The record-union., 1897-05-29

who had led us. and he said: Vel,
poys, | tells you vat it is, you does
shust so veil tomorrow as you does
to-day and we'll whit them - rebels
til they can't eat sauerkraut." Cheering
then was no name for it, from the gen
eral officers and ALL
All this happened in few moments,
when General Mcpherson asked for our
regiment to deploy and follow the enc
my until they made a stand that he
might get his troops up during the
night. We advanced until about dark.
when we struck the enemy, then halted
and put out our pickets. Here it was
my good fortune to be the officer in
charge OF the picket which was placed
under the immediate direction of Gen.
eral Mcpherson. / walked along the
line with him for quite a time that he
might know our location, and shall al
ways remember him as the knightly,
courteous soldier and gentleman that
he was.
The next morning we were relieved
by his troops and while getting our
breakfast before going back over the
field of the previous days battle, our
Colonel joined us. He had also witnessed
our charge, but could not reach us. He
had been atsGeneral Grants headquar-
ters during the night and heard the
officers talk of it. He said to us: Il
would have given all that I am, all
that l expect ever to be, to have been
with you in that charge yesterday"
Poor fellow, but a few days after he
was shot while leading us in another
similar charge, and his soldier career
ended
l know you will pardon us old boys
II we once a year assume that we at
times had reason to be proud of our
service.
could go on and give you many
personal "reminiscences, but l cannot
take up so much of your time. / will.
however, mention one more incident
that may interest you as it did me. I
had my attention called to it a short
time since from an article in an Ohio
paper that reached me. II mentioned
that the editor while on a visit to a
nelghboring town had called upon a
friend, and While there was shown by
this friend a relic of the war. being
no less than boot shot from the leg
of his brother who was a Lieutenant
In the army. The notice brought to nv
mind most vividly the circumstances.
and l Immediately wrote the paper
giving them the full account of it, which
they kindly published.
1t was one bright Sunday morning
bright overhead. Nothing in the clouds
1oretold what was to happen to many
OF the boys of the company who had
left their native State but little over
month before, leaving home to die if
| need be, as many did on this bright
Sabbath day.
The night before the battle this Lieu
tenant and myself slept on some fod-
der, which We had procured for bed
1t was we'll known that the battle
would open up next day. We were all
tired and sleepy, and I was soon
asleep. During the night was awak-
ened by the Lieutenant. who said he
had presentiment that something was
going to happen him, and that if he
was killed for me to promise him that
l would have his wife's photo and let
ters buried with him. I endeavored to
get him out of his serious way of think
| ing, but finally, to get to sleep.
more than anything else. l promised to
do so if / lived and he fell.
AHS AcAl HlOTHiHS Wn1Ie making COf-
Zee In our tincups before daylight we
formed in column of companies and
about noon advanced with our brigade
Soon we began to step over the dead
and the dying, shells flying over our
heads, officers giving orders We soon
mad cannon to the right Of U.S. cannon
to the left of us, cannon in front of
US, vollied and thundered"
The enemy had us in pen, as it
We're; 1T was here that the Lieutenant
was wounded, having his foot shot off
He came around from his position to
me IN front on his hands and one foot,
| looking up at me, when the recollection
OF his presentiment of the previous
night came to us both. / had him car
ried off the field, and he was afterward
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