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USA > Missouri > Chariton County > History of Howard and Chariton Counties, Missouri : written and compiled from the most official authentic and private sources, including a history of its townships, towns, and villages, together with a condensed history of Missouri > Part 47
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136
Average salary of male teachers .
. $36.56
Average salary of female teachers
112
12
.05
$40,000.00
Rate per $100 tax levy
$23,242.00
Whole amount paid for teachers' wages
1,076.00
Whole amount paid for fuel .
1,036.00
Repairs and rents
82.20
Incidental expenses
925.41
Past indebtedness paid
301.32
Unexpended funds
POST-OFFICES.
Brunswick,
Lagonda,
Bynumville,
Mendon,
Chraneville,
Muscle Fork,
Crossland,
Prairie Hill,
Cunningham,
Rothville,
Dalton,
Salisbury,
Forest Green,
Shannondale,
Guthridge Mills,
Triplett,
Hamden,
Westville,
Indian Grove,
Wien.
Keytesville,
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29.37
No. of school houses in the county No. of colored schools in operation Cost per day for tuition to each pupil Value of school property
.45
Erection of houses and purchase of sites
1,153.77
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In 1837 there were only three post-offices in Chariton county. Chariton, G. Compton, postmaster. Keytesville, Sterling Price, postmaster Brunswick, James Keyte, postmaster.
CHAPTER XIII.
The Big Neck War as Told By An Old Settler - Mexican War - Soldiers from Chariton County - A Barbecue - California Emigrants -- A Touching Farewell - Men who entered the Union Army from Chariton County - Many of the Names of those who Enlisted in the Confederate Army-The Heroes who Died - A Record of Bloody Deeds.
THE BIG NECK WAR, AS TOLD BY AN OLD SETTLER.
"' About the year 1827, after the Indians had all been removed from Missouri, there was a noted lowa chief called Big Neck who fell out with the nation or tribe and the whole treaty business, and came back on the Chariton river, after some few settlements had been made up the river, and with a squad of sixty or seventy followers claimed the entire country.
The whites in that vicinity gathered up a small company with their rifles and appointed or elected a man named Trammel as their cap- tain. After organization they went out to drive the Indians off the grounds, but found them very stubborn and got into a fight with them, in which several white men were killed, among whom were Capt. Trammel, William Wynn and others.
The whites being defeated evacuated the country, and as in all such cases it created great alarm in the outside settlements. There was a great deal of unnecessary running done, as usually transpires in such alarms. Upon the alarm of Indians all who are in the least exposed will fancy themselves in danger, especially when night comes on, they imagine some great danger ; or bugbear and cannot sleep. and when daylight returns they are off at once for some more safe place. This time all the out or exposed settlements ran in, and I afterwards learned that the Indians ran also.
There was a part of a regiment composed of men raised in Howard and Chariton counties all ander the command of General Owens, of Fayette. A company of seventy-six men, raised in Chariton county,
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elected me as their captain, James Heryford, lieutenant, and Abner Finnell, ensign.
After the election of officers I wrote to General Owens, at Fayette, that the company was ready for active service and awaited his orders. In reply to my letter Gen. Owens returned to me the following order :--
FAYETTE, MO., ---
"Capt. Daniel _Ishby :
"You will, with your company, proceed to the lower lowa village on Grand river and reconnoitre the country from said village east- wardly to the Big Rockheap on the Grand Chariton river, where my command will be by the time you arrive there, when you will join my command.
P. OWENS, Com't."
I started on the march with my men within an hour after receiving this order. We encamped at Cross's school-house that night and I went home, leaving the command with the other officers. On my re- turn the next morning I found many of the men and some of the of- tieers drunk. I made diligent inquiry and learned that after my leav- ing the evening before there was a motion made by some one. whether an officer or not. it carried, to send to Heryford's for whiskey, which. judging from the effect it had on the company, was very strong, and I might add very mean whiskey. for some of the most civil, well behaved men were on their horses galloping up and down the camp, tiring pi- tols, hallooing fire, halt, etc., etc. The first order I gave was to fall . into line of march ; I then gave the orders to make ready and then to fire, and at the discharge of the guns I ordered them to shoulder arms and march off with empty guns. It was lucky I did this. for we had not marched more than two or three miles until two men, both non-commissioned officers, quarreled and would have shot each other if they had not been compelled first to load ; while they were doing this I ordered them taken prisoners and their arms taken from them, and that they be marched without arms, under guard, until we stopped for noon. by which time all the whiskey and its effects had disappeared and the guard also. I had them tried by some of the officers and they passed sentence that they should be reprimanded by the captain, which was done, and this ended all the difficulty that happened in my company during the campaign.
