The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-11-12
FIGHTING THEM OVER
Whai0ur Veterans Have to Say AbOut
Their Old Campaigns
THE CHARGE AT JACKSON
FrirhtfH Mortality Rue 10 Some High OHlcT's
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1863 inst after the Union army had captured
Nicll-unrg with It's 5000 prisoners an2 all the
parapheualiau If the forts with the thousands OF
Emall-aIms Gen. NJ. T. sherman was ordered
By Gcu. Grant 90 proceed 10 jackson, nj S.,
and drive the Confederate army, unner Gen.
Joseph ~ Johnston. from jackson and the
Mississippi Valley. He took with him about
10000 men; among chat number were Lau-
mau'- lonrth Division OF the Thirteenth Corps,
commanded hy Gen. l.. O. G. Ord.
The Union troops closed in on the city Of
Jackson aud drove the Confederate army hack
into their heavy hreastwurks The city was
invested from Pearl River on the north 10 the
Mississippi Central Railroad on the south. On
Saturday hc Fourth Division came up and
were ordered 60 take up position on the south,
aud Sunday morning were sent across the rail-
road aud Col. Isaac q. puEh's Brigade, com
posed Uf thc 2Sth 4lst and SD III. and 81 Iowa,
were selected 70 fiji mp the gap between the
railroad aud the Pearl River and % drive the
enemy into their works There was no thought
on the part OF Gen. Sherman that there Wuuid
be an assault made on the enemy's works for
De says bee WAS four miles away on the Clinton
road al the time OF that charge anG knew
nothing OF il.
We had been mauuvering All morning iu the
Timber driving the C0niederltcs back and
slowly advancing until we bad driven them
into tIrHr works, aud bad gone TO the edge Of
the timber that lay along the open field ina front
Nl AItll Nhl rs tat A@Il SAW IlIdl TO hRNtliii
further meant an assault or sure death in The
open field. lie ordered the men 20 Tie down,
which was done, 20 protect themselves from the
shells ot The enemy which were Aging over our
heads in lively manner Just then an orderly
rode up 10 Gen. Lauman, handed him an order,
which bee cad, aud he immediately ordered
Col fnEH forward with hls command. Scarcely
had tHc urder been given until the remnant
OF these iuHT Old regiments about 500 men in
all, moved forward with terrific cheer That
made al very earth trcmhe.
Forward they went right into the very jaws
OF death i0r they were facing tie famous New
Orleans light Artillery. one Of the finest bat
terios in The war; also Mechanics Tennessee bat
terry Cubl's Kentucky baitcIy, and Gen. Brock
lHTag. Division OF veteran COnleaCTHtes bu-
hiid lmpre-naHlc brCasIWOrks. On goes the
charging eulumn! climbing over all kinds of
obstacles Hat have been placed in their way.
large house bad been torn down IN front Of
the works o keep the Union troops from max
ing Judgment, and the piano had been taken
into thr paTapet OF the Louisiana artillery, and
she boys were standing around this piano sing
ing and playing when the blue line Of Col.
Puphs men bore down upon them.
Instantly The notes were hushcd, aud the
heavy shrink OF the shrapnel and shell was
heard sweeping death and destruction Ger that
fated hcid. On goes the charging column! But
see hey are falling liko wheat before the
cycle. The batteries arc using double charges
OF canister on them, and the very mir is Fl ed
with luadeu bail. "A section of the 9Th Ohio
battery follows up the charge as far as they
care 90 70. Aud see these gallant battery boys!
Every horse is killed, and almost every man
who belonged 90 the battery has gone down in
The struggle to help out the infantry. We look
again ADD see the shattered Union line has
reached the rebel bregstwurss, and some have
gone over them into the ranks Of the enemy
only % BE- made prisoners.
Col IugH, soon as be could make his voice
heard above the din OF battle gave the order
for thc recall. But ii was too late for many a
brave boy had gone down that day 10 rise no
more. ON. the carnage of that hour; the sad
havoc VI SOME officers terrible mistake Ont
al those 900 who went into this charge history
gives lac figures that 6iJ were killed aud
wounded There were bat a few made PRISON.
err al war who had charged over the euomy's
works.
