Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-01-24

Daring The fight at Wilson'S Greek / was
stationed With part Of our company on the
right of lotions battery, while tha balance
Of our company, with a part Of the Illinois
regiment, was ordered down in deep ragine
upon our le t, ID which Il was known poF-
tion Of the enemy vas concealed, With whom
they we're soon engaged. Tec contest ia the
Tavine continuing somc hours, lotion sud
denly wheeled his battery upon the enemy in
that quarter, when they soon resreated to The
high ground behind their lines. Tn less than
twenty miautes after, lotion had driven the
eaem3 from the raviae, the word passed from
man 70 man throughout the army, "Lyon is
killed" and sooa after, hostiIities having ceae-
cd upon both sides, The order came for our
.aaln forces to fall back upon Springfield,
while part Of tie Iowa Ffst and two compa
Mss Of tbs Missouri regiment we're to camp
upon the gronnd and cover the ratreat next
mrning.
Taat night | was detailed eor guard duty,
my turn Of gnari closing with the morning
call. When | vent out with the offer IS
relief, foun.i that vY post was upon a high
efnineDce that oveFlooked tho deep raviue 10
Thieh our nan had engaged the enemy until
Iottfn's battery came b their assistance. 1t
was draary. lonesome beat The moon had
gone dowa ID tho early part Of the night,
whilc The stars tWinklsd dimlg through hszy
atmosphere, lighting Up imperfeetly the sur
rounding objects. Occasionally / would place
my car near tho ground and lislen Cor the sound
Of footsteps, but all Wss silent save the far-off
hoTliug of the wolf, that seemed 10 scent upon
tae evening air the banquet that we had been
Pteplring tnt him. Taa hours passed slowly
away, when at length the morning light began
20 straak along the EASTERN sky, making sur
rounding objects more pisinly visible. Pres.
emily beard drum beat up the morning call.
Al FIRST ! thought il came from the camp of
the onamy across the creek, bit al listened
found that il came up from the deep ravina;
for feR aaEaats il vas silent, and then IS it
boeam3 moro Light hoard il again. / listen
e4-thc sound Of tbs drum was familiar to
nle-and knew that it was
Our drummer boy from Tennessee
Beating for help theErereilie.
was a1ou; t1 desert lay post to 70 10 his
assistance WheE | discovered tie ofiser Of the
guard approaching vita two men. We all lis.
tened to the sound, and we're aatisfed that it
was Eddio's dram. asked permission TO 60
to his assistauee, Ths effi,er hestated, say
ing tbat tbc orders were to m1reh Ia twenty
miaates. promised to BE- back in that time, !,
aad be eonsentej | Immediately started
dowp the hill through the thick underground
aud upon reaching the valley followed the
sound OF tao drum, aud SON found Kim seated
upoE the ground, his back leaning against the
trunk OF fallen tree, while his drum hung
upon bush 10 front Of hi@, reaching nearly
to thi ground. s soon as he discovered lHe
no dropped bis dfumsticks aud exclaimed: 80,
Corporal, | am SO glad to see you. Give me
q drIak,p reaching cut his baud for my can
teen, which vas empty. ] Immediately turned
to bring hln some water from tho brook ttat
| could hear rinrling through the buihes tear
by, wien, thinking thst I was ahout 70 leave
him he commenced csyiDg saying. cDon't
leave me-, Corporal can wslk.''
| was soon back with the water, when dis
covered that both Of bis feet hai been shei
away by cannon ball. After satisfying his
thirst, he looked up into my face and said:--
's4on don't think | wiz die. Corporal, do you2
This mau said | woul3 n9t--ho said the sur
geon could cuie ny feet.'' now discovered
man lying ia tue grass near him. By his
dress / recognized bin as belonging TO the
enemy. 1t appeared that be had been shot
through tho bowels, AID had fallen near where
Eddie lay Knowing that he could not live,
aud seeing the condition of the boy,h had
eFaWled to him, taking off bis buckskin sus-
peniers, and corded the little fellows legs be-
low tbs knee, and then lay down and died
While be was telling me these particulars, |
heard the tramp Of cavalry coming down the
ravlne, and 10 a moment scout Of the enemy
was upon US, and was taken prisoner. ro-
quested the officer to take Eddy up in front of
him, and be did so, carrying him with great
tenderness aud care. When We reached
the camp Of the eueuY the little fellow was
dead.