The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-04-06
AT CHICEMAUCA,
What Happened in the Woods After the
Battle.

The regiment had just moved by the
left flank into the woods. where
the smoke hung so thick that one
could not see twenty feet away,
when the Confederates charged us.
There was yelling and shouting and
hurly-burly, and don't even know
when was HIT. nor do l remember
falling. 1t was perhaps ten minutes
later, and the struggle just there was
over. when 1 opened my eyes and
found myself lying across dead cor
poral. Just as l crawled off of him
some one called:
"Wall, now, if thar amt a dead
Yank comm back to life!"
A few feet to the left, just getting in
to position, with his back to a tree,
was a Confederate who had been shot
in the leg.
"Whar' yo' hit?" he asked as I look
ed at him.
I'm the shoulder. guess. 1t seems
as if the whole arm was torn away"
"Come over yere."
crawled over to him. With his knife
he ripped up his pants leg, and then
tied a handkerchief over his wound.
When he had finished he cut away my
blouse around the shoulder, examined
the wound as well as he could and
kindly remarked:
"That ar will take yo' to the hospi-
tai fur month or so, and then git yo'
sixty-day furlough. Purity tough
scrimmage, wasn't it?'
(Which side won?"
"We'uns, of co'se. You'uns was
driv out in no time. It's a powerful
battle goin' on yere. Reckon eve'y
man is shootin' as fast as he kin. Lem
me help vo' with that canteen. Waters
purity warm, but it's wet. I'll take a
leetle myself. Listen to that yellin'.
I'm list a leetle bit afraid Gineral Bragg
is gwine to skeer Gineral Rosecrans
outer his butes."
81 am sure we shall win this battle. "
'Shoo! You'uns gwine to be whip
ped all to smash afore night. Hear
that! That's our boys gittin' right
along. Lay down there aud I'll keep
yo' posted as fur as l kin. Reckon this
leg feels better when l sit up"
Had either of US known where to &C
we might have hobbled off, but there
was no telling which was the front
or rear of that fight, and bullets were
singing about like bees.
Now, Yank." said the man after 8
moment, that's powerful firing over
thar That'a yo'uns tryin' to hold s
a position, but we'uns is gwine to git il
away"
Il hope not"
Got to. yo' know. Thar goes more
cannon on the left. Reckon yo'uns
hev bin bringin' up mo- guns. Nc
good though"
There more cheerin."
"Yas, and that's Yankee yellin'
We'uns got driv back down thar; but il
won't last long. Uncle Robert sen
Gineral Longstreet cPar down yere
from Varginnv, and we'uns have go
to win. Good deal O. lead bein' vast
ed around yere."
whats that?" I asked, as there
came terrible crash of musketry OF
Sheridan's front.
Its jest our battle line breakin
cover down thar. You'uns was wait
in to git in dose, but l reckon i
haIn't hurt much"
(Which side is cheering now?"
asked. as great shouting could be
heard above the roar of the guns.
I'VE 'uns. of ose. Told yo' 'twasn'
much of dose. Boys jest gittin' righ
thar. Got to do it, yo know. Shoulder
feel any wuss?"
Good deal of pain"
''That's material, but yo' keep quiet
Whew! But hain't they havin' it ho
down thar! Must be hull bar'ls O. leaC
flynn around loosei"
''There's more cheering. Which
side does that come from?"
He made no reply.
''Who is cheering now?n
He was still silent. l turned ovel
until l could see his face. He sat there
dead. A bullet had struck him fair in
tie forehead. aud death had come SC
nnicklN thnt -, .lill SIT erect