-
S&VppC .J " x ments in the Dental Profes
sion, heflatters himselfthat
# v j '¥*•••■ ••• * ntire satisfac
v L- jjv tion to those who may need
J wWj*€T his services in all branches
of his profession. Refer
ences—best families.
Office west Market street, near Eisenbise's hotel,
where he can be found for professional consultation
from the tirst Moudav of each month until the fourth
Monday, when he will be absent on professional busi
ness one week. maylO-tl
1366.
NEW GOODS!
AT
NATHANIEL KENNEDY'S
STOHE,
In the Odd Fellows' Hall.
JUST received from Philadelphia, a
very choice assortment of
Ginghams. Flannels, Checks. Hickory, Foreign and
Domestic Dry Goods of all kinds.
ALSO,
Sugars, C'offccs, Teas, Chocolate,
Essences of Coffee, Queensware. Stone
ware. Hardwareand Cedarware, 2 boul
ders. Hams, Mackerel, Herring,
Shad. J3oots and
Shoes. Grain Bags. Also,
a* fine lot of Whisky,
BRAX D Y ,
Wine and Gin,
SALT. Ac.,
Ac., Ac,
which will be sold very lew. Country Produce taken
in exchange for goods DV
N. KENNEDY.
Lewsitown, October 11, 1865.
Lewistown Mills.
THE
HIGHEST CASH PRICES FDR WHEAT, AND
ALL RINDS OF GRAIN,
or received it on storage, at tho option of those
having it for the market.
They hope, by giving due and personal at
tention to business, to merit a liberal share of
public patronage.
fayPLASTER, SALT and Limeburners
COAL always on hand
' WM. B McATEE & SON.
Lewistown, Jan. 1, 1865.-tf
WHAT'S ALL THIS?
Why, the Grain Business Reviv
ed at McCoy's old Stand.
r IHIE undersigned, having rented the large
JL and commodious Warehouses formerly
occupied by Frank AfeCoy, esq., is now pre
pared to purchase or receive and forward
All Kinds of Grain,
for which he will pay market prices. Also,
he will keep for sale, Salt, Plaster, Coal &
Fish.
He returns thanks to all his old customers
for their former patromige, and shall feel
grateful for a renewal of past busiuess rela
tions. He has also accepted the agency for
the celebrated
utobvaghb HAHUSO
.Merchants will find it to their advantage
to give him a call
marl4-ly WAT. WILLIS.
NEW |
BOOT & SHOE If OR!
IN THE WEST WARD.
I he undersigned hasjust opened a new and large I
stock ol BOOTS and SHOES in Major Buoy's !
do.™ f™. W Y M Marktl >lri - eU Lewistown a few
doors from the diamond ami opposite Eisenbise's llu- :
tel. where will be found an eatue new stoni ~i rasri
lonable
BOOTS, SHOES, GAITERS,
SLIPPEBS, &C-.
for Ladies, Gentleman, Girls, Boys, and Children, se
lected with much care, and which will be sold at rea- i
sonable prices for cash.
Custon work will also be punctually attended to,
thi. branch being under the superintendence of Wm.
T. WenU, an old and experience workman.
REPAIRING also attended to.
The public, as well as his fellow soldiers,are invited
to give him a call and examine his stock.
FRANK H. WENTZ.
Lewistown, Sept. 6,1865.
TRY Frysingers Navy at SIOO per lb. and you will use
no other.
Frysingers Spun Roll can't be beat.
Frysingers Flounder is the best.
The Oronoko Twist defies competition.
Get your Fine Cut at Frysingers, $1.20 a $1,50 per lb.
Nevy Tobacco 50 cents "per lb. at Frysingers, and all
other goda in his line very low for cash.
Merchants will find it to their interest to get their
goods at Frysingers.
120 East Market St. Lewistown, Pa.
IP O E T DR, Y _
A LITTLE ADYIOE.
If you should e'er get married, John,
I'll tell you what to do—
Go get a little tenement,
Just big enough for two!
And one spare room for company,
And one soare bed within it—
And if you'd begin love's life aright,
You'd better thus begin it.
In furniture be moderate, John,
And let the stuffed fchairs wait;
One looking glass will do for both
Yourself and loving mate;
And Brussels, too. and other things,
Which make a tine appearance,
If vou can better afford it, they
Will better look a year hence.