ABloug tire officers killed were Col. Seth
EHr, q. The 53d III; Maj. Frank nj. Long, Of
tie 4l-t H.. and other line officers while hun-
dreas o. the boys ia blue were sleeping their
last steep on that fated field. The coors were
ale strria targets for the Cncmy's artillery
Iur hlur telc Gag OF tie dist iii. had two
bearts wounded aud four killed The lass
Que to .iuiu this Gag was SGrg' Samuel j. Hall,
81 60. u now living at Ashmuad New. lie
Nas wounded twice. The last time he was shot
DE itil mar the rebel WUrks, aHd two big
JOhnHies took his flag from him. They took
1t 10 Cru BeAuTegard's headquarters from
whence t WAS sent 10 Richmond, Va, as a
trophy Of war, aud remained here until the
CLOSE at the war, when the flags were taken TO
WASH nptGni ID. O.. and this flag was returned TO
J.. T. Lac by the Secretary 0f War, March "a
l--U. I'D IS now In Memorial Hall az The state
house Iu Springfield, where ID can BE seen
stained with the blood Of the brave boys who
NcHf down underneath its folds that day at
Jackson.
IHe color bearer Of the 53i H. was S-rg't
Geo. luuudht8ne, Of Ottawa, III. lie had car
Ted n.s lag almost 10 tho rebel works. aud
stopping iy -nal tree, The gunner Of Que Of
tue Ii-a.s Of the New Orleans Artillery eveied
hls gao al him aud hls Gag When he saw
thsi Ie hias about 10 be taken De said: They
can Eei my flag unless they get me-" and
Teacnillg up lac tore IL from The staff aud was
1n llC Hel OF putting il Ia bis bosom when the
Er,ll ryn,an fired, aud the shell struck brave
Fou"e-.oue, almost seyefiug his head from his
body. liz flag Was taken from him by the
rebels and sent ~ Richmond with the others.
II VIE also returned, and should you ever visit
Memorial Han you Will see TINS old flag satu-
Tatc8 with the blood Of George Pound tone,
a.0u- Nl.h the other c0ioTs OF the 5aG Illinois
4ac l-eaii was sounded, and what was LEFT 81
that gallant brigade rallied around the remain
lnE uHtu.6 boz the timber from whence thry Rad
Oily recently emerged. There was gathered
Ef1nlH Ar Old STAR and Stripes Of The 4lst IlI
a. Hgl many Of whom bad been slightly
wounded. sergt ID. h -trrcver, now living
OIL hrrna'a lil- carried thIs Gag. and with his
Lag at.a sh0i iu two AND The Gag torn aud ria.
dice sI-. huilets and shells BIZ brought I'd oil
tic lr- BOP triuuph This was sight That We
EhHl. Ur",r forget GgaT 1870 Mi. #s or the men
who haa gone lntO thD charge bad been killed
wounded ar taken prisoners D. WAS a fearful
mlataha 90 The part ~ some ono, and the men
have a.aHta blamed Gen E d. G. Ord for thC
b.uIu1.. Gen. j. q. lauu4du was placed ui.
der afl..l aud the command given b. Gen A
Il. loYtE. n0w Governor Of Indiana. Gen
1auman returned 10 sIs home IN Iowa and
dem ~ q investigation bus lie died without
any HFt.t Elt.au ever being made. I.sullut
be- nae 4llanRed bra0dmg over this GH.u
charge lic aiwaEs said that he was no. I,
blame tor hIs great loss 0l men,
On iie l4.loi 5uly Gag 90 truce was SEM
o. t-u. do-rph IL Johnston bv Gen -rrrrrrp
Hra -Arr. Wae q cessation 0i hos,rItles far twl
hpufE r bury thD dead uAeh was done by III
Conf. GrraiCs We we're permitted by them 4,
Dc prescott ou tne Geld j, OrdcT THAT We migu
rcC. a.41e many ui ouT boys Who had brri
l.|l.t some bad caWI,a OF the field Gur.ul
flIl b. .It and MaHr -Aclr Way back to "a branch
NAgr -Hrr l..laed tbe.I wounds iH lhc GOBLIN
btreaNI aud many OF them were saved by on
pI,EeIr. 0H tAp 10Th ut July Gen. Johnston
HIa b army evacuated Jackson, Hud after on
Muul.I.4 .al been cared I0T tlir army rutumo
% AHA-HurR. IhcrE was no charge duriu
ths waI f...t WIS niefc disastrous 90 lhc unm
bal Dl.s..tHt rh.- tl4F gIfsrut. ~ HarLs.sn "a