The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

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Peebles. lie came cul Of his house. One Of
our boys mad an American flag. The old
man exclaimed, "Oh for Gods sake. let me
get holu OF lt-ihat oid flag oace murcw We
gave IL 10 MN. lie wrapped il around him,
Kissed and carresscd it, and then treated us 10
such ealables as he had and gave us some
good old wine
AGAIN we drop the narrative until June
lotl' on HE Iallahatchie. We remember
this place well, az we crossed il ON ropes or
lords III seemed 70 be the very center field
! Of tHc battle grounds for the Union for lone
| time. Al MI. Pleasant we had a skirmisb,@
who Tor gets the kind hearted widow who
gave us Duttermllk? July lst, at CoX's house:
0th, south OF loliy springs, and thence on TO
! Memphis. we hat 10 fight our way mile by
mile, and to fight over the same ground day
after day. Aug 3d left Memphis, and had a
skirmish at Somerville. On the Goth of Sent
we arrived at Trenton, all but Co. y. Also
had skirmlSh on tennessee river and at
Shurtltl's mills. Nov. 2lst a frht at Chest
nut Bluffs, Capt Shepardson wounded Dec.
4th, Water Valley was captured, where we
secured ~ prisoners. Wallace ana HYDE
were surrounded and captured by the rebels
here, but by a little strategy got away. The
4th had hard fighting here, and won laurels.
too On the 9th came the memorable
FIGHT OF CoFFEEvILLE.
Here the noble Col. Mccullough was killed,
and sad indeed was this day for Us. He had
been cut off from his command by a sudden
movement in flank of the enemy, and when
three bayOnes were levcled at him and he
ordered to surrender, looking in the muZzles
Of the guns he cried, "Nerer!" and three bull
lets were fired INTO his body.
He was personally wholly unacquainted
with the sensation of fear, drawer man never
lived
On the the 18th, went on scouting expe.
dition TO Tupolo; and SO on TO the l-th, to
south and east of Cotieeville. On the Goth,
some sick boys left by Il large force, made a
gallant defence at Trenton under that old
patriotic veteran, Gen. Fry, Dec. 90 started
after Van Dorm.
After giving an incident of how Van Dorm
gobbIed his (Wallace's) carpet sacks, from
one Col. Murphy, of the Sth Wisconsin, the
speaker went on with the record, much of
which we Omlt.
Jan 27th, we had fight south of Collins
vile, where 1t. J. Z. Hit and several men
we've wounded and captured and Henry
Smith, Henry McGettz, Thomas Selie, kill
ed or MORALLY wounded.
On the 9th of July a singular incident oC.
Cured. | was out with fOraging dctach-
ment, when attracted by firing at house,
| rode up \ man named Forbes had shot
at our men and they were riddling his house
with bullets. He succeeded in wounding
one OF our men, (who is here this EVENING"
when | gave orders tie break in the doors.
The house was finally fired, when he came
out and on seeing us threw up his hands and
exclaimed, My God! | am mistaken. /
thought you were guerrillas. have defend
ed myself against them before and have
leave to fight them as best l may" SO say
ing, he showed written documents
to prove his statement, which were subse-
Qucntly found to be perfectly true.
On the 4th of Dec, we were at YaZoo Riy.
er Bottom, and thence went from Vicksburg
to Natchez. On the nth, in fight at indie
dence Hill, one OF Co. LIS men killed. Capt.
Wardlaugh wounded Writ Adams com
manded the rebels
At Washington, Miss, Jan. % 1861, and
there till the 9th Of March when
we went on Liberty and Court House road
near Natchez. During the remainder of the
time we were upon various duties till Nov.
SOth. Capt. Joseph Phelps, one of the hray.
est men that ever fought in any battle, tell.in
July. There were but few notable
events afterwards We were mustered out
except a few June /, 1860 The remainder
went into Texas
1860.
Jan. 2,-struck the Miss. Central Railroad
at Winona. Tore up bridge, south for 20
miles
Jan. Gth,-joned division at Benton, riding
Nil night; It'll, Mechanics Bay; Sth, Deer
Creek; 9th Nicksburg, and transports to
Memphis; Goth, an expedition into Arkansas;
returned Feb. lst; April, captured Browns
vile where Col. Lee and other officers were
AIKEN, and in July came home.
Such is our record, and we need not be
sshamed TO compare it with that of any other
'egIment in the war.
THE BANQUET.
The proprietors of the Clifton Hotel sup
died the boys with q splendid supper, where
few brief remarks were volunteered by Col.
)ickey, Gen. Wallace, DR.. Dyer. Mr.. Mat
hews and chaplain Trask. Our limited
pace prevents Us gong into details Unjust
ufice to say the enjoyment was complete
nd the company parted at q late hour, each
it was one OF the pleasantest days
# his life.