Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-04-15
AT SHILOH.
The End Michigan Battery.'

y Michigan Battery write TO THE Rec
lory,' Lock Box l63, Burlington, y
\. e.! This splendid Battery was cap.
.r tured at Shiloh. about 5 O'Clock p. IN
sunday, April 6, 1862, by Col. Miller
Miss. Rcg-very near the Tennessee
River. 1t was fighting desperately
: under the Y of he terrible shell
Ing of gun boats, | think it was the
last Battery captured Oh SUNDAY. and
n Tie nearest one to the Tennessee River.
i They were handsome men large, well
i uniformed fine guns-grest. fat hor-
/ 'es-and a very clever set of boys, al
ter captured.
Burlington. NlIssIssIPprAy.
commanded Company f. in the
regiment referred to- LIST Mississippi
Cavalry. Col. Miller had command of
the Regiment as Lieut.. Col. from lis
organization until a Jew days before
the battle of Shiloh, when Col. Lindsay
was put III command, Col. Miller still
holding his place MS Lieut.. COL, and
Major llerndon Major OF the Reg.
think the Owa mot Michigan Bat
terry was attached to Gent. Premises
division-any way this Battery was
not far IN e a OF Geul. Prentiss, when
his command surrendered. and stacked
fheil guns in trout Of our ARMY. Our
Reg, lst Miss. Cavalry, was ordered
to gather the scattering forces of Gen.
i's command. Ny company was in
front and by the side of Col. Lind.
say. We passed by Premises surren
dered men with a loud shout, for
which many curses were thrown ut us.
with EXPLANATIONS 'wtll get you yet"
etc. We were riding rapidly In
passing over a small hill we came in
full view OF the handsomest Battery |
ever saw-tine looking men, large hor-
ses in fine order, elegant guns, superb
harness with shining brass mounting.
They had evidently hitchcd up for the
purpose OF retiring. but seeing our
Reg. so near them, changed their IL
pose. Their horses were turned, gum
unlimborod aud preparations made to
fire at US. Col Lindsay under the eX-
element, said to me, what shall VIC
do replied, charge it as rapidly
as possible" The command to charge
was passed along orr line. We were
not long getting 10 our foes, but not a
moment TOO soon, as their gunners
were in the very act of touching the
match 10 the fuse, and were only pre-.
vented BY pistols covering them. They
were by no means inclined to dcsist,
but the argamcn: was to strong for
them The white flag saved the lives
OF many brave men III that Battery.
The capture being complete, Col.
Lindsay gave inc orders to detail 30
men to take this Battery to head quar-.
tiers. | gave the order to my first
Lieut.. 7. jeff Deupree, now OF jack
son, Tenn, to take ID men from the
head and 10 from the foot OF the com.
panv, He ordered the men out and
was in charge OF the Battery when
Col. Miller, who was in the rear, came
up and demanded to know what he
was doing. On being informed, lo
ordered Lieut.. Deupree back to his
company. Being higher in command
the Lieut.. obeyed. Then Col, Miller
ordered Capt. Coles company to take
the Battery TO head quarters. At
headquarters Capt Cole was ordered
to take ii to (orinth. Capt. Coles
company was from Pontotoc county
where Col. Millerliyed. Whether this
had any influence on the Col. in
changing the order we are left 10 con.
lecture. thought my company was
entitled to the credit of bearing the
trophy from the Geld inasmuch as
they led the charge that captured it
| never torgave the Col, for this act
until | heard be had been shot and
Killed in battle. then my bad temper
gave way and | tried 10 think Of
him as a brave, gallant soldier, as he
surely was.
Capt. Coles company reaped quite
a harvest in this performance. They
came back to us Monday after the
lighting was over, many of them well
mounted on large, fine Iowa horses
and presume theirs were allowed 10
rest in ON, government pen.
Mr.. Editor there are many dark
and 81 ady scenes OF those days which
come to the surface occasionally, but
amidst all bright c fit across the
memory again and again, You doubt
remember some of the clever tel.
lows who went TO war-sccnes in the
ranks of the "Noxubee Cavalry i 1
never forget them. Some were
more noble and of higher metal than
but if there was q Noxubec .
skulk among them l never found him
out. When | meet one of them .he
"howdv Captain greets
my cars with delight. | do not re-.
member that any one of them failed
TO execute any order given him or did :
q low down, mean thing while | was
with them, We had u prayer meet.
lDgs when we sung songs of Zion and ,
prayed God TO take care of us. Not a !
man amongst lis was seriously hurt
The year we were together.
believe seven horses were killed or
died of wounds soon after the Shiloh
fight; two or three men were slightly
wounded -none killed. When dan. r
ger was before us we were in front.
when II was behind lis we were in tho /,
rear, but the great Ruler was with us.