The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-21

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o,d wood. which is IN front OF the IIlsh
battalion and the Forty-second Virgins
peofmont are a part OF the hanKee me
~ Rattle living down. In front OF the
Twentv-nrst Virginia ma the Loity
eighth Virginia is a large open helu o"i,
ro,,,dod bv a rail fence, the road running
between the wood we are IN ana vac
/ fence. about 200 to 300 yards LETT ooilq"oty
In front Of the ~Twcnty-hrst lteslHnon. -
"a corn field. This corn field Is 4ui u
the enemy. II making a splendid scIec"'
and a line of them are aaVahclnE ia 70
,vhan we reach the road, We open Oh
them AT once and the battle OF Seoaf
Dun Is hot from the beginning. The sec
ond Brigade IS alone as none OF our clNl-
eion has gotten up. The Yankees VINO
have been lying down in front OF the
Irish battalion and Forty-sec9hd I'bt-
ment now make an advance and as 1helt
line IS longer than ours II oNeIIapS '.-
Irish Battalion and that part OF 'ncH
line swings round, doubles mp the pdl''-
lion and occupies the poslloh ln"t "
had recently advanced iroh' "np0" " y"
rectly in our rear.
KEPT THEM BACK.
The Twenty-hrst and Forty-eiehth are
0ebtine the force at and near the corn
deld and with such effect as 70 keep
them back. The force on our flank are
firing directly up the road in the hahh
- the Fortv-eighth and our regimen
and our men are falling fast from thIS
fire. our Col. Cunningham IS SICK ne no"
comes along the line walking ana 4eau-
ing his horse and says TO the men 'Hae
the enemy IS in our rear ana ne Wa".o
a. cot ms out Of the position we are IN
e,d vo must follow him. his voice is one
/ Of loud compass and great ~ bul
/ ho can hardly speak now, n as Ae
masses me he says: John help me ger
/ the men out OF this. ! can't talk ioun-
7 get an near me TO face down tsou'.V
The road and we start. have hatdiy bot-
ten two steps when I see a Aanhte ser
peant step into the road ABOUT MY oi
seventv-nve yards ahead tsouthl OF US
/ al the same time we can near 'he Hrli6
/ Of the rapidly approaching enemy III "a
roar The sergeant has his gun IN ms
loft hand and his drawn sword in MS
/ right. he turns towards us ana up
Droaches now "A Yankee private steps
/ INTO the road lust ahead Of him \ great
dread goes up from me now for JACKSON
as I had seen him at this spot only d
minute or two before. DrD
COMPLETELY SURROUNDED.
Now this road that the TWO AaHhcoS
are i'm IS tho same O we marcned up
IN Get 10 our position and 1t showed
that the enemy Ntlt n'N 'N3
'front.' flank and rear but had US COM
nleteIv surrounded. The sergeant ana not
stor his advance towards us until ne
ectt,e1v took hold Of one OF the mon OF
our REGIMENT and pulled him out OF RANKS
and then started towards the rear one
M our men. who had been Gaping ms
On, raised II to his shoulder, fred and the
s.rreant falls dead not ten feet away.
l3v ,bie time the road is fun Of Yankee
and now ensues such a fight as was No1
witnessed during the war, guns payohe.9'
swords. pistols, fence rams. rocks CO
yroro used an along the line. nave
hoa~a 81 "a he'll spot I'm some battles, this
-, a. one. our color-bearer knocks
- O Yankee with his flag staff and Is
sbot to death at once. one OF the color
Guard takes the flag and ne is also ki4icu'
o,otber bavonets a Yankee and Is lnine-
si.toly ri1dled with balls, three gong
tnroHrh him. four color-hearers are KILL
ca with the cOlOrs in their hahns' N'
nftb man filings IL 10 the breeze ana car
- a. through the terrible battle UNI
hurt Col. Cunningham now crosses inc
road leading his horse and starts 10 pun
a,,vr tho fence when he and horse are
hotb tuled. It's q terrible time. The sec
ord brigade is overwhelmed, nearly
bslf of the Twenty-hrst Virginia ktSl-
r,r, law on the ground dead and wound
o1 ~ Companv." Of Richmond, carried
of.bt,o, mon into action, twelve OF them
now le on the ground. six dead and SIX
w0undcd many Of the regiment are prs
oncrs. the remnant is lighting SIM. JACK
son now hurries men 10 our Telei' the
Stonewall Brigade coming IN on W'St o.
tbc road and the Third Brigade on inc
east They succeed IN surrounding a part
Of the command who have us ana take
nearly an of them prisoners, incluolhs
ihe,r brieadier general. and then 'eIedse
fhoqc of our men who were mace prs
onors and those men now JOIN III inc
advance. lust al this moment TIE enemy
huri a line of cavalry against US from
that corn Held. but our nre was so not
that those who were not endorsed mauS
a wheel and off 20 the rear they go. our
whole line now advances ana me enemy
arc in fun retreat. We can plainly see
Tweu with a part Of mis- division on
SLAUGHTER Mountain. wav OF on the right
az our line advancing too. as the noun
tain al this point was clear or open we
| can see hia skirmish line in the front mr.
I ing as they advance. his line OF battle
following. and his cannon belching out
fire and smoke and the enemys shells
bursting on the mountain side, II was a
magnificent and inspiring sight. We keep
up the pursuit until nine or ten O'CLOCK
Wnou IT fNNc III Il itllAAN 'oiNvH-NN -
the enemy.
THE BATTLE WON.
Tho battle is fought and won, the
Twenty-nrst Virginia Regiment has writ
ton its name high on the scroll OF honor
but al what a cost. They went into bat
tie with two hundred and cighty-four
men. Thirty-nine Of them lay dead on
the field and eighty-four are wound
Cd. many Of these men are shot IN sew
! erai places. Old y Company Of Rich
mond. has Capt. Morgan killed, he was
shot through the body by a piece Of
! she'll. lie was a splendid soldier and the
best posted on military matters of n
man l knew during the war. Henry An
dorson. Joe Nunnaiiy. o Powell, Vim.
Pollard. were killed and Roswell Lindsay
after ~bayoneting a Yankee was killed
also, Bob Gillian was shot through the
leg Clarence Redd through both wrists.
Ned Tompkins In arm and body. Porter
Wren through arm. Harrison Watkins
| through body. Clarence Il. Taylor through
hip.
The ether regiments lose as badly rs
We do and nearly half OF Jackson's loss
I'm the battle is In the Second Brigade.
Amongst the killed Is Brigadier-General
| Charles Winder. OF the Stonewall Brigade.
who commanded the division and Leu-