The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-01

thrown under the column and severely
injured by tie charging horses When
within about hundred yards Of the
bridge the Colonel's horse was killed,
throwing Col. Anderson under the
column. and he was severely injured.
Seeing that the bridge WAS on fire and
impassabIe, Maj. Chase checked the
column, and brought IL 10 a halt by
wheeling fours left into line on the left
side OF the road. We then received or
ders 10 dismount.. TO tight on foot.
We dismounted. moved 10 the half
right. and advanced close 20 the bayou,
where lively fusilade took place be-
tween the rebel musketry on one side OF
the bayou and the Yankee carbines on
the other. BY Gen. Davidson's orders
two field batteries went into position
Just above us, and we were called of to
give the gus a chance TO open on the
rebel line. When the bugle sounded to
call US of we were well down TO the
BAYOU, behind trees, and the boys were
making il lively for the Johnnies, who
were not more than six or eight rods
distant from US. Bob Granger. one Of
my platoon, and / were behind tree;
but we were in bend OF the bayou,
and the rebs had a raking fire on us,and
Bob exposed himself little too much.
when he was shot through the body and
mortally wounded. When The call to
rally sounded. the boys all broke from
cover and ran up through the woods.
At this the febs all spraDg out from
their hiding places, and kept firing at
them until they got the range Of me,
when i quit shooting. / bad been ly-
ing on the ground behind a big tree root.
Bob, poor fellow, was lying by my side.
never uttering a groan. l could hear
the rebels yelling and swearing, and
could hear them saying, "Letsgo over;
come On. let's go over"
got up. stood with my bach TO the
tree, ard knew thatI would have TO get
out OF there. / did not like TO leave
Bob. He made no complaint, however,
but asked me 10 take his canteen from
under him, as he was lying with his
breast on the canteen, which was hurt
aud he replied, I'm shot right
through AZ last MADE ready to run,
and said: "Bob, I'll have TO leave you"
He said "Good.by. Jimmy" and with
''Good-by, Bob" i drew long breath
and started TO run. The rebs opened on
me, and about the second jump made
/ was struck in the ankle. | saw n log
q short distance ahead OF me, and when
came TO IL l plunged head first over
and behind il. thought they could
not Init me now. / heard some one say,
Hello, Sergeant; are you hurt muchs"
Looking round / saw Ed. Jones, of Co.
l.. behind a tree He got over the log
and lay down by the side OF me. He
then cut of my bootleg and poured
some water on the wound. We con-
cuded we had better go on, so / put my
arm over his shoulder, and in this way
he helped me for quite distance, the
rebels still shooting at us.
After getting well out Of the range
OF the enemys fire he left me, saying
that he would bring a horse for me.
Soon after Jones left me our batteries
opened. and i happened TO be in the
range OF the fire of one of them. was
lying on my back under n low, spread
ing oak tree, and the battery was firing
rapidly, many OF the shells passing
through the branches OF this tree.
felt fear for the first time that day, as |
knew II those percussion shells should
strike the limbs Of the tree they would
burst, and maybe strike me. lay
there on my back and looked up at
them as long as / could stand il, and
then | got TO my feet and commenced
hobbling away, leaning on my carbine.
After going a short distance / heard
someone calling me TO come TO him. /
looked in the direction OF the voice and
saw n soldier sitting on the ground, and
thinking il was one OF my own company
/ went toward him, but upon seeing
that he was not one OF our company l
turned TO go on my way. He said that
his leg was shattered. and he cried pitt
fully for me TO come and help him. IL
proved 10 be Billy Guelick, a boy about
/ 10 or go years OF age. He was q Cor
porol in Co. l.. Poor fellow, his thigh,
was amputated and he died on n cot by
my side, in Brownsville, five days az
terward. While we were fighting dis
mounted our horses stampeded and ran
off the field, but Jones came back with
some OF my company, and they took me
of the field aud helped me into an am
bulance.
Our regiment lost 80 men killed and
wounded in this affair. Among the
wounded was X. NJ. Reynolds, who was
first Lieutenant OF Co. Is, who was first
auditor u. =. treasury. and was acct
dentally killed at the Southern hotel ia
st. Louis, Mo-, in 1885. James NJ. Rus
sell captain LIST Iowa Cav, Connells-
vile, Pa.