The National tribune., 1892-08-25

orders to be ready to march at o'clock next
morning and were also notified that those ON
picket would remain, as also the camp guards.
cat daylight Sabbath morning, Feb. D. the
corps was in line. Appearances indicating
that we might return here, we took nothing
but our blankets. We marched to the Yellow
House, three miles, then south down the Wei
don Railroad about four miles; then southwest
to Rowanty Creek, two miles. The rebels had
rifle pits on the opposite bank and had siashed
the creek full of timber. making 1t difficult TO
cross but we got over somehow, routing and
capturing most OF them.
After this we marched possibly six miles
until we struck the Vaughn road Here Gen.
Warren had narrow escape frem being killed
or captured He was close to squad OF
about so rebels that he asked where they be-
longed. (They were mostly dressed in our
uniformly They replied with voiley. one
bullet going through the Generals coat. They
captured few of our men, when squad from
my regiment was sent after them. who Killed
two and captured others. 1t had been freezing
sill day. About shutdown we went into camp
on a large plantation, the owner of which told
ME that we were the first Yankees that had
camped on his place. He was perfect type OF
the old Virginia gentleman; afo de wah saii,
stove pipe hat, blue swallow tailed coat brass
buttons, etc. A big freshman in the regiment
wanted to trade coats with him, which he took
as deadly insult; and Pat innocently added
TO his wrath by asking him if little darky
boy that was running around there was his
son. As the man se18avery dark-skinned, Pats
question drove him crazy mad.
About ii o'clock that night we were walked
up, and started back on the Vaughn road in the
direction Of Petersburg to Hatcher's Kun,
about Eve miles. The Second Corps had cap
tured the rebel works here during the day.
When we came near Hatchers Ran we halted
in an old tobacco field, without fire, and did
not know where TO get anything to make
FIRE, and all we could do was to walk about and
shiver until daylight-about two hours. This
day was cold and we suffered very much on ac-
count of it.
About 3 o'clock p. N. the Second and Third
Division of our corps advanced and drove the
rebels some distance before wo went in.
-Our regiment was the left OF the line
and eur company on the left of the regiment,
and instead Of line Of battle the regiment
deployed like skirmish-Iine. We drove them
mile or more through the woods, over fallen
timber and tree tops, until We came to where
there had ones been u saw-mill and large pile
of sawdust. Some of our boys were on the
sawdust when they made charge on our line.
The regiment on our right had fallen back,
which let the rebs in on our flank The bal-
lets were coming from front and flank and 1t
was getting both hot and Close The rear was
the only open place, and we went back III
hurry jumping over logs and brush, and all
the while the rebs seemed to be unnecessarily
close. We soon overlook part Of our division,
when we rallied aud gave them few volleys,
which caused them to stop crowding u.s.
when we had gotten nearly back to where
we started we found the Second Brigade
of our division in line with fixed bayonets to
prevent our going further. This Brigade was
composed of the 18th, 1SStf, and lS9th N. T.,
one-year regiments, and were the same that
fired into our men Oct. q, 1864, at Hatcher's
Run. Here in front of them were the men
and officers of two divisions and one brigade
of our division trying to form a line of battle.
While forming the rebel bullets were coming
thick, which excited our Second Brigade SO
| that they began firing right among the mass OF
men in front of them. Men and officers fell
all about perhaps more than fell from the
rebel Ere. After they had fired, many Of them
threw away their guns, and the whole brigade
started as fast as they could for the rear and
got behind the works, where some of those
who still had their guns continued to fire at
| our men as they came back. Then they made
another break for the bridge and the other side
| of the creek
when we got back to the works we stopped
! the rebels and began to form companies, regi-
ments, and brigades. The commander OF our
| company began with two men, but by night we
were all together again. We lay on the frozen
| ground that night, but before morning it began
to sleet, rain, and freeze, and the next day
was terribly bad. and will be long remembered
by many poor fellow that had the misfortune
| to be wounded that day. Our loss in the regi-
ment was four killed, 81 wounded, and Ia
missing.
FEB. 13 our camp guards and everything
we had left behind were brought to Us. about
eight miles from our former camp. During
this time the weather was cold and it was
very hard on the men lying on the cold ground.
| Soon we began putting up huts, which was the
fourth set Of houses that Winter"
If any of the old brigade tBartletts) see
this would like for them to write up some Of
the old campaigns of the old Fifth Corps. You
need not be ashamed of any thing we ever did,
boys. H. HILL, Musician, Co. K, 155th Pa
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