The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-12
A SHARPSH00TER
TRICK Oh
bLI RUN BE
AZ PETERsBURG.
srEaB OF ri
FOR

.Afarksman who Dodge
A Confederate from n Post in n Tree
\ Union Bullttanuity mt the sieRe-Points
southern Ing OF the Santiago Campaign.
for 'e''r" happy now that the awkward
The veteran Is ago is back in the old haunt
squad OF q year incident OF the Cuban cam
again. and eVerkice told, or moro, Proud as
paiEn 10 q tale I recruits did credit to their
he Is that h'A the field. he refuses to admit
teacher while ways are better than his old
that their ne"iRh they wheel into fours with
ways, even inc mixing and FIRE i've shots from
out doubling ~olyensens to the one of his old
their krag-JorSd as for the game OF fighting
sprinaneld. Ain. here IA his record at tho
battles over aR'sauad when Corporal Nufrsed
last rally oil inc him rs a stalker Of concealed
tried to outclas'TakinR the Corporal's poser
sharpshooters. and echoing It In tones which
out OF his moute considered it dead easy. he
showed that J
went on; pshooters take to the trees and
Did the SHAWN when fellow wasn't look
PUNK bullets oe2 Sure they did. or course
Ing in my urokeless powder. but let me tell
they hadn't snes we're up to tricks the equal
you the Johnn that we Yankees. with all our
OF that, tricks ty. weren't In at all. Now. for
hoaEted ingenui a little incident OF the siege OF
q specimen. Jus
| Petersburg" ies again." said the CORPORAL.
"There no s, to ease tho fall he knew was
glad OF a chansoold man-oh. I beg pardon.
coming. say hing worth mentioning hap
Colonel-dlu anyts than at PeteIBburgf"
pen anywhere eislt. my boy, but the siege OF
That's all ris'lnderstapd. was an affair OF
Petersburg you Vt the ten days for such q
ten months againb wrestle at Santiago. Now
matter OF your h'sN adquarters or somebody'l
silence In these Use. and II won't be the man
60 to the gusfuho,9 90 days under fire."
who has lived ms t the even POOP" asked the
Why not make
Corporal lille the squad gets a pointer
Silence! say shooters. from the year of
on stalking shAi hundred and sixky-Hve." and
our Lord elGhUee' utch. its whole length on the
down went 'ne u with a bang that made the
roLlshed oak Iaolttle. somewhere. andbrought
glass or glasses re squad room to the door all
\ the landlord OIL silence reigned. Yes. at
IN a nute!' Ausburg," the veteran went on
IN" siege Oh IeVe confidently as though there
as calmly ana Eruption Of his history mark
had been no inethe siege OF Petersburg, for
Inc recital Aghts I ate and slept and kept
WI Gays anu lied and stood of the enemy
ecord ana ulis OF his rifle trenches and rifle
lthin SHY ~ and some Of his pieces a-RoinG
Hteryredouo. or over forty days and nights
the ume. mud. or on an 10y bed formed
" OUT III 1e within twenty rods OF the
frozen muu where. II we lit q candle for
'mSe peAeGot to warm our food or nngers,
Hora p'nvA- 1T 1t out. and perhaps put out
uae' wouu IAN trying to get some good Of
LIe Oh tho p,ytime not the faintest wreath
ANU ~ shadow OF a mans form could
uoAe not w ditch crest but some one had
een eoo'Nty.
ray tne pena 10 as well?' says you. Ask the
oouuu you must know by that time
iphiSs. ps 9 sure Of the game In the end.
s'dd we'd rather take live pris-
Il as utansei ones But they-it was for
HS tnau selling out dea rly. Then they
~ Hs"ee,ot d. having fought over it some
s% Jul ~ on 1t. Besides. the men on
80 VirRtnians and as spiteful as
Se.hen driven to the last ditch.
