The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1890-10-31

tion and retired and as the cartridges Of
the infantry were running low, Lytle sent
word to his commander asking for re-en-
forcements The answer was that the po
sitiOn must be held ana that no re-enforcc
ment- could te spared from the left Of the
line, for the whole corps was fast yielding
TO a terrible disaster Three brigade com
mander. had been killed and thousands of
men had fallen.
The bl ye colonel then posted his rcsi
mentS anew on the wooded ridges around
him, and took his place with his own
Montgomery regiment well to the front
to await the crisis which he saw to be inev-
table. Buckner,s division Of four brigades
Was pressing in from all quarters. Finally
the receding vollcys on the left told him
that the adjoining brigade had fallen back.
Then his own regiments one by one gave
way, until the Tenth and its leader stood
alone. He sent an aid back to call up y
reserve regiment to the support Of the ad
vance line, but before assistance could
come the enemy hro,.e through on his
right, and he saw that if he held the ground
longer il must be with dead men only.
Hastily forming Il body Of skirnishers
he ordered the regiment to fall hack while
he and his handful boldly charged the ad
yanclng enemy to cover the retreat Ii
was q pitiablr, forlorn hope that handful
made, but it saved the remnant of the regi-
mental organization. which gained new
position and fought OH to the end. Iytle
was struck down by piece Of she'll and
when one Of his men rushed up to carry
him from the field he called out Nc ]
am done for. Stand By Your colors'
The wound WAS in the head and was
l. Il IS4f f,tl
lowers who survived the charge reported
back to his command thnt he was dead,
and it was 50 announced in Washington
The Confederates however, sweeping over
the field, disco cred him. and Gen. Bushrod
johnson, whose brigade WIS on his 'front.'
dispatched IL surgeon ta attend the gallant
focmun and "A hero's life was saved. The
loss of hi. brigade in killed and wounded
was soo. Of which the Tenth Ohio lost 2922,l.
and not one of the regiment surrendered
Dark ness ended the battle before Union re
enforcement, could be brought up effect
lively. nad during the night the Confeder
ates retreatel Lytle had carried out his
orders and had saved the old command BY
deed Of daring unsurpassed.
The rank Of brigadier general was be
slowed on the gallant colonel and after
his EXCHANGE he took his place again III the
Army Of Ohio, known ut the time and
thereafter Is the Army of the Cumberland.
Gen. Roseerans WAS in command, and In
the latter part Of september, 1858 crossed
the Tennessee river and advanced into
northern Georgia to engage the Confeder-
ates under Bragg Gettysburg hal been
fought, and Lees army, lying idle in Nir-
ginil, spared u force of l2ooo men, under
! Longstreet to aid Bragg and other re-en-
/ forcements came from Mississippi, the fall
/ of Nicksbarg having released them from
service there.
After much manauvering and some pre-
/ lminary fighting the opposing armies were
i ready for a desperate battle on the 10th oi
September, in the valley of Chickamauga
Rosecrans facing east and covering Ghatta
4 nooga, which Bragg sought to wrest from
i him. The Confederates numbered over 20.
4 coo and the Federals less than 10000 Iht
Union left, commanded by Gen. Thomas
was assailei irst and with great fury. /
was the key and covered Chattanooga road
! Thomas called for aid from the right wing
where Rosecrans was III person Gen Nc
Cooks corps held the right and Sheridan
division Of the corps held the extrem
right, Gen Lytle being ut the head OF
brigade and second in command to Slcri
dan.
The sppeal from Thomas was answered
by the detachment of Sheridan with on
brigade toward the left. Rosecrans decid
ed TO shorten his line and contract his rish