The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-08

GEN. FORREST, c. s. A.
by his brigade, and in a very few min
utes the works, with FIVE guns and many
prisoners, we're in our hands.
Our brigade was now pretty badly
mixed up. We felt so good over our
success that we did not seem to care a
snap for either company or regimental
organization. We belonged to the same
brigade-that was enough for us at that
time. Hardly, however, had we got a
good look around us when the guns of
another strong rebel redoubt little to
our front, and about half mile to our
right, high up on one of the hundred or
more hills to be found in the ne;ghbor-
hood of Nashville, notified us that we
yet had defiant enemy to deal with.
Neither Hatch, Coon, nor the regi-
mental commander stopped to reform
their men, but with "Come on, boys ;
we will take that, too," they led up the
hill, followed by the boys of the brigade
in-well,
GOOD-NATURED CROWDS
in balf companies, in platoons, and in
some instances, perhaps, battalion OF
the same regiment would be together.
All these combinations of men were
spread out about 100 yards wide and
somewhat longer from front to rear
nevertheless, all were "going for that
fort" keeping up a continual racket
with their repeating carbines, until that
fort, too, was ours, with its guns and
many prisoners
Our regiment, the I'd Iowa, lost John
F. Hartman, our coior-bearer, in this
charge. He fell mortally wounded just
as he reached the works. The ID Iowa
history says:
"This fort ours, we discovered still
another to cur left, from which the
enemy still poured their deadly rain.
"The Second Brigade was too much
exhausted to go any farther, but the
First Brigade was now on hand, anxious
for their part Of the game. To this
brigade Hatch now galioped, having
first turned the captured guns upon the
enemy.
AT the sight of their General the
boys Of this brigade raised yell, and
enthusiastically followed him up the hill
and into the rebel fort, which surren-
dered, as the others had done"
| In the meantime Col. Spalding. with
the 18th Tenn, of Coon's Brigade, who
had been upon our extreme right, had
made a mounted charge, capturing a
number of prisoners and wagon-train
| loaded with ammunition.
Again our history says:
might now put an end to the fight
ing. Our division had been engaged
but few hours, and yet it had com.
pletely turned the rebel left, doubling
them, panic-stricken, back upon the
center, with loss of three of their bes,
forts, IL pieces of artillery, a large
ammunition-train, and many prisoners.
"The I'd Iowa lost % killed and
wounded in this days fight"
Many articles have been published in
the Fighting Them Over columns in
regard to who captured the first forts on
the rebel left. ! cannot very we'll pas.
over the subject without here deyoting
few lines to the dispute.
My recollection is. 1st, that Coon's
Brigade faced directly the first redoubi
at the time of the artillery duel; I'd
that our center was nearer by 100 yard.
than any other brigade or division Sd
that there were at least 800 of our boy.
inside of the works before any othel
troops reached them; and, 4th, that th'
FIRE FRoM THE FORT
had stopped before the infantry cam'
over the works.
Col. Stone, of Gen. Thomas's staff, il
the Peoples Edition of the "Centur,
War Book" page 279, says:
"Hatch's Division of Wilson's cayalr
at the extreme right of the continuou
line was confronted by one of the de
tached works which Hood had intende,
to be "impregnabie," and the right G
!. McArthur's Division OF A. j. Smith
infantry was also within striking distapc
f Of it. Coon's Brigade was dismounte
!. and ordered to assault the works, Will
!. Hills infantry brigade received skirmis
orders. The two commanders move
r forward at the same time and entere
e the works together"
| To be concluded
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