The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-06

stopped at the crest of a little knoll, tC
| fight as we might and die as we had to
It would be silly for me to say that
was not frightened, for 1 was in a per
feet chill of fear, which became almost
rank panic when a bullet, from the
! first fire of the Apaches sang its pc
culiar, bloOd-hunting song within six
inches of my ear.
"'Oh, Cod to die like this in this
far away plain! I said to myself, as the
cold wave swept over my flesh and
brought out the goose pimples. The
next instant I was as hot as a stove.
The internal, bloody beasts of hellr
shouted, in another tone and another
mood; we'll get a few, no matter what
they do to US And as I pulled UP my
carbine and blaZed away at the on
swooping line of devils, I gazed about
me and found that all my little party
were with me- shoulder to shoulder;
and this glimpse of their dusty faces
and set, hard looks showed me that
they too, had passed from fright to
fury"
General Nelson A. Miles answer to
the question was as follows:
Concerning the effect of being I'M
der fire for the first time, I can say
that the first battle seen was inspiring
and eXhilirating, and [ do not remem-
Der that it produced the least trepida-
tion-nothing like as much as the effect
afterwards in some more sanguinary
engagements. when we had learned to
realize the serious effect Of the enemy's
fire"
General sickles was hurrying away
to keep a pressing appointment when I
quoted to him the text from Grant
Leaning upon his crutches at the door
of the cab, he smiled and said: Eyes.
III tell you about that. Before the ball
opened 1 felt shaky, but soon recovered
and had too much to do to think about
danger I was a colonel at that time
The higher the rank the more response
bility, and the man in the line with lit
tie to do except to wait for the enemy
TO shoot at him is in the most trying
position Of ALL
Differences in details with agreement
in essentials is true of battlefield emo
tons. These fresh talks of war worn
heroes bear out that statement. Some
men would have lodged on all occa-
slons but for the fact that arrant cow
ards didn't allow occasions to repeat
themselves. They went home or to
Canada. All men lodged on some oc-
casions and in so doing saved their
fighting vim FOR the hour when it
would tell. Sherman hit the rule that
obtained throughout the army, when
schooling Cameron's Highlanders I'M
der their baptism of fire'-his own,
as well-at Bull Run When bullets
and shells began to fly the Highland
ers very naturally ducked their heads.
Sherman told them to keep cool, as
there was no use in lodging, for when
ever the sound of a bullet or shell
could be heard the danger was over.
Besides, it didn't look FJel in soldiers.
10 dc hoI Ho
when an immense shell came with its
''kawish! kawish" a few
feet above his head Down went Te-
cumseh until he lay PROSTATE along
his horses shoulders and neck, and
when he rose again it was with a very
red face softened by a smile. Very
much amused that a, preacher should
be so weak in practice the killed High
anders let the general know it, and
Uncle Billy let himself down easy
by saying, We'll, boys, you may dodge
the big ones.''