Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
An AMBUSH ARTILLERY.
The Deatl, That Met Il 500 aseaa Dosssro
Qniclx'ng Upon Many Ma slSed q ans.

The Death That Met u 800 ase Ga Doskro
QniclSing Upon Many Ma slsed Guns.
". N. Ri mel il Philade lphis q Tin
We were driven beck at Seven Pines TIE
first day, but on the second We gave them
g little Hail Columbia, and drove then
back in return about half a mile from
where our outside line was established on
the first day. 1t was q most terrible fight.
I had never seen any thing like il, and &c E
have never seen an account OF s Rebel
charge made that day, vii undertake 10
briefly describe it. On q wooded eminencsl
short distance below where our Grst line
had been established two Or three batteries
OF artillery were stationed BY Heintzel.
man One section Of two pieces war
drawn out from the wood and placed in the
clear cornheid beyond. 1t was rather L
dangerous position for battery to be IL
without support. The section BAD scarcely
| unllmbered when from the woods in theis
front there debouched four lines of Con.
federat ta (Chstham's brigade
Who WIG II regimental front and
four r, lines ne deep, came pouring down upor
the devoted section. Il lire wish canister!'*
commanded the weak little voice Of tha
young lieutenant who COM nanded the see
ton, and the confederates seemed to laugh
at the two little six FOUNDERS opgosinss
them. Double shot with ca,aister!n sale
the commander OF the masked guns in this
| woods, and still the enemy caTne on and on
as ii on parade. Not a lnusket was used
| and the section kept booming away with
terrible rapidity. had thought that the
lieutenant and his section would turn tail tc
the foe, but he did not, but stood there aIa6
worked his guns With the GOODNESS OF j
brave man. All at once, with & yell. the
enemy started on the double quick and in 8
| moment more the section was captured and
the lieutenant was o mangled corpse. Now
came the most terrible carnage had ever
seen. The capture of the section had evil
IDENTITY ersatly encouraged the fee and hiK
lines swept on and up the hill untzl within,
about 9 hundred yards Of The Union can
| non. 1t was magnificent sight The
lines had not broken yet, but kept onward az
if marching for review. ''Eirel" rang out
from the woods, and at leasta dozen cannon
belehed forth their storm OF death. 7 can
see,it even now. Men in all the aaonies Of
death piled like fence rails one upon an.
other, With their more fortunate comradep
climbing over their 1nangled bodies to
| reach the guns. The magnificent lines Of d
moment before wavered, then stood still,
| then faded away like the snow beneath &
summers's sun. The charge was endac
and but few IL any, lived to return. The
field where the enemy had advanced was
perfect slaughter-pen indeed. The dead
| aud wounded lay in all directions, and not
one OF all the men who had advanced cot
back again. It was q gallant charge, and ia
the noble and brave Lieutenant who com.
nanded the section alone in the field, ana
who gave up his life to duty, was The
credit of winning the battle due The
enemy lost about I, 500 men ia killed,
wounded, and prisoners. Our loss was
eight men killed and sixteen wounded