Some think they must have pictures, John,
Superb and costly, too;
Your wife will be a picture, John,
Let that suffice for you;
Remember how the wise man said,
A tent and love within it
Is better than a splendid house,
With bickering every minute,
And one word as to cooking, John,
Your wife can do that best;
For love, to make the biscuit rise,
No matter if each day you don't
Bring turkey to your table,
'Twill better relish by and by,
When you are better able.
For all you buy pay money, John,
Money that very dSy—
If you would have your life run smooth,
1 here is no better way;
A note to pay is an ugly thing—
If thing you choose to call it—
When it hangs o'er a man who has
No money in his wallet.
And now when you are married, John,
Jjon't try to ape the ricli;
It took them many a toilsome year
To gain their envied niche;
And it you gain the summit, John,
Look well to your beginning,
And then will all you win repay
The care and toil of winning.
PtIEOLIPIES-
From the .Lady's Friend for August.
Com Pudding. —Two dozen green
corn grated, add two eggs, a cup of
cream or milk, a small piece of butter,
one tablespoonful of sugar, salt, one
tablespoonful tlour, bake slowly in a
plate not much more than an inch
deep.
lonyue I'oast. —Take cold tongue
that has been well boiled, mince it
fine, mix it with cream oru little milk,
if there is no cream at hand, add the
beaten yelk of an egg, and give it a
simmer over the fire. Toast nicely
some thin slices of stale bread, and
having buttered them, lay them in a
flat dish that has been heated before
the fire; then cover each slice with
tongue mixture, which should have
been kept quite hot, and serve up im
mediately.
Mint Vinegar.— Put into a wide
mouthed bottle fresh nice clean mint
leaves, enough to fill it loosely; then
fill up the bottle with good vinegar,
and after it has been stopped close for
two or three weeks, it is to be poured
off clean into another bottle, and kept
well corked for use. Serve with lamb
when mint cannot be obtained.
Tomato Sauce. —Take as many toma
toes as you please, boil tor twenty
minutes; pulp them through a sieve.
To every pint of pulp and juice put
half a pint of best vinegar, one ounce
of chillies, half drachm of mace, the
same quantity ot' ginger, cloves and
allspice one ounce of shallots, garlic,
and black pepper. The garlic and
shallots must be boiled in some of the
tomato juice, and the spices soaked in
boiling vinegar, and allowed to stand
for a day before adding them to the
whole of the pulp and juice. Put a
large tablespoonful ot salt to each pint;
then bottlo, cork and seal.
Hour hound Beer. —Take one handful
of flour, pour one quart boiling water
over it, four tablespoons!ul of yeast,
and put in when cool enough; when
risen add three pounds brown sugar,
four tablespoonsful of ground ginger,
one pint strong lioarhound, steep it in
boiling water; stir this all up, let it be
for twelve hours, strain through a lin
en cloth into bottles.
MISCELLANY.
The Field of Sadowa.
The name of the village where tho
great battle between the Prussians
and Austrians took place on the 3d of
July is not Cudowa (which is a water
ing place in Prussia Silesia) nor Su
dowa (which is a village on the other
olio of El!. u...
It is a small place between the town
of Horic and the fortress of Konig
gratz, five miles distant from the latter
city and eight miles from Josephstadt.
Horic the seat of the Bohemian calico
manufactory and the great produce
market of the Riesengebirge (Giant
mountains.) It has seven thousand
inhabitants, of whom two thousand five
hundred are occupied in the calico fac
tories.
In the neighborhood of Sadowa is
the renowned castle and park of Count
Hurrach, one of the richest noblemen
of Austria. The castle is a real won
derwork of historic curiosity and ar
tistic splendor It is built in close im
itation of Windsor Castle, in England,
in the midst ola park and old forest
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1866.
of twenty-seven square miles. The
large hall, called the Kaiseraal (the
Hail of Emperors) is remarkable for
its splendor. It contains the portraits
of all the Emperors of Austria, paint
ed by the first masters of Germany
and Italy. The walls are frescoed in
Pompeiian style. The floor represents,
by inlaid woodwork of most costly
kind, the renowned painting of Kaul
baeh, 'llunncusehlacht' (the battle of
Jluns.) Every piece of furniture is of
ebony wood inlaid with ivory and solid
gold.
