Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-08

JUDGE TERRY SARAH ALTHEA HILL.
Tor. In front d these hills the picket lines
were not more Tan three or four hundred
yards apart akcsho firing between the bel
haer-ents was b,h incessant and spiteful
st the perid referred to, company of
the Washingto4 artillery, of New Orleans,
ono Of the ''cTtkn military organizations of
the south, weon duty ut Falls Church, be-
ING stationed ERE to hold in check any adj
vance tHab light be attempted in force
Among the Hcers of this command was
Lieut.. now a. Rossar, of Texas, and their
1-sarb.-=, alys Astounding in hospitality,
were the favtte resort OF scores of volun-
teers who prarred to do independent duty
as scouts and iarpshooters. Most of the lat
ter were waShy planters or professional
men past mida age, splendid shots, hunters
from boyhooc accustomed to woodcraft
and equipped Tn the best weapons. Each
was attended bl5wo or three servants who
looked after I'll supplies. They roughed 1t
like common soltars, YET easily found mess
al any Of the aritt headquarters. This out
post duty, especilly when any firing was in
progress, they tcarded as so much sport
that afforded tim the opportunity of test
lag the quality dtheir rifles.
A CLOS VIEW OF TERRY.
One day Roser galloped into Fairfax
Court House, andy his invitation, within an
hour special iarty was made up TO visit
the front and ave good time generally
with the Louisiana boys. 1t consisted OF
Col Terry, Ex-Governor Lubbock, Col.
Martin of Mississippi, and brother Of SEN
ator Mason, Of Virginia (of Mason and Sill
dell fane), "A fatmer like man of -, whose
plantation was not many miles distant and
who know every foot Of ground between his
home and Washington city. All were
dressed in citizens or hunting clothes, but
the one whose figure impressed me at the
time rs being Jhat OF a born fighter was Col.
Terry Muscular, heavy bearded, with
keen, fearless eyes, ana every line of his face
expressive OF resolution: not laxative
man, vet gentle IN speech, there was that
something iudescribable about him which in
ViteI conf lcnce and made Others look up to
him as "a leader
After Spending an hour or two in the camp
Of the Washington artillery the party moved
on 20 MUusons Hin, then a favorite point of
observation, in front of which & good deal Of
hot work was done by the pichets on both
sides The latter We're concealed III thickets
of pine or in the corn, behind the fences of
the fields, but an intervening open space en-
ahled each 10 clearly see tho other whenever
Tie least exposure of the person was made.
There were several houses, too, from which
both lines OF picSets occasionally tried their
skin but for the most part the men kept their
posts and took the chances IN the open. Ere
ouently various sgratoEcms were employed to
draw the fire % an adversary. fer there were
excellent sharVshooters among the FederalS
Is wei IS among The Confederate, but in the
main the DANA " was trihinE.
UNDER FIRE
It was this proximity to danger. however;
this opportunity OF looking upon men delib-
erateiv sighting each other as they would a
deer and shooting to kill; this listening 70 the
yin" Of a bullet as it few through the air. or
lie sullan Sug OF one IS it struck the earth in
YOUR neighborhood. and then tracing the
laafhsman by the little white puff of smoke
rising from yopder thicket, that made the
spot strangely attractive and invested the
death dealing sport with fascination, especial
~ 10 the independent fighter who could trust /
his rife
1t may be mentioned parenthetically that
The weapons ii lie hands Of the ConfederateS
al this time were chiefly snoothhore guns
that were useless for long range firing. One
afternoon several Of the Union plckets OBJ
serving that the bullets struck only the
ground in front ct them. and were compare /
lively harmless. boldly came out OF their hid I
ing places and began jeeriug the Johnny T.
Rehs' ID i manner that made them feel de
cidedly uncomfortable Unable TO endure .
thess taunJS, some Of the Confele-ates went I
to the rear 10 borrow Two OF three Enfield 4
rifles Ealf . dozen Of tbs independent scouts /
them On their return. and /
quietly stealing through the field the pa-rv /
opened fire with their improved guns. killed .
and wounded sNFera! O. the picEe-s and drove
the remainder under cover. The lickets Liter
that were more careful.
TERRY as A SHARPsHOOTER
But 10 return 20 the incident IN hand
While the little group watched from the crest I
Of the hill the progress Of affairs II lie distant
fields, it was noticed that at 4 particular .
oNint FedeCal shSrpShooter was making !