Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-06
CLEVER SHOOTING.
RESULT OF TWO SHOTS LEARNED
 AFTER TWENTY-NINE YEARS.

When the Washington artillery was 1t Morgan Gig, there were many strik- ing incidents that sprang out of the cer- emonies of dedicating Fort Star and of practicing with the solid shot. Tie whole day the war and its memories were kept before the people, but it was not reawakening in which the bloody shirt had any play, but more of a thoughtful retrospection, in which the recalling of battles was not with bitter ness, but with an impartial sadness. Among the happenings of the day none was more singular and noteworthy than one which occurred to Colonel Richard son, the commander of the battalion.
 It was during the time when the bat teries were firing shell at the two tar gets, which looked like tiny handker- chiefs on the water, they were so far away. A good shot was fired, and the spectators were applauding the excellent craftsmanship, and the colonel stepped up to the gun to commend the gunner, when without cause or without knowing why the memory of similar shot which had been fired 29 years ago almost to the very day flashed into his mind when he had stepped up to a gunner and comph- mented him ia much the same style.
 It was when he was at Fort Malone at the siege of Petersburg, which was known as Fort "Damnation." when the shot % years before had been fired, and the Fourth of July was almost the anni- versary of the very day. Instead of white targets for a mark it had been the tops of two Sibley tents which peeped over the ramparts of Fort Hell" just opposite Fort ''Damnation." They were the tents of the Federal officers. He knew that from deserter who had informed him, also that the officers of the whole command held daily consultation there, and that he could tell the time from the fact that they hitched their horses around the tents.
 Colonel Richardson was then a cap tain in the Washington artillery, and he conceived the idea of scoring point on the Federals by firing on the tents just at the time of the daily consultation. He selected the best gunner in his com mand and told him what he wanted him to do, and that was to load and prepare the guns for special shot which he was going to direct them to make the ensu- ing day. The young captain was sure that he had gunners he could depend up on. and to make his triumph complete he asked General Malone to be present when the shots were to be fired.
 It was noon the next day when the horses of the Federal officers were seen collected around the two tents. The gunners were told to train their guns upon them and to be certain to make their shots tell. Those two shots were made the center of the interest of those in Fort ''Damnation" for that day, for the word was passed around that the de- struction of the officers tents was to be attempted.
 After deal of preliminary arrange ments the two shots were fired and the tops of the two Sibley tents disappeared like cardhouses in gale of wind. The success of the shots was the signal for cheering on the part of the Confederates. General Malone complimented the ac- curacy of the artillcrymen, and it was then that the captain stepped to the gun her and expressed his approbation ill much the same way that he used to the one that had made the good shot at Nor gan City. But there had always been d tinge of dissatisfaction about that shot at the Federal tents, and that was that he had never ascertained whether any one had been hurt in the tents, and for the 29 intervening years that one thought had pervaded tee whole incident. 1 With these thoughts in his mind Colo mel Richardson turned away from the gunner at Morgan City, and at that mo- ment one of Morgan City's prominent citizens, MT. Gray, stepped to the colo nels side and said:
 l LtTcu't tbis CO1O0al RiChar5Sors'' Yes"
 Well, l have been wanting to meet you for many years, ever since l heard you had been in Fort 'Damnation' at the same time that was ill Fort Hell. "
 "YesE" said the colonel. ''and when were you i'll Fort 'uell:'"
 In July. 1864. In fact. just 70 years ago today" answered Mr. Gray.
 The colonel instantly thought of those two shots and wondered if his curiosity was to be satisfied. Do you remember a day while you were opposite me ill Fort He'll when the tents of the officers wero taken down by two shots which were almost simultaneous"
 The stranger did not reply for q full minute. A shadow seemed to fall over him, his eyes grew dark, and he stepped back and surveyed the colonel from head to foot. Then he broke out feelingly "D-n you! shall never forget those shots. They swept away the flower o my corps. My first lieutenant was killed and the leg of my second lieutenant wa: shot of. and five others were killed. Ant did you fire that shot?''
 The deep feeling of the man was evi dent, but a moment later he said, Well colonel, you are now teaching your young soldiers to serve the flag for which my officers laid down their lives. New Orleans Times Democrat.
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