The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-03-21
THE BOOMING CANNON
RECITALS OF CAMP AND BAT.
TIE INCIDENTS.
Survivors OF the Rebellion Relate
Many Amusing and Startling Incl
dents of Marches, Camp Life, Forag-
ing Experiences and Battle Scenes.


traiior resulting from some form of
indigestion. In battle men were com
PEELED in 20 without coffee, to gulp
their iil-nrcparcd food down under
strong excitement, and they We're not
themselves. The panic i'm Sheridan's
army at Cedar Creek came before
breakfast and when men were re
faxed. The panic at Stone River car
ried away men who had been under
battle strain for two days. and who
had not had opportunity to eat a nour-
ishing meal in all that time. The panic
at thickamauga occurred after
weeks hard marching, and after near
ly two days fighting
There was a panic ut Shiloh after
all the fighting was over that was one
cf the queereSt things on record. On
the morning of April s. after it was
known that the rebels had retreated,
4 man in front found an unexploded
shell, and heedlessly hurled 1t at tree.
1t exploded with terrific noise and
killed six men. The outcome was so
unexpected. so horrifying, that the SOL
diers near ran blindly away. Seeing
them run, others hearing the noise and
getting no explanation. ran after the
first squad. Seeing great number of
men running TO the rear. the teamsters
and artillerists hurriedly hitched up
FOR an emergency.
so the panic grew. and II continued
long after the originators of the stam-
pede turned back TO their camp.
Whole regiments became involved, and
our brigade, posted some distance I'm
the rear. saw a crowd Of panic stricken
men charging down upon us. Captain
orton Frisbie. in command of our bat
TALON. hurriedly formed his men in
lille to stop the stampede. Confronted
by line of bayonets, the men. who
had been running, halted, but insisted
on going through the line
"All We're scared. but not one could
tell what had happened. Two men sup
porting third asked that they be per-
mitted to go TO the hospital in the rear.
In answer to questions. they stated
that the man they We're supporting
had been severely wounded in the leg
just above the knee. Frisbie. after a
careful examination. said: Well. if he
was wounded. he must have changed
his pants, since he was shot; there is
no bullet hole This jocular remark
restored the nerve of the men. They
dropped all pretense, laughed at their
own fears and turned back. The truth
was they had been at high nervous
tension for three days, and after the
hard fighting, In which thousands had
been killed and wounded. had been
frightened by the explosion of one
shell that killed six men,"
IF ever there was cause for panic"
said an ex-Confederate, at was inside
our lines April 9. 1865. at Appomattox.
Our boys were broken in spirit, broken
hearted, destitute and desperate. Our
regiment formed the advance of Gen.
eral Gordon's corps on the road lead
ing TO the south from Appomattox to
Charlotte, c. II. AS we were beaten
back we rallied for a last stand on the
hill where the cemetery is located,
and made dash to recover the Lynch
burg road leading west. While we
were preparing to charge, Sheridan's
cavalry. which had been in our front,
was shifted to the left and the space |
was taken by infantry. General Tom
NJ. Harris West Virginia brigade and |
General L. o. Osbornes brigade. with |
the Thirty-ninth Illinois yates phal- |
anx), swept around our right. and.
occupying the Lynchburg road, cut off |
General Gordon's last chance for es-
cape.
We fell back again. but Captain |
Sam Wright's battery and some of our |
cavalry made a circuit to the rear,
reached the Lynchburg road and rode |
westward as fast as jaded horses
could carry them. Late in the after.
noon Sheridan's cavalry overlook us |
and our battery went into position.
fired few rounds. which halted the
enemy and enabled us to reach Lynch
burg. l struck out for my home in
Northern Virginia, refugeed to BaIti-
more. and after brief stop came to
Chicago, where in course of time was
captured, and where l have been a
prisoner ever since i'm the hands of
wife"
II remember" said the ex-Private.
the boom of artillery in the afternoon
Of the day Of surrender. Staff officers
came in hot haste TO our outp0sts on
the Lynchburg road, inquiring where
The firing was. They were greately ex-
cited. saying that General Grant had
ordered that no salutes be fired over
Lees surrender, and here was some
Union battery firing salute against
orders. l have no doubt now that
Wright's Confederate battery fired
hat salute That battery was un-
the last Confederate artil-
cry in action In Virginia. AS a matter
'f history, 1t ought to be said this shot
was fired on the old Richmond and
Lynchburg stage road, on the south
side Of the James,
Like the Confederate captain, l was
captured. was detained on post duty
n Virginia for some time, and was
AIKEN prisoner by one of Virginia's best
md noblest women. Although l re-
-urned to Chicago in the course of
Tears, am still a prisoner held in
bondage by a woman who has made it
Ter mission in life to make me comfort
lble and happy. And am only one Of
he many on duty in the South after
he close Of the war who were led into
'aptivity."-ChicagO Inter Ocean.
Twin Brother Soldiers.
There were some queer characters"
'aid the Captain, ''in some of the Mis-
iouri regiments. We had in our COM
,any men from fifteen different States.
With a fair sprinkling Of native Mis-
ourians. Among the latter WAS stall
yart backwoodsman, who became one
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