The National tribune., 1886-12-16
AT RESACA.
r. Capture Of ;hc i-Can Ba;tcry-some Interest


ie- Incidents.
EaITGR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: James III.
Cv.,. ssh a., l.asi not claim wholly Tor his
brigade The honor Of capturing the 4-gun bat
telH az Rcssca, Tor the Second Brigade, Third
Division, Twentieth Corps, took very promi-
ncnt part in that capture. i belonged 10 that
brigade and have a very distinct recollection OF
being present on that occasiOn-Sunday, May
u, 1864. They manuvered us around IN such
shape among the grubs and hills that could
not tell where we came from or where we were
going We could not sec three rods In any d.
rection. At last they got US into shape and
ordered us 10 charge. There were three or four
lines ahead of as, and when we came 10 the
edge OF the woods the lines in front OF US lay
down and we ran right over them.
OF course, / cannot speak knowingly of any
thing but what happened in my immediate
vicinity but think that Weaver h. Shoening,
Of Co. Il, 22d Wis, was the one that led that
charge; Tor when we came 10 the road we were
IN plain sight OF the Johnnies, and as soon as
we saw them Shoening shouted: " Here they
are, boys, come on"
lie started for them as fast as he could run,
and Co. B right after him, away in advance OF
anything on the line That 4-gun battery
was playing on us as fast rs il could ire, and
did some frightfully wicked work.
We did not capture that battery, neither did
the men from the guns and the works, but our
men could not stay there n moment, as the
JohnnieS had other works that commanded the
fort, and we could not get in TO haul OF the
guns. They were hauled out after dark by
some Of the men Of the Third Division, TWEEN
tieth Corps. There were, however, three or
four men, Of whom Sias Wright of Co B, 22d
Wis, was one, who crawled into the fort and
lay around in the corners and acted as sharp
Oh. Ia, hs1u h,
effective work.
After We had driven the Johnnies from the
battery we took a position on a ridge 10 the left
OF the fort, from which the Johnnies tried 10
drive us by repeated charges. Gen. Ben Hsr-
rison's command was the line in the rear of us.
Ben was sick that day and il was a great effort
for him to give a command; but the Johnnies
were charging us, and he was going 10 fix for
them. Holding on 10 sapling for support, he
said:
"Seventy-ffth Ind, attention! Fix bayo-
nets! If they come through the first line give
them the cold steel. DO you understand ?"
Lieut. Mosley, of our company, who was by
my side, had just taken big chew of tobacco.
He munchod itabout twice, then turned around
10 the General, and said:
They are not coming through, General"
There was so much force 70 Mosley's remark
that the boys began 10 cheer, and look Of de-
termination settled down on all of them. The
10Th Ind. did not have TO use the bayOnet.
About that time a red-headed Lieutenant II
wont say what regiment he belonged to- came
tearing back through the lines, clawing of
his shOulder-straps, and getting 10 the rear as
fast as he could 60 Although men were drop
ping in our own ranks, the boys just yelled and
laughed 10 see that Lieutenant run.
Gen. Joe Hooker was right by our company
a part Of the time and his utter disregard for
rebel lead gave pluck and courage 10 good many
Of our boys.-w. ii. III. MINoT Co b, 22d Wis,
Second Brigade. Third Division, Twentieth
Corps Marshall, Mich