Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1883-11-07


Hattie In which Th,rtesa Cenfedsrsts
Gesera.s We're Shot.
&c e. Robert, in Philadeiphia TimesI
u was the 3oth Of November, 1854.
AZ 4 o'clock in the afternoon the line of
hattie was formed, Stewart on tie right,
Cheasham on the left, their right and
left TANKS, interlocked like Parthisn
shields, comparing the center. Gen.
Stephen d. Lees corps was held in re-
rerve. Cleburne's position was in the
center; his division formed in three
hattie lines and he ut its head. Thus
Hoods line was nearly two
miles long, advancing, curved like q
Mussulman's cimetar with the blade 10
the foe. But let us follow Cleburne.
Rugles were blowing. drums beating
and bands playing. A courier dashed
Mp 10 Cleburne's presence and soon the
word Attention." WAS given, then
Forward, march!' and the column
usssed over hill and through the little
skirt of woods. Soon they emerged
iuto an open field and steadily they
passed on with proper cadence" TO-
ward the rampant OF blood and death
The Federal batteries began TO open.
First came solid shot looming over the
earth and tearing and crashing through
the ranks; then the shrieking shells
Few through the air OIL the wings Of
destruction, bursting under and above
and around the men, and ut every ex.
plosion uUbiuding moro evils than ever
hew from Pandora's box. Twilight was
coming on. Forward, men I" was re.
peated all along the line. A living
sheet Of FIRE was poured into their
ranks. But the men pressed forward
until the te rifle roar ran from center
10 flank, from wing to wing.
Night came and the two armies
fought like two blind giants in despair.
Cleburne's old war-cry rang out above
the din of arms: "Follow me, boysl |"
Once again, and again, and again, seven
times, Cleburne's division, and indeed
all of Hood army, charged the breast
works. And once again, and again.
and again, seven times, were they re.
pulsed. Every time they formed and re-
formed under a most gall ng FIRE. Al
one time, just after dusk, Cleburne
captured 9 portion Of the works and
turned the guns Of Q Federal battery on
their former owners; but it was only
for few Moments little silver riff
in the battle clouds that enveloped him
in darkness. Il WAS the hottest fire
Cleburne had ever met. II was but one
stream of blazing hell. Confederstea
were on one side of the breastworks and
Federals on the other. Men fell fat on
their faces and fired from behind the
bodies Of their dead comrades. Dead
soldiers flied the intrenchments
Blood made the earth as slippery as az
ice-pond. Thus the fire was kept ny
until after midnight, and gradually
died out But both armies held theiI
own. The Confederstes passed the
night where they were, Just outside the
breastworks. The Fcderals. only few
feet of, held their cover until near day,
break, when they quietly marched
away and retreated back 10 Nashville.
But when the morrow's sun began u
light up the sky, the surviving sol
diers looked out upon sad battlefield
The dead were piled one on top Of the
other in awful heaps, aud wounded
seemed thicker than the uncounted
stars. Horses, like men. had died game
upon the def n co. Cleburnes body
lay there on the top Of the breastworks
CHASTITY in the sleep Of death, pierced
with forty-nine bullets, through ant
through. His mare had her forefee'
on top Of the works, dead in thaI
position.
Not far from where Cleburne lay va,
seen the dead body of Gen. Adams
His horse hal his forefeet on one side
Of the works and his hindfeet on thu
other, dead. Tho General seemed Il
have been caught 90 that he was held
TO the horses back, sitting bolt upright
in his saddle. Is il living, riddl.d and
torn with balls. Gen. Staal Law by th,
roadside and his horse by his sid :, both
dead, and all his staff. Gen. Gist, from
South Carolina, was lying with hi
sword, reaching across the brea twork
still grasped in his hand. He, too, WA
dead. Gen. Cranberry, Of Texas, ant
his horse was seen. horse and iler
right ON top Of the breastwolks,. dead
All deadl -Four thousand five huadret
soldiers all lying side by side in death
Thirt en- Confederate Generals wer,
killed and wounded. Six brothers
members Of Mississippi reg ment. wer,
all dead. This WINS the blooliest pict
ure in the book OF time!"
LIBERALISM is creeping nto all The
churcl,ea lint tl,e uoor t,re,u.i rs notics