The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-05-22

over west to the ridge and over the
works Ut the two forts, the key to- our
position, where SO many lost their liyes
III taking amt retaking them at tile
point of the bayOnet. We now 3o6Eol.
ROdney's grave, who led the assaults !
OF the Confederdtes and who Is buried
where he fell on the margin Of the Fort. !
The grave is enclosed by 4 fence aid il
inside of an inclOsed cotton field on the
edge of Fort Richardson. And n0WRO
out the CheWalla road over tile gr0alnd
held 50 long by the divisions Of Geills.
Macarthur and Dick Oglesby, aud OF,
the spot where the latter was severely
wounded, out three miles to the rifle-
pits made by the COnfederates before
we came there in ~. Here u severe
battle took place, called The First
Days Battle. But the Grey Out-num.
bered and got III our rear on both
TANKS and the two small divisions were
compelled to retreat at last, after seven
hours fighting, with 4 heavy loss. Now
we turn back, riding ut u brisk gsljOp.
We go back through C"rinth to- the
southeast aud visit the National em-
-etery OH the LacintO road about one
mile from the Junction. A fine brick
wall, four feet high, surrounds it. We
hitch our horses to young black oaks
just outside, and finding the iron gate
locked we climb over the wall and
walk about, viewing the thousands
ct silent testimonials of loyalty to our
flag and country. The sad, sad sight
of the Mrge majority of unknown
graves, amongst which lies some of my
own company. The well-kept grounds
with walks and evergreens look we'll
and the grounds are on high, rolling
land OH the right of the old Confederate
Notifications. And now we return,
tired and wet, t" our hotel. We em-
gagged i livery team to take us t0 Pitts
burgh Landing the next day, % miles
away to the northeast.
At the hotel l met Il gentleman who
was II small boy ut the time we had
occupied this country rs Federal SOL
diers in ", and whose father, brothers,
uncles and cousins had fought us as
best they could to establish the Con-
federacy. We became deeply interested
in conversation about incidents Of the
war They had lived on the Corinth
road bet ween that town and BOneyard,
Miss. Our picket post had been near
his mothers house where ne and two
sisters aud mother had lived through
the war. and lie remembered the 7th
Iowa and my company (FOrd'S Illinois
Cavalry us being the first IankS they
had seen. How he had dreaded and
deSpised US, but after a better Ac-
| Quaintance had learned to respect us,
and finally, ere we marched on south,
they admired and loved US us Il result
ot deeds Ut kindness on our part, but
he could not Say that OF the 1Lh Kansas
JalIawkers. Ills uncle was now in
business Oh the bluff at Pittsburgh
Landing, Temn., aud lie gave us his
narne and requested us 10 call on him.
On the 23.i we hurried out early to
start for pittsburgh Landing, but it
was late when we got started and they
refused to send driver with us. We
noticed i peculiar stare the white men
about the town gave us that morning,
but thought they were admiring our
handsome military appearance us they
had p years before, ald'tlie liverylnan
told us, just us we started, not to
drive the team back to COrinth that
day. We drove out briskly over the
, main road through the rebel fortitica-
| tiohs and the same works, o. miles III
length, and passed Monterey Within six
miles Of Pittsburgh. We nMice three
roads. We take the right hand and
soon find ourselves near the Tenuessee
river. a boy we meet driving oxen to
i. load Of ear corn in the shuck, tells us
we are near the river between Pitts.
burgh and Hamburger Landings, and
gave US the direct short road to
take to reach the Pittsburgh road. We
take it ard find il rough way to travel
up and down bluffs and across deep
ravineS. but reach our road near Shiloh
church, where Genls. Sheridan, Prem.
tiss and McClrrnand stood hurling
back the assnultiny columns Of Johnson
and Btauregarh, on that memorable
9th of April, 'G2, until 10y force of mum.
bcrs they drove them back to the Land.
ing. Tie old scars Oh the trees, the
battered and broken limbs and trees,
yet tell the story Oh ;, fierce and bloody
battle; the grape and canister, the bat
tered mnsket balls, the fragments of
SHELLS, the solid shot and broken equip
ments lying here and there or lodged
here and there III the old OAK trees. the
silent dead in yonder National ceme-
terry, will convince the most skeptical
OF the fierce engagement, and will be
handed down to future generations as
decisive. And our Southern brethren
ONuSlI uVlC NO'uOy lIIdl iuVy "cIc COI.
vinced then that the North would fight
to the end. We meet men on horse.
back who open the gate for us to pass
in a cottonfield and we drive up to the.
bluff overlooking the Landing. I've
standing just at the top of the bluff,
near the water up is enclosed with il
stone and brick wall, inside of which
lie buried our fallen heroes. Tie
grounds are well kept and tastefully
arranged. We called on our Confed-
crate friend and were cordially received
and had dinner at his house. We then
str0l.ed about the grounds in the GEM
etery and over the battle-s SCARED hills,
picking mp relics, until $3.50 p. M. when
we again started back to COrinth.
Reaching Shiloh church we notice the
old log building is gone aud a neat lit
tie frame stands on the same spot, and
Il man using paint brush. Neat small
farms are opening up on each side of
the road. Just beyond to the left is the
old spring where we filled our canteens
in '62. We halt lIere and take Il drink
once more. Just now we notice men
shadowing US on horseback. One rides
up to us and we invite him to drink of
the spring with US and explain to him
the reason and the object 1T our trip to
that historic spot. when pleasantly he
drinks and remarks that he took no
part in the ''wah;" that lie lived u few
miles away all the time, where he now
lived. and he asked us direct if we were
not u. 5. revenue officials; he hoped we
were. as lie had something to tell US if
so. We earnestly assured him We were
not and protested warmly that we had
no such commissions from Uncle Sam,
and that we had never entertained a
thought of such wickelncss. He now
seemed satisfied and rode away. Eut
after We travelled 4 short distance we
came suddenly up to an OK team loaded
three barrels. (wlisky barrels, and one
man riding by their side horseback.
Came close to them before they saw US,
when instantly they placed right hands