Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-15
cLUeseD WITH A MusksT.
A Battlefield Scene That Ended In Swe,
 Sleep


 So long as the fieldpirces oi the enemy continued to play on our front we did not mind them, for the fire was so high that everything went over our heads and into the Third brigade in reserve By and by, however, a battery moved to the left and got flank fire on the line, and then we realized that one of two things must speed lily happen-the whole brigade must fall back, leaving a wide gap in the lines, or a regiment would be ordered to charge the guns. Not more than three or four shells had fallen among us when the order came. Our regiment changed front and dressed it's lines, with six guns belching shot and shell at us from the ridge half n mile away
 We front to the west and are also on a ridge. Between the two ridges is open ground, with two fences to cliSlb or throw down. There is also highway running parallel with our lines, and at the base of our ridge is bush fringed gully which in the spring is a creek. After we have cross ed the highway and the fence on the far side we must dash up green slope on which there is not even a bush for cover. We know that the guns are supported by infantry, but We have no idea of the num- Der. We had five minutes in which to sur vey the ground. Then the word came down the lines tn take open order and not stop to level the fences, and We moved forward. As wcdid shell killed and wounded six men in Company II, and five seconds later n solid shot killed two CT three i'll Com pany (.
 It was ''cumu!on time to the brow of the ridge and then double quick and trail arms" across the first field. No one shout ed or cheereel. The guns hal point blank fire at u~, and hey we're served 50 rapidly that shells We're bursting every instant. l suddenly noted a gap on my left, but was not even grazvd by the shell which killed and wounded five men. We were not over four minutes crossing the ivid, but the time seemed i've times as long, We reached the fcuCe just isS he guns changed to grape and canister. and ;~ 1 swung u leg over the top rail was covered with dirt and dust plowed up bN a charge striking the earth :b feet away. Here for the first time l hcarl the officers behind us shouting or dcrS and the sCrcaIu~ of men as they were hit. What the orders were nu one seemed to understand, but We d,sh,rl over the highway, tUuh.rd into and out ui the ditch on tine west side and >varmed over the fence.
 We were loo low for the artillery 10 reach lis now. but lines of men wEO seemed all most within reach suddenly ru>e up and poured vu!lvy after vulley of uIu>ketry into Us waited fer the laggdrl- to come up and 2Itt uur lines in some sort of shape for the final effort. One would have thought that that fire would auuihilato us, but only one fell here and there. The top rails of the fence Were somewhat dccayed and as the bullets struck Jil-m the sp,iutcrS flew in showers. We could not hear the orders, but the lines drr>~ ell, Il great cheer ran from right 10 left, and away went up the slope. The guns Were being hauled oil, and between Us and them were JOO infantry. We did not halt to deliver a vol!,,y, but went lt them with the hayourt. l S:lw their feet and ankles under the smoke aS they fired q volley into our faces, and the next instant We were among them. No man Could tell you just what happened for the next four or five minutes. There were shooting, shouting. cheering, CUr>ing and hand To hand fighting, and all of d sudden we emerged from the smoke and made rush at two pieces of artillery which had been delayed by losing some of the hUr~rs. We ran right over them, jabbinE with tho bayonet and using the mu>Act as a club, and they were ours inside of two minutes.
 Like the stroke of bell daylight van ishcd, and darkness fell upon the battle field. l wondered greatly, for had thought il was only m.dafternOCn. All the sounds of battle died out within n few seconds, and l was puzzled about it. I remember of thinking there might be q flag of truce and q surrender, and felt like cheering at the idea. Then q feeling of drowsiness crtpt over me, and said to myself that it would be all right to 20 10 sleep for an hour or two and then help get the guns away
 Oh. hes all r-ht and will be about again in a few days. Just got his head smashed with the butt of q muskct."
 IL w,is IU o'c.Co! &t night. was in the field hospital ;Ild !, |.lS one of the sur geouS who was ~..,:.kiEg, l had been struck down at 5 "'c.ut~ and picked up Ut :, The blow had rvEdrrrd me unconscious ( l. ! 2. |. the sweetest sleep ever had in my life. A man had seized his mu>ket by the bayonct, raised il aloft with both hands and brought it down on my head. ani vet he had only stunned me.
 Did we hold the guue and the hill?" asked of a wounded man beside me.
 You bet he chuchlcd. And then fell asleep again and did uoI awake until morning NJ QUAD.
 Lamp For Submarine Photography.
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