Daily Republican., 1880-05-22
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Row John Marshall shot the Flag
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\ \ John Marshall was promoted to lieu
! tenant Of artillery. How he save'
Battery N, Fifth Regiment, Is q matte
Of record in the war archives at Wash
, ington. II is not that which this arti
! Gle has to treat, bat subsequent ant
even greater exploit.
At various times and places one o
i the Journals" young men had heard
Of what John Marshall did at Lookou'
Mountain, and 80 one day he made uI
his mind to have the whole story from
: the veterans lips. d.
Mr.. Marshall Ia veteran Of the En-
Iglish army, having served thirteen
years he learned The duty Of an enlist.
ed man ip this branch Of the service
Thoroughly. But TO come to the story:
In October and November, 1868, Hook
er's army lay in the valley overlooked
by Lookout Mountain, which in the
latter month they so gsllsntly stormsd.
Right on the point Of the promontory
thsrebel signal corps had a flag sta
tion established. From this point all
OF Hooker's manoeuvres could be seen
and intelligence Immediately telegraph
ed by means Of the signal flag to Gen.
Bragg. Thus it will be seen that 1t
was desirable 70 shoot away that flag.
Across the Tennessee at Moccasin
Point the six ten pound Rodmans and
the eighteenth Ohio Battery. He could
see that Haunting flag of the rebel sig-
nal station as it waved its intelligence
day by day, and it taunted him. He
knew he could cut it down with one OF
the Rodman guns: but his captain
crowned on his presumption in pretsn.
ding to know more than his superior
officers, for had not General Brannan,
Chief Of Artillery Of the Army Of the
Cumberland, said that 1t couldn't be
dons! What business had Lieuten-
ant to boast himself being able TO do
what the Chief of Artillery had de-
olared Officially could not be done.
For that fag had annoyed others be-
sides Marshall. 1t annoyed those high
in authority so much that, at the in
stance Of General Brannan, Colonel
Barnett and Major Mendenhall cane
over from Chattanooga with the ex-
press purpose Of ascertaining If gun
could be trained from Moocasin Point
50 as to send shot that would humble
that taunting flag. They came 10 the
unanimous conclusion that it was i'm
possible, on account Of the great eleva-
tiOn.
John Marshall watched the estimat-
ing with interest, and when the conclu.
sion was announced he stepped up, and
touching his cap In military style,
said 10 Gen. Brannan.
'dsneral =
We'll sir!'
IF you give me permission to try, II
'hink can sheet the flag off thers!'
The General looked at Linn sternly a
and said: |!
go to your quarters, sir, under ar
est p
But this was not the end. The '
sightean battery was attached to Gen t
al Whittaker's brigade, and bluff t
lsneral Whitaker took more stock In s
larshall than did the austere Bran
an. He had fellow feeling with X
i'm, too, for the flag was thorn in the 8
esh to him. Every morning he woold O
AXE his glass and look to SEQ II the Il
az was still there, and invariably as "
Q took the glass from his eyes, a big, n
ig D-epithet exploded wrathfully "
ON his lips. He was won't to talk 81
ith Marshall about 1t. u
Marshall he would say, you are 7
Ire you can shoot down that d-M d.
sg. X
4 can, SIR tr
But, do you know what Gen. Bran cl
IN says, Marshall p st
4 do sir. But with all respect to to
sn. Brannan, maintain can do IT, te
One night Whitaker sent for Mar SO
all TO come to his headquarters In
hen he got there, he said: OF
Marshall, I've been to Chattanooga m
day, and I've signed my name to pl
90 for you.' Ike
Signed 5000 for me! Why, what's 81
at for, General mt
'Well, sir, | am going to have you tic
at that flag, and General Brannsn ab
rs that you will burst gun, and l oil
We gone your security to the smouat WI
$500, and tomorrow morning you We
all maks the trial"
John Marshall went back to his en-
arters that night happy man. He Ito
s now to have an opportunity to
,w that he could do as much as he by
d said. Hs felt the hour of his tri- IN
'ph approaching. sal
n the morning after breakfast Gem Ior
i Whitaker came down to the point. nu
! gun squad was there In perfect an(
Il, for he had shown them 80 often tiol
v he would do it if he only could get
and they had taken so
ch interest, that each man was pro. 4
ent in his part. qu'
he General took his place where he ma
Id watch the effect of the shot. He me-
little anxious. Nov, Marshall, cha
said, be careful Don't you ex- mar
de gun and kill me, yourself, and plt
half dozen men, any
Never fear, General responded bai
rshall, confidently. I'll hurt no he
/. Now watch where the first shot use
a. mo,
in readiness, Marshall anc
led the lanyard. Gen. Whitaker nov
k the glasses from his eyes and sur
l., or,
Too high, Marshall, too high! 1t tel
1T hundred yards above the fag.' VIII
Yes sir, know that, and the next "
t will be fifty yards above it, apl
IND the next shot was fifty. yards tne
we 1t. or
Now, General, this time I'll fetch ing
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