The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-10-08
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TIE battle vas losi u o'clock 10 the .
iefsoon Of Sept 20. bal, l,hs The bsro Q
Msrsrgo. sierdy old 1homs felt shs
there ya lime 10 d sh, shotter II be onll
hsd the troops His lest men bed beet
pot 10 10 save the army frcm beins sn
fssudea. A ssp less ,hsr mile Ia lsoe,s
rtmsiped 70 be covered By the Q nieasl
sies 10 msks their circle eompl-te. end
they sefs ru.hies To iron too directions
L,sss,ste, -. forming bis ranks o
gray upon . spur OF Horseshoe ridge Il
drive tue charge home. hi, sons stre Of
lin berihs 90 bill vhsrs they could rsh'
Thomas line leGe,hsiss. and tha, dsuri
lees hero, sith die-ir-our-irsrks lock ca
bis isos, felt that The bour bed come Il
iis. The odds 10 men and sufs were sl
lesst two 10 one sasin.t him. Hs hsd
never yet been beaten 10 bstils, hsd rese'
yet rs.rsasd.
Apd - thires stood st Cnickamsuas
there vould be 20 cbsnce Of refreshing
siih more than . fragment OF the troops
IL Lonsstseei's men rushed on spd closed
the narrow gap behind Ttonas. The
wsy oi retreat vould be stut, the road
iron Chicksmspgs creek to Cbstisnooes
through thu monntsin psss d Rossvilie.
Back on the Rossville road, iour milss
from The battle Held. Gordon Changers
reserve corps hsd been stationed some
days before 10 guard the resr Of The army
sgsinst surprise.
Throughout the morning Of the 2Oih
the roar OF battle and the clouds VI dust
from moving troops told Granger OF .
ferce struggle 90 ThomsS line. They
(the Coofederstef) are concentrating over
there, be said to bic stsf There is where
We ought to be.
lie waited inp,iisn,ly until II o'cloch.
scanning the region with his field gls.s.
rneu be declared. With 90 oath. I'm going
TO Thomse, orders or no orders.
you go u msy bring disaster upon onr
srmy, interposed bis chief sid.
There's oo.hing on my front nov bat
rsat.g and bobtsil cavslry. be exclaimed.
Dont you see Prsss is piliDg bis whole
army on Tbomss'
Granger started with tso brigsdes, lesv
ing q third to do the work OF guarding
the 70 d. Clouds OF duet we're stirred up
By the marching men. snd couple of
mil out the column vas 6red on by ra
skirnishers. and two guns we're planted
10 open woods.
Ait le f,rther on the column came TO
Thomss fsld hospital end found 1t 10 the
hands OF Forests Confederate cavalry.
Granger cleared tho hospital Of gray troop
ers end next met % sid from Thomas who
bed come ont to zee II the duet clouds
raised bv the column meant the spproach
OF new foes or friends. Al l O'Clock Grang
er erssped Thomas by the hand - be
stood stxiously Watching Longssfest's
swelling rsnks On Horseshoe ridge. Those
men ust be driven back. said be. point
ing to the bstteriss and the men behind
them.
Gan you do i.3 ssid Thomas.
Yes, my men are fresh and Just The iel
lows for the work.
No time was wasted msneuvering. At
,be oommsnd Right iscsI Forward
msrchl the brissdes Of Whitsker and
Mitchell wheeled into line with their divi
sion commander. General Steedmsn, you
can see their exact position. You must
take that rideel
Ill do i'll Hteedmsn exclaimed, Grsng
or touched Steedmsu ismilisrly on the
shoulder and said. 6tec, old boy. its 60
ing TO be deucsd bot 10 there.
Yes. general: it looks so.
Gs.peer continued, S.ed, II snytbins
should happen, you know, have you sny
requesti
YES. seperll, Eteednsn said 10 the ssme
calm tone II l tall please see that my
nsue is spelled correctly 10 the newsps
pe,s Tbis vas . hint that the Jump from
the picknsme 'S,ed' to B'edmsn wss nat
ussl 10 excited wsr correspondents
Ia tseLty mil nses the cbsrse vas over
and L,pssre.'s men fiiog back down
the southern slope OF the ridge. Alter
lev leaps iorwsr1 Hteedmsn's horse pitch
cd hesdforemost throwing his rider vio
lently to the sroand. The enemy met
The charge With ehell and csnister and
th.n si,h nurderous ri6s Are. Stesd
msp lot / 900 men ont Of $500 bot
rhonss' iioe wss cor planted on the
ridge GOV ted by LopsstreeL
When Granger resched the q I'D Thorn
a. men hsd Lsed up oil their smnuni
ion snd the supply train hsd been cot Of
Toe cartridges brought BY Gfsnger's men
sere divided smone ths troops on the
line, bat when the enemy msssed . nev
forcs snd dssbed Tor the ridge there vss
o thing to check them but cold steel.
Steedmau mounted fresh horse End rode
up end down ihe line. inspiriog bis men
10 hold the ridge they had esp ufed 90 ssl
i.n.ly. When L,psssssst's reserves dssb
cd 10 the slopes sssin he ordered . bst
tery captain to "eonble shot" the suns.
Been tn,rg that for ten rounds. general
Tn t sbls shot them. ssid Steedmsn.
Ns,ss heard OF II before. sSid the vouns
stilis,ist. bat ~bst you ssy goes. Treble
s ,ot them. boysi
TIE Conie ltr.tss msrched ste.diIy up
1, sithin range Of 6teednsn's riAs and
cam. 10 halt - II uodetsfmined 10 lace
uors sl.nsb,es on tbst ridge. Ooe Of The
leaders seEd . bag tnd. waving II for .
.,.n.I d..h.d fnY s.yd the man foilovtns