The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-09
UNION VETERANS UNION
TNJOYA SOCIAL HELD BY G. EN-
A. III. TERRY REGIMENT.


Read by Adjutamt Haywnrd-Remin-
isccnces of the Last Battle OF the W mr.
of the Ii rbelliOD.
A. II. Terry regiment, y. V. Up held
Tuesday evening last was one OF the
most enjoyable affairs of the kind ever
held by the regiment. About seventy
five members Of the organization We're
present and also a large number OF
ladies', members of the Womans Vet
eran Relief union. Music, singing and
dancing furnished a pleasant evening
until 10 o'clock Among those present
were Division Commander Whittlesey,
Colonel James Caffrey, Commodore
Benjamin and wife, Mr.. Snow and wife,
Mr.. Hayward and wife, Mr.. Nettleton
and wife, Mr.. Grannis and wife, Ed.
Hubbell and wife, Mr.. Lee, Mr.. Tyler,
Mr.. O'Brien, William Haury and WIFE,
Mr.. Morgan and others. Among the
ladies were Mrs Frear, president of the
w. V. r. u, Mrs. Burgermeister. Mrs.
BODICE, Mrs Norris, Mrs Farmer Mrs.
Grant Mrs. Hubbell, Mrs and Miss
Mason.
One of the features of the evening
was the reading Of an interesting paper
by Adjutant Thomas Hayward on the
last battle of the war of the rebellion.
Mr.. Hayward's paper was as follows:
How we'll ! remember the morning OF
April Sth, when my regiment passed
through the Confederate lines past the
Mclean house, through the village to its
southern extremity, taking the right
hand road down through the ravine and
on to the higher ground beyond where
we halted and waited the coming Of
General Grant and staff. acting Is es-
to the great captain to Burkville,
stance of forty-eight miles. Com
.ades, as look back in the dim past,
see the ground upon which we had en-
camped on that fateful night thirty
five years ago; call 1t sentiment, or call
1t what you will, peculiar sensation
comes over me as look back to those
days and scenes ] become lost in
thought and buried ip flood Of memo
ries when the scenes of that morning
come back to my mind SO wildly as
though they had been but yesterday
see my little brigade, with & tin and
extended line, my regiment across the
Pike, the Thirteenth Ohio cavalry
mounted on my left, deployed in line,
the remaining regiments of the brigade
dismounted upon our right and the bat
terry in the woods behind.
l saw the first streak of dawn in the
eastern horizon and a deserted army
wagon a short distance in front of our
line, and next heard the spat Of bull
let's upon the wheels and the rending of
the wagon cover as the bullets passed
through-the first salute from our
friends beyond with line similar to
our own in plain sight. Next l saw the
head of a column of troops In gray
emerging from the lower ground behind
the rebel lines, and as they came in
sight turned head Of column to the right
down the decline, the line sometimes
dimy seen as we gaZed through the thin
woods. then emerging into full view
upon the hills beyond and thus forward
until the right of their line was on the
opposite hills a full mile away and then
the still advancing column turned to the
left, moving in the rear of the Confede-
rate lines across the high plateau and
out of sight In the lower lands beyond
Presently their line was formed and
then on that bright morning, as fine as
any May day in the north a far away
bugle sound Is heard, drums begin to
beat flags to wave, and the line in gray
away to our left begins to move slowly,
steadily onward. and still onward they
come; in our immediate front q steady
fire is maintained, but no advance is at
tempted. The Thirteenth Ohio opens
h,,t tc I,t.,n t.a ~
bullets come thick and fast upon our
left; we stick to our works looking for
assistance as the moments go by; the
battery has run Its guns upon our line,
but finding the position untenable are
to run the guns back by
hand we wait until they are out of the
way and then fall back through the
woods, through the low land that forms
the mud hole in the road and to the
high ground beyond, where we lie down
to wait the coming of the enemy to give
them few more shots, I remember the
singing pain as mimic ball passed |
through my clothing, just grazing the
skin l see the line break as we were
driven from this position; we did not |
touch elbows, neither did we pass OBJ
jects in echelon We came to a pond, |
and instead Of passing around we went |
through. / remember that looked up |
to the sky to see where the clouds were |
from which the large rain drops fell into
the water: the sky was clear and then |
realized that the splashes were mimic |
ball capers. Emerging from this I |
came across a comrade by the name of |
Reinser, of Company B, carrying a car
Dine with part Of the stock shot away.
said, Joe. that gun is about used
up" Yes he replied "but 1 must
nave one more shot, And he raised
he remnant to fire, when mimic ball |
came along and broke off the trigger;
with laugh he broke the barrel over a
stone, and now he wonders,
suppose, why did not go and help
aim bring that rock as a memento of
he day. l see that old rail fence be-
lnd which We made the third stand
and from which we were driven back
o the woods beyond the field I
Jumped the fence, and as did so a dark
inc rises from the ground, a line
stretching far to the right and left;
without word blankets are dropped
where they stand, and with a yell out
hey go over the fence and into the
ield beyond; we have come upon our
the Twenty-fourth corps of col
red troops. How valiantly they fought
history tells ON our LETT the cannonada