Another hall is culled Iving Edward
11. Hull. The furniture was brought
over from the Castle of Carnarvon,
and is the identical furniture used by
the renowned English king. The
dining.saloon is called the Hirschaal
(the Doerhall.) The chairs, tables,
goblets, doors and floor are made of
deerhorn. The door of this splendid
room has cost five thousand florins or
two thousand five hundred dollars.—
io give in short an idea of the costli
ness of tho whole, it may suffice to
state that Count Harrach devoted,
during twelve years, the income of
twenty two estates for the building and
decorating ofthis castle, called 'Schloss
Hradek.'
Count Harrach himself is not only a
nobleman of the highest standing, but
also a manufacturing lord. Tho great
Bohemian glass manufactory at Neu
wald, an immense iron work, numer-
Oils COttOP. in i I la, linon upinneries unti
coal mines, and vast estates in Bohe
mia, Moravia and Stiria, give him an
income of nearly 2,000,000 florins or
nearly 81.000,000. The Prussian ar
my, therefore, will find a splendid
camping place in the large deer park
of the Count, and the Prussian com
mander splendid headquarters in the
Castle of Hradek.
THE BATTLE
[From Galiigni's Messenger, July 6.]
At the battle fought close to Konig
gratz, the Prussians, whose centre was
at Sadowa, had placed in line nearly
the whole military forces which the
monarchy could dispose of. The Aus
trians, who had their centre at Lippa;
had also brought on the field all the
disposable strength of the empire, with
the exception of the army of Venetia
The shock was terrible, and on both
sides the greatest bravery was display
ed. A turning movement of the Prus
sians, who contrived, iu consequence
of a fog, and under cover of the smoke
produced by the firing, to establish
themselves unperceived at Chlumec,
decided the fate of the day. The
Austrians, attacked all of a sudden on
the flank and rear, yielded almost in
stinctively, and, in spite of their cour
age, and their first success in the early
part of the day, gave way. The Prus
sians pressed on with extraordinary
vigor, so that ul last the wing was cut
off from the main body, and a perfect
panic set in; the retreat of the Aus
trians became changed into a rout, and
the bridges over tho Elbe did not suf
fice to afford a paeaage to tho mass ul
fugitives.
The generals, princes of the imperial
family and superior officers vainly
gave an example of the most desperate
courage. Nothing availed Three
Archdukes were wounded and a great
number of general officers were either
wounded, made prisoners or killed.—
The real amount ofloss on both sides is
not yet known but it must be im
mense.
Tho Austrian army had, before the
battle, taken up a position, as we men
tioned yesterday, on the right bank of
tho Elbe, but was forced violently to
the other side—that is, toward the
east. The fate of the two fortresses,
Joseplistadt and Konuiggratz is as yet
unknown. Will they open theirgates
to the enemy without opposition, or
will they resist ? No one can say; but
the result is unimportant, being only a
matter of detail.
What is certain is that at present
Pardubitz and the whole of the rail
way line which runs there are aban
doned by Moravia. It remains to be
seen whether, in ease the military
operations should continue, he will be
able to defend the high road to Vienna
at the point ol junction of the iiohmi
ech and lrubau railways. Xn every
enemy, and the Prussians can act in
that country as they please.
Two Prisoners of War.
The most pleasantly situated indi
vidual we know of is Jefferson Davis,
lie is residing at fortress Monroe, one
of the most healthy and delightful pla
ces in the world, surrounded by water
and enjoying the cool breezes which
others less fortunate pay extravagant
ly for. He has the freedom of the fort,
his apartments are luxuriantly fur
nished, his family are with him, shar
ing his luxuries, and his daily bill of
fare rivals that of the best hotel of the
continent. As a mere matter of form,
sentinels are stationed about his apart
ment; but that their footfalls may not
disturb him or remind him that he is
a prisoner, matting is laid down on
which they walk. The officers and
men at the place are but little more
than his servants; his friends visit'
him, that in their society time may
pass pleasantly, and, in fact, whatever
the Government can do to make his
stay pleasant is done.
