The National tribune., 1891-10-15
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY OCTOBER Is 1891

place a week ago last Monday noon. aud crossed
the Rsppahnnnock M Kcilry's Ford. The next
"Wednesday noon fOrdcd the Rapidau, and camped
on the other side that night THE current was
swift they couldn't Jay Tire pon.oOus, We had TO
take on our clothes. tic iiiru on top Ous KNAPP
sacks. and wade through. Thursday night
ctmpcd the late battlefield 81 Charlottesville.
The reNi day friday we made n reconnaissance.
cur division la force and after some fighting grove
the rebels into their iutrcpohmcuis. We were Ia
three lines Of battle the Fret brigade the first the
Second the second, aud ours tie third After div
iug thcm iu aud testing their strength, We fell back
to line which Hooker had ChO~rn. II was not
llooSer's plan. apparently, To tight them Ia their
works, hut TO draw them out aud fight on his own
ground. la this action our regiment lost one killed
aud several wounded; among ia" lulicr was our
former Lieutenant iuow Captain Icipcr, hit on the
head 10y piece 81 she'll CHrIn Burton 4. PcTi-o,
81 our company. was ht iu the Lex above the knee
bv bullet, the bone badly shattered. nnd the leg
Rmpuinted. lie was nut ia a large brick building
used for a hospital This building was shcllcd aud
burned by the rebels. and he. with some other
wounded were burned la IT, Afler falling hack
were IA hc first line 81 battle, and just at shutdown
the rebels attacked a. hut they got - warm re-
Ception that they soon broke aud ran. Ia this at
tack our regiment lost one killed. one wounded.
and one taken prisoner. lHisdHy was one ui tho
TeaT;uHfd, aud =" was on the left 81 the line One
ot Go. II was shot through the hip as lle stood ~
my side. Our brigade alone was engaged and Erred
live rounds We were personally cOmplimented
10y Gen Hooker for tire rap.dity 81 Our firing aud
it, efficiency. lie told us he thonght the whole
division was ia Il, 10y the noise made As soon
n we stopped Gen. Hooker rode To- the front aud
LOOK "a LOOK Tor himself Nat night we were ~i4llk-
Ell nearly mile To- tie left, where we lay on our
arms till Saturday night. when the rebels again
ntigclscd IL, or rather the Eleventh Corps. The
Eleventh Corps broke ard had it not been
for our old Fifth Corps u would have been a great
disaster; but we drove them back and held our
own ground. This attack lasted Till after mid-
night IL was the grHudcst aud most terrible sight
have ever seen. Think Of IL. II you can. liut
know you can't, nor can describe u for you |S l
saw It and was ia IL for life or death. But thought
Of neither in the grand excitement, amid the
bright flashes and deep booming pf artillery the
bright streuk7 aud the bursting Of shells, and the
crashing of mu,kciry from our lines and from the
rebel lines, and 60. ia the thicscst Of II. doing
our part; u WAS something more than terrible.
Sunday morning the rebels made another attack
Ia all their fury, determined as Stonewnll JACKSON
shld. 10 drive NJ out or lose every man Ia TIC
attempt. For six long hours column after column
came on, but To be hurled back auUihiltcd.
They would come within a rod Of our men and
stand and fire. while our cannon would NOW them
down with canister by the hundred, and our mus
kerry firing all the while. Their loss must have
been immense. while comparatively
small. some Of the prisoners that we took in told
"a that the rebels were made furious and insensi-
pc 10 danger 10y gunpowder and whisky, Just
before the attack ! saw four reb- alone charge on
hurt. aud the fourth taken prisoner, and lac so
lull Of fight with his fists that ! expected To see
him Killed un the spot. You can judge Of the
work, when cannon will be fired twice n minute
for half hour, aud - or CD he line firing canister
~ short range From where we were, we could
almost hear their bones crash. During part OF tins
attack we were ia the of batteries supports
aud were told 10 lie down aud with scores OF
Others went 10 sleep FOR few minutes. not having
had full hour Of sleep since Thursday night.
After sunday night there was but little lighting on
our lines, only icuts every little while, a. u To SEQ
" we were there yet. l believe - these times the
main body oi the rebel army went over to Frcde-
rick-buTg flights To fight Sed :wick. Half dozen
times a day. and many nt night, they would
make an attack on some part Of our lines. Tues
day, iu one Of these fCiHt=, we received volley.
and Martin w. llaigt one ~ our company. was
hit below the knee, and the hone broken. Tue4-
day afternoon and night we had hard thunder
storm. and that night came hack across the
river al United Staic- Ford. aud back here to- our
old camp From yours, etc--GEOEGE I. HOYF,
Co. a ltOth y Y