Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-12-18
GORDON, OF GEORGIA.
The ChevaIier Bayard Of Lees Army

No soldier in America arms ever ,
made a record that SURPASSED IN /
.idacitt and success the oRr M"lh
ed out by Gordon. Recognized
from the fist as the very dr\il III Il
tiuh,. thence alwnNS selected When
possible 10 lead io"lurn hopes. lie
I,r> rr launched his llunl> against
upini that he did not carry. His
military ralrrr started iH ihtS tilt:
lI,. ,rachrd Atlanta III 1850 ~ the
head al rnnpnnN known ~ tor
.l.accunn Rnughs.' y tia- WAS
uIp>ruird him h> the ladlr> ahd re-
r,.i>rd in a little speech that went
! into the classics at the day. Ei'r''
eel Major of the regiment TIT which
! his companions were p!acrd' he waS
made Colonel upon lis rrnrganiZa
/ tiou. This regiment, (S,Aih 'Aia'
hama.) hr made lannon's ~ snort
order. AT seven Pines, its first 81.
rious rnra cement, 500 men out "l
600 wrrr Killed aud wountcd. Eve
"a horse ridden into tie charge waS
Killed. and every mounted olhcer'
save Gordon, slain. n bullet went
through his pistol butt. his rah'r'n
and his coat, and il WAS her" that
his suldirrs said: "Tlie bullet was
never moulded that could Kill Cor
dom
A, Sharpshnrg Gen. Gordon the"
I IA al has =
strt'aclt at endurance AMI courage
. mat | think is furnished 10y the an
mails Before the battle Lee rode
- down the lines AMI expressed d"uh'
as 10 Gu,lon'S being able 10 h"i'
his position, aud conveyed t" mn
AN idea oi the Importance "f III
/ doing so. Gordon, Thinning 50 INA
his men could hear him, SAID: "Grr'
Lee, my mrn are determined ina
they will stay here"
Then the battle opened. Ian,
y after line WAS thrown upon Gordoh
trout. But from that dauntlrsS IRON
I, ttl,y were thrown back rs niirn u
they marched against 1t III
sl.npllIer WAS terrific. The grnuh
- MAS ltirrallN blue with the corpse
,f the enemy, while only six ne
of the right wing of the rrglnirI
d were i,r. But the line never WA
cred. The mctt had come 10 ''Siai
and. dead or alive. they were 1t
tprminpil 10 "siaA."
Il. Gordon WAS wounded early
the fight. \ minnie bali paSS'
through thu calf at his Icg, lraiii
49, the flesh in II moSi fearful maI''l'
D The flow ui blood VAS ihtes>a'
nut he had no time tn >tannrh u
nj wound. In abnni bait An hour i
other hall plunged through u
same leg about 81 t"t above we
ct, the other had gone. The loss
blood from thrsr nv" wou''"s Wri'
' pu.d him. hui hc still Kept MS IL
- and gave his orders calm ~" 'i'
70 his men who we're lying oh III
- faces. An hour later he WAS 81
arain. the hall tearing through
BAD left arm, making hidt"nS Won
and emitting a small artery. II
disabled his arm. and helped dfi
his wrakrd =, stem, hut 81 III. nag
rs. aud biootly. he s'aggani mp "
SITS. down the line encouraging MS ~
A fnnr:h hall then entered
y shoulder, Knocking him from
feet. His men who SAW the CT
sonrd uniform and pale iace
down Thought their heroic lea
IL WAS killed. With sal'lin'e tonr''
however, he struggled to Ills II
and thoagh h- hal hardly s'rr,'
rect ~ stand, waved his sword ~
his head and called IA his met
loo remain firm. Soa,e one I'm I"
= hastily aud said II was rumore'
O., the line tina, he WAS daHgrr"'
wounded, and TINT the inr"
,vo wavcring. "Tell them l MN
A"S hurt he ssid. Aud 40 thru
ibose dresdful hours VI slang
,,,... with faar nustaanchsd wc"
drawing blood from hls @my
etood determined 10 die Win