Evening journal., 1889-07-06
TASTED OF REAL WAR.
The Sham Battle at the State Camp Re-
suits in wounds for Several Men.

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There were many battle SCARED veter-
ans in the New York state camp at Peeks
kill. where they had taste OF real war
yesterday. Major Marsh, the regimen
tai surgeon, and his assistant, Captain
Osborne, had their hands full ell the
afternoon caring forone poor fellow suffes
ing with concussion of the brain. bind
ing up the wounds of several others and
picking the powder from the faces and
eyes OF half dozen more Of TIE injured
who had charged near enough TO their
opposing force to look into their gun
barrels.
Blank cartridges were issued to the
men, and Immediately after breakfast
battalion drills were held by Lieutenant
Colonel Smith At the same time
the regiment turned out on the
east parade ground under command
of Lieutenant Colonel Dennison and
Major Downs, who had laid out plans for
a sham battle Of which their men were
ignorant. An hour or two was spent in
battalion slSirmish movements, with
| firing by platoons. Then Colonel Den
nison ordered Companies g and X out of
the line, announcing that he would take
them ever on the other ground No one
Il huHUttltu blhi Ahty WtAN w bNthhAt hAo
force of an enemy. This left Major
Downs with Companies A, B, G, d, +, II
and /. Their drill went right along.
Dennison's force was led around the
mess halls and up through the woods on
the hill north Of camp TO strong po-
sition behind a stone wall Signals hav-
/ ing been passed to Major Downs, he re-
/ formed his line Of battle and sent for
ward skirmishers toward the hill which
the line ascended innocent Of danger.
The opposing force received the command
TO fire. They didn't need urging, but
let fy volley. IL took the advancing
line by surprise. Before they recovered
Colonel Dennison's men rushed from the
woods, seized three prisoners and hustled
them to the rear.
Then the main body woke up. Trum-
peters sounded the orders TO bring up
the reserves, for the skirmishers to rally
and then for the charge. Away up the
hill the line Of blue rushed until 1t met
the enemy on the edge Of the woods.
There the volleys OF Companies G and X
brought them for few a minutes to 0
standstiii, and voliey after volley was
poured into their ranks. The men took
il all in dead earnest. So much so, IL
fact, that Major Downs, although having
by far the largest force, ordered retreat
80 that his men wouldn't do too grea'
damage. Il was retreat In good order
and the soldiers were rewarded with oat
meal water.
Thus refreshed the line reformed b,
beat back the still stubborn enemy. Thii
last was a short, sharp and bloody en-
gagement, in which Colonel Dennison
division was routed. Private Tony Cifki
OF Company G fell over stump on tn,
hill and is i'll from concussion Of thl
brain. II is not serious. Quartermaster
SergeantGeorgeT Paten of Company an'
Sergeant Cattman OF Company G, wer'
burned in the face with powder Cor
poral Simpson Of Company l, and Privat
Joseph Baum Of Company X, got charge
in the face and neck, Private Crawfor
Of Company @ threw his wrist out 0
Joint, aud Privates George Draper O
Company G. and H.C. ziegler Of Compan
X, were stabbed in the hand by bayone
thrusts. There we're other minor injuI
. les.