Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09
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"ns iuil IN the firing In front
put out 70 the leftward volley after vol.
Icy poured, out npon The morning air
the sun Just rising over the hills ~ on,
r'gnt. 1 had followed as the gallon the
general, who was hurrying TO the front
lie was more silent than / had eve,
known him. Suddenly he halted and
turned TO see who oil were about him.
what troops are thoser' asked him
doubtfuily, as ! saw long line Of in.
iantry men double quicking behind .
high rail fence distant not 100 yards
away. Icould not distinguish the uni.
form, and was not aware of the direc.
ton from which all our rifIemen were r.
enter the battle.
my Godr' said the general, "that i
the enemy!'' .
we We're upon them before we were
aware Of their close proximity. They
discovered us, too, at once. and were
preparing for the greeting.
"Get out Of the roadr' sbonted tba
general. There was clump Of trees on
either side Of the highway upon which
he had thus far advanced.
"Get ont of the road Don't Won see
they are bringing the battery to bear
upon us from the hill yonder?
looked, and white puff of smoke
greeted my vision, and the same instant
whiz-z-whur-r-r - chee-ee-ee went a
shell right between the general and his
stan, and it bounded down the road. ex.
ploding in our rear.
The general addressed me again:
"Get out OF the road, and gallop back
and have the cavalry moved on the flank
OF that line yonder in the field"
Another shell came in the mean time
and made the air resonant with fine Az
ing fragments.
Then there was volley Of rifles and
rant cheer near to our fanks-for our
infantry were Low moving out of the
skirt of the woods and opening the bat.
tie in earnest.
Capt, Hart, too, had come. and he nm.
limbered his guns on the battery on ths
hill IN our front. though he soon turned
his aim to the infantry line that was
nearer, and | heard the shots rsttline
upon the rails behind which the enemy
bad fallen
THANK God, the infantry are here
SAID one. They are the men whose
shoulders move the wheels on to victory.
heard the commanding general shout
as the long line came hurrying on lust
rs the men emerged from The skirt Of
woods, "Move on that line behind Won
fence"
A red and white and blue line of fire
answered from the enemy
Fall down and fire!' heard an off.
Ger shout.
Alas! many had already fallen-faller
to rise no more.
half a hundred men of regiment
stood up, and their irregular fire ratified
mockingly along the fence.
1t was the work of but moment. 70,
whole brigade in our front answered
the fire of the little band. The battery
rained grape and canister and shrapnel
against the brigade, and now the battle
had joined in yful earnestness all along
the line.
Battery replied to battery, hostile
brigade replied to hostile brigade. with
sheets of iron and leaden fire. There
were in the terrific din the hurting shot
the screaming, screeching she'll and
whistling whirr of the deadly mimic.
Amid the roar were the shouts of com
mand, the wailing shrek of the wounded
and the means of the dying The hours
were passing, the musketry was roaring
with an unhroken note, the batteries
were believing at each other, when sud
denly there was "a deep, dull thnd-s
mighty force which at once shook the
whole battlefield. Two heavily lader
caissons were blown up simultaneously
Then there was another sound which
could not be mistaken. There was
lull in the firing on our right, and thu
whole earth seemed to be laboring anc
groaning. Thousands stood listening
amid the horrid hell!
Oh, it was the charge of the cavalry!
"Charge! chargeT shouted the throat
of a dozen officers, and the bugle blasts
ringing out family in the din, mingled
and died away in the fierce shouting OF
the squadrons
Boom! boomi boom! went the artillery
bosses!
Clang! clang! clangl rang out the gilt
tering sabers as they leaped from thu
scabbard.
1t was, however, but an instant of aw
full chorus when the wailing cry of Wat
erloo, sauve qui peut!-''save himself
who canr'-went up before the onrushing
squadron of furious horsemen, who broke
out in the wild shout of victory thai
deadened the guns along the whole line
and troops on the right-troops on the
left-troops in the center-all caught the
notes, and there was one long and terrific
thunder note of victory! The cheers OF
infantry men greeted the shouts of cav
airy meanwhile the little squad about
the artillery-brave fellows, with bands
of red upon their uniforms, cried out, as
the defeated We're seen flying in stricken
masses in front:
'Hurra for our batteryT
And well might the living victor
shout!
And well may the dead rest-friend
and foe in lone red burial blent. M. v
Moore in Atlanta Constitution.