Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-10

port at once to regimental headquar-
ters." Orderly Coffin came to me and
says: "Hank, take charge of the detail"
[ reported at once with my detail to
Lieut.. Col Dunn, and asked what was
to be done He informed me that we
were to go about five miles to the front,
near Pennington, and build corduroy
road; remarking that he thought there
the way he acted that he did not con-
slider it would be very healthy local
itv. [ reported first, and the last de-
tail to report was from Company "B,
with Capt. III. G. Davis in command.
After receiving his instructions, he
stepped to the right and gave the COM
mand, attention Count off by twosl
Hank, you act as orderly! Right face
Forward march," And away we went.
After reaching Seven-Mile Greek we
filed out into field, stacked arms, and
commenced work. Some were chop
ping down saplings, some carrying
them into the slough, and was boss
ing the job, as to laying them down,
while Captain Davis was out with the
boys who were chopping down trees.
Being Hoosiers, we were at home at
that kind of work, and everything was
going along nicely, when all at once
we heard firing in our front. Colonel
Innis, of the Michigan Engineers, had
attacked the Johnnies and brought on
an engagement He may have been
Good engineer. but / think o poor SOL
u1er, or he would have known better
than to stir up whole brigade of the
enemy. Back came one of his troop
ers with orders for us to enforce him.
Captain Davis Immediately deployed
us as skirmishers, ard moved to his as
sistance Think of it! About seventy
OF us to hold in check whole regiment
(the Ninth louisiana which was on
our front.
I shall never forget what Captain
Davis said to us when we were in the
hottest of the fight, "Stand up to them.
Twenty and let them know you
are HOLSTERS.
Nobly did every one of them obey
that command until, fanked on the
right and left and confronted By over
whelming numbers, we were forced to
fall back. Ed Oliver, a widows son,
fell, pierced with a mimic ball, his
bunk mate, Sam Gilmore, carrying
him from the field John Huntley and
Joseph Mcdonald were each wounded
in the thigh, all of whom belonged to
Company g. James DuComb, of
Company K, was wounded, taken pris-
oner, and died in the hospital at Cor
NTH on June 10, 1862. Harvey Lehr,
of Company K, caught spent ball in
the shoulder, but never stopped to see
who did it. He was a good soldier, and
is now Auditor of Marshall County,
Indiana. The enemy's loss was IN
known, but was very heavy. Falling
back in good order, we formed our line
along the fence, but the Johnmies,
being evidently satisfied with what
they had received at our hands, failed
to follow us up.
In falling back, we all made good
time, but one of my boys deserves spe-
cial mention. Obeying the injunction
of the Scriptures, he "cast aside his
burden" consisting of gun, cartridge
box, etc., and never stopped until he
reached camp. Meeting Colonel Dunn,
who asked him where the boys were,
ne replied "they were all killed but
me, and [ came to tell you that [ am
minus all but shirt and pants.
Colonel Dunn at once started out with
the regiment, as it was supposed, to
bury us, but met us on our way to camp,
singing "John Browns Body. "-Amer-
ica7t Tribune.