The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-06-12

followed by half "a dozen men ran forward,
shouting:
Surrender or dieW
"Not by joyful" yelled Arkansaw Tom,
and quick as flash he brought his gun 10 his
shoulder and leveled 1t at hts heart.
But Just as his finger pressed the trigger
Luke struck up the gun with his sword
and sent the bullet flying harmlessly
through the air.
"Dod burn II what d we do thct fur"
"Fly for your life" shouted Luke, push
ing the scout down the hill and starting
after HIM. But black object behind a tree
arrested his attention. II was that mys.
FERROUS old negro, Blackhawk, who had
been n puzzle TO him from childhood.
Blackhawk had got away from the boat,
found a gun and came TO fight. He was
kneeling behind tree, his gun leveled at
the young Confederate whose life Luke had
saved.
"You black scoundrel, dare you fire and
will run you through" shouted Luke, plac-
ing the point Of his sword against the
negroes breast.
Hes Reb, massa, an rs fghtin' ter
free my POI wife an little baby"
''But he was good master TO you, and
II you harm HIM | will kill you" H
and hurled him down the hill.
They had not gone far before they met the
advancing lines Of the Federal army, and
the skirmishers quickly fell into place and
all pressed calamity up the emnence
through the felled timber The terrible
thunder of contending armies made the
woods tremble. The Federals passed over
the abattis Of fallen trees, though many a
gallant soldier laid down his life in the
effort. Luke saw Eddie Reed, one Of his
company, lying with his body in the fork of
a fallen tree, and supposing he was en-
tangled, went TO help extricate him, but he
had a bullet in his heart and was dead.
The Union forces drove back the rebel
lines before them. AS soon as the cleared
space around the camp was gained,
charge was ordered, and a terrible hand to
hand fight ensued. The Confederates
numbered eight thousand, but General
Grants forces fell upon them with such i'm
petuosity that after q brief but desperate
struggle they broke and fled. A moment
later the stars and bars were run down,
and the stars and stripes mounted into their
place
The batteries at Columbus commanded
the position, and General Grant knew he
could not long hold the camp. The only
thing that had protected the Union forces
from showers OF shot and shell was the
fear the Confederate gunners had OF kill
ing their own friends, for the blues and
grays were so mixed up that it was rather
difficult to tell friend from foe.
Driven from their camp, the rebels fed
down under the hill. The Union soldiers;
flushed with victory, became wild. Hither
and thither, helter-skelter, they went, re
CARELESS OF military discipline, and seem
ing more like madmen than soldiers They
plundered and burned the camp and
cheered until they were hoarse In vain
did General Grant try TO get them back TO
the transports. They seemed bent only
upon the destruction OF the enemy's prop
erty.
Form yer men," yelled Colonel Smart,
growing white with fury.
Fall ln-fall in," cried Captain Mason.
"Hurrah fur the stars and stripes;
we're the boys that licked the Johnnies"
yelled Corporal Max, but a short distance
away, swinging an officers liquor-case over
his head.
"Fall in Max, fall in" Not over half
dozen men in Lukes company were yet in
line, the others running about the camp
A scene Of confusion ensued Officers
frantically swearing, and here and there
dragging q soldier TO his position, while the
men seemed to have lost their. wits and
were whoop,ng and shouting like madmen
A white puff of smoke curled up from one
Of the batteries at Columbus and shell
came circling through the air. II exploded
near the camp and brought the soldiers TO
their senses.
In less than five minutes long lines OF
men were fling down the hill from the
camp.
The Rebs are comm over in boats"
some one cried, and the alarm spread
throughout the army. The excellent gener-
alship OF the Commander alone saved the
Union forces from utter rout.
Companies could not be got together, and
reglmental organizations could not be fully
maintained, Stragglers were scattered
everywhere, some searching for dead or
wounded friends others on plumber bent
and not more than one-halt OF them re.
NAMED at their post, or heard an order
given by the officers.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.