The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10

There was lack OF woman's nursing:
there was dearih of womar's tears"
Just at daybreak on the memorable
18th OF May. 1864. under instructions from
Gen. Grant. the men selected from the Sec
ond army corps in solid column marched
IN to within three hundred yards Of the
salient. known as the Jaws of DEATH"
because of the formidable character of the
rebel earthworks. and at given signal. in
one voice gave vent to the round, fun ring
ing Union shout, and charged in the face
or leaden hail. The movement was en-
inently successful. In thirty minutes from
the beginning OF the attack Hancock was
In possession OF twenty-five pieces OF can
non. twelve stands OF colors. two ma ior-
generals and s.09 other prisoners. This
was the charge that the dead Georgia boy
and his comrades had yainly striven to
check. He with others was buried where
he fell in common trench. bat that sml-
Ing face fingers In memory. although over
q third OF century has elapsed since the
curiy-headed stripping crossed over the riy-
er TO
Where the wicked cease from troubling
and the weary are NJ rest.
The piece OF lead. strongly resembling q
firernan's hat. was discharged from Con-
federate rnuskes at North Anna river on
Nav %. 1864. and buried Itself in q timber
OF the railroad bridge from which II was
Yankee penknsfe There was 10 general
engagement at North Anna river. There
was a series OF skirnlshes at different
parts OF the line. Grant simply feeling for
a weak spot III Lees compact formation,
and not finding one. institutirg flank
movement which brought his army before
that rebel C;lbraifar-coal Harbor, In front
Of which the Union army suffered a bloody
defeat. one OF the worst in the history OF
the Army of The Potomac.
The canister saat--belIeyef to have been
fired by a Confederate battery at Cold
Harbor on Juns g 1851 Is simply me-
mento OF that slaughter pen. In hss report
of the operations Of his brigade al Cold
Har5or Gen. Ssnyta says: II formed my
brigade in line OF battle ana advanced and
charged the enerny's works. When the
command arrived Mt from sixty 10 a hum
5resi yards from the enemy's works. tae
ranks had become - tninned and the fire
from the enemy's artillery and mlusketry
was so destructive. that the men were
compelled 70 halt and seek such sheiter
az presented ITSELF
This liz a simple narrative OF the onera-
tioaa OF a single brigade-ome OF the best
in the aTnny-in the effort 10 get a. the
emery. but the obstacles presented by the
configufatsou Of the ground ~hlch FORMED
an immense natural fortress OF an almost
irnpregnabie character prevented the
Union army from, making any general i'm
preston Cold Harior was indeed
slaughter pen Cen. Morgan, the hisfoT}-
ar OF the Second army corps ard chief OF
Gen. Hanccek's staff fntsmates very
strongly that the fighting men OF me CORPS
these grand gs1lriss that bad shed ius3rs
upon ss1s achievements Of tire famous Or
ranization-weEe practically wifad cass az
Cold Harbor Other commands SUFFERED
nearly as great "a that Of Gen. Haueocks
The fat; nearly round fsisee Of 9sssd @as
originally mimic ballet. Now II rsaefn-
hlss a watch charm. Taks bullet MAS fred
hy a member Of South Carolina rsai~
men. In the intsenehra@nss before Peters
burg. va. on June %. 1854 II aattensd
ssseif on the barrel of IniSn Easlskes,
rtcochetted and buried ifsesf III the ground
at the feet Of soldier ofsa Connecticut
regiment ard wss 81 him raFrIess for Q
while az rrerento Of Al exceedingly Gar-
row escape from death.
Ans sDasfscas shaped earatae ballet was