Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-02-20
Mobile Campaign.
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against Mobile, viii be interesting to
many Of our readers, as giving cor
rect history of the part taken in that
campaign By the brave boys of the
llth Wisconsin. many Of them from
this place and vicinity. Sergeant
DANIEL B. Moore, for his bravery in
that campaign, has been breveted
Lieutenant, by Gov FMRcHLD.
Colonel Harris Brigade was form
ed in two lines. In the first line, the
5Sth Illinois, Capt John Murphy
commanding, was on the right. The
Eleventh Wisconsin. Major J. s.
Miller, on the left. The l7Sth \. Y.
1t. Col. j. b. Gondalfo, in the cen
tire. In the second line, the 34th
New jersey, Col. Lawrence. was on
the right, and the SIND Indiana. 1t.
Col. " ain on the left; company y.
Capt. Park, comany f, Lieut. Me
Connell, company D, Capt. Tino, of
the llth Wisconsin were selected for
the shirmish line of that regiment,
and they deployed and lay down in
front of the trench previous to the
movement. These troops had to
charge 600 yards, (morc than one
third of a milc,( over broken ground.
covered with the usual amount of OBJ
structions. Atquarter to five o'clock.
Col. Harris directed his Acting As
sistant Adjutant General, Capt. r
h. Jackson Of the lIth Wisconsin,
to order the charge to commence,
which order was soon given and
promptly obcved When the Skin
mish line Of the eleventh had gained
one hundred yards, they received such
a heavy fire from the confederates
we'll fortified and numcrously manned
pits. that Major Miller. fearing they
would be checked. took the response
bIHty Of ordering forward the rest of
the regimet, commanding = Forward
Eleventh = Instantly the 18th Wis
consin springing out Of their trench
and with the ringing cheers Of vete-
rams, rushed onward with emulous
ardor and high resolve to victory- or
death They followed 50 closely upon
the retreating confederate skirmish-
ers as to save themselves from a gen
erai ire from the main works till with
in about one hundred yards of them.
when they encountered a destructive
fire Of musketry, and grape and can
lister. Though many were struck
down. and the ranks Of the leading
groups were visi5Iy thinned, the sur
yivors moved on with unfaltcring step
10 the main works and there engaged
in hand to hand contest with the
most unyielding spirit Of the garrison.
Lieut.. Angus r. Mcdonald. Sergeant
Daniel 3. Moore and six others Were
within thirty yards Of the enenv's
works. and by Lieut. McDonald's or
ders they fixed bavonets and charged
them. when close to the parapet
vollcv killed four Of their number and
Knocked the lock off Moore's Gun -
Then Mcdonald ordered that they
should wait till others came, but Ser
geant Moore, in the din nos hearing
the order mounted the works. The
gallant Corporal Joel Wheeler of
company 4. had preceded him and
was shot dead on the parapet. Nc
Donald quickly followed and demand
ed a surrender; at that time the main
part Of the eleventh was coming up
within few yards. but one or two
vollevs was fred on them from be-
hind the works; portion Of the car
rlson had already broke and was flee
ing toward the landing. Where Ne
Donald and Moore were, We're eight
conlcderates who surrendered. but ten
yards to their right was a squad Of
twelve under charge Of an officer who
were still pouring a deadly fire into
the right Of the c7suent6. The officer
exclaimed, =" No quarter to the damn
ed ! ankccs!' Lieut. Mcdonald and
Sergeant Moore fell into their hands
and then followed desperate strug-
gle; five or six attacked Mcdonald
with bayoncts. but he fought them
with his sword, knocking some down
and killed two. He received two
bayonet wounds IN his breast and a
musket ball in his thigh when he fell.
\ confederate fell over him whom he
used as 4 shield against a further
thrust by the bayonet: then Sergeant
Moore who had also received a bavo-
net wound, picked up a confederate
musNct and shot McDonald's assail
ant dead. Other gallant men of the
eleventh were soon unon the works
closely followed by the regiment
Then came with eager steps the
rest Of the brigade with its com
mander, Col. Harris. and when the
troops were IN full possession Of the
works a shout Of triumph went up
that battles description. The men
hockeC around their commander with
earnest and Joyful greetings; but no
single voice could he heard. Col. liar
rs pointed UP to the flag now proud
II waving on the captured works.
| hen again the emotions Of patriot
Ism and Of victory burst forth in tn
multuous shouts; near them the
ground was thicklv strewed with the
wounded and the dead. and many Of
the latter We're buried near the works.
Among the killed in the eleventh
v lSconsin were Lieut. Richard Cad
dell, Sergeant VIM. II. Phelps. Cor
porals Wheeler. Shea and Incainills.
Its whole number Of killed was Is.
and 1t had two commissioned officers
including Lieut. Nm. Charleton:
liza my,