River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-12-20

Henry Otis and wife, of WinOna
Mimi, are visiting in the valley.
B. F. Spaulding. af Dakota, is in our
midst as a witness in the suit of John
Beardsley VS.. L. p. Smith.
Two of our neighbors are taking les
sons in law.
Ole Uawkinson, OF Diamond Bluff,
desires to sell his farm. This is an
excellent place. 1t comprises l35
acres and has an abundance of excel
lent spring water. 1t is most admira-
bly, situated for dairy farm. Sutfi-
cient power can easily be obtained for
dairy purposes at little expense. For
theraising of trout it cannot be eXcell-
ed as to situation and nearness to
market, being about 10 miles distant
from the city Of Red Wing. There
are no trout p0sids, - called, on the
farm, but the lay Of the land is such
rs to permit of their easy construction.
There are on the premises a good
frame house, hay sheds, &c. The
owner has at present 10 hejfers which
| will give milk the coming spring.
Address A. j. Barnett, Trimbelle,
| Wis, for particulars.
The Royal New Brunswick, N. S.,
Lottery has sent us a complimentary
ticket, limiting alluringly in their Cir
cular, that that particular ticket
would draw a capital prize. We are
not so confident of it as they are, at
| least we are mott prize it will draw.
We shall be glad TO sell it. The cost
| ly sum of postage stamp will buy all
| our right and title. In the meantime
we will run the risk of injuring our
prospects by advising the readers of
| the Journal, and everybody else, to
| let that particular lottery, and in fact
every lottery, severely alone.
We are always an interested reader
of the narratives, anecdotes, &C., of
late war in this country, and while
reading the "clOse CALI in the JOUR-
NAL, came to the conclusion that the
writer's experience could discount
that soldiers experience trife.
While occupying rifle pit in front of
Vicksburg during the siege in 1858,
an enemy's rifle ball cut lock of hair
off the right temple without 50 much as
marking the skin, the ball passing be-
tween the head and ear. And again
at the seige of Atlanta, Ga, the writ
er was a member of "a" II Wis. Vol.
This company and company ''B, " of
the same regiment, were on the Skin.
mish line and participated i'll the
charge on the rebel breastwOrks, &C.
cupied by Cleburn's division of John.
ston's army, July q, 1864. In the
charge, which was successful, the
company were somewhat disorganized.
On observing the colonel in command
of the regiment, JAS X. Proudlit or
dered "A rally on the breastworks, from
which the Johnnies had been driven,
some of them following back to the
works. The writer on nearing the
works observed in the ditch by the
works three men belonging to the reg
| iment, and three Johnnips, separated
| by "a distance Of probably Is feet.
| The writer took position on the edge
| of the ditch by his comrades, between
friends and foes. The men i'll the
ditch were shooting at each other.
| While the writer was observing the
| fight Johnnie stepped from behind
a tree at distance of not over fifteen
feet, and discharged his rife at him.
| At that time the writer had on waist
| belt, on which were his cartridge box,
| knapsack, canteen, and haversack.
| The ball struck tritle below and to
the left Of the left bfeast, penetrating
| the coat and shirt and came out a
short distance below the armpit on
| the right side, making no mark on his
person This ball, mind you. passed
between body and shirt. We were
known then as pony No. /. The regi-
ment belonged at that time to the first
| bridgade, third division, II A. c. In
the afternoon of the same day the
writer in company with men of
other companies, was sticking pretty
close TO the ground, while but a short
distance in front, the "Rebs were
doing the same. When Mr.. Morris
Denham Presiding we believe in Mai
den Rock came crawling towards us
in our front, badly wounded. When
about rod distant from his comrades
his strength failed him. He feebly
asked for water. The writer had
none; but one of Co. ~ lying some
distance from him threw his canteer
of water to the writer who then
creeped up to Mr. Denhan AMI gave
him drink, then placed the canteer
under Mr.. Denham S head for apillow
when turning about to return, the en-
emv fred, the pail piercing Mr.. Den
ham S leg aud into the writer just be-
low the knee joint on left leg. We
should add that the ground was cover
ed with a heavy growth of under
brush. We have never met Mr.. Den
ham since. but are glad that he sur
| vived his terrible wounds.