Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-05-25
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sea of delicious crimson, and even
the most cautious were so influenced
by the metaphor of peace suggested by
the heavenly stiffness that they be-
gan to regard as needless the pre-
cautions taken by our chief, the White
Wolf.
Fires were lighted on the river bank;
coffee, the soldiers elixir of life, was
prepared and drunk. The twilight
crept slowly on, and was deepening
into the cleaning, when n staff officer
rode down from an old farmhouse in
front of MS with u report that General
Gallatin Jenkins was advancing upon
us with u heavy force.
A few minutes later there was
scattering fire as of pickets, and
mounted officer was ordered to call in
our skirmish line. Just before mount,
ing, the young fellow turned to mo
and said:
II feel strangely to-day. | wish
you'd do this for me. cannot cx-
plain my reluctance; but none who
know me will think me afraid
His face was ashy white; his lips
looked dry. | saw that he was ILL.,
Mounting his horse rode RAPIDLY to
the skirmish line and gave the order
To fall back.
On my return found this young Of
iicer seated ut the foot of tree,
proppcd UP against II. His eyes were
fixed ON the sky above him, and be-
tween his parted lips was u bubble OF
crimson foam. A bullet had passed
through his chest, and he had but a
few minutes To live.
Nhut ION huI nngSnSeaI
him, from what mistaken motive he
had chosen this place of safety, which
proved SO treachcrous, win never DO
known. lie was killed by sharp.
shooter, from such distance that his
death might be considered accidental,
The Fourteenth ohio Battery.
w. Il. Forbes, Geneva, Ohio, writes:
"Aftcr leaving Resaca, Ga, the -Four
tcenth Ohio battery was almost con-
stantly engaged with the enemy's rear
guard. Near Dallas, Ga, the follow
ing incident occurred, hut the exact
locality, the direction In which we
were moving, aud whit occasioned
this manueyer has passed from any
memory. shortly after passing mil
dam that had been cut and flooded tho
road and adioining fields not long pre-.
viously, we were suddenly ordered
into u brash field overlooking the
banks of the small stream We went
in battery conccaling our guns with
brush, horses were removed, an we
were ordered TO lie down aud main
tain strict silence. We soon heard
tramping of troops, and In short
while directly in front of us only few
yards distant was regiment of John-
nics coming directly toward us,
"Steady on the right Close up men!"
etc, we could plainly hear. On hey
came M IL they were gong To walk
Ger us IL seemed to me that they
could not help seeing us, when all at
once they moved by their right flank,
and ms they disappeared away to our
left, my hair which had been perpen.
dicularly disposed, slowly resumed its
normal position. We soon limbered
up and proceeded ON our way. II Is my
impression that the above incident oc.
Cured the next day MAY ~, after
the fight In front of Dallas, in which
the rebs were Handsomely repYlscd,
and during which our battery fired
ll3 rounds and had only one man
wounded; while the official report
places the fight one day after.