The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-18

Closing mp as well possible, the regiment
reached the ditch-a trench with sloping sides
some so feet in width, 10 in depth and for the
whole length of the south front waist deep in
water and mud. though at the southeast angle
and along the sea front it was dry. 1t was en-
flladed by heavy howitzers and strewn on its
side with dead and wounded, while the less
severely wounded were crawling of toward
the beach where they would be sheltered from
fire.
"a portion of Strong's brigade was still upon
the parapets at the southeast angle and the
right OF our regiment which descended into
the ditch near that point, crossed over also
Those of US ut the left, finding the ditch i'm
passable, crowded to the right or, moved down
by the enemy's fire, broke to the rear. The
companies en- echelon passed clear around to
the right, and some Of them scaled the parapet
upon its sea face. The regiment in our rear,
which had not removed the caps from the
rifles hesitating on the edge of the ditch,
poured heavy volley into their friends in
front.
"From this point" continues the adjutant,
"my narrative becomes personal one. Cross
ing the ditch near the southeast angle, found
myself on reaching the crest of the parapet,
in "a corner where the bombproof, rising some
six feet higher than the parapet, afforded pro-
lection in front from the enemys fire, and,
crowded upon the parapet the slope of the
bombproof and in the corner were 100 or 200
among whom the few l could make out as be-
longing to my regiment were scattered. 1t was
in vain that tried in that tumultuouS crowd
to get them together. Captain Brown Of Com
pany X stood upon the bombproof trying to
incite his men to follow him. Captain Rollins
Of Company F, in the center; Lieutenant
Knowlton, Company d, Of the left flank, and
Lieutenant Bennett of Company had all
crossed at the same point, and no two men
standing together belonged to the same COM
pany, if by chance to the same regiment
"Colonel Putnam, having been delayed by
having his horse shot under him, now entered
the fort and ordered an attempt to charge and
silence a gun that hanked the sea face wall and
swept the top and sides of our bombproof with
grape. Lieutenant Bennett and myself then
Joined Captain Brown upon the top of the
bombproof, and few men moved to follow us.
The position Of the gun could be plainly seen
in the gathering darkness by the burning
fragments of cartridges before its muzzle, but
across the path yawned wide, deep black pit,
opening into the bombproof in rear of a sea-
ward embrasure, from out of which came &C.
casional shots. To the left there was chance
apparently to get around, but the road was
blocked by a crowd of men, sitting lying or
standing, some disabled by wounds. AS we at
tempted to force our way through them shell
burst in our midst. Bennett was killed and
Brown MORALLY wounded and carried off by
some Of his men. One OF my legs, with q
smart shock, went from under me and refused
to do duty. The men fell back, and / crawled
over the edge of the bombproof again, among
the increasing throng of wounded, to see how
badly was hurt, and was relieved to find it
more a bruise than wound and from which
the numbness soon passed away.
"Colonel Putnam went upon the bomb.
proof and endeavored to get up charge, but
in vain, after which, drawing his men into
crowded corner of the fort he endeavored to
hold out until re-enforcements should arrive.
The enemy made one charge upon us, but were
driven back by our fire. Shortly afterward