Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20

That was the last ! saw Of him until
one day before Atlanta he suddenly
doomed up before me with:
Hello, Fullerton. Here | am. Been
to New York Had a great time"
There is no more thrilling page in
General Fullerton's dairy of the Atlanta
campaign than that which narrates the
circumstances Of the death Of the Bishop.
General Polk.
II was going along the line one day"
said General Fullerton, when came to
Foraker--Burt Foraker, the brother of
Governor Foraker Of Ohio-setting be-
side tree gazing intently through y
glass toward the top of Pine Top.
"'Those fellows are signaling up
there, he said, when | asked him what
he was doing, and | am reading what
they say
"Pine Top had surrounding cluster
| of works, and above the fortifications
and overlooking all was clear space. We
were going to try aud take the position
that afternoon and We're getting every
thing ready. As | stood there, near For
aker, group of horsemen rode out in
| the clear place on Pine Top and seemed
| to be examining and discussing the
| field. Simonson, with his battery, had
taken up position right where We were,
and SimonsOn came to me and said:
~ believe could put shell right
into that crowd. I'd like to try Just
one
"'No, said l, don't do it. You'll
need all your ammunition this after
noon.'
81 had hardly got the wordsout when
| (Nannrnl sherman, ftn t11n nl1ntr with Gonna
of his staff and stopped. lie wanted to
know what we were doing. l told him
Foraker was watching the Confederate
signals.
"'Is that SOP he asked. What do
they say?'
"t0h, nothing of any importance,
said l, and then l added. Simunson,
here, wants to try shell at that party
up there on Pine Top
"'All right said Sherman, give EN-
three; give 'en just three, Simonson.'
And then sherman passed on.
Simonson trained one OF his guns, cut
the fuse with his own hands, and
the piece was fired. The shell fell a
little short. Simonson lried again. The
second shell seemed to drop right over
the heads of the group and explode.
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jumped up, saying;
My God ! That shell killed General
Polk
And it was So"
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