The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-07-06
A CAANCNllR rs Rib.

Captain II. I. Owuu writes: Til,
M ct conspicous act IT reckless cou +
age I ever taw Displayed on a"y ba:
10 f. d during our gre" civil war,
ut the 9 ,coni b,tls uf II n +ssas, On
tho 80 b., of Aigis', 1861. I. was
performed by u Fodorsl art lleris',
IN 'he presence Of both armies ind
was Si'n.,t,i b. o. l,M. u tho ,
.and men. many Of whom arc sill
living. and recall The iuci,len. When
reminded OF ihs circnms.a ces. il,
rs Hvol's srmy cams chsrgi"g down
near the Henry hons.. npon b, Ed.
ersl line, and becam. sSidsnt til at
=" " uli cnp'ur- thr 10 s'y a's.inn.
ID there, Federal srhl,rywsn d''tsr
nined I F., save on" OF iho OAnnol. i
u"ssib ., AID to d'so b, had tsk'
4 up ta- ditch in bOht Of tho C'..
.ra ~ for la'f IN IL The hitch WIS
four faet W, 10 AID ~ m my de ep,and
n u'd I be or ,sssd with the ca, non.
How lie g' his Lorses b tched, or
Whistler ,be. b ID real y ever been
taken fom the piece or no. l iav-
never known, bui the frs, l saw Of
min he was coming mp our front in
a swso oiug gnlinp. no II the cl nj OF
m ke, aud Hoods mon were firing
at him. As soun ss hs rarap,d fr' N
'ha volloy he came in frin. OF our
hrgtl and unlcr he rang, Of our
musksts III lhs left, aud IA Ls swep'
IN up tho lire e 9 fire WAS opened
Upon him Our he wss approach
lag tie di oh ut doab o quick, AID
hs line be wccn no snd the ditcll
was gst'iog narrower each second.
hut tie st'illtryman seemed d'Irr
mined 10 ssvo hi- gun from cnp uTe.
nd he q " al,ns lis c'urss ut =
rsmsndou' rate Of fpe d. Hs had
four lsrg, gray or white horses t. 4"
cannon, AMI th"y came up tho valley
10 splendid sy!e. 7 man IA err
ct and ed Lis team we'll in hand.
while ~iip seemed 10 play upon tn
q nks of tho leaders, npi al h,res
.pp.ar.d TO leap t"gtt or in resu'ar
inns Tho gr,und waS very ,sod
cloud roi oil out from un ler th
wheels of the cannon NJ they came
huadsIi G along.
Tirrs r+gim-n's OF our brigade
had slreaiy 6,el at him a. lie ruslcd
~lnng thei.' front, aid ss hs Approach
I'd he LIFT OF "a ,.her, I ran 4 'wn to
tho rear q At X shou,i' g t. the men.
"Shoot ut 'he hor ,esl lot the
man slonei You are firing
too hish!'
At this I s,w q noted m .rksmsn
in company F drop on one kre~
sight alung b.rr.l Of bls musko, and
Tire; bu. TN came the ma. and tie
gallop uf bis team was unbrohsn
Running in another cartridge. tho
,uarkSran was ready again ip q min
us. aud Just as tho cam urno.r swep'
acro.s hls ir mt, within Q hundred
sa,ds ho kn olei down, and taking
lelib, rate air ut tho for,rn 9. horsr,
fred again, bnl on went the tsnm un
harmed ~ bsfore. Thus he passed
,l.,pg the whole front OF onr rgi-
mept, aud then along "n,nher on our
Il. b.. and capod sround the head
II tho ditch aud ncros. the i,l1, and
up tho kill beyond. A.f,r # as We
cnuld sec his team was going Ia q
gallop. but when ont OF range On the
hill beyond the ditch. hs turned in
his saddle. aud tnking of bis hat
waved it around his head several
times. and some uf the confedsi a,et
cteertd him.
At least 500 men 6rod st that Yam.
kee gunner. aud have often won.
dered IL he csc ,ped d-a'h in tho sub-
sequent battles IT 'hs war. and lives
to tell Of tho awful gauntlet he ran
along the front Of y whole br gand
Of c. moderated firing at him.-Ex.