The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17
THE CAMP FIRE.
A GALLANT CHARGE on LOOKOUT NOUN,
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some Army facts-Chsnces OF Death
la Battle, ETC., Etc.



think that some OF the boys by their
letters are considerably mistaken about
planting fags on Lookout Mountain.
Now, know what am talking about,
for was there--that is, was there on
tho 26th or on the eth. when the fight
was all over, and at time when l was
cool and unbiased. and could impartial
~ form an opinion. AS IL was late
when arrived / stayed all night, and
saw no white Stars" except what
saw in the sky above.
Early the next day, after breakfast
and dinner, ventured over 10 the peak
of the mountain and looked down. and
was surprised 20 see the clouds below
me; but when the clouds broke away
the beautiful Tennessee revealed her
self. and glittered like a serpent from
the base OF Lookout 10 the mountains
OF far-of North Carolina.
AS had been detailed for duty in the
"Old Eastwood Brigade some time be-
fore, and had helped the mules out of
the mud between bridgeport and Chat
tanoogia, this transition was wonderful
to me, and took out my old pocket
book and sketched some of the sur
roundings. While on the mountain
looked around and found the hole that
the flagstaff OF the Sth Ky. had made.
but all the other flagstaff holes around
il appeared fresher. and there were no
crusty formations on the inside OF them.
At that time had no doubt but what
Whitaker's men were the first on top;
and il so, they were not out OF their
sphere, for Kentucky wrote some OF her
history in Mexico, aud was the first in
battle under Harrison in the North
west
There stood John Bull and all his men.
Hut here stood old Kentucky"
have also Mt this late day great re-
spect for the white Stars" for ''Old
Geary" never gave his men any rest IL
he could help il, and as soon rs one
thing was performed I've jumped at
another, and to keep his men continually
on the 20 he was forever Offering his
services To his corps commanders. Once
/ heard the remark at the front that the
only rest Geary's men got was while in
breastworks on battle-ilelds.
Now "A word right here about an Ohio
regiment and the way IL phtuted. its
flag. When the 10th ". S. Inf. as
skrmishers drove the rebel skirmishers
back into the strong breastworks OF
their main lines ut Jonesboro, GA. 4,
some Ohio troops rushed up and halted
on our left, and Immediately heard
the order, "iix bayonets," and 20 seconds
later they were dnshing toward the
rebel breastworl<s in the woods. On
they go, the men OF one Ohio regiment
being torn into fragments by thousands
OF musket- before il reached the
edge OF the woods. but its survivors,
with fixed bayonets, still moved on.
Our men were doing what Pickett s
men failed TO do at Gettvsburg- charge
upon we'll filled breastworks and take
them! Men were thrown out Of the
ranks, officers were hurled from their
saddles. and wounded, riderless horses,
with stirrups flying, dashed wildly
toward the railroad on the left, where
they fell down To die. The air was filled
with kissing sounds, and the smell of
birthstone and the breastworks in the
smoky woods became wind-row OF fire
for our boys 10 look mt, but through
IL all the survivors OF that Ohio regi-
ment moved on and took many OF Gen.
Cheatham's men prisoners, and success
fully planted their flag on the breast
works.
That evening / walked along by the
edge OF the woods and observed that
not only every tree had been hit, but
that almost every 4wig and bramble
bore evidence OF the terrific fire OF the
enemy. There. too, lay the Ohio boys,
with their uniforms all bloody and torn.
but the survivors had moved on. and
with bayonets OF cold steel opened for
all OF us the gates OF Atlanta. GEORGE
ScorT, 10th U. 5. Inf.