The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-08
The Century War Book.

=, o.. conturv War Book Martin I.
McMahon writes the toio"ihs SO ~
sketch of the death at Spo,tsS N''''" -
General John Sedswich' p.,,,,.,,
"After the First New Jersey brigade'
bv Sedgwick's direction, mad peen VIZ,
drawn through little opening 10 tne aIte
of the pieces of artillery, the teheial,, W.
had watched the operation, IeSuuieu ~"
e,at on the bareback box ana comment
ed talking about members Oh MS aNall
i'm very complimentary terms. re Wa az
inveter71te tease, ana AT once nSP,ttf
that he had some joke on ihe 5Idt WIZ"
IA. Nyas leading up 20. lie was interrupt
"a In his comments by observing lhat ane
troops. who during this time had D.eh III
ing from the lett into the riiS, ILL., hio~n
come To- "A halt and were lying uomn'
while the left OF the line partiy overlap
ped the position of the section OF arlii-
iery. He stopped abi"puy anu s"i a.,
..That fs wrong Those troops must DC
moved farther TO the right; / don't WISH
them to overlap that battery. s'aIlri
out TO execute the order anu ne alost
at the same moment ana we sauhter
@nt slowly IA the gun on the right. About
am honr before. | had remarked 10 the
General. pointing 10 the TWO pieces III "
half-iesting manner, which ne Wen uHuet-
stood General. do you see mat section
Of artillery Wen, you are noa 10 s D IN
il today" lie answered OOd-natuieuiy,
'NcMahon, | would like 10 Know VINO
commands this corp, you or / Sa'l,
pldyfully, well, General, sometimes an
In t0ubl mNStll. Dlli tulfflf lNA ~
General. | beg of you not TO go To- mat
angle: every officer VINO has shown MIN
self there has been hit, both yesterday
and today" lie answered quietly, Nv ell,
don't know that there is any reason Tor
nav going there" When afterward We
walked out 10 the position In iicatei this
conversation had entirely escaped the
memory OF both.
| gave the necessary order 10 move the
trO0ps to the right. and as they rose 10
svecute the movement the enemy Opehet
"A sprinking fire, partly from sharpshoOI-
ers As the bullets whlstled by, some or
the men lodged. The General SAID laugh
ip0lv What what men, lodging TINS
usv FOR single bullets, What viii you do
when they open FIRE along the Whole line
| am ashamed Of you. Tney couldn't MT
AN elephant at this distance. lew sec.
onds after man VINO had Deeh separates
from his regiment passed directly IN IIOnt
! If the General, and at the same mOmeft a
sharp-shOOter's bullet passed with "a long
/ shrill whistle very close, and the soldier,
! who was then just in 'front.' or me Gene,
| rai lodged to the ground. The General
touched him gently with his foot and said:
| why my man. I'm ashamed OF you
| dodging that way" and repeated the re-
mark. 'They couldn't hit an elephant AK
, tbts distance" The man rose ana salute1
J eJ and said good-naturcdly: General,
! ] lodged a she'll once, and II ! hadn X
/ ,.oiild have taken my head on. | believe
| IN lodging" The General laughed ana
replied "Ail right, my man; 30 Ia your
place" -.,. u,r,n Whistle
| o1cetpg with a dull, heavy stroke, inter
| upted our talk. when. as ! was ABOUT
70 resume. the Generals face turned SLOW
! ~ 10 me, the blood squirting from ms
| left check under the eye In steadS
| stream. He fell In my direction wa,
| -, lose IN him that my effort 10 support
him failed. and fell with him.
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