We saw yesterday a man who was,
two years ago, what the Hon. Jeffer
son Davis is now, a prisoner of war.—
His prison was situated on a sandy,
barren plain, from which the trees had
been carefully removed that they might
not shelter him and some ten thousand
of his comrades. His clothes were ta
ken from him; he was fed upon rotten
meat, spoiled meal, and for drink lie
had water, when he could get it, which
a hog outside of that prison would re
fuse to wallow in He was kept some
times for days with nothing to eat,
and in the madness and despair of
starvation frequently struggled with
his fellow-sufferers for the possession
of garbage. A bone gnawed by an of
ficer's dog was priceless, a shred of
gristle was a luxury, and medicines
for the sick or decent interment for
the dead were unexpected and unheard
of. He existed in this hell upon earth
thirteen months, and came out a wreck
physically and mentally. This man
was a Union soldier, his prison was
Andersonville, and his keepers starved
him by the express command of tho
BQ.roc Jefferson Duvis who is now
attended and fed like a prince at For
tress Monroe. " Treason must be made
odious."
THE RELIGION OF ASTRONOMY. —The
following is from Rev. A. A. Thayer's
last lecture on this subject:
I believe the stars to be inhabited
by multiplied forms of animal life.—
The stars are known to possess the el
ements of organized existence. The
telescopes reveal large and small bod
ies of water or their surfaces. The
shades of color are well marked. The
white drapery of winter gives place to
the green of summer. Atmospheres
are there and clouds are seen to change
and float in the telescopic vision. But
water must have ascended to form
these clouds. Doth not rain therefore
descend to empty them ? But rivers
ol water and drops of dew, and mur
muring brooks, and verdant hillsides,
are the pre-requisites of happy animal
life. And hence no doubt, God has
peopled the stars as well as adorned
them. It seems to be the policy of
the Divine Sovereign to fill his crea
tion with life—with happy and blessed
life.
fifcT There is a magistrate in a town
in Indiana named Ilelser. A clergy
man in the same place was called upon
by a young couple not long since,
wishing him to join them in tho holy
bonds of matrimony. He asked tho
bridegroom, (a soldier by the way,) for
bis marriage license The man in blue
said he had been engaged t<> Lie
lor Four years, aiKl thought that would
do. Clergyman thought not, and re
marked as the speediest way to obtain
license, " you had better take your
girl and go to Helser." " You can go
to h—l yourself," retorted the veter
an, and without further advice he left
his presence.
Hydrophobia. —The Times, published
at Leeds, England, says that nitrate of
silver (lunar caustic,) rubbed into the
wound rnado by the teeth of a mad
dog, will cure hydrophobia and pre
vent all injurious consequences from
tho wound. The remedy should be ap
plied as soon after the accident as pos
sible, as the virus disseminates through
the whole system in six weeks, and
then all hope is gone. Dr. Youatt, tho
well-known veterinary surgeon, says
he has been bitten eight or ten times
and has always cured himself by this
means.
Strange Story. —Galignani has this
story: 'The Abbe Paradis, sixty years
of age, principal chaplain at Bicetree,
was walking in the Rue Vandamme
the other morning, when lie was ac
costed by a gentleman, who asked him
the hour. He replied, 'half-past eleven
—the hour of my death; never mind, I
the latter request could be complied
with he grew pale, tottered and fell to
the pavement dead.'
A Priest in New York has been
preaching against tilting hoops. He
professes his ignorance of the revela
tions made by the fashions at operas,
and theatres, as he never went there,
but added, " I cannot shut my eyes to
the abomination when it is in front of
me on the street."
flaT" A lady asked a noted doctor if
he did not think the small bonnets the
ladies wore had a tendency to produce
a congestion of the brain. " Oh, no,"
replied he, "ladies who have brains
don't wear them."
TpTawnr rt
Sharks in Southern Waters. —Some
young men, while bathing in Mobile
bay, Ala., were attacked by sharks
One was bitten in two and then de
voured. The others succeeded in
escaping. A large number of sharks
are believe! to be visiting Mobile, at
tracted bv t' ' refuse thrown into the
water. The young man killed was
unknown in the city. lie came from
Charlestown, South Carolina. He was
totally devoured, with the exception
of a portion of his clothing.
Qsa?" Dr. Johnson once dined with a
Scottish lady who had hoteh for din
ner. After the doctor had tasted it
she asked him if it was good. " It's
good for hogs, ma'am," said the doc
tor. "Then pray," said the lady, "let
! me help you to some more."
