The National tribune., 1900-01-04
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Or. E. J. WORST. 2o7 Main St., Ashland. 0.
purnose. In an hour nothing was left of "a
| once happy home" The poor people will
come back and find nothing left for them.
| Such things ought not TO be, but can't be
| helped in the army.
Abont / O'Clock we were ordered around
| III another direction, and To throw up
another line to protect the flank. All this
| time the rebels had been shciing the open
space. where we ran the blockade this
morning. ut our passing teams and ambu-
| lanceS. We We're expecting them 10 move
some of their guns farther down on Look
out and open on us from good range.
Sure enough, just as we were moving
away. white puff of smoke arose and the
| first shell came plunging into the midst OF
! us. The forces were divided, half taking
| the arms of the rest and the other put to
| work The shells have been coming from
| two guns as fast as they can fire, up to the
present time (3 o'clock. They burst over
| head, in front and behind us, but as yet no
| one has been hurt. There is no way to
| keep safe from them, and one can but stand
and take his chances. 1t is frightful to
! fragments.
| l have now brought this account up to
the present time. and will continue my
| notes IN the field as events occur.
| UNDER a HOT FIRE.
| Evening, before dark.-Our regiment
was relieved from its work by another, and
| We came back to the lines we first occupied.
| The Shelling has continued all the after
| noon III a most dangerous manner, ap-
parently, but by Gods will it has been
| almost harmless. Our men have hugged
| the trees all the time, they being the only
| protection afforded; but a shell will go
| tlrplIph q tree when III hii.
The SHELLS come from two guns directly
aboye us on Lookout, and come at the rate
| of about two per minute, requiring 10 sec
ondS 10 make the edistance-aboutt two miles
fhe guns can be seen as we look up against
the SKY, but the men are not diScernible.
When a puff of smoke is seen word is given.
Here she comes, and all lie close 10 their
shelter: in 10 seconds the report comes, fol-
lowed by a screechng shell which bursts
among us any place from the treetops 10 the
ground. Sometimes they burst before they
come half way, and sometimes they don't
burst at all, and often they pass a quarter
Of Il mile beyond us. The rebs have got our
range nicely.
The nearest one to the Major and myself
burst opposite and within II feet of our
position, and produced q crash equal " the
lJIIdcSt clap of thunder | ever heard. As IL
burst we We're envcloped i'll snoies aud
'slnelt powder" fragments Of the missile
flew around in every direction. :
The next remarkable shot. struck in ffopk
Of where Capt. Mitchell and others We're,
and buried Itself in the ground. and, burst
ing, it threw up a mass Of dirt and smoke,
which rained down on them. Another
burst in the air and sent piece which
struck the toe OF Albert Browns shoe, cut
ting his foot enough to make it bleed, tear
ing the sole of the shoe off. AS it darkens,
the rehS are stopping their work We all
feel grateful for our preservation.
Friday Morning Il asst night, after
a supper Of raw fitch and crackers, as we
dare not make fires to make coffee, | made
the details for guard, and lay, down to
sleep III my new quilt. At u O'Clock had
to get up and get the men together from
scattered sleeping places, at the roots of
trees, etc, TO take position in the trenches.
as Gen. Geary gave notice that he expected
an attack.
The moon was shining, but the air felt
as though it would rain. ] went around
through the woods, awakening every one.
| had to pass the dead bodies of several
rebels, and the sight Of their ghastly faces
in the moonlight was not an agreeable
one. About l o'clock this morning it began
to rain.
In my wandering last night | noticed
a wagon with the tongue shot away. Re
membering this, | went to it and got the
cover off, SO that ] am now writing i'll the
dry, while others are shivering in the wet.
Providence beSSeS us III one Particular
the damp weather brings the clouds down,
obscuring the top of Lookout Mountain,
and the rebS can't see TO fire at us.
THE SINEwS OF THE NATION.
Saturday, Oct Give left our in
trenched camp, where 80 many stirring
scenes occurred, with feelings of no regret.
We had passed three days and half in
about as coarse manner as We ever eX-
perenced. and We were anxious TO leave,
for three reasons: First, we wanted to get
back to the comforts of our camp; second,
we wanted to get out of range of those guns
on Lookout; and, third, we wanted some
thing to eat. ] expect you are tired of
hearing of "half-rationS," nothing but a
few crackers" etc, but j must tell you how
we live, SO you can have a correct idea OF
affairs.
We were out of rations when We left
camp. We expected the Quartermaster
to follow, but he did not, because he had
nothing to bring. The first day we lived
off the Eastern troops, but their rat.ons
We're soon as scarce as ours; the second
day we made parched corn answer, and corn
III its various forms. Some would CRATE
| an ear on a piece of perforated tin and with
| the meal make mush; others would boil
il and make Il kind Of soup. The corn soon
played out, and then-we did without it.
saw many of the boys gather up grains
where horses had been eating, and after
washing it would make use of it. We
were truly fighting for our subsistence.
Through all this time you will hear no
word OF grumbling from the men. There
Was no cursing the Government or any
Generals for not getting these necessities
for u.s. They well know it is not the fault
of the Government. The men soldering
here now are the true stu1, and know
what they are working for. They know
everything depends ON their acts and
duties. The men now in the service are
the wiry sinewS of the clumsy regiments
that came ont fresh. they DOSSeSS all energy.
spunk, and grit, with the enthusiasm of the
new troops; they will endure anything
| required to maintain the hopes Of the coun-
| try and you may rest assured that after
| all that has been done, Chattanooga will
never be given up. 1t is a noble spirit that