The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-22

woods. hero the hill. in front the rock
wall / remember well how we came up
the hill at double quick. Near by We're
Benning's and Semmess Georgia brigades:
also Tige AnderSons, with whom was Ma
tor IIllyer; with Bennng VAS John q.
Waddell. who shortly before had been
transferred from the Troup artillery; not
far off Barkdale'S gallant Missls5lp-
piansall men who could fight and VINO dld
not know fear. We had no concern when
our battalion was supported by these gal
liant southerners. Immediately in front Of
our position was Sc1les's corps. The fight
waxed hot Sclzles wounded, losing
leg, and many OF his corps were killed or
wounded. In after years l met General
SickleS at a banquet and told him that ne
was the man that shot me. He retorted
that ! was the man that shot him, ana
playfully remarked that he would have mo
arrested for it.
imagined that I heard again the order.
"Forward into action. Unlimber! Com
mence tiring!" In my mind ! was in COM
pany with the boys who had faced the enc
my without fear on many battlef1eldS-
Yorktown. williamsburg, Seven Days
around Richmond, Fredericksburg, Sharps-
burg l could see again ono of the boys
hop up on the rock fence, clap his hands
to his sides and give thSee cock crows that
could he heard above the din OF batue.
imagined that shell and Shrapnel were
exploding in the trees and around US Kill
ing and woundinG men and horses. saw
again the particular shell that EXPLODED
above me; 1 felt again the shock as 1t
struck me. / again told the boys Socdby
and walked to the rear. and soon passed
General LongStreet and his star, ana
bloody and wounded as [ was, raised my
hat to him and he returned the salutation.
This all passed before ME again. L sought
the creek where thirty-fve years ago lay
4 Fyin O
on my wound. 1 again bathed my face
and scar in the stream made sacred to me
by the past. Wife, daughter and friends all
bathed their hands in honor of the occa-
sion. We sought the farmhouse where l
Law In the woodShed three weeks in the
enemy's hands before l could be removed
to a regular hospital The farmhouse
was found. The shed was there, as natural
as it appeared on the day of the battle.
We refreshed ourselves with cooling
draughts of water from the spring that
cooled my parched and thirsty lips on that
eventful day over generation ago. i
lived the day over again and my wife and
friends who were with me sympathlzed and
entered into the spirit OF the occasion. l
know The Constitution readers VIII excuse
the above personal illusions. l wish every
confederate who was in that battle could
revisit the field again. 1t is an ideal bat
teield covering about Twenty-Five mites
OF space. NO pTelltSr Oh lAOAe iAltcA S'0N'''5
place be found.
| cut stick as souvenir for Lieutenant
Notes the photographer. who COMMANDED
the two Parrot guns, and one for Captain
Henry Jennings, VINO cOnndhdeu inc
howit2ers, from the place where these gums
were in the fight. Two as brave officers
as the confedcracy had. and both well
known AtlantlAnS.
The commission is now ready to mark
tho ia Confederate
avenue one of the main avenues, is beng
laid oft. The only trouble in tho way Is, u
land company has bought up the lahu
where tue confederate inc was establish
ed lhe second day. They want $500 an
acre for land worth $25. The government -
trying to condemn aud take sufficient to
make these avenues and POSITIONS com
pIcte.
| want to appeal to the southern states,
also the various regiments and companies,
to 40 TO work at once and place monu-
nlents III the different places whore the
brave men OF 1868 fought and bed This
mas been neglected too long. We need not
get expensive monuments, but something
neat and substantial should DC placed
where every southern regiment and COM
pany fougI4l. Vhis battle snOUld 90 Down
IN history as the GROWING glory OF south
trn yaIor and herolsm. Ine DdttIelIc'u -
sadly incomplete without these historic tcs-
umOniaIS.
The visitor to this battlefield, when he
sees where the ConIeGerates charged ana
fought, sometimes hand to hand with inc
feueraIs and when he learns from personal
observation wnat a tremendous advantage
General Meade had over General Lee as 20
position, VIII glory i'll the dash ana
aAuntless courage OF southern men. There
is nothing to be ashamed OF ncrc, but
everything illustrates American VAIor and
American grit.