The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
He Is Running Yet.
S. o. Young. Adiutnnt General Texas nj

S. o. Young, Adjutant General Texas ri.
! vision. U. C. ".
San Antonio. Texas, August 1s--Dear
Sir: l am glad you want anything ant
everything relating to our war that sug.
| gests ITSELF" otherwise would feel a deli.
cacy in sending some things | know.
Among the many things I saw zen durin
o the wah" was an act of daring unsur-
passed by anything l have seen before OF
since
In the evening before our brigade got
into action at the decisive battle of Chick
amauga We We're resting in the rear OF our
Inc on the left center. Heavy firing of
both mnsketry and artillery had been go-
lLS on the greater part of the day on the
extreme left of our line where "Longstreet
was giving the Yankees he'll" as we had
beer told. The heavy ana continuous roll
OF musketry and the booming of artillery,
together with the rebel yell, induced me
10 believe and nope the "Yanhs" would
be whipped before We we're ordered into
the fight. Alasi fate decreed otherwise
Some time during the evening we were
ordered to move up toward the center. We
fihally took our place in line a little to the
right OF the center. and right then, | as
sure you, some of the hardest fighting was
""pe' LOT tue tanks had 1ntrenched
themselves behind log breastworks We
we're marching slowly along, four abreast,
our regiment in front OF the brigade. our
company in front of the regiment, the bril-
sade commander and his staff riding lit
Tile IN advance of our company.
An omlnous silence reigned throughout
that long line of dust-covered soldiers
broken only by the distant roll of musket-
ny, the deep boom of artillery on our ex-
d m "A llff
looked suspicious. l knew we were some
where in the neighborhood of the enemy.
but could not tell whether he was far away
or very near. Turning to comrade ON nv
right Il viii not call his name. for he was
a very modest mani, | remarked: go,
things are beginning TO look serious around
here"
Yes said he, Il believe we are going
to get into IL pretty soon now. and [ don't
care d--n ii we do; | haven't been in a
hgnt IN SO long have almost forgotten
how 1t feels
Well, old fellow" said I. IT have not
forgotten how 1t feels, ana never will
and !, for one. would rather be out of IT.
hope we may get into 1t this even
ing, said he, for | want 20 zee some
more OF those d-n Yankees bite the dust"
we were talking in this way, and his
thIk was putting a little stiffening into nv
spinal column, and felt somewhat
buoyed up at the brave talk of my COM
rade | was glad to know | had one COM
rade VINO was . * in the nerve trying con-
test which felt sure was not far OFF
AS we marched along we came 10 the
edge of an open fold which we entered.
and / noted the woods were bout 100
yards to the left and about 300 yards to
the right of our line of march am thus
particular, because an old soldier always
LOOKS out for bis safety when things dent
look to suit him As we neared the mid
die of the field | noticed there was a little
mating connection In the ranks, and look
ing up, | saw the general ami staff bad
stopped and were facing down the lire.
Suddenly our ranks Of four were broken
and we were In two ranks, going toward
the left Looking around 70 see what next.
saw our general raise himself In his
stirrups, and in a voice like roaring
lion, or something else. he shouted:
BY brigade right half wheels For
march, Immediately followed by "louhe
quick, march,'
We Immediately struck a rouble quick
and had hardly got 10 going good when
such roar and rattle OF musketry may