The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-24

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port at once to regimentaI headouar.
ters." Orderly Coffin came to me and
says Hank, take charge Of the detail.
l reported at once with my detail to
Lieut.. Col. Dunn, and asked what was
to be done. He informed me that we
were TO goabout five miles to the front.
near Pennington, and build a corduroy
road; remarkiDg that he thought there
would be no danger. But / saw from
the way he acted that he did not con
slider it would be a very healthy local
ity. / reported first, and the last de-
tail to report was from Company @B, I"
with Capt. H. G.. Davis in command.
After receiving his instructions, he
stepped to the right and gave the com
mand, Attention Count off by twos
Hank, You act as orderly Right face
Forward march And away we went.
After reaching Seven-Mile Greek we
filed out into a field. stacked arms, and
commenced work. Some were chop
ping down saplings some carrying
them into the slough, and l was boss
ing the job, as to laying them down,
while Captain Davis was out with the
boys who were chopping down trees.
Being Hoosiers, we were at home at
that kind of work, aud everything was
going along nicely, when all at once
we heard firing in our front. Colonel
lnnis, Of the Michigan Engineers, had
attacked the Johnnies and brought on
an engagement. He may have been a
good engineer, but / think a poor sol
dier, or lie would have known better
than TO stir up a whole brigade Of the
enemy. Back came one of his troop
ers with orders forus to re-eaforce him.
Captain Davis Immediately deployed
us as skirmishers, and moved to his as
sistanee Think of It'll About seventy
OF us to hold in check a whole regiment
(the Ninth louisiana which was on
our front.
l shall never forget what Captain
Davis said to us when we were in the
hottest Of the fight, Stand up to them.
Twenty-ninth, aud let them know you
are Hoosiers."
Nobly did every one Of them obey
that command until, nanked on the
right and left and confronted by over
whelming numbers, we were forced to !
fall back. Ed Oliver, widows son,
fell, pierced with a mimic ball, his |
Sam Gilmore carrying
him from the field. John Huntley and |
Joseph Mcdonald were each wounded /
in the thigh, all Of whom belonged to |
Company G.. James DuComb, Of |
Company X, was wounded taken pris-
oner, and died in the hospital at Cor
inth on June 10, 1862. Harvey Lehr.
Of Company n, caught a spent ball in
the shoulder, but never stopped to see
who did it. He was a good soldier, and
IS now Auditor Of Marshall County,
Indiana. The enemy's loss was IN
known, but was very heavy. Falling
back in good order, We formed our line
along the fence, but the Johnnies,
being evidently satisfied with what
hey had received at our hands, failed
o follow us up.
In falling back, we all made good
line, but one of my boys deserves spe-
sial mention. ObeYipg the iniunction
IF the Scriptures, he east aside his
burden, consisting Of gun Cartridge
box. etc, and never stopped until he
'eached camp. Meeting Colonel Dunn,
who asked him where the boys were,
le replied "they we're all killed but
ne, and l came TO tell you that am
minus all but shirt and pants.
3olonel Dunn at once started out with
he regiment as it was supposed to
lury Us, but met as on our way TO camp.
inging John Browns Body. Amer-
can Tribune.