Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-15

cannon from rusting. The Tigers were
ready and often begged 10 bo pat In, but
there were enough without them. At
Malvern Hill the battalion waited all day
on the edge 81 the fight, with cannon
parked aud horses hnfucsscd and ready.
Toward the close of the day messenger
dashed to Col. wuilon's biyouac, tossed
down an envelope At random. touched his
cap and sped On. Tearing the envelope,
the commander read the ten words that
ordered the Washington battalion into
action at once. But magnificent and In
spiring parade waInll that citfnc ~ ~. l.ee
.ountcrnandcd tho order for attack.
AZ Second Bull Run only two companic,
oI the washinetous were In reserve. QUO
followed Jeb Stuart In bis exploits aud
ono fought IN the line with plckctt's bri.
gndc Tho reserve batteries were put In
ut the angle where l.ongstrcet aud jack.
sons lines came together q the decisive
momint 20 oyorwhelm ryrter's corps at
Cre,eton on the Both u August. Il WIS
these guns that lmfictcd Porters attack
aud saved jackson. Al Antictam the en-
tire Louisiana battalion was posted on tie
shnrpshurg hill In rear OF tho infantry,
Stonewall jackson was nwny, md there
were to he no reHrrvrs Ia the struggle to
keep McClellnn's army at bay that ltth 81
September the bloodiest day Of battle this
continent ever knew. When lougstrcct
formed his line he snid 10 the nriill,rists,
"Put all In. every gun, long range and
short range" They were needed. and IL
camo 20 this In Capt Millor's thifd com.
pany that In the contest Of an hour and n
half for the mastery OF Sharpshurg
heights the captain was the only officer
In out Of five. and ho had only enough
men 10 work two guns. The Infantry
around about were idle for want OF bullets,
aud n sergeant Of the battery went among
theri To get help 10 work the guns. Rcgi-
mcuts OF fresh troops that seemed TO tho
enemy cxhauStlcs-, Mcclellan hurled
against that hill Longtrcet dismountcd
aud directed the work OF Aiiller's guns
while Miller himself and Longstrcct's staff
officers handled the rammcrs and ear.
tridge- and rolled the cannon forward after
eioh rcroll. They ,avcd the Hill.
Barely has IN. 1.ouisianinns roiillcd
their chess after rcpulaing our lines at
Sharpsburg when burnside sprung his
Lclatcd attack across the famous bridge.
When hc got actoss the creek To the hlufs
long lines Of cannon were awaiting him,
and few rounds finished the business
there. The battalion lost ut Antletam 4
officers and O. men killed and wounded. a
heavy roll for artillery. But when re.
serves are called In IL means hot work.
II was on the heights n Fredericksburg;
that these Tiger ounnonoers did their
bloodlest execution. Their cannon on the
crest Of Marya's Hin slgnalcd the first
crossing Of Burnsldc'a army to call In scat
tered Confederate corps to the scene, and
afierward moved down the siorming col.
umns Of Hancock, French and Howard Ia
front Of the Stonewall aud sunkon rond.
The pieces were well masked by trees and
| shrubbcry and line II extended earth
work rcdoubts The iiro WIS held until
the.nssailanis reached the foot Of the slop,
and began the ascent, ignorant Of what
was In II, for them above. Then Ia,
word ~ Coz. Wilton, "'rentlonl Com
mcnce nringn aud the awful slaughter by
canister hurled upon solid ranks u men n
fifty 10 seventy i've PAGES was opened.
II was not all one sided, though, Tor thl
Union artillery and Aharpshootcr from th,
houses on the plain and FROM the Station
bluffs across the valley made targets O
the oannoneers pcrched ON those heights
At one cannon the man rammlng hom
was bored through the spine byh sharp
shooters bullet. and the arm Of a conrad
that seized the stan from his hand was In
stantly shattered. The mau holding ven