Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
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l should say felt great sense OF dan.
ger, but not much fright. had nc
idea OF doing anything else than to
march straight ahead toward the enc.
my, which l was doing at double quick
when l received the wound which
caused the loss OF my arm. realized
perfectly what was going on about me
| the troops who were going off. ard
Where the enemy were posted. Gen.
w. w. Henry, colonel of the Tenth
vermont, received his baptism of fire at
Bull HUN with Gen. Woodbury.. HIS
chief thought and anxiety was to get
a sight Of the enemy. A chance view
OF some wounded men before going in
shook his courage somewhat. He saw
shell burst and carry away the arm
OF his friend and comrade, Woodbury..
This caused me to think that wa,
was serious matter" said he. "but
still l kept on, as well as I could
pound to see the enemy, and when un-
DER musketry fire my courage re-
turned In the old town of platts-
burg, surrounded by classic memorials
or combat, was founr another
| Green Mountain warrior, Gen
Stephen Mofiitts, of the Nine
Months badge of courage is not an
, empty sleeve. A pair of we'll worn
crutches and an empty trouscr leg
turned back nearly to the hip joint
| are his souvenirs of the conflict. Like
Gen. Lorgstreet and many others,
whom 1t would be merely a repetition
/ to quote, Gen. Mcftit found that the
best way TO avoid showing off as a
! coward is to have something to do, no
matter how trifling. He said: "You
ask me to give you my first experience
under fire; if scared, how much, etc.
l had my first experience under fire
near Franklin, Va. We had just en-
tered heavy timber, after march of
twenty miles from Suffolk. The con-
federates opened upon us from four
gun battery. The fire was hot, but in
effectual; although the shells flew thick
and fast; most of them passed over us.
At the first note of the music of the
! flying missils nature asserted herself,
and her first law was very much in
evidence. Yes, l was frightened, thor
oughly frightened. At once l appre-
ciated the fact that l was trembling,
body and limb, and fearing that my
men would notice my trepidation, l
opened my haversack and took from it
a piece of bareback and started in to
MUNICH it. Hardtack was never harder
or dryer, and how l got it down and
finally digested it, under the circum-
stances, the Lord only knows. Did the
fear pass off? Not until the last whiz-
Zing shell had passed over INV head.
had like experience in every engage.
ment with but two exceptions. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles answer to the ques-
ton was as follows: Concerning the
effect of being under fire for the first
time, I can say that the first battle
scene was inspiring and exhilarating
and do not remember that it produced
the least Notwithstanding like as
much as the effect afterward in some
more sanguinary engagements, when
we had learned to realize the serious
effect of the enemy's fire." Gen
Sickles said: Before the ball opened
felt shaky, but soon recovered an6
had too much to do to think about dan
ger. l was colonel at that time. The
higher the rank the more responsible
ity, and the man in the line with lit
tie to do except to wait for the enemy
to shoot at him is in the most trying
position of all."-New York Sun.