The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

nence. AMI then hushed them as
the vibration of a string dies out.
Again the roll was heard, first FAINT and
then stronger, as drum after drum joined
the alarum. l had campaigned in Virginia
and knew the meaning Of the long roll. /
shall not forget the incredUlous smile which
wleathed a field officers face when | sug-
gestad "busli whacko.,' 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 cau.o Suspicious horse
men hung upon the si.irti Of cur retiring
column and straggiars vino came up late
taat night told Of narrow escapes from
dsata and capture This was Thursday,
April 3. We hal met tie advance of Har-
dee corpi marching on the Bark road and
then at Micioy's.
The contentious words Of the major Of the
Seventeen were carried that night to Gen.
Albert Sidney Johnston, "Advance guard of
The Grand Aglnv Of tha United State
That meant that Shernal Iaj discovered
the movement and wa coming nuS to give
him battle or check his advance until Buell.
could como up Tie forward march was
stopped. Line Of battle TaS formed and re
serves brought up. \ delay elsuei. Per-
haps this halt at Monterey cost Johnston
victory. Mai. McEewn's grandiO5a re
Spouse probably saYei Grants army, for the
hattie which was to have taken place on
Saturday, was not begun until Sunday, and
| EaaI who was beyond reach on Saturday,
was crossing the Tennes &c on Sunday night
On Friday, the 18th Of April, tie advance
! Of johEstaa,s army was feeling its way to
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shower OF ram, an attack was maze Oh our
advance plcket-poN5, an oid cottoh-slii one
mile away from our police line. After
brisl, Hght, Lieut. Heatpp ami seven men,
belonging To tic Seventeen Ohio were
ca,,.;ei ayya, The alarm brought Sher-
| man. iiyisi,,, f., ann, The Fourth brigade
-, ~, ~, III, ,..r, IN t5a from.
supported ny 'le o"'".'y' W. ~ V,'F -
| AZ the cotton-S'E We formed a me "ii's
Bueaiant'5 own regiment "a' ulFi''9d ana
| sent With the cavalry along the two roads
! lT9ucbirr in front * Us Sherman, the
t,-,, .,,, gftk.,.1s WAS fbnre. merry
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Inc Fa'A a''f1r5u away ult', ga Nii'''9
| set IN. Sj'u rapid H'uahel-ltihl5 was
| heard Nher. auckland had gone, ami
| anon the terrible groul of two pieces of
! artillery The guns were hot ours; thew
| w., - "A, o,11,,,v Had flie in,r,ertu,.a
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Aesd "L q" -'i'e'J .--' M wa n'''', Il''li-
| ers On the front o. i Aos'li5 army: LerhalH
| 50. Ia TINS sHiiialsA TWO rosy young georgia
| eaE'tiis Men were captures. i1eg "eie car
| rled d the rear WherS tneS alioToed much
| ea,eTJa naeht 10 Jle FEDERAL SGtdie!S, VINO
t l,'t never seen . r'''l etlsAiy. we stooa IN
| me mere ~ inc ram aEd d"tkheSs, ana
! Esteaod to a dozen yotieys OF mNsketTy away
| towards toilEth. The VolieyS were fired
! With precision, ana Yet officers We're found
! 10 declare that ual Laps FTentlsS had gone
/ round tH tug rear Of tEe "bIsEWEackerS'
| and was giving them a drubaing. Those
| yOlleys came from the advance brigades Of
| Johnston Wet charge were ne'AG tired
! ana dry ones substituted N anticipation OF
! attack.
| Had the Federal general at Shiloh been
| sufficiently warned! His advance had been
! fired on at Pea Ridge; Ms picGetS had been
! seized and cannon lad been fred into his
| face in front Of his own camps And yet not
| a shoFohull OF eaftA h;id been thrown up,
| not SoldieT was ordered - rest upon his
| arms. t-ajymi9h' ever sluiaeerln@ beneath
| t'le eS'Fea'tS oil Lhe Wing moon on NJ. l-3t-
! mos, eoutd AoS nave "e.H laofe iiAlieFeht 70
! danger Iaah The gen. l''i "ho he4I UliS army
III tEo hollow oil NJ hai!d.
Saturday morning lae Georgia cavalry.
| men. prisoners IN the OIL shiloh church, had
peepei through tie chlnk> at their captors,
had said; AoU fellows act rs though you
had never seen rebels; you'll see enough
before you are t"enty-foUr hours older,
and had been marched away to the river.
1t was morning OF profound peace
sparkling sunlight and sweet songs. In the
afternoon the whole army Wa drawn up for
| review on the PuTiy road. The forests for.
bade marching review. While waiting for
Grant to ride down the line and hurry of to
Savannah, the officers with their glasses
could look across an Old field and see 100
rebel horseman calmly sitting IN the SKIRT OF
the woods watching our strange proceeding
The cheek OF those audaclouS aild recon
motoring h3,hwa2kers was something to
admire. IL "&-, perhaps, way they had
II that army.
The Federal army slept quietly that night,
after having been sootEed by the eye Oh the
great commander 4 Few struggling shots
were heard along The 'front.', tut they dis
tugoea nobody. len the morning sun
aro-e II guided 6 ma -n!llent 'e. host NOV
lnG - oat'L2 against a! transporting enemy !.
| the first Federal regiments ia+3 lima The