The National tribune., 1901-05-09
ROUNDlNG-UP THE CONFEDERACY.
Veteran Campaigns of the Gallant 6h Ohio Under Uncle Billy
Sherman
By M. B. LOOP.

l. ldte INTO Ine nlSnt bptOle the rear co
,s umns. which were marching behind
heavily-loaded wagon train, could reac
camp.
3 The following day the order of tn
march would be reversed. and those lat
e into camp the previous evening would b
) among the first 10 move in the morning
u u May 26 we marched in the rear of th
u U whole division. and after a tramp of l:
miles went into camp on the banks of th
y Tennessee River, opposite the town of De
d catur.,
The afternoon of the following day W,
!, crossed the Tennessee on pontoGI
I bridge. and moved off in Il southeastern
direction. The shadows of night had en-
veloped US before the glad notes of the
: bugle called us to a halt 10 miles from
! Decatur.
, May rs we marched about II miles. and
, early in the evening made our camp near
the little village OF Somcrville.
May ~ we marched Is miles over a
> hliy country. foFding Il number of streams
that lay in our path, aud late in the day
made our camp near the foot of n noun
tam range. Great. gloomy rocks. that had
never worn Il cheerier look than a frown,
lifted their heads to the skies; rugged
trees, struggling to thrust their lifegiv-
ing roots into narrow crevices and n
beautiful stream rushing onward until
LOST IN cave IN the mountain side-all
lent enchantment to those of us enjoying
our first view of mountain scenery
Next morning we began to climb n spur
OF the Allegheny Range, a rough and
rocky path, making it hard marching.
About the close of day, after n march of
Is miles, we descended the mountain and
went into camp for the night near the
| town of Guntcrsville.
May 81 we marched 16 miles over an
other mountain range, reaching camp just
at dark, weary and footsore.
June l we were in the rear of the whole
command. We moved very slowly until
dark, when we went forward at a rapid
pace until midnight. We marched IS miles
and camped near the little village of Van
| Buren,
The bright sunlight of JOY filled our
| hearts the next morning when Col WeIles
| said: Boys, we have orders to remain
here today" Few words could have been
more pleasing. Our war harness was
quickly thrown aside, and we were soon
lounging on the green-carpeted earth,
nursing pair of sore feet, or bathing
our weary bodies in the clear waters of
beautiful mountain stream near our
camp.
June we marched about 1S miles over
mountain roads and along winding noun
tain streams. About noon a heavy storm
of wind and rain burst upon us, making
our march a trying one; but We pressed
on, defying the elements, and about dark
went into camp on the soil of Georgia
About o'clock the following morning
we were moving, our brigade leading the
advance. How monotonous to repeat the
story of the long, dull and uneyentfuI
march, march in which many of our
comrades We're Fastening on to the end
of their earthly existence.
Sunday, June 8, our regiment was the |
rear guard. We marched 16 miles, and |
late in the day went into camp on the |
nT IL
Ga.
Next day we crossed Oostanaula River |
and marched. along a branch railroad run
ming to Kingston, 18 miles away, which |
place we reached late in the evening.
June Z We marched u miles, and as |
the shadows began TO lengthen we went |
into camp beside the Etowah River, near
Cartersyille
On the following morning we left our |
camp on the Etowah, marched 10 miles,
and about > o'clock in the evening came
up to the advance of Sherman's army
near Ackworth. Our long march of over
3OO miles from Clifton was ended.
ATLANTA CAMPAIGN.
Soon after going into camp Maj. Gems.
McPherson and Logan made us a visit
and with hats in hand rode slowly along
the line, bowling Acknowledgements here
and there, amid a cyclone of wild and
vOciferous cheering, the men finging their
hats high in the air as our beloved old
commanders passed.
We remained near AckwOrth until the
morning of June 10, when that portion of
the army in camp about us moved for.
ward to Big Shanty, near which place
our regiment took its first position and
entered upon the historical Atlanta cam
paign.
The enemy were intrenched on two
mountains in our front, Kenesaw and
Brush. Beside these mountains was
Marietta, while farther on flowed the
Chattahoochee, and 10 miles beyond was
was to assist in constructing a heavy line
of earthwOrEs. Our line of battle was
so close to the enemy's heavy works on
towering keneSaw that we could not
with safety to ourselves do any work DUR
ing the day; therefore we were divided
into two reliefs for night work. The first
rellef, gong on duty at dark, were in
turn relieved by the second at midnight
The work was wearisOme, but coming as
we had, the recently-feasted and petted
soldier boy guests of our Northern homes,
we felt equal to any emergency, and cheer
fully answered the call of duty without
grumbling or complaining.
Directly in front of our regiment was
a large, open field, and across this field,
partly hidden in grove, was large cot
tCG-gin, from which the sharpshooters
sent bullets diSagreeably near. II
A German Chief of Artillery had OBJ
served this building and ordered one sec ;
ton of artillery to open fire upon it The /
effect rot being very satisfactory to the
Chief, he ordered up the entire battery,
and when the laDyards were pulled six i
guns gave tongue. A moment later the 5
Chief, with loud guffaw, shouted: | I
'Gooti GoOti Dem tam rebels can todge ]
yon schot, bud tay cannit todge a waiIy" f,
In moment the building was wrapped
in flames, and as the enemy fed from that
vicinity our regiments rifles bade them
hurry.
Soon after reaching the front the fol- !
lowing colloquy was said to have taken
place on the picket line:
"Hullo, Yank; weuns are goin' to make
80 uns run before long, {
''Yaas; yo'uns have been making we, :
uns run all the way down from the Ten. i
nessee River" II
But, Yank, we'uns have got yo'uns G
where we'uns want yo'uns, and now
twill be yo'uns' turn to rum s
Nav, Reb; what's up now?"
"Why, Yank. haven't yo'uns heard that ]
the Seventeenth Corps has Just Joined us {
from Vicksburg, and when Billy Sherman !
tells them TO move, we'uns will move too.
See?"
Early in the morning OF June II we
moved about half a mile in the direction j
Of Brush Mountain, and went into an in j
trenched position, where we could look c
across the field and see the enemy on the