The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-01-08
FEELINGS IN BATTLE.

/. People often wonder how enc ieeis u
battle. All men are not Affected alike.
Some are cool, determined snd cosrageous
soae leae oil judgment. add will single
handed rush apoa haadreds; others are
entirely unmanasd, tremble like aspens.
seem dead to every emotion oil honor or
feeling OF shame. and will SINK into co.
yerts or run from the Geld. Lord Forth.
in the Crimean war. is an instance. II
skirnishers engage prior to . general bat
tie, and Q desultnry FIRE 10 kept up Tor d
whils, one becomes used to il. and. a. the
battle worms. i, frequently becomes eI-
citing, and msn that tremble II the 6rst lev
shots now rushed on like heroes. Iresen-
bsr well nv feelings during the frst bat
Gle in which WAS engaged. The night
before We received orders 10 prepare TO at
tack the enemy early on the morrow.
ALI vas nos hurry. hustle and anxiety.
Gsns we're cleaned. aumsnliion inspected.
staps adjusted, csntsens 6lled. kn.psacks
lirhtened and letters written. We had
several sen in our company who had al
vays boosted oi thsir bravery and Prowess
men ~hs had bees " spelling Tor hight.
a. .hey said. These wsre now still -
mice; they didn't peep. One of then. who
had taken q masters degree 10 oil kinds ol
profsnity. now borrowed Bible. -, ds~n
and read i. for some time. and intina,sd to
his messnaie the propriety OF praying be-
fore going ia sleep that night. II is net
your clustering, pfofane oras.d" that " the
brave man on the held OF batile-it - yoss
patient retiring aan.
! 1 eosfsss, . feeling Of dread aud anxiety
stole over me. Battle ~ss certain. the
eneay vas strongly posted. and .e had
desperate work before -. l wanted 70 &C.
into battle. yet l dreaded il like death.
slept bat little that night. The morsing
came, and our column nosed quIstiy and
s.srniy forward thrppgh wosd. The hrsl
in,instioa We had Of the enemy vas the
shirmishing between his outpssts aud oui
vanguard, tie former falling back as the
latter sdvsseed. We passed out oil th,
wssd and rapid, deployed into line o.
battle, . general sloping hill hiding thu
ensmy iroa our view. A part vi oui fore'
had been sent rssnd 10 make . hzna ant
rear attack on the enemy; shile 90 doini
/, vas Of the utmost Importance that vi
should hold his attention 10 the front. W.
marched steadily sp the hill till the who'll
lice sf the enemy burst upon our view
shere We halted. and for some minutes nO
gun wss fred 90 either aide.
There stood the tvs srmies. each wait
ia. Tor the other 90 begin the sork OF death
The faces Of eur men looked pale and de
trrainsd; some Of then looked like statues
others ser,ousi and uneasy. IL Vas III
time 10 test their esursge. A line VI car
nsn was bearing directly upon as. Deaf
60 sany Of 90 ~ss certain. Who viii be
thogsht I. A Singular feeling came owe
No. q confused image of mother and sists
appeared fitting before my imsgIaasIon lik
disssIsing shadows. while the uemesdou
reality 10 iroat oppressed me With dreAdi'
forebodings. @.
A few momen:s passed. like those TIL
intervene b,tween drawing the cap es'
che criminals face aud letting fsli the ira
when . puff Of smoke shot out irvm enc
the csnloa. followed by crash. aud . chs
cent screaming over Y. Or men duel
cd their heads like geese PIre was no
opened on - along the ehemys ertire lon
f'hsir first shots were aimed too high. Fh'
gradually lowered then. Every diseh.I
brought their balls frsrfally scatter. v
\, we're impatient 20 retu,n their hre. but da
p.t ii the command was gwen. q
s.Ioael pssssd along 10 front u the iin
Z" s.d urged % 20 stand hra snt'i the proc
tias. and the dsy would Be ours. u .
,s.k 60 hold sen rrpossd to sn eneay
+, ere vi,hsas allowing them 10 return
They gill soon ruu one say or the Other
Tie saeny's shot brsin TO howl sroa
o., plsngh osr rants. aud tsst Up tss ear
about sur fe<L A 6 pound ball cut Oh :
s.ysas. of my arssaase aa ny Ieis. . y
80, .u..,x .ud ,,a~ strkek AfSn 90 the bfeal