Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-05-12

its five chambers as quickly as an En-
feld-while the other three companies
were made up of men quite expert with
their always reliable Epfields.
The result was that when Long
streets men had received our first vol
ley they always rushed forward with
great accession of speed and conf
dence, thinking they would be on us
before we could reload. But they
would scarcely. pass ten PAGES before
they would catch another volley. And
while they were turning this over in
their minds we would let them have a
third This was felt to be quite pc
culiat circumstance, requiring delibera-
ton, better conducted, perhaps, back
in the rear and out of range-for it
generally happened that with the third
volley the Johnnies had come to a dead
halt and We're beginning to take the
back track, which they no longer hesi-
tated about when they got the fourth,
and by the time we sent them the fifth
our balls flew after flying foes
AS we had peculiar ammunition 1t
happcned-it had to happen, being one
of those things that always do happen
dered the wagon on which our cart
ridges were loaded to the rear We
found, however that if we kept
the bayonet on the gun to prevent the
splitting of the muzzle we could use
the Enfield cartridge, even if the ball
was little bit larger than those made
especially for the Colts rifle.
And as fast as men using the revol-
vers were disabled or killed some one
would swap his Enfield for the better
piece, so that at last nearly every man
in our line was equal to five, so far at
least as his shooting was concerned.
Under the circumstances it was not re-
markable that late in the afternoon
we ran out of ammunition. / don't
know how anybody found it out, or
who it was that gave the order, but
about that time two regiments came
up the hill from the rear to relieve us.
We We're sent down, just far enough to
be out of range, and lying down to
rest, began to reckon up the sad havoc
In our ranks. We had not been at it
very long, however, till word came to
us to gather up those of our men who
still had ammunition and take them to
the front to fight it out l had three
or four in my company and went with
them.
We had not been there long before
we became aware of the old. familiar
spectacle, the long line of confederates
coming up the hill to the charge. just
as they got to the right place, in good
range of our rifles, all ut once man
was seen to spring out of their ranks
and to come leaping up the hill towards
us-swinging his hat over his head as
he came When we got near enough
we could hear him shouting: "Cease
firing" while the brigade followed him
with steady step, the men carrying
their pieces at right shoulder shift.
At last n messenger reached oul
lines and was taken to the command
ing officer-who he was l never learned
definitely. Here he explained his
errand. He said that the Johnnies
coming up the hill wanted to sur
render, asked us to cease firing II
order that they might do SO. The
colonel questioned him sharply, but a
last, satisfied that he was telling the
truth, gave the order and instantly
everything became still, save for thu
distant firing, which by this time hat
become very irregular off on ou. left
and the noise made by the marching
Johnnies as they waded through thu
thick underbrush / remember tina
the sound was like that of the wint
playing through field of ripe wheat
Meantime the messenger came o.
was broaght. don't know which, nea,
TO whese Lieut.. Lamb of my regimen
end were. with our men. He was
tall young fellow, clad in 'outternut'
and slim and 1.-THE us a hound-quicl
and courteous In his movements ant
gestures, handsome and of good pres
ence He lay down at the foot of
tree, having it. ] observed, between
him and his advancing comrades. Hi
quick eyes darted about constantly
taking in everything that was happen
Ing and they glowed with an eviden
enjoyment of the situation.
And still the Johnnies came stesdil.