The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-27
BRIsTO IN INDIANA.
How lie Fought md Hwore nj Fort Donei.on.
From ne Ciaef1nah Conpercfal


Bristow stock V way up in southern In
diane. he Republicans are not quite 80 susti-
cious OF Southern men rs IN the upper counties,
and h'A military record y well known and high
" ap reciatca here. THIS cninda me Liat |
enj we'd tue distinguished gentle nau's IcS,lnint-
Hncc for two exciting tntuut $, once, th oup1 III
| learned the fact hnfe had 10 idea this Utis
tow was tnat Bristow. Though I was priv ito
anu hc a colonel. ana was get ing out ~ range
pretty fIst when no ran his hutso acrus. my
path, and hat mo with m ny en- ahattc wnrJa
uhcplo ,ical nut not logically arrAnged), sin /
think l should know him lie was On tngt oc-
4. s,Vn, l regret to sy, rdtacr prufane. rncy
say he haa since ined the Prnsb, tei llns, and
quit swe ring. but n my mind lie Va sIIl photo
graz he'd as u zig, angry man on horseback
When the thirty first Indiana Helinieut. IN
wn'cn "a, vas pr,va,c, entered kentncky In the
the locks on Gre, u iiver; anu we were assist ed
by tic twenty nith konlucky,of which Gen J.
ard Is H. Bristow Lieutenant Colonel. That
regiment was made w In Todd, Christian, Hop-
ki0s, Webster and Heud ersOn counties, ana
contained acme Of the best hehting material
ever saw. when they came to US at Henderson
they were ratner the rawest set II men That
bv the dine we went to Fort DOneson they were
almost quail to veterans. The regiment was
cd VITA the s vcntcenth Kentucky. These two,
and the Thirty-irst and Forty-fOurth IndiAnn,
composed brisude. which went tito its first
baltic at Furt DoDelsOn. with about $50 Effect
i've men. when tho battle opened, on the 18TH
OF February, Bd2. we were ordered to 20 In IN
the extreme right, but the stan nicer, who was
to have guided va Ohis 1 sfterward learu ed,
LETT us at the neal ~ a ravine, full half
mile ffom the destined point, and left
the colonels to find their way in ~ best they
could. We, tnel ciorc, marched bv the right down
tne ravine and went INFO action on the upper
OF ua. their line extending HloDg tho ridge and
( cling the slope To tue north. up which the reb-
els were -vancing. The men were In good
spirits. all the officers In place. and everything
working Beautifully. W hile We lay ON the
ground "a few rods behind them, expect NJ every
moment 10 DC called into action, their wound sd
passed our line I'm considerable numbers; and
grcena was saw III things were ge tins
nor. Under Dire fJr the First time, IT'S wonder
men stand it ts well rs they do. OWING to tho
ridge, none OF the shot 6 me low enough to en-
dang, W, Dut about twen'y feet above 1t rat
I ed trough the tree : ana brush IN "a way that
" ch.l hing 10 young he rts." | remember
that had begun To- feel easy aud WIS taxing
quiie an artistic interest ~ tac way The bows M
front !. nd. tletr guns, when there suddenly
BURT forth from our night a roar whi.'h could
ihcn have sworn came lrpm iprty thoUttnu mus
kos IL aftcfwari ur we'd that. owlng To- The de-
htc'tnn Ol our guiding stan CGicer, We had
TUNED too fai ~ tao len. aud Rot a. .rtcring
he -tlF between Two retcf hfisndes. At this
ICN uisc .dtsc saw fIur or nNc Is sutucNt. us
drUp M together. anh onc q iite ar M jumped
hish III the air. H'5 Oiood and brains scattering
the snow.
Err ono minute the Kcntucki1ns ito d. Then
the irst two or three Non Oh The rigi.t turned:
,eu a dozen next 20 tncui; tucl the u & com
y my, I'M mCuiI H. be "a b. .iucnts run iilAt
over .'NIs ~ sudacnl. tn Is mo n our m
woe tud1Vu ~, and s.taltiy We Wers no md
alter tnou. II IN a 90 u rLsn fur the eur. Tor
lsc Dinutes the Hollow VS. lfsd with a dis-
o. ,iu an Wa e. TIM uisia1le fh on Crs then
"a 20 Vi thtms, Nes, hiu, - the men were soon
GA. % trcath running u9 the next slope. thay
ten htt" rs little into ranks, mechiuicalfy, as
well-dfiliea suiucrs via. Even IN that distress
iug time l remember tnat Ouc Cxlrt-si. u was
common: " Mat VIII they SOY II us at home p
Tran pied by tine i!sf "a 90 ana l,ft teAtuu ia he
hollow. Wa sull niusIng = ID time up tue
81 PIE, when ran az siist tol. brstow, who had
1 li4tu Il IstuOu or tao. FiA.g blazing pNs IN
~. ho fcnidfhed en- rhatiCaiiy. " lbs o. Id
pretty condGci. lnt tut nist sine Hur.lti. p We
fua IN this war eli, No reformed 90 tue top
OF tie rage, went iuto action again. md be
iivNc tue uflci Al report sIss t'e hlIEade leuaved
we'll Bat reLcdber another = ying tn.t wont
"a uutl tho tEi-d dc, both GmoD- kcutucht us
aud Noosi r. q" IL Was a shame to run, Ia. col.
Cruit lot the IhiTty-nfstl Will SEQ that l. don't
: INTO the paut4s.' /. MS tnOu-gt a kIratu ts-
Efate th,n fOr trDups 10 leak at II.
oar ~ lie "s,cd.du.e did no .ariu The y Il
sLtrenucrcd next Gay, aud the brigade went "a
L. Ais-issii vi. Inc nexs summer Mr.. Ii q, Ia
scnt authorty to Col. hscke ford To raise a
cNAiry regiment, ana Col. bristOw f0lioWcu htul
into that service. la tFo weeks they had l.DVJ
l.en ofc!ol them. From these they selected
tire ues. only, and thus came into existence
That splendid body of riders aud nsntcrs, the
EAgnth kcnsucSy Cavalry. In fact. AL tae Union
t4oops from mat part " kentucky Cueht to
have been made cavalry, for they were reaIcd on
no seUaCk, wDile some " our Eastern cavalry
Regiments spent Their nrst six months In e.rn-
Ing how 10 sat on their horses. Rutu the reDel
cavalry from southwestern Kentucky bore Gown
on vs. II WAS different sorL of riding We saw
from that exhibited by cavalry f.om New E.IR-
lana factory towns. Brstow became Colonel,
aui they went through tho thirty GaN. n lo
alter John morgan. After two year. service
I ol Br'etuw WIS maze District Attorney al
LOuis'Aie' since which lime Ais c-Ieer IL historic.