'nso u W re range OF all our forts. our ex-
or drill ground, our parade
s 80 Try spot whore we might be
"n"n |. eI. day or night. There was-a
ou.u Elunk Of sharpshooters on our
.sN1.' shooters who. in the case of a
ro9ss pr Instance q battalion at drill.
saIhe, a mon throwing case shot. Yes
.- 'atiid give them away but some
"a enNH hing or two in the slow 'Vir-
W ~" q Vow In front OF our right d.
ma lowlands. b between the lines was clear
.on. the spae)m the enemy's works to our
.ket pits. t We had good men there. some
~ han Minhic m baekwoodsmep, a few hunt
Z sDortsnea 1estern PENNSYLVANIA Ia' Ti It got
Ineets from OF killing and killing. until the
oniederates tes. So they took TO Invention.
" OK y oS I'll fessfnecessity. TO shield their heads
SlI sha al,n o. Among other things they ar
sngeo mirroraield them from our batteries,
~ &c ua q 70 y ssct the movement OF men. espe-
Tally o%hacera. oonn one point. the mirror:toli
,s ssah,arnslh00tso' Ere. They playedd this fisf with
! occasional by used looking glasses to blind
S Te; ARaln tsInd sharpshooters. and also Of
.er SfS @oSips nioSt within our WORKS. Every
: IVIppoy m 3n0Wf by a flash Of sunlight from
itterpiece Was as good In It's way as emoke-
81 5 5cWd WShen we got onto their sharp
5ote eDSu tavor 20 spots one OF B~eaureZard's
gIneers deGiRfle earth parapet. This could
t iSis front in Yin the night OF course. the
,saSiy plaeedtect. but the sharpshooter was
axe was not didring. He placed his rifle in
tnbe s rpIs I I'D. the open end near his head
ling oSU vs Sta 10 aseEEpel the smoke from the muz,
81 IN ~ ~ ehnd that was four or five feet
,Ss ~ htuoe' 1T Of the man behind the gun.
f., might 6a M Nat that smoke pun all day. but
Johnnies doi the par psrapet. 30 1G many wa" any
i@ 'l and part fier Of ours was cut DOWN at
I'M Az eousyen hundred yards from tho
arinn 20 q 70 s.slltale smoke on the other side.
IL nio ~ anS t5harpShooters abandoned their
mas aSd In9 to the elevations behind the
,nchsa uGHt comparative safety. One in
rticnIar Why his perch in a tree Just In
mt Of the trenShnr - - w. mas ~ VIZ ono
II some sort OF faIi G,inIar 49, Ill ~
was in leaf, 1n,var Innh. IL anrinE ~ III
al n honnn rhe II afforded a look right over
r pictst w. iAnd many q shot from there
4 ind tha bpaIs. Sof q Ninth Corps man from
,ysmfar nIeUauIt to March, 1865, the date OF
"a incidasnto ot stalking e~harpshooters. and
IL a erIsiss ~ ol career Of one who took to a
"A e. Now HkIIh6gar Is long over. and i want
IL saw ri0h, b Sto Ihat the men In gray were not
" murdar uete we ourselves not all given to
Al ing bIon5 anulood. Many q truce was made
IA ohsaTvs ~ ORthe main to effect that there
yuld h ~ ~ IN lket 1ring at certain hours OF
II , day som pleJes all day. and often for Sun
The truceshmno TTo nos a!wdys hepc; az ~
apact, WEs 1adian half breed In nv own
ipany Sag savage by nature that when
Z he a. e1Confederate exposed In some
itIon IN" q tldn't change for a couple of
lutes eoJStance, walking across an open
~ 20 soma in extent. he would seize his
and nal ouh target OF the unfortunate fell
II snntHee to about IL the Canuck would
that III NC wasn't made at headquar-
and nt 81 Yding, hence ne could do as he
sed, Tbtpoi nfwas true, and the Johnny in
.reS usads mo same arg to excuse
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