The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-12-06

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worth nothing to the sucress of this charge;
had exclaimed was wounded when the
troops were passing. it might have created n
panic and perhaps defeat" IL ten minutes
liz was Ifled from his horse and ceased to
breathe Thus died one Of the bravest
Generals in the rebel army. My dispatch
WAS taken by Colonel WyckIiffs and handed
TO Harris. who directed me ia take it to
General Beaureyard. When he had read it
he asked:
"Why did you not take this TO General
Johnston!"
II did, sir"
"Dil he tell you 10 bring it 10 me!"
General Johnston is dead, sir"
"Ilow do YOU know?'
II saw him die ten minutes ago"
"liow WAS Ike kiled!"
told him. lie then dictated two dis
pa,ches-one 10 Governor Harris and one
/" General Brerkinrilge. telling them t."
conceal the death "f Johnston, and bidding
me not TO speak Of it 10 any one. 5" far rs
the repor, of his death was circulated, the
officers denied it, some affi ming that it was
Governor johnson, of Kentucky, who was
killed. others admitting that General A. 5.
Johnston was slightly wounded. The army
knew not of his death until they reached
Cucinlh.
BRAVERY OF GEHERAL HINDMAN.
Just bef"re the retreat, occurred one OF
the most re,nar kaIl. inrideuts of the battle;
few more wonderful are on record. General
II in,lman, than whom no more fearless.
.lashlnr or brave man is found in the rebel
service was leading his men in fearful
strugyI. fer the possession Of favorable
position, when shell from the Federal bat
tpries, slrikin. his horse in the breast and
passing into hi body, ex 'loded The horse
WAS blown into fragments, and the rider,
with his saddle. lifted some ten feet in the
air Ills staff did not doubt that their Cen
era WAS killed, and some one cried out:
General H,ndman is blown to pieces"
Scarcely was The cry uttered. when lilndman
sprang to his feet and exclaimed: Shut up
there; am worth two dead men yet. Give
me another horse" TO the alnazement of
every one he was but little bruised. His
heavy and strong cavalry sadd e, and proba'
bly the bursting Of the shell downward,
saved him. In minute he was on new
horse and rallying his men for another dash.
A man of less flexible and steel'like frame
wonlI probably be so Jared and slitf,nel by
the shock as to be unable to rise; he, though
covered with blood and dust. kept his saddle
during the remainder of the day, and per
formed prn,liyies of valor. I'l, no herolsn
Of Officers or men could avail to stay the
advance of the Federal troops.
RRAVERY OF GENERAL GLADDEN..
An instance Of most heroic endurance, il
not fool hardy stoirs,n, such rs has few
pareles in history, occurred during the
contest, which deserves mention. Briga'lier
General Ga,,l-n of South Carolina. who
WAS in General Bragy's command, had his
left arm suffered by II ball ON the first dav
Of the fight. Ampnlaion MAS performed
hastily by his staff surgeon on the field; and
then ins,ra of being taken to the rear far
quiet and nursing, he mount ell his horse
against The most earnest remnnstanr" OF all
his staff. and continued to command. On
Monday he was again in the saddle, and
kept it during the day; on Tuesday he rode
on horseback TO Corinih. twenty miles from
the scene of action. and continued to dis,
charge the duties of An officer. On We'd
day second amputaiion WAS necessary.
when General Bragg sent an aid to ask il
he would not b. relieved from command
10 which he replied: ''Give General Bragg
my compliments, and say that General Glad
den will only give up his command to 60
into his coffin" Against the rHmonstranres
Of personal friends, and The positive injunc
,ions of the surgeons, he persisted in sitting
up in his chair, receiving dispatches and
giving directions. till Wednesday afternoon,
when uckjew seized him and he died in a
few m"ments A sal end WAS this, for a
man possessing many Of tbs noblest and
most exalted characteristics.