Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-09-07
ther. Nothing but war of entermin
alton would suit the people. ....
Yours truly. GEO. H. DowNER.
THE MAN WHO "DON'T SURRENDER
MUCH.n


A little elevation at the right Of the
railway was the scene of one of the most
heroic exploits of the war. There Col.
lnnes-warned by the old negro I have
introduced to the reader--with little
band of three hundred and eighty-nine
Michigan men, without artillery or other
defence than hastily thrown up barri-
cade Of camp-wagons and underbrush,
beat of Wheeler's whole force of 5000,
horse and two feld-pieces.
Colonel Innis," said General Rose
crans to him on the eve of the battle of
Stone River, "will you hold Savcrgne ?"
"lll try. General
Il ask if you will do it " exclaimed
the laconic General. .r g.. .. ......
81 will" quietly responded the Colonel,
and he kept his word. a' |."a
Just as the New Years sun was sending
its first greeting to the little band that
crouched there behind the wagons, the
head of the rebel column emerged from
the woods which skirt the southern side
of the town, and Capt. Firman, riding
forward to the fimsy breast word, clied
! out: A-... --.......,. r. ID: ..,
General Wheeler demands an instant
aud unconditional surrender" ..''
Give Gen. Wheeler my compliments.
and tell him we don't surrender much. ;"
came back to him from behind the brush
heaps. " 3a'" '.'.i.
Mounting then his Kentucky roam, the
heroic Colonel rode slowly around the
.ude intrenchments. g Boys" he said,
they are three thousand-have you said
your prayers ?" 4t
We are ready, Colonel. Let them
come on answered the brave Michigan
men. And they did come on
Six times we swept down on them"
said Capt. Firman. Wheeler's aide, to me,
land six times rode up with flag and
ordered them to surrender; but each time,
lnnis sent back the message, varied, no
and then, with an adjective, " We don't
surrender much" He sat on his horse
during the first charges as if on dress
parade but at the third fire | saw him
60 down. | thought we had winged him,
but when we charged again, there he sat,
as cool as if the thermometer had been at
zero. One of our men took deliberate
aim, and again he went down but when |
rode up the fifth time and shouted "We'll
not summon you again-surrender at
once y it was lnnis who yelled out,
pray don't. for we don't surrender much.
At the seventh charge was wounded,
and the General sent another officer with
the summons. Your people halted him
few 100 yards from the breast work, and
an officer, in cavalryman's overcoat,
came out to meet him. They had killed
my two horses" said Col Innis to me af
wards, and | was afraid they wohld
SINCE my uniform--the fire was rather
hot-so | covered it'll oH3' .a5e l
What is your rank, sir ? " demanded
the Union officer. -. .;.....
Major, SIR .irat
$50 back, and tell Gen. Wheeler that
he insults me by sending one of your
rank to treat with one of mipe Tell
him, too, have not come here to sur
render. | shall fire on the next fag,"
%" 1t was Innis, and by that ruse he
nude us believe he had received reinforce
ments. Thinking it was SO, we drew of,
and the next day Innis sent Wheeler word
by a prisoner that he had whipped US
with three hundred and eighthy-nine
men - Edmund Rirke. 2 iuiwI !
K Y z-L1- : : -. -------.za 2isiI
PATRIOTIC, The Burlington Times says;
vouno man from tho town of Grnanc