Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-24


road ndescribably bad. and many of the officers
and men were into "pair OF new boots" The
distance travelled twenty-fOur miles
encamping near General Hooker's Headquarters.
At daylight on the morning of the oath. the
brigade the move-the 35th in the ad-
vance. Marching down to point under cover
of the Wauhaiche Hills. and screened from the
view Of Lookout" our brigade was drawn no in
two lines and the regmsntal commanders adj
dressed 10y the gallant little Whitaker Zen
tlemen" said the General, 1--WE are 20 storm and
csrry the enemy's works on Lookout Colonel
Mullen with the 35th Indiana will occupy the
centre OF the first line Colonel Barnes with the
sth kentucky will occupy the right and Colonel
TAYLOR with the 10Th Ohio will occupy the left
of that line. The 5ist Ohio Lieut.. Col. Wood
the 96th Illinois. Col Champion; and the 99th
Ohio, Lieut. Col Cummins will support the
movement in the second line. General Geary :
command will be extreme left. You will
of course whip the enemy. and then We will all
assemble az quarters and take drink. ="
This short. pithy, soldier-ke order was received
with evident satisfaction 10y the commanders, ="
In a moment. the men were ready for the work.
overcoats were pulled off. and with blankets.
haversscks and pup tents" piled on one side
the officers stripped to their shell jackets and the
men TO their bouses. eagerly awaited the "for-
ward =
There goes the brave sth Kantuck Fall III.
Thirtv-sfth-"forward !" and we follow sweep
ing around The base OF Wauhatchie. and through
gap. We come to deep. rapid, though narrow
stream--I Lookout Creek. Across this the Pic
neers that morning had thrown passage way,
and called il q bridge IL was rudelv and rapid
ly, but safely constructed Good morning
Colonel" said an officer who stood, glass in
hand. ne.r the bridge. Get YOUR brave fellows
across Is rapidly rs possible. Good luck to you "
Thank YOU sir Close W, Thirty-ffih, .
said the Colonel. d,shng ahead on the bridge.
and the Thirty fifth. with light hearts and steps,
we're soon over. ''double-quick' OF few
moments brough, US 10 the ascent of the noun
tain and after a steady. slow climbing. reached
the abrupt cliff or palisade OF" Lookout" Here,
under cover of a dense thicket of pines and ce-
dars we formed our line OF attack. Breaking
bv the right of companies 10 the front, the storm
ers pushed forward without tap of drum or blast
of bugle For three long miles steadily. persist,
emily and silently struggled the column. over the
toughest road imaginable. almost perpendicular
descents and steep. craggy accents. with trees
living in everv direction. were the difficulties that
beset the march Geary being away on the lett.
had the of The road. but the longest route to
the snemy's entertainments The Sth keDtuck v
had almost an impossible road 10 travel The
march of that regiment over such a route ought
alone to immortaize IL. After struggling forward
thus for two hours. our skirmlsh line strike the
eneTny's Dickcts Bang bang whiz, goes the
skirmsh line Shot after shot rAnidlv follows
from right to left of the line Most of our
skirmshers being from the Sth Kentucky, were
of tried mettle--centre shots and dead game, they
were disposed TO fight on and push on IL was
evident that the enemy was taken by surprise.
his pickets hastily retrestins 10 their Gelenses. A
short resistance only offered. The irst line
being within two or three hundred yards OF the
works the Thirty-ifth Was halted and ordered TO
lie down TO Get their wind and prepare for the
assault
A ratipiaH of saots now commenced BY Geary
on the left. and shower of balls from our front
and dank made Us hus mother earth" with un-
usual affections A crash Of musketry and our
sklrnishers halt, up DULLES. With a cheer"
said Col. Mullen, spvinging forward Charge
at run. STEADY steady, thirty 6fth." shouted
Gen whitaker. But the FaH9a 6GilacA'' (leave
the way the IRISH war cry. bad been given, and
there WAS no stopping III YOU won't stop. then
90 ~ and yire en- AL" said Whitaker rushing
himself 70 the front As the 3Sth gained the hiil
terrible roll of musketry and the rusi,fne of
grape shot babe them welcome This was
answered by loud and defiant cheer Here /,
vas that the gallant Capt jim Fitzwilliams was
badly shot through the sword arm, wound that
sent him staggering 10 the Sergeant jas
heraes. OF lniianapol Than whom a Drawer or
better soldier is not in the 9Th army corps, was
shot through the lungs. Barney Smith. OF
psny ID. got terrible wound in the head. but CT
tended hia hand to the Colonel IS the blood ran
in stream chat Officers guantlet and
sword. " show his Enthusiasm and affection
Corrorals Hamilton and Csnsr. company I.