The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-08-28

BAUM BAUM, IhLih LINE Was FOitOEb'
line during the momentary lull encouraging
the men to make gallant stand, he heard
q well-known voice growing:
why N thunder didn't they Civ feller
chance ter git bite ter eat afore they
dry us inter this fight"
oh, shet yer mouth, Max, ur gunner'll
think it's cannon n ram swab inter It,"
said cheerful voice ut his side. The
Colonel recognized the gray locks and
slonch hat as belonging to Ariansaw Tom.
Thank God the brave old fellow is still
alive" sad the Colonel.
The enemF was determined to follow up
every advantage they had gained, and
again poured down upon the army they had
driven from its position. Hooting, yelling,
shouting and screaming like so many fiends
let loose from tire internal regions, they
again struck :he Union line Of battle. The
rosr Of firearms and thunGering crash Of
artillery MADE the earth and heavens
quake.
This was Shiloh all day long. II was as
u hell had suddenly been uncapped, and
fiends, fire and sulphur turned upon the
earth. Shot aud shell flew like rain among
the men and trees. There was no distinct
hring, but a terrific, continuous. roar, while
the whole horrible scene was at times
vailed by cloud Of smoke. From out the
lines Of white vupor there issued continu-
Gus jets OF flame which ran along from
line 10 line, never entirely dying away.
"My Godi whit scener' cried an officer
near Colonel Mason.
Well might he so exclaim. As soldier
who was in tho hornets nest once said TO
the writer:
'iH ras day IN heHr'
The incessant roar, the crash OF cannon,
falling Of branches and even trees, cut
down by the artillery, the dying men and
horses, and rivulets so tinged by human
gore as TO look like streams Of blood, with
piles Of slain in every direction, made
it seem like day in perdition. The half OF
Shiloh never has been, and never can be
told. Ten thousand incidents escape the
minds OF narrators every time they at
tempt its description. The narrator only
remembers that for hours the earth trem-
bled, and men fell like grass before the
scythe. Friend and foe were at times so
intermingled that it was difficult 10 tell one
from the other. Blinded by smoke, deafened
by earthqunlling reports and burning with
thirst they scarce were humans. The forest
was filed with small game, such as abound
in the woods. The poor little birds and ami
mails paralyzed with fear, by that continu-
Gus roar and din, seemed incapable Of
flight.
Luke saw birds sitting on limbs from
which they refused TO stir until knocked on
by the soldiers or hit by q stray shot.
Hares were 30 frightened that they sat
crouched upon the ground until kicked over
by the soldiers, and then they would only
hop away short distance and crouch TO the
earth again, too much terrified TO leave the
field.
1t seemed TO Luke the longest day Of his
life. II seemed as II Joshua had again COM
manded the sun 10 stand still, and that 1t
would mover go down. Oh, that night or
Buell. would come was the prayer Of both
officers and soldiers, for every body real
lied that this was q Waterloo for one Of the
armies in the field.
Itwas fiye o'clock in the evening, and the
Federals on the right and left Of General
Prentiss' brigade had fallen back, and the
rebels taking the advantage they had over
the brigade, swung their lines around
10 the rear Of it. Luke discovered that
their object was TO flank them, and with
what remained Of his regiment succeeded
In cutting his way through 10 the rear, thus
escaping capture; for almost all the re-
mainder Of the brigade was taken-with
them brave old General Prentiss
II was nearly night when they finally fell
back under bluff on which Colonel J. d.
Webster, Of General Grants stan, had ar
ranged about twenty-five pieces Of artillery.
These cannon soon added their thunder 10
the general din. Luke was sure he had
pever seen artillery handled 30 effectually
before. Their grape and canister moved
down.the Confederates, checked them, and
saved tho Union army.
Thus ended day Of carnage. When
night came the firing had almost ceased.
A cold rain fell during the night, but men
ny In their ranks on their arms, while all
Dver the field went up the most piteous
,ries and groans Of wounded that ever ear
heard. t+f