Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-03

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the balance.
The disaster to johnson exposed our
right flank and rear, snd our position
became compromised. Hence, 1t be.
came necessary Tor General Davis to
order his division from Its now advanced
position and form il at right angles TO
its first position, and there await the on
act OF the enemy. This movement was
made at once and with celebrity, u bat
terry moving to rear in columns OF GEO.
tIons, at o gallop, to o new position
designated by the staff officer. Our
position was now on the north edge of Q
corn field about three hundred yards
wide and facing south southeast, with
one regiment to the right OF the battery,
and three on the left as supports.
In this position we await events. A
silence of q few moments, broken only
by the occasional report of q nno
away to our right, and the enemy's line
OF battle appears emergingfrom opposite
woode. Instantly, our infsntry opens
fire on their serried ranks; our Blk can-
non thunder forth their death dealing
discharges. Onf case shot and then our
but they close up and leap over their
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and closer they come, with steady step,
firing at fast as they can. Our guns are
we'll haudied, and the closer they come
the faster we fire. Our guns are now
double shotted with canister. They get
go near that the last discharge seems to
fairly lift them off their feet. They now
seem to waver and falter, and finally
throw themselves fiat on the ground to
save themselves from annlhilatior, but
the second double line is only o short
distance in the rear of the first. They
push right on up to the first line, and
the two fires, four deep, now forming
one solid line, advanced, delivering ON
incesssnt fire. Our captain receives q
shot in his thigh and falls beside his
horse. Orderly Sergeant Thomas is
down with bullet through his. leg.
Duty Sergeant Booth has o bullet
through his thigh; Charles Aia.r lies
dead with a bullet through his heart,
and David Welty and others are wound
ed; q great many horses are killed and
disabled in tbs battery.
Steadily the lines advance, and ere SC
close that our working the
guns see The enemy's accoutrements
plainly, and zee their officers riding up
and down the lines, urging their men on.
Yet none of our boys finches or fails IN
his duty. We are almost in their grasp
, Suddenly above the pandemonIum
rings its warning order
given by Bugler Sam Lewis, q mere
STRIPPING. He has seen the captain fall
. He has seen General Posts orderly ride
into the battery and heard his order te
retreat. The shrill bugle-cail is heard
, and We instantly cease firing, timber tt
, rear, and begin q rapid retreat through
the open woods to oar rear. While
Lieutenants Humphrey and Mcknight
are getting elf their sections Lieutenan'
Gardner and Oomrade Joe Hoffman
attempt to carry our wounded captain
! off the field, but owing to the deep soil
t his being &C heavy and 80 severed,
wounded end notbeing able to help him
. sell, they find it impossible get him off
seeing this, he bess them "to leave him
: save themselves, be sure to get the bat
terry off and then give the rebels HI
i While performing this duty, Lieutenant
: Gardner's horse is shot. Charles Gun.
bingham assists David Welty who i
/ wounded, to mount O spare horse ant
! escape. Clark Baker assisted MARTYR
Campbell, who was wounded, off the field
. on foot. The horses on n cannon ant
two caissons being all killed or wound.
I ed they are of necessity abandoned, bu
! We take .iYe guns and four caissons of
| the field. Some OF the cannoneers rur
ahead OF the battery through the wood
and let down the rail fence that run
across our line of retreat. Lieutenant
, Humphrey assisted by buglor Sam Levi
succeed in getting the battery in column
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tinnaa his Are and Tie brlIats Oh, ~
orouna no rrbav row WOW a.hasta.. =,
tha woods va are n. shoot nvar ~,
haads ~ thar infantry and hnrst shaiI,
, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cInaa. soma ont 81,
tona NJ traes and s9ynn ihsYn down nm =
near ma Several man ave ;shti rvonnd
, ed nv fraomanta ~ ahaiIs unmrad
! Jnaiab Fovhsa Receives a hnlIas thrnrn,
! hia arm and verv aoon a niaca "a shsi
r,vea him a y-iancing hior an tho son :
, 81 hia head rshich ismakes him see stars
. WIN. n WeItv hacks mn hebind a HI,
/ trea for khaIfer from the Ieaden raj,
Al and stays there tiII cantnrad hv tba I'D
vanc,ns foe
We fell hack through fields and wood
10 tha Nashville nike. There Was n
: manic IN nur battery. and we ~sxnecte
, every moment to see a line M hatfI
formed and 10 receive orders 10 90 int
battery and do as our captain who NOV
law d the field asked MS 10 do. But \,
i orders came. Already an the nike towar
! Nashville there was q rush OF eamster
and oon men on fopt and men or
!, horsebsck. and We ioin the column q
3 retreat. Sometimss the horses ar
/ waking. aometimes trottinr. aeeordin,