The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-05-16
Incident Of the Battles Around
Petersburg.
snERIDAN's GALLANTRY. 4.

ICtCToUuESs
sHERIDAN's GALLANTRY..
Sheridan is represented by those
present as being the inpersonation of
everything soldierly. He rode up and
down the lines under fire, continually
encouraging his men by waving his
sword, commanding in person, exhor-
ting them to seize the opportunity
within their grasp, and sweep their en-
emies to destruction. ''Take your men
in''-"Make your men fight"-''Push
on your column" eco in, boys, go inn
"Ha the damned rascals are run
ning"-"Thec cowardly scoundrels can't
fight such brave fellows as mine"-
"ISill that damned skulker"-"Shoot
every man down like dog that offers
to snlk," were yelled in thunder tones,
as he dashed along, where the fire was
| hottest and the result most uncertain.
His presence was consuming fire to
the rebels, and tower Of strength to
our men. Probably no living soldier is
so terrible in battle as Sheridan. With
the first smell of powder he becomes a
brilliant, blazing meteor, and pillar of
fire to his own hosts. The small, un-
pretending man, when in repose, rises
to the sublimity of heroism in action,
and infuses like spirit in all who are
under him.
THREE PRIvATES CAPTURE FIFTEEN
REBEL CAVALRY.
Wm. II. Strever, Achlapd McCron-
ey and Walter Cronkite, privates of
Major Sacklin's 10th Michigan sharp
shooters, this morning captured fifteen
rebel cavalrYmen captain, sergeant
and thirteen privates. Pursuing their
vocations as skirmishers on our front
they saw these oavalrymen moving
olona and cautiously advanced to meet
them.
"Halt and surrender" called out
Strever,
"Surrender to whom p" inauisitively
responded Captain Clements, leader of
the rebel horseman.
"You are in the rear of our battle
line, and it is surrender or speedy death
to you," replied Strever.
The captain surrendered, gave up his
sword, carbine and revolver, and told
his men to follow his example, which
they of course did. The three captors
marched their prisoners to corps head
quarters. Very chagrined were Cap
tain Clements and lhs men to find that
they had been the victims of a sharp
Yankee trick; but their chagrin came
too late. The men belonged to the
Sixteenth North Carolina cavalry reg
ment.
STAFF OFFICER NEARLY CAPTURED. /
Brevet Major Gentry, Commissary
of Musters on General Warren's staff,
had narrow escape from capture
He had been sent to arrange the picket
line. In the darkness he stumbled up
on one of the enemy's videttes.
"Who comes thar?" called out the
vidette, his mode of prononncing the
last word revealing at once his birth
place as south Of Mason & Dixon's line,
and the probability that he was then
working in the interest of the Southern
Confederacy.
"Hush your noise," responded the
Major, with sharp didactio utterance
81 am On the track of two cursed Yanks,
and will soon have them prisoners if
you keep shut your mouth, or other
wise they will get shut of me-"
The Majors selfpossession and sharp
ness served him against Southern
sojourn, for which he had no strong
liking.
ENGLISH OFFICERS SEEING THE FIGHT.
The English officers on the field yes
terday during the fight were Major
Smythe, Royal Artillery; Capt. Talbot,
of the Light Guard, and Lieutenant
Abercrombie, Of Canada regiment.
1t was noticed that they took birds
eye view of the contest, which certain
ly is complimentary to their Judgment
as non. combatants, and another thing
showing like good judgement were their
compliments to the coolne IS and cour-
age Of our officers and men in battle.
- ~ AN INCIDENT
In the first advance of the rebels,
Captain Nichols, of the one hundred
New York Volunteeas, was taken pris-
oner. and almost in minute deprived
Of his sword and valuables. a tall
Mississippian took charge of him guard
ing him with the revolver he had just
taken from him. When the rebels COM
menced to fly, the guard endeavored to
force the Captain along, but the latter
suddenly seized the revolver and point
ed it his guard, who turned to fly, but
was brought down by bullet, and is
now in a field hospital. The Captain
returned triumphantly to his regiment,
althouOh desfifute of avnrvfhing aycept