, 1875-05-24
SHEIsNIAN'S MEMOIRS.
Btmonson,s Shot shnt Killed bishop
polk-:rhe Fraucdy Graphically De-
aerifted BIZ m Eye. .WAtMcsts

sinonson's Shot shnt Killed Blshop
Polk-'rhe Tragedy Graphically De-
scribed by an Eyc.Watnoss.
70 tas Ed.,or Of IL !st0 rsrk Herald,
In your resiew OF "shorn1sn's Memoirs
Ia wl,ioh Gen. Polk was killed ia elven, from
which It appears that Sherman called Gen. How,
ards attention 10 group Of officers on liuo
Mountain. and "ordoEed him to compel 1t to keep
nnaer eove wv one %ao ,,d ~as ho a
l.nta campaign-ane Who, with Howard
aud other oilicors. sat our hoEses
beside tho Fifth 1nd!ta battery tha: fired tho fa-
tal Ahot-to give the true story from my notes
made that morning and pub!iahol in Western
daily fow weeks Aita1ward7 Thors certainly
IL grievoue error cisticr IN your review or tn
shsrman's description Of tie tragedy. Gen.
The shot l1od. Gsu. Sherman may have. how
eyor. a. be role to tha reax, whero ho met How
ard, called hts attention to Whist ho (Howard(
would 800 when our party resohed Gen. David
will bo sustained Ia tho naln by Gems. Howard
and Stanley aud tbs atatf officers prcsept-ass
these;
Or Juue II. Con. Howard and stan loft theIz
vision Of Howara'a {Fourth) Cosps had broken
camp aod woto aweiung tho ordcr TO attack Iine
Mouusatn. It was 1ust aftoE gunrlac. 4 milo OF
two 10 rear OF the advance Howard mat shcF-:
m&Q+ 0Qt ku8 NU0FEIHAtlou u8%NeGA tAG4A A4A
not hsar, ~ tho two 0euerAla oonversed aside:
Howard aud atAn Joinod Stanley and hIs STAG
on tho road, 10 full yieW at Pine Mountain. and
~ wo dsew rain and o1ohangsd greetings. Stan
10y exclaimed,
:" Howard, do you SEQ that group up sbere On
tho crest OF ths mountGn7 wonder who theS
ArA."
vs. Ill brought cur Asld-elAssss to boar upon
tbs point indicated, aud could plainly SEQ three
persons standing ID front Of : llns OF breast
worka, and larger group 10 the background.
We could not Toll whether tboy wore otlloaEa OF
ptivAtes, bus ~ it wAs oTitent that tboy wsEe
watching our movements, Stanley suggested shAs
few sGo.s b. tlrcd to dr,.e then under co!or.
Howard, who had sugg gcasod that roEhaps Diahop
Polk waa In the party. made no objections, Hhsn
stanley turned 70 Captain slnonsoa. h!s ohlst OF
kti!ia1y, with tho remarks
into that group, and give tbs bishop moratna
sAlutatlon 7"
"IIl tryl" was simonson's laoon!o reply. And
Away he kal!oped to tho rear. 20" minutes
| {Blnonson's) waa unliubsrsd within 20 feet OF
III. Tha Llsutouapt sighted ths gun and shs
shot exploded oror and 10 tho right OF ths group.
1Iera my 1nornosy faits no. but my Impression 10
Lasutsnlos With no better. effect. s!monson
whsa tho gun had been reloaded, dlsmeunted,
md sA'd. llsro, Lieutenant. lot mo try it,
Hs took The range md tho messenger
gls.ses .sre bsat upon Tho group aud
wo observed \ oommotion ~ the ahot took
affect IN the group that scattered 10 tho rsar.
| Wb!!s Blmonsoo wss upon bis knees sighting
| ths gun for smother discharge, Capt. Leonard,
| Chief Of uoward's Bignal Corps. sitting on hls
horse beside me, kesd the Confedcrsts si9nal
code that our officers bad intsrpsssed u Look
| out Mountain aud caught The wotdas
| "1on. Polk Ii killed!" With . look Of
amaEnnenk Leonard tufnad " Howard and
8t4nley and exclA!meds
| "D.shop Polk IL kttlsd!H ......
"Nhstf" exclaimed Howard, "hSvs yua IN
tsxpsstAd tbt signal oorrectlxf" .,,
| IYe1, Qensesl Atmonaons l&st shot killed
hlu. Thsy ~ afgasttnS u along Tbs lins."
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