The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-19

Looking out III see tue uuSS iloe ~ siis ~
ptItYs arsund tht wounded man, and VIVA
Eanickesapg breath feel that hfs minutes afe
nambeeed. I'nottced a CONSPICUOUS man
in the rifie.pit and recognized him az ine
comrsade OF fbe stricken. soldier. he eH!s
10 his disabIek comrade, ;sspag tnas ne -
|comts9 for BIN and that he must use
d no ,ensnes near and ding 60 him when
!ha; ae,,Es. The hero leaves She: pit on rim
|theTcuuiied nan.rises ss;;tbs runner clasps
min I'd fis arms: the arms: o. the wounded.
one swine shout his neck; and ne zig car
RED into oar battery at iufl speed Jso the:
honor .oi the rebel 'shaT shooters be5E said
lthas sshenthey understood what W rs Deing
dose they eeased sho 0ting -, f;.pI, -
OaeiflSY d fewsof BeEdsGs sharpsheo
came no eur battery aad took POSITION 10
shout 'tirTp ugh the embrasures. u walked
over tos an old gray-haireds man who nad
heayy .telescopic rife and entered INTO con-
yerahnpn with ;,htm.ajf mentioned that -
was aai; IL good shot with sbe rifle. ard ssug57
gksted that he let me shoot. he refused:
| Il gently accused him OF being greedy cio
man. in! bis gray hairs, and finally Worr1ea
him 7intssletting me. look through nhe lleie-
scope cd his gun. Ofeourse his re istibS
virtue ,sTas gone! Twas easy 70 Goa pow Nv
der md balls ont OF him.. Lnndsng The
e.
through 1.-The glass Il saw q, Number
OF men dressed :; In jbut!ernut and gray
clothes walking about, men IN souched
hats leaipg in f1fie-pis, but could see not .
single man to shoot at. liter. awhile 1el.
low in. q. red! shirt appeared. That sh1rt
distinguished him. from the rest, and; came
very nea causing bis death. He steppedt to
.taIk. j nat the croAs-bairs directly on his
breast 1nnd pulled the trigger. Watching,
I saw lIina duck bis head to the right l
called to the sharpshooter in the next en-
brasure that had shot at the chap in the
red shirt: had shot at an elevation OF eight
hundred yards !; had oYershot, and "a little
TO, the lett and called him to try forhthe.
red, % So the red shirt was shot at again.
The Wearer realized that something was
wrong: and ran for the rife-pits., lie got
OF that time. '% 49,. si..s-,...-r -
/ took q stick'and poked away the dirt on
one side of the embrasure until l could see
the great chimney Of some Planters house:
standing guard over: the ruins OF the man.
sion, Looking at the chimney I.saW three
boles in 1t; and saw puffs' Of smoke issue
from them every now and then. SO knew
there were three sharpshooters in the chin
ney. I laughed 10 think what q joke 1t would
be to shoot H. ball through the topmost hole,
Kill the rebel there, and make him in falling
carry tie Others down with him. So !
Quickly went to work to produce that laud-
abie result. T shot, and cleaned my borrowed
gun and shot again. I saw the red dust fly
from the bricks near the opening, and was
encouraged; and also saw responsive
pnff OF smoke from the; chimney, and soon
heard u rife-bai ssspat" into the log by my
head. Another puff from II lower hole, and
another ball sank into my log.5.I shot q
fcoupIe OF more aballs, and then grew dis
gusted with the Knowledge that the three
men in the chimney were bent on killing
| me. Satisfied that they would succeed II
continued fooing around that embrasure,
gracefully retired, rt stored the rifle to its
rightful owner, thanked him Tor the amllse-
ment furnished me, walked over TO my gun
and lay under it, and slept the sleep OF those
who have done their duty. am sorry 10
say that my gray-haired friend was shot
through the head before night. =,
| One day in this protraced Cold-Harbor
| fight battery OF Cohorn mortars was
drought up into the ravine behind u.s.. The
captain OF this battery was a tall, handsome
man. He used toabe in our earthwork a
good portion Of bis time watching the fire
of his mortars. He would jump on gun
and look over The works, or he would look
out OF the embrasure. lie seemed to be
pleased with the position G. Nc gun, and
spent hours there Boy-like, / talked to him.
| n would have talked to q field-marshal if I
l:had metone.) He told me many thingsabout
| the mortars, and, in turn, Ishowed him bow
to get q fair look at the rebel lines without.
exposing himself. He pIayfuly accused me
OF being afraid, and Insisted at six hundred
yards sharpshooter could, mol bit man.
But / had seen, too many men shot in our
battery TO, believe, that, SO he con- Silently
l,continuea 10 Jump Oh guns andto poke h!s
head into embrusures. / went to the spring
| after Water one dry, While walking back
met, four men carrying q body in blanket. 4
"Who is that" asked. "The captain OF
| the mortars," was the reply Stopping,
they uncovered bis head for me. I Saw |
where the ball struck him in the eye. and
saw the great hole lin the back Of his head
where il passed out. .. ,3. .,T,i LIZ l.5
II was very young, land therefore soft; and
the lack or good food andaossi OF sleep told
Oh me hard. Indeed,;1 got, utterly used
up. SO one afternoon of this battle. which,
lasted nearly week, when but little was.
going on, I said IL my .sefgeantt ~ am
played out, and want nights sleep, J.
will dig trench back here. IL Dosslot
lettme sleep Tonight, or l Will De on inc
sick .list." He promisedto let me sleep un-
less something urgent happened IN Inc
night. ate my supper, wrapped oianhet
around me, and lay down in my: tfencn.
The guns roared about me, the buffers
whistIed over me but, --eFefeehie- with
characterization, fell into deep sleep. 4
was awakened with strong grip on my
shoulders, was lifted Tups and violently
shaken, and the earnest voice 'of the gun
llIer,. told 4. me-. tosss run; :lo:& my gun
|,s} They have an entlladsaSSg hre ION
|1is. ~ he-sergeant- cried to me- DaZed,
| hall awake, stupid from the deep sleep
and coming sickness, sat on the brink of
INV trench and wondered where was. l
heard +" 30, Frank Yah! No. i" SHARPLY
| screaaed. heard the shot crash into our
| Horses. saw "a .caissen shoot aIoft, cloud
al Aaue and smoke. Still not aWakes
started for my gun. I saw the blaze OF the
fuses Of the shells as they whiZzed BY.
awcountless 6reA iess and, in my exbadat.
eG Aalf-aWakened condition., confoupded
the shells and fire-fies together, and thoRght
tthey were all shells. .Fhe shock to me in
1 my Aaak ,suergpsM conditions when Itssaw,
% Z thought, athe air. actually stiff with
sbeiis, required ali my pride to stand up
| ubdeg. 1t woke Ne up, and left me with a
6t0f TREMBLING thas required ten infrates~
WAE1 work az the guns 70 get rlq. %. ,Ihe
anfisding lire aid mot afnouEt to mucs, anu
I seen ret9raed No. my tssnehyana deep
fsleep. :.
tI was on guard in the battery be walked
In anA down bffifld the SdRs. Voices out
side Of our works siartieda aae.a Vasa y