In compliance with the order of General Owens, we went to the Indian village named therein, but found nothing but peaceful Indians.
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who seemed very much surprised and very sorry over the disturbance. and they came to me with the calumet or pipe of peace, for me to smoke, saying they were all " arropee," the same as we are all right. We then left and encamped at the three forks of Yellow ercek. Next day we arrived about sunset at a high bluff on the Grand Charitou river, about two miles below the big rockheap. From here I sent two platoons of six men each to the top of the bluff, with orders for them both to fire if necessary, giving ten minutes between the firing of each platoon, but in three or four minutes after the first fire, I heard a similar report about two miles northeast across the Chariton river, which was nearly bankful.
Charles Heryford swam across it, about seventy yards, carrying his rifle in his hand. We then constructed a raft of dry logs upon which we carried our camp equipage and a few old men, and the remainder swam across. We fixed up as soon as we could and marched to Gen- eral Owen's headquarters. On the way we met an escort that piloted us into camp, when we took our position in the main army.
We lay in camp several days waiting for some troops that had been sent on a long seout, who, on their return, reported they had followed the Indian trail north about forty miles, and that the signs appeared to be eight or ten days old, and it also appeared that the Indians were marching in great haste.
The command also reported that on the trail they found a dead Indian, who, judging from all appearances, was a chief. He was sitting up by a tree, tied by strips of bark, which were wound around him in several places. He was profusely decorated with beads and feathers. His blanket, which was very large and fine, was wrapped around him. His leggins and moccasins were also of the finest ina- terials, and decorated with beads and porcupine quills all worked together in a fanciful style. His hair was long, hanging down his back in a very graceful manner ; it was lightly tinged with gray abont the temples, and the front part of it was plaited in small braids. In his ears were large brass rings and his nose had small silver rings attached to the centre. By his right side, there was a bow and a large quiver of arrows. Around him was gracefully fastened an officer's belt of wampum, which was very highly ornamented with white, red and green beads, and about his neck were large strings of beads of various colors, some of which hung down on his breast over a foot. He had around him a belt made of dressed elk hide in which was a butcher knife, and a fine pipe tomahawk with a handle about twenty
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inches in length and very nicely wrapped and finely plaited porcupine quills of various colors. He was sitting on a buffalo robe neatly folded. There was fastened to his wampum sash a large silver brooch with the square and compass engraved on it. He was a tine, portly looking Indian, and had been shot in the right breast, which killed him almost instantly. After taking a good look at him, many of our command scemed to regret his death, though killed in battle with our frontier settlers.
We were then put under marching orders, with the announcement from General Owens that the enemy having fled, there was no neces- sity to keep up military discipline, and that each captain will take command of his company, and march them to their respective counties and discharge them at as carly a day as possible. So we formed in companies and marched home, to again take up our ordinary pursuits, and this ended the Big Neck war."
MEXICAN WAR.
Chariton county sent to the Mexican war seventy-five as good and true men as ever unsheathed their swords upon the field of battle. They suffered much from the hardships and privations which they were compelled to undergo in that distant, barren and inhospitable country. Fatigue, disease and death had made such fearful ravages upon the company that only about half of the men lived to return to their homes. Among those who died from disease in Mexico were Enos and William Payne, Thomas Sanderson, Jesse Prather, Charles Cravens, Milton Montgomery, Lewis Sanderson, James Page, P. Clark, R. Clark and Lewis MeCollum.
Men who enlisted in the Mexican war from Chariton county : -
Officers.
