New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-25

asked him. "whai the user 4" II will show your
goodwill anyhow" was the brave fellows answer.
Rather amused at having my GOODWIN impehcheu.
and having got breath again. went to work iring about
twenty rounds In the dFe tiOn Of the big gun when
could only guess at by DE smoke My gun got so bot
and foul that | cared fire u no more. At one tlne
Thought bullet grazcd and burned nc; IL was my hand
coming in contact with the Orass Of my CARTRIDGE box
Tho sun had made 10 so hO that could not toHch H.
Heat and smoke and powder produce an intense thirst
Gunshot wounds a. first. are not very phhiOi, Only
numhlIg but they are followed win i.fetish uliat
The cries q he wounded for Witer were hedrt hulnb
brought lemon e. soothe me IN case o. acclueht
tiiad TO keep it, thinking would need H. but the wall
ing ~ the wounded was too toucAln- "A / comioItcd
ono OF tie bleeding ones with H. Ooi Dicss the deli
h0ys they cd not complain nor lose ,tll iAilI.l ~
the fight Hearing that SIC were short 81 oar.pdges
they would roll oyer painfully take their cars! dgc
icze. and throw tl9m 20 r.. one good l,oW VINO "a.
wounded 400 tlc eg, threw himself on MS tack ana iira
az rapidly cs be- could load Dis piece. been lerc
nearly an lour IN as TIC ire shcscnel, CoL iIioI
came sIrilcn across the logs. waving lls sword
shon..nr Charge boys caafgc T. plL ny D'}"'sl
mcu ready 10 0hoy the order laid down again. know
ing that obedience thereto was only reckless cast
away Of life. In hall o minute. just ahead Of me, ne l'
dead. Rash bu. brave. H. did what ho cOuid to icde II
tie tarlishod honor o. bis regiment.
As We entered The fed We vecIel to The lcit and
ho regiment to tie right stood up hoping 90 see ouI
boys II Lct prudent 10 stand very long, blt saw
body 81 men tloir lsef waving Ia advance OF a, aud
thought 1 could Distinguish tie da:k blue pants "l the
4gtl. right Tor aiterword learned tAa iA' Jen
4 H
aud beautiful did that ol flag look amid TIE smoke OF
battle How majestic compared win the sinister 81; rs
and bars that fDatod dcautr on ho pl9apet before rs
Toward tue c0s1 OF tLe 1gomcDl, We were exposed
to much danger by shots from rear. some men, To
cownfdly TO core un firing from thc woods. llf
mile distant. ~ the front ~ the bold you could
hear The cIy, " Fir lighcr' Anow 20. u my %cl.
hurt but some narrowly escaped wounds nnd death az
lie hands OF these cJwnId.y comrades. Br tAis ume
lac whole brigade had sought IA .fer and wac Nourng
into the enemy s.f am Of lend hat Kept them from to
plrapoi and from working ther guns HaG anoffe
iorlogn hope with another .r ode then attacked il'
font under The protection az Our iie Ioit TUCSON
would now DE Ours Yet QerChluce tteir tnsslp Jon
firing mnv have been iAe l ~ rlssng thciT force.
against sherman on tie lcf. lor he did uo, attack m
near two hours after did. took I'd eai1ge 81 o..
comp lratYc quiet aud i was only cpmpliNc' hHi
Lieut. SigCins. Cuirilcr. end some others - Dr,
wounded. found poor sivgils unable 20 peak oi
had entered bio mouth passed out Of bi, throat ufl
then struck he arm. He wrote 10 mt Tor diink@ to'
him some coffee bat lc could not Tal0W Dc. he vast
me 10 tlio iim oh tir hod blt Tat was imprncuchDe
and Voull OILY lave endangered several lives. e. n
suited IN some officer. who told me u would na IN
vain % 60 ioT medical h'p. Our Surgeons and a'.lst
ants placed tLrmfcycs I quH as ruci dinssr as t'f
bad tight 90 Do. Ssris poied to th'r 'fiueAi iHd
gathered up sufficient strength q fat, 90 hlAl'
.ng tie regiment on such fe d aad uIl'r lEe. was
an unncCe,sary exposure end coli result M 10 service
sO aid r0. go. nui. fading fIeli'lOa place O. +"
DDS w down aud ..cp.. ly ta.' sou can !;4Fc ~ hy
exhaustion. ! bad hoped fAe blito hour "0l.d bang
30 r.ch excitement Tat ! would De- strong Dl' ~
cnforferce was Ike thai 0i characterization alb
sofhsd excitement 4 man. an such occasions
uses no great dead ~ BIZ vital energy. How
long ] sl.ri I know not bat wlrh eVoke some
were stcafally carrying Oh tie wounded on fGnbe
blankets II which wo ohtl med Few from TIE dshd.
For RI W. is We would creep along with our bleeding
burdens almost alliogrs expecting every moment
o. be- grrctod with shower OF gTnpe Int show y
co.sins not sc became holder and walked erect, ana
soon o. r!ir away the wounded. occupied oil. " !y
tine enemy did not fire We we've reiteating, We
mot ilnnsiue According 90 the nss Of war y Is
honorable 10 30 all you can cripple rctreang zoe
Firing was going tAe GIT, but they allowed ~
70 retire unmOcsed IL j. said that some OF our men
on the ght getting into ditch and no chance oi -
raus presenting se htng OFT flag of.truce. aud es.
cnuel under that aag and therefore tie conie9ueni
cessation 4 losiilties. knox not how that was hut
certainly We hr,Gtled more freely when We reached
The shelter ~ .he cod. Tioro W. mct surgeon.
who gave " some kini - liquor. What kind know
not bot never tasted ANYTHING hnh so good. The
nectar Of tie -oda was nothing IN companion
Here We viii take leave vi the gallant private,
whom We have learned to rcspeo, Tor his bravery in
fighting b,,iles and bis skill in describing them.
With an army OF such bold mountain boys. our sue
cess In the field Is inevitable AMI We trus and be-
leye that host, Of noble fellows Of kindred spirit
aro at this moment con,onding for victory in the
Union ranks.