. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . t streets, Franklin, has a statue of General Robert E. Leeand General A. P. Hill, General Jeb Stuart, and PresidentJefferson Davis are also remembered. In the eighty-three National cemeteries established by theUnited States, and containing 330,700 soldiers, 9,438 wore thegray. There is a tear for all that die, A mourner oer the humblest grave;But nations swell the funeral cry And freedom weeps above the brave. In the cemetery at Beaufort, South Carolina, all feelings ofd
. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . t streets, Franklin, has a statue of General Robert E. Leeand General A. P. Hill, General Jeb Stuart, and PresidentJefferson Davis are also remembered. In the eighty-three National cemeteries established by theUnited States, and containing 330,700 soldiers, 9,438 wore thegray. There is a tear for all that die, A mourner oer the humblest grave;But nations swell the funeral cry And freedom weeps above the brave. In the cemetery at Beaufort, South Carolina, all feelings ofdistinction are swept away, and yearly, on Memorial Day, thenoble-hearted women of that town direct their steps toward thegraves and place flowers upon all—those who wore the blue andthose who wore the gray, alike appealing to their womanlysympathy, and sharing alike their tender care. On October 23, 1866, a fine and spacious cemetery wasdedicated at Winchester, Virginia, with most imposing ceremo-nies. This abode of the dead is known as the Stonewall Jack-son cemetery, in honor of that brave and true-hearted PART II. UNDER BOTH FLAGS. NUMBER of years have goneby since the scenes told ofin the first part of our bookwere enacted by the boy,whose interest has neverwavered, and whose heart isas young as it was in thatday. The scars of battleare tenderly smoothed awayby the softening touch oftime, and the blue and thegray are no more arrayedagainst each other, but standshoulder to shoulder, eagerto draw the sword, if needbe, in defence of their be-loved land and her institu-tions. The grassy moundand towering monument eachtells its tale of the heroeswho slumber beneath, and who are alike worthy of unstinted late war with a foreign power has proven the loyaltyof Americans in every corner of our republic, and how earnestlythe men of those days, from North and South, have Gome for-ward to fight the battles of their country—one, services hav
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