People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

Joined in the charge, shouting with the
exulting enemy and actually firing
blank shots at his own regiment. Once
be was challenged by a Confederate Of
fcer, to whom he answered that he be-
longed to the Fourth Georgia.
"At henext stand Of the brigade Hill
rushed into the Union line, although
exposed to the fire Of his friends as well
as his foes, and continued fighting IN
til he again sank to the ground from
loss Of blood. Once more he fell into
the enemy's hands, hut was rescued that
night.
"The fight for the colors continued.
A Confederate discharged his rife with
in foot Of Corporal Bemis of the color
guard and wounded him, but was, in
turn, shot dead by one Of our men. A
little later Sergeant Shores and Lemuel
Simpson were standing together by the
flags, when three Confederates attacked
them and ordered them to surrender.
As the assailants had just discharged
their pieces Simpson Immediately fired
and shot one, and Sergeant Shores bayo-
neted the other. Sergeant Moran, whose
devotion to the flag had been intensified
by the regiments A days heroic action
before Port Hudson, marvelously es-
capped. He was in the hottest of the
fight, however, and held the United
States flag all the while, assisting sever
al times in protecting the regimental
colors.
"But as the enemy crowded ON 100
men in gray took the place of the dozen
grasping for the flags. Sergeant Lamb,
a noble, generous fellow, was shot
through the lungs and taken prisoner,
but later fell into our hands again and
died in great agony. Captain Howard
was twice wounded while within few
feet Of the flags and almost in the cen
ter OF the savage melee, but he~managed
to hobble away when the regiment was
swept back. Captain Hall, honest and
fearless, gave his last order as he yield
ed under deadly wound. Captain Ford
was shot through both legs by bullets
coming from opposite directions and fell
fiat on his face. Refusing to surrender,
he struggled to his feet and escaped in
the excitement. Captain Smith, who SO
coolly led the skirrnish line, swelled the
bloody list. Major Mead, the leader,
while fearlessly facing the enemy, was
severely wounded in the side.
Later ON the brigade flag was in
danger of being captured, when Captain
Franklin, with half a dozen of his COM
pany, furiously attacked the Confeder.
ates struggling for it and rescued it
from their clutch. Moving back, he was
wounded, but gallantlt remained with
the regiment Lhltepapt Cheney was
mortaliy wounded, and Lieutenant
Bruce, while beating back the foe with
his sword, was severely wounded. Lieu
tenant Welsh, who bad calamity led the
skirmishers at daybreak and vas then
fighting like tiger, WIS shot in the
thigh, but stood his ground till the
regiment went back. Private Austin
received terrible blowfrnn a musket,
killing him instantly Captain Shat
tuck, after receiving a bad wound. brave
lycontinued With his men, and Lieu
enants Sergeant and Carpenter Joined
the ranks Of heroes who shed their blood
around the flags, while shores of brave
fellows in the ranks were torn and shat
tered in shocking manner.
THE fearful carnage had swept
through the entire cpmmand, and over
one-half the regiment Gas killed or
wounded when the thirl color bearer,
Corporal Blanchard, was also killed,
and the silken polors, aHir soft folds
pierced with bullets aad their third
bearer weltering in his blood, bowed
low to the earth amid triumphant yells
Of our enemies But, 10 their chagrin,
in few seconds it was again Haunting
in their faces. Bleeding and stunned
and being literally cat to pieces. but re-
fusing to surrender colors or men; fall
ing back only to prevent being COM
pletely encircled. the noble regiment
had accomplished its mission.
General Thomas, with his brave
brigade, had blocked the advance of the
Confederate divisions and actually held
an army at arms length until the Union
commander could form the lines upon
ground of his own choice. In this terri
Die struggle the Eighth Vermont, the
Twelfth Connectiontand the One Hun
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