. The story of the Twenty-first Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. 1861-1865 . nizemore speedily or thoroughly than two \eterans, one of whomwore the blue, and one of them the gray, during the greatAmerican conflict. Those who did the fighting were notthose who did the hating. We know right well that therebels were brave men and mostly honest in their mistakenloyalty—more brave and more honest than the pestilentdemagogues behind them at South or North. God hel[) all the of our land t cuiixatc the artof {)cace as full) and fcailcs^iy as ilicy fmiglit in wa
. The story of the Twenty-first Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. 1861-1865 . nizemore speedily or thoroughly than two \eterans, one of whomwore the blue, and one of them the gray, during the greatAmerican conflict. Those who did the fighting were notthose who did the hating. We know right well that therebels were brave men and mostly honest in their mistakenloyalty—more brave and more honest than the pestilentdemagogues behind them at South or North. God hel[) all the of our land t cuiixatc the artof {)cace as full) and fcailcs^iy as ilicy fmiglit in war! Wedo not revive our martial memories, nor decorate the graves The Precious Memories of the Veteran. 385 of our dead in order to rekindle the feuds of the past. Justthe contrary, should be our aim, for did not Federal andRebel learn a lesson of mutual respect on tl:c battle-field ofthe South? May we learn to know each other too well everto quarrel again, and may we have A union of hearts, a union of hands,A union that none can sever,A union of lakes, a union of lands, I The American Union forever !. ^ I. w ^ eXRAGGLtFiS. \ 1 .■^rl }, A 386 Tiuenty-first Regiment Connecticut Vohintct on^^iarEE, 2s:25ziii. INClDliNTS AN!) COINCIDENTS. THE OLD ARMY SOXGS. One of the pleasaiitest features of arms life, and one whichis still a tender memory to the old soldier, were the AiniySon<^s we used to sinc^ in the quiet bivouac, and around theold camp fire. When the great army was restin^^ from itslabors; or on the toilsome march, when feet were we:ir) andhearts were faiiU ; or on the eve of battle, when the mind wasbusy with tliouL.;lUs of dear ones, far awax in the old liomeamid the peaceful scenes so dear to the memor). At suchtimes what could be more touching than the Old C)akcnBucket? sung as we used to sing it. How dear to my heart, are the scenes of niy childlK)<.)d,When fond recollections j)resent iheiu to view ;The orchaid, the meadow, the deep tangled wild wo
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