Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-29
INSIDE NICKSBURG.
RECC' ELECTIONS Or AN Ex-CONFEO.
ERATE CkPT.iN.
Setti'-l Dora for n Regular >iese-Bam-
bari"vnt by Land and wa:cr-EN-
I.lu.in,. ~ a N!i:c The la. of
a,r-SurrendcTcd.

tni. iHuif iseilubIcs.n.i
The en- my settle iown to q regular siege.
he ncreasei his Eorca Of Sllirmishers en-.
larged hi rife pitt, erected new batteries
and opened a steady fire aiona the entire line
o WORKS. He mad. - attempt 10 bury the
b.a"e fellows that gave up their lives ia the
cnarsa. AMI after twJ days the bodies f his
dead rcame go offensive that ri last he WIGS
o";np.i..i t. grant Il trace Of = few hour L.
perform t'.is act Of humanity. This "piS
done tie firing was resumed aud kept up ~
tie enemy day and night for about six
we,.. itIS force was 50 great and hi, al
val;a-e, By land rad water 20 many that ne
He- ale by rei.ef~ aui achievements 70
k-sr' mp n continuous frs On EicGsblrg from
Az points. - ght tbs Lombar,Iment from
L." :nOrtlr feet was fearful Large shells
wore thrown high INTO the air, where their
li-ht"i fuses looked like large sky-rccEe--.
Then they would hurst like c p Of thun Ter,
GuG tie fragment, woIli t,s hurled down
into the place. frequently killing and wound
in the men. Other, would plunge down
into The streets amt expo e after entering
the ground, caring zap the earth and leaving
imIn,usc !lelcs Shells would { ar through
houses, eau ing dreadful destruction. Hos
p.ta.s we're struck time and again, ami H.:a.y
Of tie s3ci, an,. wounded Kidd.
Notwith -ilniinS the dreadful situation,
the b5mbarimolt b. iaaI and water vas
KEEP: up the defenders were determined.
DUfIH- the iiIst wlaa our ratiuns were issued
la il.s usual quantities. After thai they
were cot dp.n t. fourteen ounces 81 food
daily THi- at last was changed when our
beef and bacon gave o.it and mals meat suo-
stitltci. For several DAYS 1t WAS hard TO
get the troops t. raach ii, la; hunger re-
c':i.cs ID sauce. s.ckhe-S prevailed to an
'.iailH.u. eyiant Famine AMI want we're
ever present NC hoi-.i against Eops tor
JHe ,lohn,tou's command TO relieve u We
heard so rGra hy the grapevine ToIts,
about the mighty army nieT Johnston that
had ierH organized - Jackson, how Lee an;
Bragg had cent on tIylr veterans u r-srEs
u. Il Leps ~ our hearts AMI hops, IA
every dav a, EXPECTED - hear their guns
Tho .l.suy, IN iae :ncan.ime. had drawn
hi l.na closer AMI ,l,-er. until only few
yarls separated u. lie invented about this
ans" 4" devils M,It.I, made # wood rud
q mi With IRON. II he'd Just enough pow
der 20 throw a -l,!. over our works wien it
would uGr>t right IN our midst, killing aui
woludm- cur men lrealfuliy We re-
pounded ,.irn haud--rena,les. and learned.
al, r. Che -ia.,e UliE ;ae same deadly effect
..a,,, ~, ,....,,, N.,.rt..Ic.. m VII,
r.,.,ta- ~. 3, terror T.. us
l,..,, ~. mind and ,a,II Iegr ,J,. .,e,,v
H. III &c .,,g,icls nj III >eu., vorl This en-
;i.,.s.i ,I-.-iI tine f-s. aa.. II .IuIv At noon
when mn i,,,,f.r.,.. ,.,5n, ,ya. ,.y1,a.l.l in
fiu.., 81 tie SIKH Missouri, Col Sen
tlny. II s-.IneI as il hell Itself had joined
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;,,u.,i,is- r.slr Tee dreadful los Of m. il
.risu.i and the ,l.afatgiu- roar OF Gtty
u.,,-r, Of tie ,usfnys artillery concentrated
-, an. sr.t ;awq fl,.,-lf Nyi,li mako ..,,r
moon, aiapd b., ,f..- I.,.rt. On til, contrary
t.ry stood t.rnr. tiar ave-, ". moved
..i.i th4t awful Jr.r- -rnrgrtin. ;hs al
.4., second N,-,.u- Ell C5ckr1r VII,
r.-..sf {, the front OF Ri, regiment
as.u-. Az al u. mus. die here
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