The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-07-21
GEN. LoNosTREGT At ANTlerAM,
a Critical Movement for the Confederate
Forces showers OF Canister.

a Critical Movement for the Confederate
Forces showers of Canister.
Thus tie battle oDbcd and flowed with
terrific slaughter on both sides. The
Federals fought with wonderful bravery
and the Confcderltes chung to their
ground with heroic courage as, hour
after hour, they were lnown down like
grass. The fresh troops Of Mcclellan
literally tore into sIlrcds the already
ragged army of Lee, but the Confedur-
ates never gave back,
| remember at one time they were
surging up against us with fearful num-
bcrs, was occupying the left over by
Hood, whose ammunition gave out. He
retired to get fresh supply. Soon after,
the Felorals moved up against us in
great masses.
We were under the crest Of a hill, oc-
cupying a position thai ought to have
been held by from four to six brigades.
The only troops there were Cookies regi-
ment Of North Carolina infantry, without
a cartridge, As ! rode along tho line
witlny staff, saw two pieces Of the
Washington artillery (AIiller's battery,
but there were not enough men to man
them. The gunnprs had been either
killed or wounded. This was fearful
situation for the Confederate center. /
put my staT.ofliccrs to the guns while l
held their horses. 1t was easy tosce
that il the Fedcrals broke through our
line there, the Confederate army would
be cut in two and probably destroyed,
for wo were already badly whipped and
were only holding our ground by sheer
force Of desperation. Cooke. sent me
word that lis ammunition was otlt. /
replied that he must hold his position as
long as lie lad a man left He responded
that he would show lis colors as long as
there was man alive to hold them up.
We loaded up our little guns with can.
lister and sent a rattle Of hail into the
Fedrrals rs they came up over the crest
of tile hill.
There was more business to the square
inch in that little battery than in any l
ever saw, and it shot harder and faster
and with a sort OF human energy us II
seemed TO realize that ii was to hold the
thousands Of Fcderals at bay or tile battle
was lost. So warm was thcreception we
gave them that they dolgcd back be.
hind the crest Of the hill We sought
to make them believe we had many bat.
teries before them instead Of only two
little guns. As the Federals would come
up they would see the colors Of the North
Carolina regiment waving placidly, and
then would receive n shower Of canister.
We made itlively while it lasted. In tn,
meantime Gen. Chiffon, Gen. Lees chief
Of stall, made his way to me and asked,
"where are the troops you are holding
yourlinO with:7 | pointed to my two
pieces and to Cookies regiment, and re.
plied, There they are; but that regiment
hasn't n cartridge"
chilton's eyes popped as though they
would come out of his head, he struck
syurs to his horse and away he went to
Cen. Lee. lsuppose he made some re.
ilarkable report, although did not STE
len. Lee again until night. After a
little shot came across the Federal front,
ploughing the ground in u parallel line.
Another and another, each nearer aud
nearer their line. This was from n bat.
terry on D, II, Hills line. This enlilade
fire, 50 distressing to soldiers, soon beat
back the attacking column Gen. Long.
street IN The Century,