Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-10-10
give some idea of the straits the men


oo''' "0''''''' - 90.
Col. Mnlligan now eNerted himself TO
he utmost to lniuse ms men with the
heroic iorOeatancc Wnich "h'l'"'eo MS
own breast lie drank no moro water
han the rest, but endured ihe pahSs OF
thirst with tnem' he was utesSeu IN an
9ld green JACKET anu "l'"ou' Hn '''s'shi"
ot oiiice "oout MN cNcGPI MS ''"S'y
sword, he staiked mere ana 'nere regard
less OF danger exposed III 'ho hottest hre
ncrSSan'lo mploflhg ms men 10 Keep
their courage up lie hao no nope OF
victory, but his brave spIlt revoked at
the idea of surrender. lie diS"aneo TO
walk in the trenches, where safety was
sure, but trod the high ground IN the
rear, where the bullets flew ilEe hallstones
hccdless of the entreatieS OF the soldiers,
who followed his manly form with their
wondering eyes, and sent up shouts of
acclamation at his noble daring. Thro'
all this he was cool and determined. Not
IA breath of excitcm mt passed his lips,
and his words were those whlch appealed
TO the "n0efS'"h1InS Vi oN''y n'HU uu',''
MS com'hohu' nc was VoiS,"n.'{ :.'l. ,,, unu,'
motion passing a'on8 ''o ln''oIi''''i'e','0 y.
from ehu 20 eii,' WIN 'o'''u'"''"' WI" =. ~
functions TO an Wno'' i'c "ie'' an" "'s-
Paying CAM imposing Loi'ii''1''oo i III
ms bearing Which was worm .''e S''ciiS'h
OF 'houSaho 'nc,' III wa. uy ."6 'ou'
no woh1er that MS So,o'e'S wotS"' IP''I
NM ana were h'rVeo 10 "oO'o "e0'S Vi
daring all" ehu"'ahce'
ne enemy llreu iloI S"ot "l tlo cVI'eSV
building and SCI IL on IRE " nu'lIoe! o'
times nc provisions "e'o ''o'''' " ''i,' 'ii
IN It, ana inc "ho'o Icrco We'o . coni l':,,,
ru TO use V"t'' c"c.''''I 80 ''''0' ''','
lhcll an" cN''"S"''!'"5 '0 ,',,...ii,
IlAS Oh truce c"'Io III ~ 80 " 49, ~,
proPos'uohS TO "l'o" ''''p g,, " 'o'"oto Nv
"e"u an" oI'y t"V''', nv 'or'-'f,Ii;' ~ ,TnIi;
were cc'i'e"' "i, ii,
gan '"'l' "1''o''' ''o o"v'n! - ,nl.,
i 'I"S "0 "'',', IN NJ
h"hoGr7 on '''o S'o ., t"o ",'i ~ n,D ho
truce '"''o'' ""''' IN, L,,I .';,,a,
c"uno'i"'''"6. 0P''0' - "'" '''' '"'' ' o
THE MOVING hREAST"oEK'
At this iuncture our men discovered
with no little dismay, an engine Of wa
Which was being brought to bear upon
them, threatening the very consequence
which they dreaded most.--o safe ap
proach for the enemy, and an ultmat
charge in force over the intrenchments
The rebels presented strong brcastworI
of hemp.baics which appeared like a NOV
t ING barrier, impenitrable to bullets o
cannon shot. and swarming with men i
the rear. 1t was about twenty rods i
5 length, and the height Of two bales G
- hemp. The bales werc placed with tn
| ends facipp our Notifications, aflor,in
n n thickness of about six feet. This i'm
i mcnse breastworll commenced moving
= forv ard-not by detachmcnts or singly
5 brt in one vast body, ubrokcn and stead
= AS though it slid along the ground of it
e own volition. 1t advanced steadily owe
4 the smooth surface. parting to pass tree
r and closing up again as impenitrable Il
C rock. Behind it were hundreds of me
t pnshing aud urging with levers. Will
| others held the bales steadily to thei
. places. and others still whose number
b were almost indefinite firing between tn
y creyices and over the top, at our soldiers
n Our men looked at the moving monstc
= in astonishment. 1t lay like large SCI
il pent, winding over the hills and hollow'
y apparently motionless. yet moving broaC
G side on to envelope and destroy them
e its vast folds. In vain the cam nswc
Il turned upon it. The heavy bales absorl
p cd the shot harmessly, or quietly resuu
n ed the position from which they were di
y placed, seemingly moving without hand
|. but in reality controlled by strong arm
re which were unseen. In vain the musk
lie balls rninod upon it in unremitting shoN
) elS' Inc '"o"S"'ioS '''"' coh'e"''
ne were SAFE from Such p'nY assaults AZ.
nc slowly gliding along 'ney waited WI
rs eaSofnc'S 'he ''"e Wnon '"e'r Pc
III tioh Snool' warrant 'i'em III O"t"'ll
~ !hFo"Sn IT'S W"''' """ S'or'n'''S up [" l
" '"t'c"o"'i''n''' N"' o'">o so'0'ci' 90"
So "h'y "a.'h 1t WIN Keen "nA'e'y' anu wa
- 'or ,,',' y"o 'o"''u' ''., result III,
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i "'N"l''aS' '' o'' e''''' ':"o' i:l i"v'o we we
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t'','o"' "'F "u'' ,''T ''feH,'"'
, ''o"n'," oHi''o'S oi ''o "S"' Wo''
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