POLITICAL.
Correspondence of the G-^zette.
Cop Meeting at Allenville.
A meeting of the Copperhead Do
! mocracy was held in Allenville, on Sat
, urday evening, July 14th. It having
been previously announced, tne citi
zens of the village generally turned
out, expecting to hear something that
would revive the drooping spirit of
that organization which, during the
j great struggle for the perpetuity of
i our Union, was identified with the en
j emies of universal liberty. After con
| siderable private conversation, the
meeting was organized, and the speak
er took the stand to address the audi
ence. He began by saying, " We meet
as the friends of Andrew Johnson."—
He then made a beautiful allusion to
: the " dear old flag"—dear indeed to
I those who stood by it and shielded it
I from dishonor while traitors sought to
trample it in the dust, and perhaps
| now dear to our eloquent speaker as
it floats triumphantly throughout the
wide domain of our land, but not so
; dear when called upon by the national
! authorities to go forth in its defense,
which he refused to do. He next made
a futile attempt to vilify the Union
Party, but after making a few asser
tions without a shadow of argument,
ho concluded by saying he did not
come to make a speech, (which we
know to be false,) but for the purpose
of organizing a Johnson-Clymer Club.
When the speaker took his seat, three
cheers were given for Clyiner; after
which a Geary soldier, who had serv
ed under him for three propos
ed three cheers for his old commander,
which was responded to with a will,
proving that the hero of fifty battles
is the choice of Old Men no for our next
Governor. This demonstration so ex
asperated the Copperheads, that they
began to vent their venom upon the
soldier who proposed the cheer, and
finally challenged him to fight. He
accepted the challenge and, though
with much difficulty, they at last found
a man with sufficient fortitude to n
--him. Tho tight was rather an
exciting affair At first the soldier
seemed to be laboring under disadvan
tage, but it soon became evident that
he was only playing with the champi
! on of democracy, and that he would
| soon gain a victory, upon which the
Copperheads began to pull, trip and
otherwise interrupt the parties, and fi
nally parted them. They then made
an indiscriminate assault upon the
peaceable citizens belonging to tho
Republican party, insulting them most
shamefully, by applying to them such
epithets as only such men would make
use of. After thus disgracing them
selves, these would-be friends of peace
and order—these men who talk of in
consistency in the Republican party,
now began prating about " liberty of
speech." Truly they are men of con
sistency, and well may they talk of lib
erty of speech after such conduct to
ward the soldier, simply because he
was not afraid to speak in defense of
the gallant commander with whom he
fought in defense of his country. We
hope such a disgraceful scene will not
again bo witnessed in our streets, dis
turbing the quietude which has so
long prevailed in our village. Nothing
has been gained by the Copperhead
faction. The meeting only rendered
it the more odious,
Union party in the place. Soldiers of
Mifflin county, will you cast your suf
frages with these me) who would un
do all you have accomplished by your
deeds of valor, who would deprive you
of freedom of speech, and who are en
deavoring to bring a reproach upon j
the noble cause for which you periled i
your lives. SOLDIER.
Democratic Abuse of Soldiers,
Colonel Dehart, in his speech before the
Indiana Soldiers' Convention, read a large
number of extracts from Democratic pa
pers, speeches and resolutions, showing
the affection of the Democratic party for
the soldiers when they were absent fight
ing the rebels. This Democratic abuse of
the is not forgotten, and never
Vol. LVI, No. 29.
will be. We extract from the speech the
follow nig, for the benefit of the soldiersof
Pennsylvania:
" Tt l e of our armies is the ban-
n > l j tyranny aud oppression."— fio-
Chester (Indiana) Sentinel.
How does that sound to a soldier? The
banner under which you have beenfightr
ing so long and in defense of which you
have shed your blood so freely upon the
battle field, that banner is only " the ban
ner ot tyranny and oppression !" That is
one specimen of their 44 loyalty." Here
ts another proof of their devotion to their
country:
This is a damned Abolition war, and
we believe Abe Lincoln is as much of a
traitor as Jeff Ashland (Ohio,)
Democratic Union.
Soldiers, that sentence was put forth by
the very men who to-day ask you to sup
port their candidates for office !
