The sun., 1891-07-12
PERSONAL BRAVERY:
Good Stories or the War Told by Kusseii
.. 4. Aiwer and Others.
FrUm the Sdn fldnc'sco "a l.

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! Last niGhta group OF veterans OF tho 1hto
war. INCLUDING Gen. Alger, Judge Fitzgerald.
and Cab. seamnns. sat IN the corridor .! tho
ainGe aud eSchanRed eNperiences
Tho question OF PERSONAL bravery IL a ways
one OF ocular interest snid Gen. .Aieer,
having n charmed lilo owed il to tho ain,ira-
ton % of ms onnonents. Asa RUE q solder WI
eouracs. Know Ills f,"m, w1 cXrerieis. Viis uh''"a
1t was In the fall %; 1868 that was trans
ferred from the army,o: thc, West to tho COM
he Rapidan ami was sent to ,lrive ,ncm back.
nj the time VIC ci cvid they were seeking e,
make iotgmcnt on he north OF the river We
there they nude u savage stand. ana 10 n
iorcements were thrown over 10 MI tlem.
Their Their position; owing 70 tho formation OF the
ea W NF Whs h'nE Sn nh for 'nrs s
struggle my oI,i commnnd r., was attracted by u
nyailed himse OF tho numerous sullcys worn
by the rains TO protect himself from the enc
but he reached me unin,urei. lie tore or oruers u,
Tor me 10 report ut once 10 Gen. kirutrck.
10 % tMS an ae ns
ior ini,y three charters oi mile amt exposed
5 Il ss the fire nsn 81 t' wcd TSs aafa II eaS o
when i, occurred to me that dared not display
q % s eom%and sayns N ny !"S or rssosa SS
commaInh whieh were stationed behind hin.
y ilso III TIC pTUunu. StHTieu Otl IoOi.
and hs a few aTona Ms ns Wan
oman tie Hs Nc ow T'ess .sk efeTsa NJ s ana
second time. but not one touched me, There
sa vas anoher cheer G2m thS rebels but KEPT
not ercn lool; TO mo right. or the lett. Every
moment looked Tor another Noey. and felt
shet was fired. and during tue fifteen minutes
that elapsed While was in range Of their guns
not bullet was sunt after me. / reached Gen.
ihi,natiSE |. sn.sty and from It, TINT day to this
rsbs oSer Wnoss sparea ,S ms
Tho worst frightened mnn ever saw" said
Judge litzGerald with an amused expression
we're by Teiera rSa wafn Fer
body servant ! had 9 strapping negro boy.
and r!n,ions;; ard. negro Ike, he was forever
crawling e'dg into some out.oi-the.way place to
ihs fedsTas "psnei lirs s' on us at rather close
range. We were on the skirmish line. and in q |
moment & our Iie men were depoyedin battle array
a. piercing yell and saw my, negro boy flying |
sIa along between the iins. lines. Every step would
oh Lord loud. enough to bo heard IN both
rations and at overy lump he would Leave q |
portion Of ION, on. or The other in his wake, AS
DEER sss end % nr Ne as sons Re
sight. could hear him yell. He had becn
sleeping exactly midway between the lines
ing that he was scared. Two weeks elnpsed
OF his Pea Ridge experience"
Out In Kentucky" chtmed IN Capt. Sea-
mSinS witnessed ID peeIiar &c
lie. We were marching through on open |
streich OF farming country. and at the distance
inent. of more than mile we espied q rebel
soldier sneaking along behind a. hedge fence.
With US was n detachment OF sharpshooters.
md one of them: Just for the fun OF. the thing.
ns he expressed IT, took shot at the johnny;
Raising his rife to his shoulder. he glanced
quickly along the barrel and Tired. There was
D distinct interval OF several seconds. and We
saw tho rebel leap into the air and fall to the
ground. When We reached tho spot he was
lead. having been shot through the head"