Bethany: Its Past and Present ~ If you haven't visited lately, you may want to check the site for some information recently added, including: * Civil War Roster for 9th Cavalry of Wyoming Co, NY, along with background info of the unit * #s of regimental units for Genesee and Wyoming counties during the Civil War * The poem by Mary E. Erwin (1868): "Maggie Peer: a True Tale of the Late Rebellion" [Excerpt: ] The Bird of Peace has spread her wings Again in our glorious sky; But plaintive and sad is the song she sings, So sad that many a sigh it brings, And tears to many an eye... Fair Maggie Peer was young and true, And loved her country well; But oh, 'twas hard to say 'Adieu' To him who wore the coat of blue, Her noble Harry Bell... They had pledged their love in an early day, When their hearts were fresh and warm When they little thought of a deadly fray, With battle hosts in bright array, Or cannon's thundering storm... * Text from "Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War" [Excerpt: ] A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL OUT OF DIXIE BY W. H. SHELTON It was past noon of the first day of the bloody contest in the Wilderness. The guns of the Fifth Corps, led by Battery D of the 1st New York Artillery, were halted along the Orange turnpike, by which we had made the fruitless campaign to Mine Run. The continuous roar of musketry in front and to the left indicated that the infantry was desperately engaged, while the great guns filling every wooded road leading up to the battle-field were silent...... Linda Web-Page Editor ~ Bethany: Its Past and Present ~ http://www.arkwebshost.com/family/bluebird/TownOfBethany.shtml