The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-07-22
"A CONFEDERATE GROUP"

..Don't shoot the plucky little Yankee which
came from the confederate assaulting col
umn tie instant before the two rushing
charges Of canister tore through their
ranks caused a mehentary check that enabled
Frank aud Sergeant Wyman to plug the vent
holes with rat tail files. Yes. Frank got away,
confederate bullet killed Wyman as he jumped.
The Johnnie's never fired shot from Franks
hi. rifles. although the ground was strewh with
ammunition. In three quaters OF an hour,
Frank had his guns again. The General Noganl
the old I'd Div. Mcisey's brigade Of Gen.
peige's 10th Corps ard Gen. Wood with his
.ir~t Division Of the 18TH did the work. Five
minutes after 20 FOUNDER shells were going ont
OF the guns toward poi where they were lia-
BILE to do most goody These same old guns.
the one burst that afternoon using doAble
rations Of percussion shells, made the march to
the sea. Savannah's Notifications suffered from
tn. nj. the Capitol building NJ Columbia s. C. yet
tears the shell mark Of DeGress funs. Gen.
sherman said they were worth their weight in
gold. Il, was beautiful moonlight night.
that night Of the s2nd, Hotaing," raid the COL,
ami In caring for my wounded, and looking to
the welfare Of my boys never raw field so
thickly strewn With the faces of the
dead. thought Of you then, Colonel Hotalling,
ard Of the order you brought us that the 4th Div.
mnst retake those rifle pits il We lost half mr.
men in doing so'. Il Was in Battery A" eai n.
Colonel Hotaling. 1.-THE Genera, sent me q.
Morgan l.. Smith. to aid him in holding that linec
was fond of Battery A. 1t was originally tn
Dearbornc Artillery Militia Co Of Chicago. II
WAS with Grant, ut Belmont, B and com prised
the Artillery there. Peter Wood had 1t at Shi-
'oh, it was with us ut Vicksburgh, and at Mission
Ridge, was the battery opposite Howells guns.
This day l stood by the right section,
talking to Lieut.. smyth. and thought
we had repulsed the massed attack. We had,
but it was only the first line, the powder
smoke was 80 dense and was STOPPING to look
under the cloud when the second line OF Confed's.
poured over our works and through the cut,
gaining our rear. Our battery horses were be-
ing shot down. Lieut.. Dutch took In the situa-
ton ut glance. those Of his men who heard his
order to git, and fOlowd him, escaped. can't
cay precisely how did get of, hut one thing l
do remember, that IL occurred to me II hurried
! should probably 60 to Atlanta, SO sssorter''
sauntered of, dsregarlng calls for surrender,
surrender" got into the rayine by the caissons
and rallied come OF our boys, got them to shoot
ing; then picked mp another squad 30 that by
the time heard old Col. Mereey's Dutch pro-
fanlty had perhaps couple Of hundred OF our
boys bnsy and Morgan l.. and Lightbourne and
the other officers were doing the q, me. The
scene IN the panorama described what happen
ed Immediately after, better than can tell it,
To me 1t il simply wonderful and feel every
old soldier Of the Army Of the TIE, nesee and his
friends. il they knew what they would see
would gladly tra:el hundreds Of miles to visit
the panorama. Sergeant Sweenie sc - that one
~ hia gunn.rs threw himself across Lieut.
lsobb's dead body, fcign.d death, and laid the rt
until we drove the Johnnies ont OF the works
Then he jumped up and got gun. - 1.-The Rev
sam J,nes and sam Small came in the Gthe,
| day" said COL lIataliic They aere 10th :.
s,Gf.r u ss.n sa.a.' III. s-enr- ~ ':s ~
| ago although they instantly recognized ever,
| point IN the distant landscape and commented
! On III, iinihfnltsess, hut tie moment they were
| told what houses stand on the ground near
by us h. re-. they added roads and houses 20 rap
| IDLY that Twas surprised TO see how thoroughly
| they knew the ground which is now the little
| town of Edgewood. and yet the battle field and
its scenes which are 80 familiar to veterans
was quite unntelligible to them. although natives
| to the manor born. You would he surprised
| could you listen do TO the never ending
| stories and incidents that are provoked and told
conct rning the ground before us. That cloud
OF dust which fills the air and partly wells Stone
Mountain, has clear significance to most old sol-
diers. Nothing bnt wagon or heavy bodies OF
cavalry. could create that clond OF dust. The
whole army train was in that vicinity, more thar
| 2 oeo wagons moving mp from Roswell, to guard
which, ore small brigade had been placed ~
Decatur. 1t was a brigade Of veterans, Jersey.
men. Wisconsin. Ohio and illinois, were In that
brigade OF Col Sprague's. The attack delivered
upon it by Wheeier's cavalry corps, was vigor.
Gus and well sustained. Wheeler, in his report,
states that he could not with his cavalry, dis
lodge the division Of infantry Tin fact there were
not u thousand muskets.) But Sprague was
there and got his well earned etar that day.
Ciaddck's Jerscymen would not drive, and
would not fall back until Sprague, with tears
streaming down bis cheeks. begged them for
Gods sake, to do so. Sprague knew OF u cross
road, and should he lose this regiment, as he In
evitably must II 1t did not fall back, there waa
| every probability Of the ultimate destruction OF
bis command. But, Col. Jerry Rusk was bat
thing back charge and assault, and held the