The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-21
WITH SPENCER CARBNES,
EXPERIENCE OF THE MICHIGAN CAV
AIRY BRIGADE AT APPOMATTox.


Inc "'"''e u" Oh Aprh-A fsrrine
Fire from Spencer Carbine>--ArriyaI Of
sheridan and the fifth Corps-A Ira,
III. Whit. Pa.
II Is growing lighter in the east and day.
light Is just breaking. 1t is the memorable
9th of April Ii must lc about I ocla.k when
ping, ping. ping. shower of mimic balls
whistle over our hepk Instantly all al~ On
the alert. This is the beginning Of the strus
gle OF that eSentful day which ended in the
surrender Of Lees whole army. The ping
ping of bnllets is from the firing II rebel
skirmishers They have withdrawn the
picket line and sent out the ~feclers" They
are not IN strong force, however, AMI are soon
driven back to cover by our men, who are
not TO lie taken by surprise.
The morning grows apace, We have man.
aged to get some hot coffee and breakfast,
go, a.. ,;r;,, r. ;,..,s's., ' ~"
tho right. and VIC iudpe thu enep,v i ,ry;n''
IN. same game there INIT they arr. ma, AMI
are driven back in the same manner
An ia now ouiet in front of ms mn, o,,.
sou.d moves up where the brigad,. t,og i sra.
TONED The brigade is in batfle onlsr AMI
CHANGING little 10 the left WA sca m. Rate,
IN n,sition. unlimbenl ami IN, n.n in n.,s;
tim This looks ms though tronll, v,s h,,,,,-
ING. and Il soon comes.
Suddenly there il a movement NV v;
ment In front ami the Administers ara sesn %.
turning driven in nv AN advance ~ Tho an
envy Looking away over 10 tho DDS !.
match OF woods. uerhars half n mie Jist.,t
We sse two long. dusty line, tiImy an, ami
r,ni.,lv advancing across a, ,,.,, t;.II. -.
,o,nes a thir,l lin. II ia an ,dy,nc, i, e..
Steadily thew march an, som Nm. ri
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them They must NOT drive ne, Eor !, ,..
moments I watch the s,,en.. ,h., con,.. ,h.,
.ra,h From ,ho ,,,.s, linz l.loh.,.. -. ~
flame onickly returned nv I'M, M;.biya, ma,
with their Snsncer carb;nss I, do.,s mo-, hi
them
sPHScKas " THE MICHIGAN CAVALRY.
Bang! goes a gun from our battery ami u
shell explodss in front of the advancin,
column. II falls short Try again. They
do, this time with better success, for death.
dealing shellexploles in their ranks and kills
dozen men. Close up ami ON they como
again, this time to be met by terrific fir,
from the Spencers Of the Michigan brigade
They form, waver--another volley from IN.
Spencers- fall back upon the next line.
which wavers-a charge, a Federal yell, with
a hot fire from our battery, and they are
driven into tho woods again. Warm work,
but they have accomplished their object.
They know they have nothing but cavalry
again.
In tho meantime the same demonstration
has been made on our center and right We
hear the booming Of the batteries AMI the
heavy firing Of infantry, but do not know the
result. II i evidently movement 10 gain
information.
Half an hour passes, perhaps an hour. It
must he now about o'clock. Headquarters
have l,een moved % a new position, a little
buck and 10 the right. The regiments are dis.
mounted and the horses sent to the rear. Sud
IDENTIFY line of butternut clothed men appear
above the brow of hill in our front, then
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SHERIDAN AND THE FIFTH CORPS.
We cross a low swanlpy piece Of land and
are nearing the road by which We came yes
,erday, when suddenly there comes yell
from the woods skirting that road and out
pours a swarm Of blue-coats. Hurrahl the
Fifth CORPS! and mighty cheer rends the mir
Sheridan and the Fifth corps The day is
saved!
Look Quit Here comes the artillery.
Away they 20 with a rush down in front,
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