The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-05
Continued from last week.

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When evening came, 1t was supposed
that the days lighting WIS over. and
the boys in blue were about preparing
supper. but Just Mt ni9litfall the confed
crate Cen Gordon made another dash
at the ''.ht faux, surprising and rcut-
in% Ncymour's and Shnler's brigades
and taking three thousand prisoners.
Including Cen. seymour himself
In this sudden. assault, before which
even old veterans quailcd, Herbert les
lie fought like II lion and held his
ground, through the gathering gloom
with daunticss courage. until left stand
ing nearly alone in little patch Of
scrub VITA me vclling exultant hurdss
"''n">' upon ''i'h' Even theh he must
no. ny pu' '"re" IN ''i"'ner cir'ii'';Tv
NV '''c' me 'i''"' ,'sn' u, 'Nr lace OF
is ~, i"N,' ',''s, 40 d n''''i '''i''cr-
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nav '',en e"' SWIFT ""''S III iile TOR
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o.i''e VIZ f'.iin,'ii'S Oh 'saln'ur hrlg'
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'ssu a'" u'' ".'n, nS"'' nonc OF thc
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n.y.. s s''.'S''es' aii'' ~ no Own request
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w, "o"'','eu
~ may DC .n,'' many VINO read these
f"e 'ANe" pa III 'nis most sao
Oh all soldiers duties, and to such |
need not attempt the hopeless task of
describing inc young recruits feelings,
nS nc turned over one lfclcss body after
another, fearing that the next might be
That OF his beloved comrade.
AT this time, the wild. uncultivated
tract OF country known as the Wilder
ness was, Tor the most part, covered
oy n dense growth of dwnrfed trees,
SHRUBS and bushes, ard was, moreover,
cut up by numerous ravincs and gullics,
among which dead dying aud wounded
men now lay IN every conceivable posi-
ton many OF the latter having, in their
agony, craWled INTO cover so thick that
it was exceedingly difficult to find, in
ehe preValiing darkness, those of them
VINO mad become unconscious, or We're,
'roh any reason unable to call out.
Dor more Than an hour Fred pursued