The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-10-17

would conduct themselves in q general en-
gagement for the fist time, although they
were good, intelligent young men, but every
one stood up to his work as well as the best
of us, and there were four or five of them
Charlie Sylvester, Billy Bates L. D. Meier,
r. w, Davies, F +. Hodgkins.
/ do not remember who was No, 5 man,
but he got there with the ammunition, and
/ have been informed by the non-commis-
stoned officers of some of the other detach-
ments that the new men behaved well under
| fire.
Gems Dick Taylor, Kirby Smith, Tom
Green, and Mouton evidently had decided
not TO retreat any farther. Perhaps they
had planned TO do mp" Banks's army in
detail, and so started into gobble up his ad-
vance-guard of 800 men of all arms How
well they did it with their $4,000 men his
tory will show. The first, third, and one
other of our guns were abandoned on line-of-
battle. The horses were nearly all killed OF
disabled long before we had orders TO =" lin
Der TO the rear" Those on the timber of the
third piece were all right until we had linn
bered up, when the leaders fell, the saddle
horse falling on the leg of Bill Hidden, the
| lead driver. With the assistance of the
writer he was rescued, although he left one
boot under the horse.
Then the middle pair of horses fell, and
then the writer thought il would be good
trick to get away with the gun with the
pole horses and seeing G.. ID. Street running
by procured knife from him and cut the
traces.
While so doing a minie-ball passed
through my blouse, under the arm. Lieut..
Slack came along, wounded in the throat; in
quired for Lieut.. Greenleaf and passed on.
Greenleaf came along jest as the writer was
in the act of mounting the pole horse, spoke
some words of encouragement, and also went
10 the rear
When Selling the reins, the writer went
down wi h the horse, which fell dead under
him. Now it was choice of two things:
To further risk my life by running, or sur
render, as repeatedly ordered to do by the
rebels. | chose the former, and made the
best time i could for two and half miles,
passing the blockade in the road, where |
learned the fate of the three guns which
left the line o. battle. They were mingled
with wagons of supplies, ammunition, am
balances caissons, and disabled horses and
mules, but not one horse was in condition TO
ride. Some one was enjoying ride on my
horse, left in charge of the householder
when we went into action; consequently, the
writer had TO walk 10 miles after getting to
The rear OF Emery's Division, Nineteenth
Corps, making more than II miles in all
from the battlefield TO Pleasant Hi. There
he found the colors, and hungry, sorry
looking crowd of comrades and his horse,
saddle and equipments.
Roll-call and reports showed our loss to
be two killed and Is wounded, five of
them taken prisoners; 65 horses lost in
action also, 16 mules, six guns, six caissons,
forge and battery wagons, and four wagons
loaded with supplies and ammunition.
At p. m on the 9Th we left for Grand
Ecore, where we arrived on the 10th, and for
week following suffered for the want of
food and clothing.-CHARLEs B. MAXWELL,
Corporal, ID Mass. Light Horse Battery,
Boston Mass.