The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-09-14

the extreme right the order 10 adj
vance was given but little after sun.
rise. The regiment TO which belong.
ed (4th Iowa, FIRST Brigade, First
Division, Fifteenth Corps was ordered
to take position in our outer line of
skirmish-pi,s just at break of day,
which we did, and ut the same time
received orders to advance on the
cnemy's works at the sound of the
buglc. Now, il seemed to me to be n
very short time from the time we occu
pied the skirmish.pits until the buglc
sounded forward. | think the time
could not have been later than o'clock
a. IN. We were stationed in nm open
field, facing nearly due east, and pro-
baby 800 yaid from the rebel works.
Between ours and the rebel works, and
about two-thirds of the distance to
them (the rebel works., was small
stream with some timber and good
deal ofunderbrush. The enemy's works
first line) was Just at the edge of the
timber on the east side of the
creek. Their m in linc was on the
crest of the hill some distance back.
From our line to the creek was moder-
atoly-sloping ground. CThis position
was to the right of the m"untain.)
When the bugle sounded we started
on the run to reach the cover of the
timber. AS soon a. we left our works
the rebels opened fire on us with can
non and musketry, our cannon mean.
time firing over our heads. We reach
ed the timber with but small loss, and
up to this time we had not fired shot.
Upon reaching the timber We began
firing and continued advancing and
drove the rebels from their two adj
vance lines of riIle-pits, and sent them
flying up the hill to their main line;
but our success was of short duration,
for we had Just got comfortably settled
in our new quarters waiting for more
help when | chanccd to look to my
right a short distance, and saw col
umn of Johnnies eight deep marching
right up the lines of works we were
in, driving all before them.
The writer also began to look up a
line of retreat. To my left and rear,
some little distance, saw largo oak
tree, but did not see deep gully
which lay between me and the tree,
and into which went head first, and
my musket muzzlc down in the mud.
pulled myself out, also my gun, but
cast the gun to one side and picked
up another which some soldier had
lost, gained the tree in safety and,
upon looking around for my friends,
the enemy, found they had in turn
been attacked and driven back; but
they returned to the charge and our
troops were compelled to fall back
again. which about ended the fighting
Mt III It point. There was still heavy
fighting to our left, as firing was quite
heavy at times. Reports had been
reaching US for some time through the
wounded and stragglers that our
troops were being worsted in their
attack on the mountain. worked
my way back to the position we occu-
pied in the morning in our main line.
There was one thing that | have not
been able to account for as far as our
part of the line was concerned, and
that is this: I did not see an officer
above the rank Of Captain during the
battle, and do not know who had
charge of that part of the line. Each
soldier seemed to be fighting on his
own hook. should be pleased to
hear from some Others who were on
that part of the linc.-W. II, BooTH in
! National Tribune.