The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24
m.ElLLlNG STORY OF TINE WAX.
4 Barring I0urs Confederate Whom ii
Companion Would like 10 Meet.

''"' '"o'" "' ''''''El J. l"i'N -h' huli. |"hP hlsu
over m fhliaaeIpila aie| days ago. III an IN
,o'''e" tuo''sleu III the Cincinnati L"lo"1,
N'A' To 'le 'oIh ON" Infantry my regiment,
'n' -l9' ono infantry was The largest IN the
"'n'y o' inc cumberland mat 0ay-.I was the
%o'" uuS '' o7p'elhp7f ls'o, ana inc scene
WIS ohicA"'hausa' We il"d otl men ana 1t
c)"l'I'iss'oleu "lucsis rs very well remem-
De'' '"' a''e" % aulul"ll lbesIues command
lhS Nv" 'phIpamesl lof several weeks after
the battle But on the morning Of September
Dist yye r,ulJ fuust.,. ~, tl,.. el.,,.. 80 ,ti,
.,..,.,.,.,. Dill. ,.....,. r......,, ,-.
''''''''' mug "'"' i''7S'''e' 'I''y ~ men,
counting those We knew were IA hospital, and
commissioned officers.
Tbn r,,s,n ,h,.. .,,... ,.,.... ,.,....,.,, ,..
~ "''' ''1
MI against LoASa'i''l DilSdle5 lfoi we We're
detached from our division early in the day
and fought All al,p. wit,,out t,- sio,t - 4,
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''''" VIM '''''''u Jul Lieutenant 'o'oI'ei WHO
commanded us, I'LL Rate III the altemyon was
because seven Of uur companies wer. armed
wifi. CoIrs r.vn,yi,,., rid.g .,,b ,..,,,,, J..
.,..r' ' ''u'' "'
''ueu III d" ll7 H'e chambers az quickly as
an Enlield-While the other three companies
were made up Of men ouite .yp.,+ with ,ba.,
o,y.,v. ,.Jio,J. r,colat
''M'' '''''''' r''''eluS'
Inc result Was 'hat Wheh LJngstreets men
had received our first yOl.y they nIwgy1
rushed forward with g, .,r.s. .,..,..,,,
.,,,.,., al
an ''-' ''''i'"'"s ue! """'u Dl
on to US beiOr. We could reload. But they
would scarcely pass ten paras before thew
vould cs,c,, an,tI,.. .,.,.u,,,,,,. ,,.,,n. d..
v,r.. n,
Iat tborn La,a''lirJI ~. "yt.''
racnI;n,, circnnIst.,, r',,'i,i,,, , ,',1
tidp h.tt.r r1'Jnc,lI ,.,a, RAJ. ~ a.
rom, and ont M ran,.s fT,' IL ,,a,.,pl,,
n.raJ that with tha Ibirl vnlI,2 tb. I'b,,tfs ,'tf
had come Il, a deod Lplt arj ,;or- ,,,,i,,,i,,,
tn take the hack track which tSay no "nna,
basitatsd nhont WIN, tba,..+ tI f,r,I, .,
nv tb finn. we sart tbar f.. fytL ,,,, LII
few after Gyipg foes
As we had Eeculior ammunition, :. I,o,,.
nennd- 1T had n LoTnor Lai",, C,-a 90 ~
things that oluovs f6 bGT,'a22 .i,o+ 80
oboTt noon s1mnhod, orGrtd tba -,
which onr cortridg1s ,,ara berIoJ e. e.,
Iiear We founI hG,yavar +bo- ifv,.' 'l,,,,,t th[
! bayonet op thn enn IN nrsyont IN. sriitti-o
oF tbn mr7zla we cruIi iIse tba F,gJ ,o,.
ridya evnn if tba hail vas Iittin ne ,o,,,,
thah those made especially for the Colts
rifle.
ana as iast as men using the revoiver-
| were dlsaDled or Killed some one would sWaI
his Enfield ior the better piece, so that at last
nearly every man IN our line was equal tc
! llVe SO tar az least as his shooting was con
cerned. Under the circumstances it was moi
/ remarkable That late IN the afternoon We raj
/ out ot ammunition. | don't know how any
/ BODY lOund 1t out or who il was that CAV,
Tie order, Dut about that time two regiment,
came up the hill rom the rear to relieve US
We were sent down, Just iac enough to be ou
OF range, ana lying down to rest began tC
RECKON uP the sad havoc in our ranks. ",
had not been at It very long, however. til
word cane Tor us to gather up those OF ouI
men who still had ammunition take then
NJ 70 the front to fight II out. had three o,
four in my company and went with them.
We had not been there long before we be
came aware Of the old familiar spectacle thl
long lire Of ContederateS coming up the hil
To the charge. Just as they got to the righ
place, in good range OF our rides, all at one
a man was seen to spring out Of their rank
and TO come leaping up the hill towards US
swinging his hat over his head as he came
When he gotnear enough We could hem hin
shouting cease liring while the brigad
followed him with steady step the men car
lyins their pieces at right shoulder shift
At last the messenger reached our line
and was taken 10 the commanding officer
who he was never learned definitely Her
ne explained his errand. He said that th
Johnnies comiuc up the hill wanted 10 sur
render and asked us TO cease iring in orde
that they might do So The Colonel ques
toned HIM sharply, but q, last. satisfied tina
instantly everything became still, save for tn
distan, 'lling, which by tins time had be
goine ny.! E.eSu". ,.. Oh on our ivi'' ana On
waded through the thick underbush. ire
member that the sound was llIt that of tn
VIII r"y. ,na""sl' o '.e,d '' 'lpe wheat.
brourht d,nt know w6icb ra"r f., ,rlor "T
with our men Hewas atall young fellow. ella,
In "buttenut and slim and 1.-the as hount
quick ana courteous N MS movements am
IL i', ,.,',,V,,S i ',,'' tUou e,gi't.
II observed between him and his o6va"oin,
comrades. His quick ewes darted about con
stantIy, taking in everything that was hap