The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-08

Run to cover" some one cried. and as
the soldiers grabbed their guns and ran
to the left hurried down to the beach
where was soon safely housed behind
big boulders and brush. As ran down,
however. more bullets chased me and II
was a wonder that myself and those
with me were mot killed.
STEADY men. steady!" was the frst
sound of a voice We heard and as 1
raised my head could see General Ba-
con running about with his troops
"Get up in the firing line" was the
next order given, and the men Of the
fighting Third were seen to run through
the grass and woods in the direction
from which the shots had been fred.
Another peep above the stone behind
which lay. and a peep at a great
chance OF death, and saw Major Wis
kInson and Lieutenant Ross calling to
their men to advance. All the time the
shots were fast and furious and the bul-
iets few few inches above our heads
as we lay on the beach.
Resk,oIN bravery Of OfleorS.
The men continued to advance. The
three officers were everywhere. Major
wilkinson in charge OF the left flank,
General Bacon in charge of the center
and Lieutenant Ross In charge Of the
right flank. The. soldiers were running
along, 1t appeared to me, on their hands
and knees, dropping every moment to
hre a volley to the ranks of the enemy,
The officers, however, stood In the open.
They were brave almost to recklessness
and seemed only to consider the safety
of their men for they advised them what
to do in tones that could be heard all
over the point.
For thirty minutes there was a cease
less roar and every little while we could
hear the cries Of the men who had been
shot. I looked once and saw that Major
wilkinson had been injured, but where
did not know. heard him cry: ROSS,
i've been wounded, but don't give up,
for its not pad
The next moment, as he stood right
back OF his firing line calling at the
men: "Glve it to them, boys. I've got
them going; give It to them; they are
towards, and they're going TO run, ne
seemed to stagser and surgeon Hoss
ran towards MIN.
"Giye them n general give them
h" he called at rhe top OF MS voice
over toward the central nank' %here
General Bacon was TAXING ann at 9 leu
man, Then he tell into the arms. OF -tne
doctor. who carried him into the 4og
cabin at the crest O the null Where ne
died In an hour and thirty minutes llter'
There were two wounds IN MS stomach
and an artery had been cut ana ne Dlea
to death despite the ehorts Oh tne sur
seon to save MIN. His was tne ueath oi
a soldier ana such a death es ne eA-
pressed to me rev minutes DeloEe ne
desired t" experience Tor the MAJOR anu
myself had walked back from the SCOUT
Ing tour togetheF'
Col. shooh"n'1 Brave stand.
Suddenly to our right we heara tne
voice Of Colonel sheehan' OF 81 Faul'
deputy United States marshal we
glanced up and could see the veteran
Indian fighter leading an ADVANCE Dy d
portion of the right fank
You've got them whipped poysi
you've got eneH "hippeH S..e = "
them give Il to them the eoiohei ye''-
ing at the top of his voice
Every time his voice was heard a VOL
ley rang out, and every time II was iuF-
ther away from us Afterwards We
learned that we mad the coi0nei 70 thai,N
for our lives some lnaians mao az
tempted to turn our right nank ana AZ, az
TACK me civilians on 'me Deasn' ,. ,,..as las
colonel saw US and realized our oauser 81,
and his gallant attack had unaouOteoly
saved our lives AS II was oulle's ne"
about our heads and the stumps' Weeus s
ssverol Yards
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