The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-01-11
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z2EAE4EzS, In Battle AT oney Hill,
Seuth Carellna, Nov Both. 1864, Lieut.i
JOHN Q. ARCaBOLD. actiss * jutznt
of the 18th Regt o. v. v. I. TINS
anathor, ysung, amiabie and brave has.
passed away. Jeha OvsrteH -Archboid
WIS born The 9th OF Septe N ber, 1910.
vslnntssred early in May, 1851 IA 10.
" 25th Rest o. v r. was il ali,he'
hard fought sattles Of that gallant Rssi-s
uent, Ca the S9sh Of August 1862 tas
18th formed the extreme leit in thelsesendl
Battle o: Bal run. The saen believed
they were gsinins great lvictery so efi-s
sient was their are Cheer upon fchcer,
from the brave bs7s arose above theT din
Of battle and the roar Of nusketry. But
The corps ef Gen Fitz oha Porter, which
was surposed to be sn the extreme left Of
oar line, had been wIthdrawn leaving tie
brigade to W aich the z0th heionsed very
.ueh expoAed. Attacked in. frsnt.s and /,
en- the ist and rear by overwhelming
nu "a esrs, they were soon compelled to re >
treat ana the rough and broken aaturs Of
the ground added to the d4ser8er nsces-s
sariiy ineideat 10 retreat under such cir,
cnnstsnces 2 q / l
Regiment. The eiscmy approached in u,
S usiforni IN disguise He tsfd the Yer
mont ColeRel that they vsrs cnsnies.
That efiee: thought him mistaken. and
refused pornissidn to fife. S'fhs SeceshA
ired deadly voiley Jghn o. Archbeld
i,eusht in the ranks OF the Vermont rsgi-
msat till t% fred 10 rounds. he noticed
all. day man Of tbs 18th Brsekiyn Rsgt.
an amateur warrior like himself in the
ranks of Vermont Towards sundoHn his
leg was brokea by q ninaie ball. TIes
y ermQat Regiment was ordsrsdts fotre at.
1t was death ts delay. Tne Nsy eYVrasr.
stretched on the ground called cut, .sUh
esmrades yea wont leave nc will ysu."
''Nosr s&yk j chm, I'VE wifi never lsave
yos till breath leaves us''il lie seized alp
a shset Of shelter te as, sndpby an ga "a
.ast appeal got two Vsrmont seldiersto
assist in1 The 2ud Verzsnt nen and
he one Ohio maH carried the wounded
here, (and ali their arms, more than two
inlios, uades pull rnn nearly up to their
waists, and delivered the xsun aed safely
to The Hospital Surgeoni.S vatytotf 4
At ChSn,e ellersyiiis on the fatal Second
Of May, 1868, the flies, for ssnsldsra-
Die distsace' right and left of him fell
either killed orr wouRdoi; Heury Ford
ais respected conrade iell against him iny
the asanies of death. He had wide siy
powarsom andimpfovedit it we'll. He stood
Asd oasht IN gap. All length as he was
in theac of leading his minnis rifles
fbnmbrhesl lit abeptil2 feet to'rhe left of
him, exp lsded, a fragment struck his qua,
ba rrel, bent it crooked and Jared il cut
of his hands. He spfaag forward to seize
mp oneasf tho dead mems gnu., but found
ne could net stand, he blsod was already
gushing over hi, left shoe top.
He saw our Field artillery fsIming
about 30 or 40 steps in the rear. Tho
enemy the samo distarce in front. He
,stsppea on his right fost behind cur ar
tillery. An ambulance carried iatws :
miles to the rear, and left hm anasra
tree. He laid and laRguishsd with three
tor four ousces of east irsn in his ,Isitd
thigh till about 2 s'cleck nsxt morning,
when he was visited by one OF our Sur
geens whe dressed his woand and fur
Ai.h.d him with water to drink. Before
the Doctors back was tursed he was
asleep under the tree, a.d was snly ws,
ksHsd by the Artillery next morning.
Lons before his wound was well Goyersor
Ted gave him commission as Second
Lieutenant in his believed cid 25th That
Regiment was reduced below its mipimnm
by saore of hard fought fields Some Of
them disastrous, all Of them glorious.
In March 1864 it was recruited. He
was then swern in, soon aftsr he MAS
commissioned First Lieutenaat, and sesa
after Adjutant Of the Regiment. -
At the fatal and hard fsught battle sf
Hsney Hill near Grahamsville, Ssuth
Carolina, on the Soth Of last Nsvenher,
far seven hours he rode up and down the p
lines striving te tura the tide Of battle.s
His horse was killed under him, snd twea-
ty minute, later a minnie ball crashed
thrsugh his head. . fsaE
asleep, soldier, sleep, thy warfare DER y
Ne martial bugle's loudest strains
Shall ever break thy slumbers more,
With summons to the battle plains 80