Sterling Price, colonel, Win. C. Holley, captain, Daniel Heryford, first lieutenant, John Mansfield, second lieutenant, Golden Wasson, third lieutenant,
D. Mansfield, orderly sergeant, Valentine Cupp, flag bearer, Hiram Lewis, bugler,
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Privates.
Mat. Mansfield,
Richard Dempsey,
Isaac Cupp,
Thomas Ewing,
Sim Cupp,
John Webber,
Claiborn Cupp.
Lucien Stewart,
James Rogers,
Wm. Smith,
Samuel Lewis,
Lloyd Cash,
John Allen,
J. M. Cash, John Gash, Thos. Samington,
John Cary, Thomas Tippett,
Zach Tippett,
Frank Hawley,
Noah Payne,
Asher Maxley,
Enos Payne,
James Kitchen,
Wm. Payne,
James Page,
Thos, Sanderson,
P. Clark,
Jesse Prather.
R Clark,
Erastus Butler,
Lewis MeCollum,
Thomas Trent,
Benj. Robinson,
Carroll Moore,
John Andrews,
Huston Moore, J. J. Tisdale,
James Garrett,
Angus Williams,
Jolin Lane,
James Morris,
Solomon Welch,
Chas. Cravens,
Felix Redding,
Benj. Williams,
Hightower Blankenship,
Godfrey Wittie,
Tube Payne,
Milton Montgomery,
James Swindler,
Lewis Sanderson,
John Lewis,
Win. Nickerson,
James De Moss,
James Doswell,
S. G. Bailey,
Wm. Mott,
Robert Curran,
Wesley T. Newbold.
Chas, Jenkins,
James M. Dempsey,
Alfred Caldwell.
We are indebted to Felix Redding, of Linn county, Missouri, for the names above given. The list is lacking the names of three per- sons to make it complete.
Lan. Hamner.
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A BARBECUE.
From the following notiee it will be seen that the people of Keytes- ville tendered the returned Mexican soldiers from Chariton county a barbecue : --
" KEYTESVILLE, MISSOURI, October 6, 1847.
" The undersigned, ' committee on invitations' for the barbecue, to be given at this place on Wednesday, the 20th instant, in honor of the Chariton county volunteers belonging to Colonel Price's regiment, take this method of tendering an invitation to the officers and soldiers of Price's and also of Doniphan's regiment, hoping that as many as ean conveniently be present will attend on that occasion.
" R. MOORE, "C. W. BELL, " JNO. H. BLUE, " Committee."
The Brunswicker, the next day after the barbeene above mentioned, said of that event : -
" Our barbecue given yesterday in honor of the Chariton volunteers was worthy of our county and of the occasion. The reception address was made by the editor of this paper ( Dr. John H. Blue) ; it was re- sponded to for the volunteers by General Price. The flag of the com- pany - a gift of the ladies - was displayed with much sensation, rent as it was with sixteen bullet-holes, an evidence that it had seen ser- vice at Cenada, el Emboda and Taos ; and been nufurled to the Mex- icans, in the foremost ranks, where the missiles of death flew the thickest. General Price's address was deeply interesting. Colonel C. F. Jackson, an invited guest, spoke in his usual happy style. The table was splendid, and everything passed off as grandly as could be expected."
CALIFORNIA EMIGRANTS.
The years 1849 and 1850 will be remembered by the old settlers of Chariton county as the periods when the gold excitement in California reached its highest point, and as the years when the people generally
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throughout the American Union, as well as Chariton county, were alike smitten with the gold fever. The early settlers, like their descend- ants of to-day, soon learned that
" Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world; The health, the soul, the beauty most divine."
And manifested their love and appreciation of the saffron-hued metal, by separating themselves from their homes and friends, and taking up their line of march to the gold fields of California.
Charitou county sent forth many of her sons, some of whom were men with gray beards, and others were boys still in their teens, to that far distant region, all animated with the hope that their labors, their sacrifices, and their bravery would be rewarded with an abun- dance of the glittering and precious ore.
