Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-02
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f4sl9f aarel3 h1@nrisy atm a. the same
a.sa1s s'sars q the men WhispsrinEIy
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Ia . man and xet the best Of il
AFTER a waiIe- We loved Sergeant Jack
every man % n in b company. and
y had ths sympathy Of all his com
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InlHgs were thus when il came our
t'lfa p so LnsO the rife plts on the line
Asarsat the Co1federatea- We had 10
iaareh toNn from camp by covered
ways anf crawl into the pits like so
aaay serDsnfs. Death was there
S1iting Coz any man who but showed
ala had above pit. Not a finger
enrli6 y held up without a dozen bull
lets being fired at il. On this night
z was bFight noonIight-so bright that
one could ace every Leaf and blade Of
srA@a and every insect moving about.
Th& great gunA were silent after q
net days work, bat there was q spite
fsl and mpEeerouz IRE OF muskefry
along ths rffs pits The bullets whixzed
above our heads in a ysngeful way and
the os.esrx kept crying. Look out. men
keep down a. se neared the pits.
Men Dropped OF here and there until
oniy SIX % ~ we're lesf. and Sergeant
Jack had charge d placing as. The
E@s u the plta had 70 come our frxt.
and a. SOFA - they got the signal they
began me movement
We we're watching them a. they
Sosmed themselves along ths ground.
sssn Sergeant Jars suddenly uttered q
graan. Il was nor groan o. pain,
bat q anguish such ! sound as a
ssToag man nslghf make when be seI,
bis hsaFt breaking over his grief. Al
~ - turned 70 look AZ him. and as We
90 70 ~ stepped oat from under shell.
Ter into tke opening and the moonlight
ard vas face % face NEth death.
FsoWn- sergeaat-r0nle back-I0ok
on. - shouted II him. but be drew
hirseif 70 and walked straight toward
the CoafsteTnfs lines His appearance.
amazed the sharpshootsra for half /
riruf~ So bright was the mooRilgh
ihaf they could looE right into his eyes
Il vas NOT the aet of brave man: non,
u them would put IL down 10 brayado
He vas not dezerfer seeking admis
sion 20 their Hines We shouted TO then
rot 20 shoot. that our sergeant had los
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beard u ard withheld their Gre.
Those on the TANKS. however. eouIt
not catch our words. and probably BE-
IisTsd that some hostile movement wa
contemplated: = score u musket
hlAxsi asay AZ The target IN the moon
light We saw Sergeant lack halt
iot;sr. thTow 40 his hands and slnl
doWn. and Ee kneW thar Ne vas dead
had courfrd death because there Va
nothing ia life for bin We crept on
J and rescued bis body for soldier
burial More than dozen bullets Ia
struck him. ard % his face vas loo
81 relief iooE which came there !
: bis dying moment as b. realized tia
death would end al Detroit Ere