, 1885-03-06

Shiloh and Corinth-
The dashing major OF tho ssvontisth ha
been gono nitosn minutes when a half-dozrn
shots wero hoard ~ rapid succession In the
cnmo Eaiioping hack gu his dun ctar-r "a
wild disorder. bis guard trotting at his hssit
Thii was the story he told: He was moving
slowly along the road when he raw .onas
horsanen sitting in tho ~chnpparnl. On near
approach ono OF than shouted. @Who COMES
theref' Surprising tha challenger 10 be ono
Of the marvellous videttes of the Fifth Ohio.
he pompously responded In accordance
with the regulations: advance guard OF
the Grand Army OF the United Statss-"
~rhe hi IL is" said the profans horssman
as he fired his carbine at the nstonished
major. His comrades followed suit, and six
cavaliers in gray gnlloped away Then the
major hurried 10 the rear to report The
brigade stood to arms and held Its breath,
for 1t had hoard its fret hostile shots. A
council OF officers was held, and II was
agreed that we had encountered a gang OF
@bushwackers." While the council was con-
sidering the crisis the faint roll Of drums
was heard in the direction OF Monterey.
The soft, bamly zephyrs from the south
lifted the luminous sounds into promi-
hence. and then hushed them rs
tbs vibration OF a string dies out
Again the roll was heard, 1rst faint and
then stronger. as drum after drum j0inel
the alarum. l had campaigned In Virginia
and knew the meaning OF the long roll |
shall not forget the i~ncredulous smile which
wreathed a field officers face when l sug-
gested Abush whackers' carried no drums.
An impression prevailed that an attempt
was being made TO decoy us into ambush,
and, after waiting for an attack we slowly
marched back to camp. Suspicious horse
mar hftuU rfnu tha ELfrfz of ouF ratlriuO
column, and ~stragglers VIII came up late
that night told OF narrow escapes from
death and capture. This was Thursday,
April q We had met the advance Of Har-
dee's corps marching on the Bark road and
then at MickeY'sL
The sententious words of the major of the
Seventieth were carried that night to Gen.
Albert Sidney Johnston. advance guard Of
the Grand Army OF the United States"
That meant that Sherman had discovered
the movement and was coming out to give
him battle or check his advance until Buell.
could come up. The forward march was
stopped. Linz of battle was formed and re-
serves brought up. A delay ensued- Per
haps this halt at Monterey cost Johnston a
victory. Maj McFerrinis grandiose re-
Spouse probably saved Grants army, for the
battle, which was to have taken place on
Saturday, wal not begun until Sunday, and
Buell., who was beyond reach on Saturday.
was crossing the Tennessee on Sunday night.
On Fridav tba ar of Anril the advance
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Ing OF that day, in the midst OF a drenchins
shower Of rain, an attack was made on our
advance picket-poIt, an old cotton-gin, one
mile away from our police line. After Il
brisk fight, Lieut.. Heaton and seven men,
peions.ns y 'ae Seseheie'n O~o' WEI
-"a1. a rtouSns ''nsi
mans uivision 70 arms Inc Fourtn brigade,
supported by the cavalry, went 70 the front
AT the cotton-gin we formed a line, whilo
Bncklandis own regiment was divided and
sant with the cavalry alonq the two road ,
l~archinr a, front ~ ne qharynon ira
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oup itu"s up ""d uo"n - hne'
The rain dr1zziod away until darkness
set In. Soon fdpst 1nuskot-hrlng was
heard where auckland had gone, Gnl
anon the terrible rrowl Of two pieces OF
artillery Tba INNS vara nor oi,rs. they
- ,,ith ~ ansm- aad ~ ;,nrarturs
~. s-.-.ara~- - - 100, t,-;sf~- -.
oo ~ % az '".H S'" o's'
hetru OF hr.ihery moving VITA olsn"hAek-
crs' on the 'front.' OF a hostile army Perhaps
50. In this skir1ni n two rosy young GeorgiR
cavalrymen were cnpturei- Thoy were car
red to tue rear, Wnere they Afforded much
entertainment To tla Federal soldiers, who
.iad never seen a real enemy, we stood In
line there in the rain and darkness, and
listened to a dozen volleys OF muskotry away
towards Corintn. N volieys were fireI
with precision, ana yet cincers We're found
to declare that perhaps frentis had gone
round to the rear OF the ~bushwhacEers9
and was giving them a drubbing. Those
volleys came from the advance brigades Of
johnston wei charges were peing nred
and dry ones substituted IN anticipation OF
attack ON,
Had the Federal UnnpTaI AT khlInn hUnn
sufficiently warned His advance had been
tired on at Pea Ridge hi pickets had been
seized and cannon had been fired into his
tace In 'front.' OF his own camps AND yet not
a shoVenuii OF earth had been thrown up,
not a soldier was ordsred 70 rest upon his
arms Endyml9ii' ever sinmpering beneath
the caresses OF the loving moon on MI Lat
mos, could not have Deeh more indifferent TO
danger than the general who held this army
IN the J oil"" OF MS hanu-
saturday morning the Georgia cavalry
men, prisjners IN the Old Shiloh church, had
esped through tho chink at their captors,
had aid; you fellows act as though you
bad never seen rebels; youu SEQ enough
before you are twenty-four hours older"
and had been marched away TO the river.
IL was a morning OF profound peace,
sparkling sunlight and sweet songs In the
afternoon tho whole army. was drawn up for
review on the furdy road; The forests FOR
bade a marching review: While waiting for
Grant 10 ride down tine line ana hurry on 70
Savannah, the officers with their glasses
could hook across an old held and see 100
rebel horsemen calmly sitthg In the skirt OF
the woods watching our strange proceeding.
The cheek oil those audacious and recon
nolpering Dnshwackers was something to
admire. IL was, perhaps, a way they had
in That army,
tne ressrat aILny sep. quist!{ tnae nignts
aIter having been soothed by the eye OF the
great commander. a rev straggiing shots
were heatu along sne front, Dut tney us
arose It gilded a magnificent rebel host NOV
mg TO battle against an unsuspecting enemy.
me urIVing IN OF nuckihnd's pickets brought
misbers had scarce given way to witherin
yolleys when a battery. trained the night