Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-02-06
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self and orderly, Johnny Mitch, who
We're cut Off from the command and
We're afterward unable to reioin it
during the raid. They, however,
reached Marietta, Cha, some two weeks
afterward in q most pitiable and starved
condition. Col. Croxton died in South
America several yeers ago. Johnny
Mitch is on q ranch somewhere in
Colorado. ~"
l am unable to tell how the sth Iowa
got out Of the hotbed in which they
were engaged when l last saw theni
on that day. The dash OF Col. Brown
low and Capt West was successful.
We soon secured u guide and reached
the Chattahoochee few miles below
Browns Ferry ahoat 3 a. m. on tho
morning of the 3lst Here Col. Brown
low aud few others succeeded in get
ting across the river, and su bsequently
reached our lines. The greater number,
however, were captured and taken TO
Andersonville. among the number your
correspondent, who was taken IN u vain
attempt to reach our lines on foot, in
company with the Adjutant and less
than dozen OF the LIST Tenn. who had
succeeded in crossing the river. Two
months afterward | made q successful
attempts TO escape from prison, and
reached our lines at Fast Point, Ga, re-
porting 10 tho dth Iowa, of Gen. Hazen's
command. regret that have no data
at hand to enable me to tell of the
casualties of our regiment. Quite n
number We're killed aud wounded.
Nearly 400 were captured HENRY NJ.
REED, Sergeant, Go, X, 4th Ky. Mt'd
Inf, Washington, Kan.
Aa Incident OF tho bath, OF Anti.tam.
cock commanded brigade in Smiths
Division, Sixth Corps. The brigade
consisted of the Eth Wis, 9th Me-, A8rd
N. Y. aud 10th Pa, and on it's arrival on
tho battlefield was put into position on
Tart Of the line which had been occu-
pied by part of the Pennsylvania Re-
serve Corps. The enemy ut the time OF
our arrival were trying to get possession
OF the high ground some distance to the
right Of the little church, situated near
tho Hagerstown turnpike. After we
had succeeded in repulsing their nd
vance, and during n luil IN tho infantry
firing, our Chaplain, VIM. ii, Earnshnw,
afterwards Chaplain u. =. Army, and
ut one time Comma nder.in-Chef of the
Grand Army OF the Republic, discovered
the dead body Of Capt. James ~ Col
we'll, OF the 18th Pa. Reserves, who had
been killed near where our regiment
doth Pa was eagnged. Chaplain Earn
shaw being an old acquaintance of
Capt. Colwell, got the pioneers of our
regiment aud had u grave dug near the
root of large oak tree. just as prep
arations had beon completed for placing
the body in the grave, Gen. Hancock
came riding up, aud when ho discovered
what was being done, he dismounted
and stood with head uncovered, while
tho brave Chaplain offered up fervent
prayer. All tins took place while the
shells from tho enemy's guns went
crashing through tho treetops over our
heads.
This unique funeral, the account OF
which believe has never found its way
into. print, may be OF interest TO the
survivors of the old Hancock Brigade,
aud perhaps TO tho friends of tho dead
chaplain.
Gen. Hancock, after making inquiry
rs To who tho dead man was and where
he was from, mounted his horse and
rode away from the solemn scene. This
was his last days service as commander
of our brigade, MS he was that Same
afternoon promoted to the command of
division in the Second Corps, the com
mander Of which was killed in this bat
tle.-JAMEs T. STUART, Go, q, 10th Pa,
Boalsburg, Pa.