The National tribune., 1900-11-08
an open field, where we were ordered to
stand to arms and watch our front.
RATTLE OF RAYMOND.

an open field, where we were ordered to
stand to arms and watch our front.
BATTLE OF RAYMOND.
Hardly had we reached our position,
when the battle opened in its widest fury
on our right, where, under the cover of
the timber, a heavy force of the enemy
was massed under the command of Gen.
Gregg. As our regiment was in position
on the extreme left of our division, and
the heavy fighting took place on the right
and center, We were not so warmly en-
gagged as were our companion regiments.
1t was trying to us to remain quiet, listen
ing to the terrific roar of battle which
deepened every minute only short dis
tance away, and yet know little or moth
ing of how goes the battle. However,
there we were in company with our COM
panion regiments, and there to stay. Such
was the fortune of war; in battle some
regiments losses were appalling, while
others in close proximity escaped with
few slight wounds.
We were, however, suddenly awakened
to the fact that heavy body of the enc
my was moving in our front. In an in
slant the rattling click of gunlocks ran
down the line of our brigade, and terri
BILE yolley flashed from that wall of steel
that carried death in its train. We were
too earnestly engaged in watching our
front. and listening to the answering roar
l
battery, which had taken position close
to our left, and opened upon the enemy
with shot and shell.
About this time what appeared to have
been move of the enemy for the pur-
pose of charging Degolyer's battery was
met by such terrific fire that the enemy
halted, then turned and fed.
Meantime the impetuous Logan, with a
portion of his command, was moving to
the extreme right, where they fell upon
the enemy's left flank, causing the enemy
to fee from all parts of the field, leaving
Logan's proud command master Of the
situation.
The battle of Raymond, which Gen.
Grant said was one of the hardest-fought
battles of the Vicksburg campaign, was
fought and won by Logan's Third Division
alone and unaided. The battle ragged with
widest fury about four hours, during
which time Logan's loss in killed and
wounded was very heavy. Our regiment,
however, was fortunate to escape with a
few slight wounds. The enemy's loss was
much greater than Logan's.
A captured rebel officer, in speaking of
the battle, said: 1--WE saw your men
coming in on our left, and held our fire
until you were in close range, and then
poured volley right into your faces. We
supposed that when the smoke lifted your
line would be gone, but imagine our sur
prise to find you coming right along, and
had not my men got out Of your way you
would have walked right over them"
After the battle, while waiting for Or
ders to move, the writer walked down the
line to the right, where once had been a
living wall of gray. at one place could
have walked for some distance over the
bodies Of the dead, the result of an emf
lade fire by Logan's men.
AS the sun was nearing the western
horizon we went into camp in the suburbs
nf fha of Rnuunnn1 Eariv tho
morning we marched out on the Clinton
road, our regiment acting as rear guard
of the entire division. During the after
noon the heavens wept great pillows of
moisture, but we tramped on through mud
and storm, and about sundown stacked
our arms in the streets OF Clinton. The
leading brigade of our division entered
Clinton early in the afternoon, and when
we came up we found the boys busily en-
gagged in celebrating the event by making
bonfircs of the infiammable part of the
Queen & Crescent Railroad.
BATTLE OF JACKSON.
May II we were set in motion toward
jackson, the capital of the State Logan's
men followed close upon the heels of Quin-
by's Division, which was leading the ad-
vance. No resistance was encountered by
Quinby's men, until they had reached
point about two miles from Jackson, where
the enemy was found advantageously post
ed.
The Third Division Oogan's) was or
dered TO the front, and, in company with
other commands belonging to Gen. Grants
inyincibles, engaged the enemy. The at
tack was successful, and our boys ate their
supper in the city. Meantime our regi-
ment remained about two miles west of
the city, as Third Division train guard.
where the stormy night of Thursday, May
IA. found us.
The campaign. the object Of which was