The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-26
CHARGING THE GUNS.

Chickamauga. The regiment was led by
Major Samuel f. Gray, and soon after he
formed his ranks in support of Goodspeed's
guns the confederates opened battery di-
rectly in front of the Forty ninth with
grape and canister. Goodspeed returned
the fire, but could not silence the enemy, and
the order was given the infantry to move
forward and attack. The men responded at
double quick, charging bayonets over the
level ground up to the muzzles of the can
non. The Ohio boys laid their hands on
two Parrott guns and turned them over to
Goodspeed for prizes. Then they swept on
for a mile and held the ground in spite of a
counter charge by the Confederates.
On the same field during the crisis when
Thomas proved himself the Rock of Chick
amauga the Forty-ninth changed front to
rear and attacked Confederate force that
had broken through the line of battle near
its position. Goodspeed's battery and the
Fifteenth OHIO, lying on the other side of
the breach, initiated the tactics of the For
ty-ninth, and the three acting in concert
drove out the rash assailants with heavy
slaughter
But the browning day of gallant fighting
for this regiment was at Pickett's Mills,
Ga, at the opening of the Atlanta cam
paign. Meanwhile, the veterans whose
terms expired had re-enlisted, and the regi-
ment, led by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel
f. Gray, mustered about 400 soldiers, in
Guiding original members and recruits.
AT Pickett's Mills the old brigade, as it
was composed at Stone River, Chicka-
manga and Mission Ridge entered the
fight as reserves to Hazen's brigade, which
had been given the post of honor to charge
Il fortified position. The ground was heavi
ly wooded, and the troops marched blindly
forward many miles, not knowing the loca-
ton or strength of the enemy's position.
Hazen's attack was repulsed, and the re-
serve brigade passed to the front unable to
see the enemy or to learn any particulars of
his line beyond that indicated by his steady
fire of rifles and cannon. Colonel Gray
killed. D'Aulnay came or victor aud car
sied La Tour, his wife and all his party to
Port Royal as prisoners OF war. The dis
pute was finally laid before the French
court, and La Tour was set at liberty. He
returned TO st. John and next appeared be-
fore the world as an active and prescribed
rebel against the king. Louis XIII had re-
voked his commission and ordered D'Aul-
nay to seize his forts and possessions and to
send him to France in irons. Three armed
vessels anchored off st. John to menace
the rebel, and three ENJOYS went ashore to
the slope =. = - worKs came
into view The Forty ninth halted under
FIRE to better form its ranks, then moved
forward at double quick, bayonet in hand,
10 within an average distance OF 10 PAGES
from the Confederate parapet
At some points the Ohio boys crossed bay
onets with the enemy over the breastworks,
and many fell dead in the ditch beneath.
1t was nearing dark, aud there were no
supports or help in sight, but the brave
fellows chung to such cover as they could
find behind stumps and trees, and in places
behind the enemys breastworks, at arms
length from the foe Darkness. the most