The National tribune., 1888-04-12

boys had effected a Judgment in the fort on the
right. As usual the night was dark About
midnight, or little before, sound of advanc-
ing troops coming from the right in the fort
caused the fire to sacken and finally stop.
SuTmising what was up, our boys commenced
to yell: Say, Johnny, thems our folks. You'd
better come in here out of the cold" The in
vitation was accepted by many, who replied as
they came: Don't shoot, Yank. I'm coming"
Col. s. p Jennison then ordered an advance,
which was effected before Judging from the
sound) Goddess Brigade reached our front.
Upon gaining the inside of the works the
writer was sent back with orders for Maj. San
ders to bring up the balance of the 10th MINI.
held in reserve. To what extent that advance
was participated in by other troops we cannot
saw; butwhen the bonfires were lit that illumi-
mated the fort, it was filed with the gayest lot
Of Guerrillas out. Everybody was hilarious
without q smell of c0mmissary." The racket
was kept up till after daylight The glacis of
the fort was planted with torpedOes, through
which they had tramped in the dark. To these
they now turned their attention, hurting every
thing down on them that came handy. Every
now and then one would 60 of mid clouds Of
dirt aAd shouts of delight.
At 9 a. m. the assembly sounded; we fell in
and took the road for Blakely. Arriving there
the First Division, Sixteenth Corps, took
position as supports to the First Division,
Thirteenth Corps, while the Third Division
supported the Second Division, Sixteenth Corps,
in the memorable assault of that day.
On our way up to Blakely we crossed the
bayou on poBtoons, which was reached, as many
viii remember, by the light of the fire Of the
sand fort, still in the hands of the enemy.
The 114th H., of McMillan's Brigade, who
had been running the pOntoon business, made
a night attack on that fort under Lieut.-Col.
Shupe, and discovered that the Confederates
had evacuated, leaving great quantity of
ordnance of all patterns, including an English
Armstrong not yet mounted
This, perhaps, was the last Of the defenses Of
Mobile, resulting in Its surrender, the capture
Of over 5000 prisoners IL flags, 800 pieces OF
artillery, several thousand stand Of small-arms
large stores of ammunition, and other mate
rial Of war,
On the 18th the "Guerrillas" turned their
backs to the sea and headed for the North star.
As we sat taking five minutes rest by the
roadside near Midway on the 18th, mounted
officer came down the sandy road at rapid
/ gait spreading the news of the surrender OF
Lee and Johnston. Blistered feet and fatigue
were in an instant forgotten, and the boys
jumped up to vent their feeling, while the
bands played National airs. lri5hmen fell to
sparring or knocking of caps; Americans shook
hands, hurrahed and threw up their hats.
Those of the German persuasion just went to
hugging and Waiting in that dusty road re-
gardless of the thermometer.
Near the foregoing place two bummers OF
the 10th Blinn.-Asa Hurd, Wagonmaster, and
John Hart, private-were off on a by-road forag-
ing, and by chance ran into a Confederate
scouting party camped near the road. The
surprise was mutual. The Johnnies ordered
/ the boys to dismount, which was done; but
! seeing there were only four or five rebels
and being armed with Spencers, they freed and
went for them" After lively scrimmage
I they wounded enc or more drove the entire
| party into the brush, and brought away four
/ horses and equipments.
On the next day 19th) Asa Hurd was shot
/ dead and Hart taken prisoner, but escaped that
1 night and rejoined US at Greenville on the goth
/ Poor HuTd was the last man shot in the 10th
Mimi.
One hundred guns were fred on the 22d in
/ honor of Lees and Johnstons surrender t.
Grant aud Sherman.
/ We reached Montgomery-the first Capital o.
/ the federacy-Tuesday, April %, 1865
Here the old Sixteenth Corps passed in review
for the last time before their beloved chief
/ Gen. A. J. Smith, from his stand on the bal
cony Of the Merchants Exchange.
As the boys marched through the broad
/ streets Of Montgomery with old Glory way
ing Ter them without the loss Of star. the.
felt just little proud, and upon reaching
the Exchange every foot came down with th
precision of clock-work, and arms were brough
down 70 a shoulder with lightning like vim.