. . e <^\ theSouthern Confederacy tumbled inruin, as fell the temple of thePhilistines when Samson bowedhimself*1 and wrenched away itspillars. The surrender of thees under Johnston and theother battered and shattered frag-ments of the Confederate army soon followed, the Last rebel battle-flag was furled, and Peace oncemore reigned from the Potomac to the Ki Grande, Xow the soldiers thought and talked of little besides goinghome. After more than three years of unremitting and arduousservice, always in the forefront of every campai
. . e <^\ theSouthern Confederacy tumbled inruin, as fell the temple of thePhilistines when Samson bowedhimself*1 and wrenched away itspillars. The surrender of thees under Johnston and theother battered and shattered frag-ments of the Confederate army soon followed, the Last rebel battle-flag was furled, and Peace oncemore reigned from the Potomac to the Ki Grande, Xow the soldiers thought and talked of little besides goinghome. After more than three years of unremitting and arduousservice, always in the forefront of every campaign and battle, thehearts of the survivors of the Sherman brigade were filled withjoy at the prospect of soon clasping to their arms the loved onesfrom whom they had been so long separated. But we were tosuffer a keen disappointment, for the fates decreed that nearlynine months more must drag their slow length along 1we would be permitted to stack arms for the last time and lay offthe army blue. It will be remembered that the Sixth battery brought up at. ISAAC ROOSE, :, SIX! n BA1 I TTI ! \.\KI E I 3 CES. [April, Huntsville after the chase of Hood was abandoned. The menbuilt comfortable it of such old lumber and bricks as they were able to te, sippi ri id thence to Mobile, to assist in theduction of that place—theonly important port, on seaor gulf, except Galveston,over which the Confederateflag yet floated. The boyswere loth to leave theirluxurious quarters, but or-ders must be obeyed. Al-ter splashing through themud toward Florence forthree days, they were o\ ■taken by a courier with directions to face about andreturn to Huntsville. Theprogram had been changedand the Mobile order re-5| , ^, . .1 scinded.
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