The National tribune., 1883-09-13
CEDAR CREEK -NTEERFEE SFTNG LETTERS
Coatiaaed from lst paqsI

and shot with terrible effect among US, and the
brigade halted behind stone wall with rail
fence on top. In the morning I Had been
wounded in the calf OF the leg rebel bullet car
ryIng away piece OF it, another bullet leaving
my canteen dangling by thread. The brigade
was huddled behind the stone wall seven or
ei2ht feet deep IN some places. Our eoIOrs
were rested on the wall, with the coIor-guard
Tot which was one around them. An excited
lndividual-of she Tenth New Jersey, think
kept firing from the rear over our heads at the
inminent risk Of blowing some Of our heads
oh So we drew back and some others cTawled
up IN our places. A rebel shell struck the
rails and tive poor fellows were hurled man
gied and bleedIug ever us. The brigade now
advanced with q cheer and the whole line :
moved forward. The J0hnnies did not stop
until they were over the creek The rebel
officers were riding up and down irving to get
them 70 stand, bat nary stand Our infantry
were halted at the creek. and our cavalry
charged them and hastened their flight. / was
one of the few infantry that passed over the
creek. relieved the poor fellows who were
III rebel field hospital in the ravine, by emp
tying nay eaRteen and changing their position.
One rebel, who was wounded through both
ankles, had a couple of well-hIIed haversacks
that had apparently belonged to some of our
men, asked OF one, and he made the reply that
| could have them both-that he would never
my regiment and got something to eat. Sheri-
dams assertion Of the morning was fulfilled,
and rs news came IN Of more captures the air
was rent with cheers. The less in our brigade
during the day was eighteen killed, 130
wounded, and twenty missing; the heaviest
loss being in the Fifteenth regiment.
JOHN p. BEECH,
Sergeant, Co. 3, Attn N. J.V.Y.
TRENTON, n. j.
WHAT SHERIDAN SAID TO WRIGHT.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In corroboratien OF Conrade Burk statement,
in your issue of July 5th, that Gen Wright did
not have the command reformed when General
Sheridan came apCa the field at Cedar Creek,
October 49, 1864. permit me to say that / was
present when Gen. Sheridan asked Gen Wright:
=" What does this meIn?" General Wright
answered: General Sheridan, we are whip
ped" and General Sheridan then said Gen
eral Wright. yOlS are whipped but these men
are not" ThereupOn General Sheridan told
the men they should take their supper on the
same ground they did the night before; and he
did all he said he would and more for the
Nineteenth Corps reto0k our old breastworks
and followed the fleeing rebs some miles up
the valley, and some OF US vera on picket that
night some miles beyond our old camp, and
We all did good days work. Query: If Gen.
eral Wright had the command reformed would
he have answered General Sheridan IN these
words: We are whipped" His own reply TO
General Sheridan settles that quesrion-"Wea
whipped" These words were said in my hear
ing, as | was near General Wright when Gen.
eral Sheridan came up and asked the Ques-
tions, aud / heard General Wright answer
/ suppose General Wright did the best he
could in the morning. but 1 think if General
Sheridan had remained at Winchester we should
all have gone that way, ard not back to our old
camp. 1t was surprise to all. That, no one can
deny who was there. bly, regiment WAS in the
First brigade, First division, Nineteenth Corps.
SAMUEL d. SHIPLEY,
Maj, 30th Mass. Vet. Vols, 1st brig, 1st divr
18th Corps.
LOWELL, Mass.
HIS HEART THUMBS YET.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Were we surprised at Cedar Creek? Well,
/ think it looked as if We We're and I know
that we ielt like it. Why my heart thumps
even now TO think how the parade did
open. However, hurrah for Sheridan I say,
and three times three for TIE TRIBUNE. IL
any member OF company K, Fifth New York
cavalry should chance to read this / should
| like 10 hear from him.
II. III. KELLER,
| FATR1I0NT MINI