Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-04-01

Tor some time. 9 n1I UetH SlNCu Ht"
Enfield Rf,s few days before, ari he
rain had swelled the stocks SO that their
rammers could not be drawn. 1t was
pretty %, bu, it couldn't be helped now,
and the most heard consoling themselves
tha. if they could only get chance with
their bayonets they didn't care about their
hammers. We formed and marched thTo'
the wood to the Railroad, where We found
the other two Companies had bivouacked,
asd were happy to NEE, L.. Beaver with
his cheerful ''g9oi morning" We formed
on the Railroad, discharged our pieces,
reloaded, sat down, aud smoked G pipe.
We were soon ordered to move 90 up the
Railroad. Iou all know what it is to
walk on these ,ies-bow uusai.ed it Is TO
your step. Then just place the ties SIX
iaches closer tOgethcr-haye dozen can
mons playing on your right aud lei'r With
lots vf musketry in front-hsve j; SO
foggy, you cant see a huadred yards
ahesd-hear an oc,asilua. crash through
the woods Of cannon ball OF shell, close ty,
Il counted some twenty lying along there
sfterwaris)-you cant lock up, or you a
miss your fooiing-you are too fax away
for any e1ei:emen. to cheer you-Las.ag
travelled all the Gay before, and all uigd',
in way that would have killed you at
other times then perhaps YOU can have
some idea Of our march along tie Rail
road Abou. quarter Of a mile from the
L bel eatrenchmeuf, We ;GI5ed o7aE 10 tie
left. We smashed in at double quick,
and formed abou; five hundred yards from
the ravine, on the other side Of which the
Rebels lay. The Col. stopped the rig+
wing, and formed it-cach Company, as
they formed, lay down. We KEEP, our noses
close to the ground-the bushes, ab't two
fee, high, were swayed by the balls-out
Of the tree tops, caunon balls showcrld
down-we were rcaking with persPiEa;iou.
LIS. Morris and Reno came up with Us, lay
down awhile, then wen; off to the right:
We were on the extreme left Of the line.
Capt Neal came Up il front, and, as the
balls barked the trees all agouud him, very
politely invited Col. Iartranft TO form his
Regiment directly in rear of the New Jer-
sey 9th. Moving up within hundred
yards Of them, We were ordered to lie
down, where We saw the New Jersey 9;h
perperiug away at the Rebels as cody as
if they were deer hunting We could see
clear down a hollow Of the raViGe, but
were exposed to cross-fre, the Rebel
ebtrepehmants on the hill ciTciiag iD half
moon shape
The battle bad uow lasted some three
hours. Oar men were impatient, but the
regulation was that any man who fired
without orders should be shot ARTILLERY
firing had ceased FOX want Of ammunition.
On the right wing of our brigade, the 2ls,
Mass. had made a charge, were repuIsed
the New York SIS. had suffered heavily
and the New Jersey 9th were suffering,
also. As We hear, Gen Foster sen, word
to Cen Burnside he hain'i gained foot
Just then, Gen. Reno sent orders for the
lef, wing Of the SIS; Penn. to move up.
We arose, faced to the left, marched to
the rear, then to the front, down a little
hollow-came down with yell, the SIS.
Ny. cheering US on-r0se on the crest Of
hill, and fred vOl.ey, loaded and fred
second volley, when Gen. Reno, 10 was
standing among us, gave the order to stop
firing snd charge. The bullets ratified like
hail against our bayonels. With shouts,
We rushed down, across q rayiDe about a
hundred yards wide, swamp below, and
fores, trees feilei across, forming an almos:
impossible aba,ti5 How we got over,
an hardly able to tell, after looking at i:
next day-I remember Tom Grier and |
were on big pine tree that rau about ten
feet above all the rest, when l remarked
to him it was rather perchy-at any rate,
we charged across-storned the battery,
two iron cannon with their black threats .
full open on Us, and loaded as We after
ward di.covered-enterci, a1d about lj0
Rebels surrendered-ihe day was ours
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