FORT SUMTER MEMORIAL ing national airs, these seventy heroes marched out of Fort Sumter. Seventy to seven thousand! Major Anderson's heroic conduct had drawn all loyal hearts toward him, and it was the wish of the Country that he should immediately be invested with some important command. He was made a Brigadier General and sent to Kentucky to superintend the raising of troops in that State. But the terrible ordeal through which he had just passed and the results of hardships undergone in Mexico, unfitted him for active duty. Since then, General Anderson has resided in New York City. A tall, elderly gentleman in undress uniform, leading a little child by the hand, is often seen passing slowly along Broadway. His fine, intellectual face is the index to the genuine goodness and nobility of his heart. Though men of noisier name meet you at each corner, your eyes follow pleasantly after this one-Robert Anderson. GENERAL ANDERSON April, 1865 By J. H. ELLIOT Once more the cynosure of every eye, Thou standest upon Sumter's battered walls; That glorious emblem of our nation's life, Which has been cherished with religious care Through four sad years of blood and tears and strife, Even for this sublime, triumphant end; That thou who bravely foughtst its folds beneath, Defying traitors, shrinking not from death, Shouldst thus upraise the flag thou didst defend, And 'neath its stars and stripes exultant stand, Knowing it floats over a redeemed land. |