The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-06

want you 10 charge into them with yell
and knock h out of them. We will
hear you yell and will charge them in
front at the same time
After a few words further we shook
hands. Col. Sheridan saying he thought
it might probably be for the last time. I
called my men together We were about
a hundred in all. We went around
through the woods and got behind the
Confederates, and then made a dash right
up the road. which was filled with them.
We gave yell as We charged. We hal
men In the woods at the sides OF the road.
and the cheer went up from us all as We
galloped down on the surprised Confed-
crates. We went so fast that in passing
between two Con federates / remember
] had both my knees skinned. We lost
half our force within less than two min
utes, but the rush and surprise was such
that we stampeded the rebels and went al
most through them. In the meantime
Sheridan had attacked in front and was
forcing them In the back. We could see
them coming. and l ordered my men to
turn and retreat. as l saw we were being
swallowed up by the men coming toward
us The road was filed. and we had TO 60
into the woods 10 get out of the way. Ny
horse carried ME against the limb OF a
tree. which caught me in the ribs, twist
ing and breaking my left leg. l had no
use OF tUdt LOT the next ten years, OUT
II is now all right again. The blow
knocked me of my horse. and as I stood
there I received several thrusts of the
rebel soldiers going past me. I was
fairly good swordsman. however. and par
ried them. Then / noted an old tree with
some grape vines about IL. i threw my
self down into the vines and tainted.
/ must have lain there an hour,
for when I came to there was no one in
sight. It was very quiet. / dragged N.Y.
self slowly up and crawled along 10 the
road. | was staggering down this when
] saw some cavalry coming. / thought II
might perhaps he the rebels, so l hid be-
hind a tree. AS they came nearer. how
ever saw they were our troops i; was
the Second Iowa. I came out, and a. the
men saw me they gave cheer. They
carried me back 10 camp, and after time
/ get well again. II was that battle that
made Sheridan brigadier general. and IL
Was upor his recommendation for my ser
vices in Il that / promoted TO be
major ana later on made lieutenant coll
oael Of the Sixth Michigan cavalry"
Secretary Sh~rmnn's Nerve.
Secretary sherman has never been in the
army. but had he entered the service he
would Undoubtedly have shown as much
bravery as Gid his famous brother. the
general. He has never been afraid OF dam
ger During his first days in congress.
now almost forty years ago. ne went out
10 Kansas 20 take testimony in the con-
greSsionsi investig alton OF the Kansas
Nebraska troubles The Western frontier
was then filed with rufians Assassina-
'tons were frequent. and Congressman
sherman vas again and again threatened
with death. He told me once that the
committee often found warnings the pa
per above which was orn8mented with
collins and pictures OF skulls and Cross
bones. Now and then the witnesses
s~ore vocif~roGsy az the congressman,
ard nearly every otl~r man had a re-
Folver at his belt. When Sherman rA-
turned 20 Washington he had il chance
10 show hss nerve. one Of the Southern
members remarked che day, while Sher-
man was speaking. that one 81 Sher-
mans statements was lie. sherman
did not hear the remark, bar I; was re-
ported 20 him. ard the next day 10 arose
TO question ~ privilege. stating that
Wright VAS probably drunk and ita not
knew what he was saying As he did
this Wright locked at him rather fn~ol-
entity. and sherman picked ND a box Of
vossrs ana threw it In Wrighis face.