Below will be found the names of some of these men : -
Phillip Hooper,
George Applegate, Niek Lewis,
Robert Hooper,
Cyrus Hutchison,
Franklin Woods,
James Jennings,
James Woods,
James Perry,
Jacob Trent,
William Price,
T. II. Walton,
William Warden,
N. W. Newbold, Theodore Newbold, John Gilliam, R. W. Price,
James Warden, - Andy Crockett,
James N. Staples.
John W. Redding, Felix Redding, Henry Hulse,
Zachariah Mitchell, Samnel S. Ellington, John S. Ellington, John G. Moore, Ephraim Moore, Alonzo Moore, W. C. Wright,
John II. Coleman, R. Agec, Peter Agee,
William Smith,
Laz. Anderson, William Jabine,
Hiram Lewis, James Heryford, John Lewis,
William Holly,
Lisborn Appleton.
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Upon the eve of his departure for California one of the Chariton county boys penned the following beautiful and touching farewell : -
" Farewell, farewell, my native land, I leave thee only with a sigh, To wander o'er a foreign strand, Perchance to live, perchance to die -
Adieu my friends whom kindred ties Unite, though distaut we may rove,
How ardent as time onward flies Fond memory clings to those we love.
O'er the broad plains far away, Beyond the Rocky Mountains' erest, Onr wayward feet awhile shall stray, And press the gold besprinkled West. But mid the gandy scenes of strife, Where gold to pride enchantment lends,
We'll ne'er forget that boon of life - Companions dear and faithful friends.
And in the lapse of coming years, Should fortune be not too unkind, We'll hope reward for parting tears, In smiles from those we left behind. We go - yet hoping to return, Friends of our youth to home and you ;
For these do cause our hearts to yearn, E'en when we sigh adien - adieu."
Very, very few of these gold hunters ever accumulated anything, and the great majority lost all they had, including even " their lives, their fortmes, and their sacred honor." The persons who really gained by the gold excitement were those who remained at home and sold their produce to the gold-crazy emigrants. The rush which had commenced in the spring of 1849 continued until about the Ist of June, 1850, when the great, surging tide began to abate, although be- lated gold-hunters continued to pass through the country for some time. But the excitement began to die away, and those citizens who had judgment enough to resist the contagion now settled down in quiet to pursue the even tenor of their way.
UNION SOLDIERS.
The following is a full and complete list of soldiers who entered the Union army during the war of 1861, from Chariton county : -
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COMPANY H, EIGHTEENTHI MISSOURI INFANTRY, 1861.
Officers.
Peter R. Dolman, captain.
Fred. Partenheimer, first lieutenant,
John Abrigg, second lieutenant, Robert Benecke, second lieutenant, resigned, J. J. Heisl, first lieutenant, resigned,
John Kuehechler, first sergeant,
E. Benecke, second sergeant,
J. Gross, third sergeant,
Wm. Wagner, fourth sergeant. Frank English,
Henry Rusch, corporal,
Peter Frees, corporal,
Privates.
Henry Humphrey,
Lorens Moher,
Wm. Brandt,
Addison M. Moore,
Joseph Hermann.
John Mauch,
Jno. A. Meyer,
Peter Mauss,
Fred. Korff,
Henry Meyer,
Wm. Robinson,
Kosimies Mousman.
Wm. Alters,
John Mullen,
Fred. Browner,
Joseph Miller,
George Brehler,
Jacob Miller,
Jacob Lettweiler,
Charles Neimeyer,
Henry Etter,
Wm. Pilatz,
Gustave Gritzmacher,
Adam F. Fauteh,
Alexander Good,
Thomas Raiek,
Adolph Hagan, Jacob Hartman, Fred. Kenkel,
Jacob Rieder,
Joseph Sehwaedi, Fred. Strauss,
Anton Schweller,
Joseph Hunton. Jacob H. Hamig, John Helgen-tein,
Michael Scherer,
Fred. Schunk,
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Chas. J. Hunt,
Peter Scherbeck,
Milton H. Humphrey,
Jno. Scherbeck, Henry Schmidt,
Cornelius Hesse.
