. As seen from the ranks; a boy in the Civil War . The Light Brigade took637 officers and men into that charge; they lost113 killed and 134 wounded; total 247, or cent. It will be noticed that this is less than halfthe percentage of loss scored by the Minne-sota regiment, and the Light Brigade accom-plished nothing at that. At Gettysburgthere were twenty different regiments in ourarmy who lost in killed and wounded morethan half their number who were present forduty, so it will be seen that this battle wasphenomenal in many respects. The burial of these thousands in hot Julyweather was
. As seen from the ranks; a boy in the Civil War . The Light Brigade took637 officers and men into that charge; they lost113 killed and 134 wounded; total 247, or cent. It will be noticed that this is less than halfthe percentage of loss scored by the Minne-sota regiment, and the Light Brigade accom-plished nothing at that. At Gettysburgthere were twenty different regiments in ourarmy who lost in killed and wounded morethan half their number who were present forduty, so it will be seen that this battle wasphenomenal in many respects. The burial of these thousands in hot Julyweather was necessarily very hastily done,but in the following year a national cemeterywas established there, and our dead, as manyat least as could then be found, were removed AFTER THE BATTLE 53 thither. It was at the dedication of thiscemetery that Lincoln, with his rare geniusfor giving the most beautiful expression tothe nations best thought, delivered thatepitome of the principles of representativegovernment which has become the classic ofthe CHAPTER VI FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO THE POTOMAC Aftermath of the Strife—The Price of Valor—Acres ofDead Men — Phenomena of Death in Battle—Repulsive Appearance of the Battlefield—AForced March—Again Facing the Enemy. FOR forty-eight hours we had been with-out food. With the fatigue and loss ofsleep, and the pouring rain which began onthe night of July 3d and soaked us to theskin, this was not calculated to raise thespirits. But with the coming of morningthe news suddenly spread that the enemyhad retreated during the night. Perhaps the reader imagines us now throw-ing up our caps and shouting in exultationover the victory, but nothing of the kindoccurred. Doubtless every one in the wholearmy was as heartily glad as I was myself;but, for one thing, the physical condition of54 PENNSYLVANIA TO THE POTOMAC 55 the men forbade it. When poor humanity isreduced to that condition in which food anda dry place to He on seem the only desir
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