Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-14

me with worse than bullets-ridjcule
shall join thu command forth with. Any
one who chooses 70 remain may do SO
All the guard followed. The wagon Rss
lett in charge OF the black driver. o.
the four who thus wen, ole wss killed,
and two wer wounded.
NV e rejoined the battalion a. IT, march.
ed by the left flank from the pike. Nov
ing at douGie-quick We We e in an instant
in line IF battle, our right neaC the turn
pike. r sing GROUND in our immedia-e
front concealed US frou the enemy. The
command was given to strip for action.
kuapsacks, blankets, everything bu gun,
ceuteens and cartridg, boxes were throSp
down upon the ground. OuF boys were
silent then. Every lipwa tightly drawn,
every cheek was pals; but not with fear.
With a peculiar nervous jerk we pulled
our cartridge boxes rou4d TO the front
and frightened our belts. WhistlinR
ri1sd shell screamed over Us as tipping
the hill crest on our 'ront, they bounded
over orr heads. Across the pike to Our
right Patton's brigade was J. ing down
abreast of us. At-te1-tion-n-n! Bat.
TALON forward Guide Center rrr
shouted Ship, and off We started. A.
sprang Sergeant Major Woodbridge and
posted himself forty PAGES in front OF
the colors, directing guide Brave
Evans, standing over SIX feet two, IN
furled our colors that for days had hung
limp and bedragged about the staff aud
every cadet in the institute leaPed for
ward dressing to the ensign, elate and
thrilling with the consciousness that
This is lUdrF We reached the hill crest
in our front, where We were abreast OF
our smoking battery and IN full sight and
range of the enemy. We we're pressing
toward him at arms port with the iigh',
tripping eait of the French infantry.
The enemy had obtained our range and
began ~ drop his shell unGer our noses
along the slope. Eohols's brigade rode
up and were charging on our right with
the rebel yell,
"Woodbridge, who was holding his
position rs directing sergeant, was order
ed to resume his place ia the line.
Down the green slope we went, ar
swering the wild cry of our comrades a
their musketry ratified out its opening
volleys. IN another moment we should
expect a peltiug rain of lead from tbs
blue line crouchius behind the stone wall
at the lane. Then came sound more
stunning than thunder, that burst directly
in my face; lightuings leaped; fire flash
ed; the earth rocked; the ssy whlrled
round, and | stumbled. NJ gun pitched
forward and fell upon my knees. Ser
geant Cabell looked back az me sternly.
pityiDgly, aud called out, Close up, men,
as he pa sed on.
af..Yf5
ness returned IL wss raining in torrents.
| WAS lying on the ground, which all
about WAS torn and pl0wed with she'll,
which were still soreeohiDg in the air aud
bounding on the earth.
Poor litde Captain Hill OF 'C' compa-
ny WAS lying near, bathed in blood, with
a fearful ga4h over the mp'e, and YVES
gasping like dying fish h ad, Merritt,
and another, also badly shot, were near
at hand.
"rhe battalion was three hundred yards
away, clouded in smoke sLd holly en-
gagged. They had crossed jhe lane the
enemy htld, and the federal battery in
the graveyard had fallen back TO the high
ground beyond. How came they there
/ thought, and Why am | hereY Then
saw that / was bleeding from a deep
and ugly cash in my head. That villain
Gus riAsd--hell that burst in our fac
brought five of Us 10 the ground. Hur-
rahl thought, youths dream is realized
at last. I've got wound and am not
dead yetr And so, real ling the savory
truth, another moment found me on MY
feet trudging along TO the hospital, al
most whistling with delight at the thought
that the next mail wonld bear the glorious
news to the old folks at home, with
rather taunting suggestion that after all
their trouble they had not been able 10
keep me from having my share in the
fun"