Here is another proof of their loyalty:
" The Democracy will yet teach Abe
Lincoln and his co-usurpers, that the way
of the transgressor is not easy."— lion. A.
C. Dodge, of lowa.
Booth was not the murderer of Abra
im •• J* was that P art y tliat by
then dt'imneiations of the Government
anil their frequent acts of encouragement
to rebels and traitors, that sharpened the
dagger, that nerved the arm, that at last
tired the pistol at the head or heart of that
man whom we all loved so well.
Another specimen:
' History will relate t hat we (the North)
manufactured the conflict, forced it to hot
bed precositv and invited it."— Detroit
Iree J'rexs, April 16, '6O.
AN' e did bring 011 this war by refusing
to do as the old Democratic party lias
done, kneel and lick the hand that smites
" It (the Administration) lias put arms
111 the hands of outlaws, thieves and mur
derers and traitors."— Crawford Co. Fo
rum (Dem.) [Referring to our soldiers.]
w To day the same men aresaying to you
v\ e are very glad to see you, come over
to us ; we will protect you and give you
office; we are your friends, and have al
ways been."
'We will never give, any aid or assis
tance to the continuance of this unholy
and unconstitutional war."— Allen Co.
Copperheada in convention, August 18, 'til!
This is another beautiful instance of
their patriotism. Here is another speci
men : c
" Any man who volunteers to go and
fight in this war ought to be shot. They
are damned Abolitionists." — Kent county
delegate to the Michigan Democratic
Convention.
What do you think of that? That
proves them to be your friends unques
tionably, and deserving of your confi
dence. .
\ou black Republicans have sent
your hell-hounds down iSouth to devas
tate the country."
I his is from Geo. W. Peck, a distin
guished patriot, etc. :
" T say to you, my constituents, that as
your Representative I will never vote one
dollar or one gun, to the administration
of Abraham Lincoln, to make war against
the South."— J). W. Voorhees, M. C. Sev
enth Indiana District, April, 1861.
Another instance ot the hearty support
these men gave to their country in its
hour of peril :
" 'Tis a lamentable fact that not one
thousandth part ot all our vast armies
North enlisted purely from patriotic mo
tives. Some went for money, some to get
offices, some to get applause at home, and
all with a vague ambition to become re
nowned. And, too, alas that we should
say it! thousands upon thousands to steal.
These are facts, und 110 amount of fine
writing and frothy indignation can change
them. We do not know that the South
ern soldiers were any freer from such in
centives, but they probably were, as their's
partook of a war of sell-defence."—Lan
sing Democratic Journal, May 16, '66.
\ ou went into the army for money, ac
cording to these men. That is what they
say of you, and yet they call upon you
with open arms to come into the ranks of
this great " loyal" Democratic party.
The Democrats cannot say to you that
j these are only the utterances of irulividu
| als, editors and speakers, for whose as
sertions the party is not responsible, for
the very life and spirit of their utterances
! were re-echoed and reiterated by the great
Democratic party itself, assembled in na
tional convention at Chicago."
Geary at Lookout Mountain.
J. T. Head ley's History of the Great
Relellion has recently been published at
Hartford, Conn. From its pages the fol
lowing graphic passages refer to Geary's
participation in the celebrated battle
44 above the clouds"
[Vol. 2, Page 261.] 44 All this time,
heavy and incessant volleys of musketry
arose from the spot where GEARV was
btldr-' 1 'llgiiVilig' was''desperate,
and several times he was nearly overborne,
but with that tenacity which has always
distinguished him, he still clung to his po
sition and at length hurled back the ene
my, compelling him to take refuge on
Lookout Mountain. The valley was now
ours. Geary gained new honors in this
hard fought battle; but they were dearly
won, for his son, a Captain, was killed,.
Page 264. The Jog sudden ly 1 ifted from
Missionary Ridge. Gen. Geary's column
flushed with victory, grappled with the
foe ujMjn the rocky ledges and drove him
back with slaughter from his works.—
While the result was uncertain, the atten
tion was breathless and painful; but
when victory perched upon our stand
ards, shout upon shout rent the air. The
whole army with one accord, broke out
into joyous acclamations. Men were fran
tic with joy, and even Gen. Thomas him
self who seldom exhibited his emotions,
said involuntarily 4 1 did not think it
possible for men to accomplish so much.'