The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-28
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Speaking about shSrpshsoters. s,,s
tho mounted orderly. writes John Il.
Parker In ths State, I vas a target for
q rebel battery, and the nan who
sighted the piece came very near GET
ting me. It twas on the soydton miami
road, March 81, 1855, Oar lines rs,
across tbs rosd. The iufsutry had
thrown up iittle work Tor their own
protection, ani were hugg,nc ,ha
ground pretty closely. A New Hamn.
shire battery Sas stationed near Tia
road, snd exchanged shots occasiouslIv
with two-guG battery in an embras.
ure on an elevated cart of the road.
near where the White Oak road meets
the Boydton plank. Ny orders wara
10 go down the line and tell the regi-
mental conmanders where to gs. thar
ammuniticn, as the skirmish that wss
going on misas break Oat into baltIa
at any momspG.
l noticed tho resei gunner was a
pretty good shot, and WAS findinc tbe
New Hampshire moa too Often tor
their comfort. Bsing noanted, the
little breeslwork neither concealed NOV
pioteotsd me. Delivering my messs 20
to the colonel, the left OF whose reg
inent extended TO the plank road, I
prepared 10 make q run Tor il and take
nay chances oI getting across safely.
MY horse seemed 10 sense the situs.
ton, and went off as il he meant Ia
win. The distance was not over oOO
yards, snd We were almost out Of
range, whom put, boom. down came
the shot. Old "Chsrlay" knew what
1t meant as wei, IA did, aud hs was
running for his life, for only speed
could noN seve kim and his rider.
Fast as We were going, it seemed as IL
we actually stood still. While a can
non bali may nos be seen going across
your vision, coming straight for you
II is quite plainly visible. l could see
that ball sweeping down upon mo as
plainly IS il it we're baseball, and [
behind the catcher. The really small
fraction OF seoond that was occupied
in my passage OF tire road seemed like
several minutes. l was sure that IL
would strike ne OK the horse, and
wondered which it would be. In case
1t missed me-, calculated now far the
horse would throw rue should no bs
shot down. Something / wished
to have ted my brother, who
was IN nay reg meur, came up
In my mind. Tbs smoke from
the cahOn formed q background for
the ball, which stood out In the sui
phuroue cloud. AT first l was cona.
dent that the ball would 90 through
me, but then | noticed that 1t WAS GUY
Ing down, and / made sure that
would only lose leg. This would be
my right los, and Is had already been
wounded in my LETT leg sod recovered,
/ reokored lehoulG geJ out Of 1t If the
boys took nae bsck TO our brigade sur
geon In any kind of season. Down,
down sank the bali, and up and up
rose my spirits. Finslly--i0r it seemed
asst ting cdsis would never be reached
tho 0aI struck the ground 10 PAGES
awsp, ricoohetad uns went just over
my hond with 8 scream of rage and
disappointment that was almost
human. The boys along tho
line, WIN, is goems, had boen watch
ing me, sent up hosriy cheer, ~ the
cannon bali aud mounted orderly failed
to connect, 1t ana an excellent line
shot, and tha5 artiilerist was no nesu
msrksmap. One incrs grain OF powder
In his cartridge and he would have mad
me sure. When Tire bah went clear Of
nae it sec med as II | vas as tall as &
steeple. w hoover served those gpus
know his business well, for not long
after be sens sholl into house farther
down the road hed killed the 8djutsst.
general of the Second CORDS. Dpring
the day Grant aud his stsp rode across
the same place, and the robel cannon
cor tried TO get MIN, but somehow no.
body could ever gst GRANTS range, and
the shots were harmless l noticed
also that Grant almost walked bis
horse across the dangerous point, bul
then there was 6 great difference be-
tween Grant anG q mounted orderly.
had - pretty olose call, that same
day, remarked the sdjutant, not far
iron, that very place. Orders. came
dow 10 move the regiment by the
left ll,Y =, along 'sshind our temporary
brea stN Tx, the rasn to keep in siagle
6ie ~ counter. Rsrch, after going
abou 300 yards, yhis Is always dis
Sasts!ui 70 the men, aud they have &c
DO watched TO keep them in line. A,
this movement wcA fsint, TWAS very
importSnt to keep tho men up. A;
enc OF Lbe men pts'ou iho ~ luuNeu
out eli line, and l made him
close up. When vo chme back
from colntermsrching point, ss hF
passed behind me, no BWayed over
and gave me shove with his KNAPP
sack. ! turned qNlokly hall round,
when g ride bail just grsSed nay breast
and struck 6 trea IA iSont OF which
was starding. Evidently rebel shsrp'
shooter had got nay rgnge, aud but FOL
tho assault of my disgruntied KNAPP
sack kssrer the bell would have Rone
squarsly through me. Tho soldier had
Intended 10 insult mo IL not iniurt
me, but tho evil that no planned wai
turned 20 good, and u saved my NE.
have always ielt grateful 20 that fellow
for what 10 did, no MATE what ne In
tended.