Herman A. Hoffman,
Jno. M. Smidt,
Solomon Hubbard,
Benj. J. Smith,
Philip Kuhne, George Kaiser,
Thos. F. Benjamin,
Adam Klien,
John Vogel,
Simon Kerelel,
Isaac West,
Ernest Langdorf,
Chas. Winant.
The Second Union company, made up in part of citizens of Chari- ton county, was Company E, Ninth Regiment M. S. M. cavalry. The following were from Chariton county : -
Officers.
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Second Lieutenant Charles Boller, First Sergeant John T. Hartman,
Fifth Sergeant Win. Koch, Corporal August Kullman, Corporal Henry Schrader.
Privates.
Wm. Albert,
Christian Hidlebrant, Martin Linneman,
Geo. Baier,
Henry Miller,
Wm. Bitter, Phil. Beck.
Phillip Noll,
Joseph Beine,
Fred. Reese,
Richard Gutzchebonch,
Wm. Reese,
Charles Grotjau,
Fred. Spillman,
John Henning,
Henry Stranss,
Jacob Huber,
Win. Waigner.
The Third Union company raised in this county was Company I, Forty-Ninth Missouri infantry volunteers.
Henry Litzke,
Jacob Truck,
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Officers.
Captain Lanis Benecke,
First Lieutenant Fridon Wrockloff,
First Sergeant John Dodge,
Second Sergeant W. S. Hardenbrook, Third Sergeant Win. P. Young, Fourth Sergeant Wm. B. Mullins,
Fifth Sergeant Win. Stoemer, First Corporal John Cox,
Second Corporal Louis Krager.
Third Corporal Fred. Reese,
Fourth Corporal James Mitchell, Fifth Corporal , Sixth Corporal Andrew Mackay.
Privates.
F. Bewdon,
Wm. II. Hardenbrook,
John A. Hardenbrook, Allen Henry, John N. Haslett,
Fenix Knudler,
Richard Ashby,
Thomas Cox, Jobn L. Fetzer,
Charles Kissel,
John D. Moore,
Joseph Keyte,
Samuel Mock,
Dudley Lyford,
Augustus Myers, John J. Rickman,
William Lake, Joseph Raaf, John Curtis,
Ferdinand Streicher,
Stephen Swearengin,
Samuel Law,
John Stewart,
Elzy Lake,
Andrew Willibough,
John W. McClure.
Cornelius Ware, Jeremiah Rolf,
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS.
The number of men who entered the Confederate army, during the war of 1861 from Chariton county, cannot now be ascertained. The muster rolls have not been preserved, either by private parties or the Confederate government. The number is placed between 700
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and 1,000 men. The two first companies were raised at Brunswick, and in that vicinity, and entered the service on the 10th of May, 1861. The officers of the first company were : -
E. W. Priee, captain,
HI. L. Gaines, first lieutenant.
R. A. Dickey, second lieutenant,
J. O. Patterson, third lieutenant.
The officers of the second company were :
Thomas H. Price, captain.
John Barr, first lieutenant,
John Crowder, second lieutenant,
William McAshan, third lieutenant.
These companies went to Jefferson City, while General Sterling Price was in command of that place as State Guards, but in conse- quence of an agreement entered into between General Price of the Confederate army and General Harney of the Union army, these com- panies were disbanded and returned home. They were, however, called into service the day before the battle of Boonville, and while on their way thither they met General Price at Glasgow, who was going to Lexington. Missouri. Uniting with him they were mustered into regular service at Lexington, under command of Captain Joseph Kelley from St. Louis.
These companies were composed of about eighty-five men each. All of the officers of the first company are now living, but a few pri- vates, however, survived the war. The names of the officers are : -- A. McCampbell, John T. Burnett, John Nolkhardt. David Thomp- son, Alexander Staples, John Withers, and J. C. Wallaee. This company participated in the engagements at Carthage, Springfield, Dry Wood, Lexington, Prairie Grove, Little Rock, Cypress Bend, Gaines Landing, Pleasant Hill, Elk Horn, and Jenkins Ferry. It entered the service, as stated, ou the 10th of May, 1861, and was mustered out of service on the 10th of May, 1865, having served four years. Mamy of the men of the second company joined the first company. Captain Thomas H. Price continued in the army as major of ordinance. J. C. Wallace was promoted to a captaincy in Octo- ber, 1862 ; his men composed a part of the Eighth Battalion of the Missouri infantry, and afterwards a part of the Ninth Missouri infan- try. Captain E. W. Price became a brigadier-general in the State Guards.
