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that he thought the Federal flag to which I had called his
attention had been captured and was displayed in a spirit of
I aggadocio, and that he determined to have the officer in
charge court-martialed for this imprudent and unmilitary act.

I fain would stop here to tell of the pathetic death of the
illustrious commander of the brigade which occurred at the
dawn of day on 17 July, 1863. When he waked out of sleep,
he said: “It is time to be going,” and went. Then the spirit
soared up beyond the skies to answer ‘“Adsum” to the roll-
eall of the grand army of the “Great Captain,” who had
ealled it for promotion in the realms of light. In his pocket
were these pathetic lines by Prentice:

 

 

 

A NAME IN THE SAND.

Alone I walked the ocean strand,

A pearly shell was in my hand;

I stopped and wrote upon the sand
My name, the year, the day ;

As onward from the spot I passed,

One lingering look behind I cast, —

A wave came rolling high and fast
And washed my lines away.

And so, methought, ’twill quickly be
With every mark on earth from me:
A wave of dark oblivion’s sea

Will sweep across the place
Where I have trod the sandy shore
Oftime, and been, to be no more,
Of me, my day, the name I bore,

To leave no track or trace.

 

 

 

 

And yet, with Him who counts the sands,
And holds the waters in His hands
FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT. i I knowa lasting record stands,

i, eph J. Davis, Captain, Co.G,47th 2. Marmaduke W. Norfleet, 2d Lt., Co. C, / . P
nee 47th Regt. Wounded at Gettysburg. Inscribed against my name,

3. John Wesley Bradford, Private, Co. G, 47th Regt.

 

Of all this mortal part has wrought,

Of all this thinking soul has thought,

And from these fleeting moments caught,
For glory or for shame.

 

 

My belief is that the influence of such a man as General
Pettigrew upon the hearts, minds and character of those
placed in his charge was so penetrating and enduring that
the subsequent success of this brigade is greatly due to the

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