Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-11-05

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house was exactly in front OF Con
pany C' as We advanced. and | hear
some of the men growing because tn
artillery had not opened on the plae
before we moved. Half a dozen shell
from the nine Founders would hay
made a heap Of splinters of the cabin
There were no guns for our flank
however. Away to the left, on ever,
open spot along a front of three miles
they were growing hot with the worl
cut out Tor them.
STEADY, men-steady!" admonisheC
our captain as we scrambled over tbs
brush fence on the southern edge o
the field and were for the moment il
disorder.
We dressed TO the right, marked
time for 20 seconds, and then advanced
straight upon the house as one Of its
defenders fired the first gun from the
window, Pop! pop! pop! came the
reports Of muskets, but at half-com-
pany front. in two ranks and with
guns at right-shod.der shift, we kept
nj step for 20 rods. Then thrt. of
u men went down together, and we
got the order TO charge. There were
50 Of US IN the company, and the lines
swept forward and left Us 10 deal with
the 30 men in the house. There were
ten minutes Of fierce fighting. We
fought them through the open win
Gows-we battered down the doors
they barricadsd-we were fired upon
ard returned the fire through many
creyices between the logs,
1t is hot work when you lose 20 men
out of SD in len minutes-when Won
kill lG men out of 80 posted behind the
logs Of a house. Fourteen men
marched cut TO be made prisoners and
sent to the rear, and as they moved off
ana the depleted company fell in to
o forward again, the captain said
10 NE:
Sergeant, take two men and haul
the bodies out Of the house, and then
set fire TO it,"
There WAS bpt one room and in hi.
jaw the dead. There were M wounded
The Hgl, Ind been too fsrca fnr +la-
Some Of The dead had been hit three
or four times. One by one they were
carried cut and Laid an tho rross ,Io,
back of the house. +, which ncfr, orr
" dead had been conveyed n va
won the battle which was than roairr
a detail would he sent to b,,r,. A.; =
and for aILe-a .taTrov ,rsnat t,r
the GRAY p shallow ,rorcb ,or +Lo Ll,,a
If we lost it. then the work vorr5 he
left TO file yictors. and the dead would
he carsJ for &c ,,sIf
There had been Two beds in ,he
room-two beds, a stove. AN old Inn.
reau. and three or four chair. Every
thing was shattered and ernspr and
blood scattered. As the last of the
dead men were carried ont Ikirlsf NJ
a heap of bed-cIotbes in a CORNER and
uncovered the dead hodv of a u,,,,.r
Her hair was snripk1ei with oror-
ner face wrinkltd and old she had
not been given time To flee and She hal
taken her chances with N, dafardars
When she had been corrisd an,
about and then onrrtod tba
torch, In five minutes tho intention 81
the house was al, abIaze Tho tbr,a ~
us stood WATCHING The nrogress aftLa
flames when we heard = veil mud
a figure suddenly came bourdi,o
through smoke and fire and rn1Ied o1
the grass at our feet,
Good God, rge it,s Eid,.
claimed one of tfa n,sn w..
back.
1t was q hoy six or sa,er ,oos,5
hatlcss, ~baref,otad and aIa.L1 ~
in hickory shirt and a rair nr o1'E
lie was cboksd ~.
and his clotbirg was on e.. "''oNe
il was naif va IN oo%eh
had put him to RIGHTS bsforo
aged to oct a few word aY. - h
That cabin was his bon,.. 49, |
woman was his motbsr. HE s.th
in the amy 1be ho, t,L I.aa vas
ing behind the wreck of h bnraY
fired the house Her - 5
norance. but rotbirg r;oia,e
could not leave tho Iad .os we
among tie dead. NOR to ~
rs a target for wars missI., H.
sent to ne res. to he c.raa 4an
company teamster and aoI5 ."r
welcomed him as he ma,,,, JUe'e
coined q dog or n cat Tbo an1 Her
vas to feed him NM"
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