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On the same date, October 10, 1861, a third company, which was raised in the neighborhood of the present town of Salisbury, was enlisted in the State Guards. This is Company B :
Officers.
Thomas H. Walton, captain,
John Lampkin, first lieutenant,
William Ewing, second lieutenant,
John Taylor, third lieutenant,
H. Poland, sergeant.
G. Botts, corporal,
Frank Payne, second corporal,
C. C. Crewens, flag bearer.
Privates.
John Walker.
S. E. Lay,
William Haggard,
James Orine,
Thomas Tippett,
C. Skinner,
Thomas Cotriel,
William. Crane,
A. Skinner,
A. Bochm,
E. T. Skinner,
L. Smith,
J. G. Miller,
William Kilgore,
T. A. Smith.
S. Freeman,
Ephraim Moore,
E. Hodge,
J. Carlile,
J. D. Lock,
P. Parks.
A. T. Schenck,
R. Wood,
S. II. Virgin,
B. F. Wood,
H. W. Way,
C. Turpin. James White,
D. N. Wheeler,
J. W. Agee,
H. Smith,
J. A. Epperson, James Leonard, Samuel Ettinger,
J. M. Payne,
J. N. Hushey,
M. Sanderson,
James Moore,
W. T. Coy, James Buntin,
W. H. Watson,
C. R. Eidson, Z. Tippett, William M. Hensley,
E. II. Thacker, J. H. Collins,
J. Turpin,
S. Morgan,
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J. R. Heryford,
D. Coy,
J. Long.
M. B. Allen,
G. Moore,
L. Pixley,
Thoma, Wheeler,
T. W. Warmeth,
J. W. Williams,
Il. Earhardt,
HI. Haynes,
C. Schoemaker,
S. McDonald,
E. Yancy,
William Wilkerson,
G. W. Booth,
J. J. Nickerson, William Brooks,
F. M. Booth,
J. C. Carter,
William T. Spence.
Sterling Walton,
R. M. Warham,
R. S. Epperson,
Emmett Spence.
Michael McArdle,
As will be seen, this company was composed of eighty-five men, all mounted. After going to Memphis, Tennessee, the company was dis harged and re-enlisted in the Confederate army in 1862, remain- ing in the service until the elose of the war, and was mustered out at Shreveport, Louisiana, a portion of the company -all who were liv- ing - returning home in June and July. 1865. About one-third of the men survived the war; fourteen of the company were killed and wounded at the battle of Pea Ridge. The men participated in the battle of Pea Ridge, Lexington, Prairie Grove, Lone Jack, Helena, Independence, Mark's Mill, Jenkin's Ferry, Poison Spring, Little Rock, Pine Bluff's and a few small skirmishes. Captain Walton was promoted to a major of a regiment, and belonged to General Elliott's battalion, of General Joseph Shelby's brigade. Captain Walton now resides in Salisbury.
THE HEROES WHO DIED.
"God knows who was right, Ah! yes! It is true, And the God of the Gray Is the God of the Blue ; Hle bore their proud spirits To mansions above, And He crowned them at last With His garlands of love.
L. Emings,
J. T. Watson,
James L. Payne.
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" The grasses grow green On the graves where they lay, The flowers bloom alike, O'er the Blue and the Gray ; And loved one's tears Are mingled with dew, While with it God blesses The Gray and the Blue.
" In Heaven above us God opens his gate, No strife or contention, No discord, no hate: The portals are open, And there side by side, Stand the heroes of battle - The heroes who died.
" God welcomes them all ; Though in battle array Que bore the bright Blue, And the other the Gray. Though one for Union, The other for State, One angel of Mercy Guided all to God's gate.
" And there at the right hand Of Him who is just, Away from the mortal And up from the dust, There, there by God's throne Far away from earth's grave,
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