The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-10-24
A Blood-stained Field.

I'd. Neighbor, Co. d, SD Ohio, gives me
of his experiences on the old field of Little
Kenesaw during recent visit. He stopped
at Marietta, and with others made the side
trip Little Kenesaw is now known as
Cieatham's Hill. The Union lines of bat
tie and Confederate works could be easily
traced. Even the tunnel was found. The
second growth of timber has arisen, and the
leaves afford great protection to the earth
works, and as there is but little freazing in
that country if left unprotected, these earth
works will remain as they are for many
years.
"Some of the hilsides we charged mp the
morning of June 81, 1864, have been cleared
away and in growing corn; but from our
second line of works the hill above us is yet
in woods. Any comrade who belonged to
and was present on that beautiful and fatal
day would quickly recognize the place. 1t
Will well repay any cOmrade of Dan Nc
Cooks Brigade to make the trip; yes or of
Mitchelps, Harker's or Wagoner's Brigades
"The fort which contained four-gun
battery, to our left, is well preserved, and
the lunets or trenches the enemy dug from
his works in front of our brigade and Har-
ker's to get out of his main line to the rear
for food and supplies while we besieged
them from June 81 to night of July q are
just as the enemy left them.
Comrades, this hill ought to be preserved.
The four brigades who formed the ASSEMBLING
column on that day, who unfinchingly
marched into that slaughter-pen, who no
bly, dared to do or die, should see to it and
buy it and mark it, so that our children
might visit it and remember the deeds of
their fathers. The hill is about two miles
from Marietta. Don't fail TO 90 and see it,
whenever opportunity offers"
Easiest Ways the Best.
W. N. Gillett, Co. III, Oath Ohio, Waldo,
Fla, says the fellows who have been claim
ing the capture of that 4-gun battery at Re-
SAGA will have to stand back. He captured
it, and this is how he did it: 81 was sitting
in my tent fighting couple of graybacks
I felt slap on my shoulder, and there stood
Uncle Billy with broad grin on his genial
countenance. / invited him to a seat and
passed him a weed and my stub for a light.
Said he: There's battery over there
that is giving US considerable trouble, and
want TO take it in. / came over to see if
you would oblige me by looking the ground
over and find the best way to approach it,
and take it in out of the wet
" | turned to the man who took care Of a
balloon l kept handy, and told him TO get it
ready. We started, soon passing over the
battery. l felt a tremendous jolt, and saw
we had dropped anchor and hooked onto the
battery. We stood still for a moment "a d
then began to move off with the battery.
81 heard the boom of cannon below.
Blessed if my man hadn't slid down the
anchor rope and was working that 4-gun
battery for all it worth. The rebels
were Lighting out and throwing away their
arms and tumbling over each other to get
away. Just as we were sailing off the field
the Union troops came charging up to take
the battery. 1 hope this will forever settle
the controversy over the battery"
Information.
Mrs. II. Fl. Remick, Clearwater, Mimi,
desires information regarding her husband,
Franklin a. Remick, who served in Co. III,
9th MINI. Has not been heard from since
Dec. 4. 1889, when he left 1902 street, Lin
coin, Neb., to come to Lakeville, Mimi. If
anyone can give me information about him,
whether dead or alive, they will be literally
rewarded.
First at Fort Stevens.
A. G. jacobs, Sergeant, Co. B, 9Th Ohio
Cav, Edgar, Neb., writes: within the last
few years / have seen several articles in
regard 10 the Fort Stevens fight on the 18th
of July, 1864. The writers all claim their
organization was the first of the Union
troops at the fort. Comrade Jacobs says his
command started from Camp Stoneman at
daylight, July II, 1864, and reached Fort
Stevens at II o'clock in the morning. Presi-
dent Lincoln passed them on the way.
AS the head of our column passed the
fort, some 80 rods to the north in front, we
saw heavy rebel skirmish-line. They
commenced lively skirmish. We were in
the breastworks, and soon opened on them
with our carbines. In about 10 minutes
they began TO fall back, and we jumped the
works aud went after them.
About 40 rods down the slope was cross
fence. We held our position along the fence,
and the rebels held some timber in our
front.
Late in the day we charged down into
the edge of the woods and encountered
superior force in good position. About 5
p. IL. we fell back to our fence. Just then
a small brigade of infantry from the Sixth
Corps on the ground, and relieved US in front
of Fort Stevens.
my diary says that when we got to the
fort that day there was no one in the fort, but
only guard from the Invalid Corps and a
few from the convalescent camp"