The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-08-02

spanked q brigadier general and was
trying to get out Of the way. As the
sun went down fully One-half the men
in the division threw of their clothes
and jumped into the river, while the
other half stood guard. The next day
We marched into Louisville to be re-
ceived with such cheers and enthusi-
asm as rarely greeted an army. The
dirty, fOOtsOre men of the Army Of the
Ohio. after few days rest, turned on
their old enemy, and before the middle
Of November had driven him back to
MurfreesbOro and McAlinnyille." Chi
cagO Inter Ocean.
Story Of Refused Left Flank
The Beers" said Captain Ludwig.
during -their campaign in Natal, by
shifting their position frequently.
changed what the British intended for
flank attack into frontal attack.
The Beers in the Orange Free State.
where there Is open country, did not
carry out this policy successfully. but
In our civil war there were cases In
which Union regiments and. brigades
met fianking columns by change. Of
front and captured them.
The most notable fight Of this kind
In my recollection was that Of Gen.
Thomas Francis Meagher's provisional
division of the Army Of the Tennessee.
four miles south Of Kinston, n G., in
March, 1865. The division had been
transferred from Tennessee to North
Carolina, and was making Its way to-
ward GoldsbOro. when 1t was attacked
by the rebels. On the Sth Of March
the Fifteenth Connecticut of Palmers
division, located on our right. had been
captured, and an attempt had been
made to carry our own line by assault.
The rebels We're driven back toward
kinstOn. but on the 9th they made an
attack In force on Meagher's division.
Their plan was to outfiank us ON the
left, but anticipating this, Gen. Mea-
gher had reformed his left flank so a.
to form line at right angles to the
main line. When the rebels charged
they did not strike our unprotected
flank, but struck a strong line facing
them.
Three batteries had been massed On
this new line and as the rebels charE-
ed through a grove of small trees an
the batteries opened on them whan
they were not more than q hundred
yards distant. The fire was simply ter
rific. 1t moved down the trees of the
grove in swaths and as the charging
rebels were trying to make. their way
through this grove they were appalled,
by the trees falling ON them as wen n
by the unexpected storm of shot and
she'll The whole brigade surrendered
as a result Of that heavy artillery fire.
I'VE thought then that the heaviest
Of the fighting was done. but little
later the. rebels attacked again, and
our line Of intrenchments was captured
and recaptured seven times. The Con-
charging column would take
the rife pits and would carry all mate
rial over to the other side. Then the
Unionists would recapture the position
and carry the material back. The reb-.
els would be REINFORCED, tumble over
the rife pits and carry the shovels,
picks and other material to their side
and so 1t went on until the enemy were.
finally driven OF and we marched on.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
How Ton Got Hia Medal
"You never knew how Tom Bradley,
got that medal Of honor he wears, did
your demanded Colonel Joseph
Dickey. shipping commissioner Of New
York, while attending the Republican
convention at Philadelphia
He referred to the Hon. Thomas W..
one Of the delegates from
Chairman Odells Orange County dis
trict, and he went on: Bradley was
only II years old at the time Of the
battle of Charlottesville, and he was
there. His regiment. was holding a pO-
sitiOn fronting on an open, which was
covered by sharpshOOters, and they
we're running pretty shy of ammuni-
ion. Right; In. the Middle of this open
we're abouta dozen dead mules, loaded
with ammunition. The colonel of the
regiment and some Of the captains
!alked the-matter over and tried to fig-
IRE out some plan by which they could
get some Of this ammunition. Tom
said:
".'ColOnel. do you want that ammuni-
ion? If yOq do. will go and get it,
1.-The Colonel looked at him and said:
why, l wouldn't order any man to
70 out there; he would be killed sure,
,ut If sou would like to. try to get IL
We would be almighty pleased to have
T."
"And Tom started on. He crawleff
through the grass and he got over to
,ne Of the mules. He cut loose a box
# cartridges that weighed eighty
,ounds, and he got his arms around
hat nd>stood up, when they began to
,op at him. Well, he just walked back
ward, right across the open to shelter,
md he never was touched The boys
around: and said:
Why the devil didn't you run? You
seemed to like that landscape there.
What did you back in fOrT
"And Tom said: Say, Colonel. just
or the sake Of some friends at home. L
;inder figured that was going to be
hot. and preferred to have the wound
n the front rather than. in the back Z
That's how Tom. Bradley. got his
medal Of honor. Inter Ocean.
Disappointed Expectations
In the year 1854, a conversation took
lace at the Smithsonian Institution in
\ ashingtOn. between Jefferson Davis
nd Prof. Jewett, in the course Of
which Davis predicted that. the Union
vould soon be divided into two repub-
les.
Where will the division or boundary
Inc be-" interrOgated Pfof.:Jewett.
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