The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-11

mediately went back to my horse and
mounted. One Of my men went to
the barn in the rear OF the house and
found a fine fullblooded Kentucky
horse and brought hial out and gave
him TO me. II was the most beautiful
horse had ever seen. l put one OF
my men on it with orders to take good
care of him. as might need It. We
soon started on the road to Richmond.
We kept on a steady march until
about four o'clock when we came to
the outer breastworks Of Richmond.
Here we halted long enough to MAKE
coffee and feed the horses. Soon after
this we we're ordered to mount. was
ordered to take the rear as rear guard.
The mead Of the column charged over
the outer breastwork and drove out
few scattering men behind them. We
passed down the river road a little
over mile, when the column halted
l heard considerable firing up at the
head Very soon all the men in front
of me broke ranks ana rode up to the
fence on the right, which they threw
down, and then rode into the woods.
My own men started to do the same,
but halted an dheld them in ranks
in the road / directed four or fve OF
the right hand men to dismount and
throw down the fence, so that we could
get into the woods in a hurry II nee
essaTy. Just at this time l saw an
officer riding toward me at full speed.
When he reache dine he said: Lieut..
Harris, Gel. Dahlgren sends his compli-
ments to you and requests you to
charge right down the road" Upon
receiving this order, the first thing ]
did was to order th1 boy who was on
the horse captured from the seddons
TO fall out and to stay right there, IS
might want the horse. l then gave
the order to draw sabre, forward,
march. trot, and to charge. each in sue
cession. The boys yelled like demons,
and the boys in the woods yelled and
cheered us on. did not know where
was going. OF what, who or how
many / was charging.
About ten rods from the rebs was
bend in the road. AS came around
this bend ] could see that the enemy
we're behind rail fence. AS came
in sight around the bend they fired a
volley at us do not think that one
shot hit any Of us. Every shot went
over. Then another volley was given
us. was fully ten feet in advance
OF any OF my men Thss volley came
from both sides Of the road and seem.
ed to be aimed at me. was hit in
the left shoulder by ball .79 in diam
eter, or over three-quarters Of an inch
Il broke my collar bone and fractured
my shoulder blade.
When took Of my overcoat found
there were thirteen ball holes through
IT, and found two through my hat Just
as this yolley came, the BOY had put
on the captured horse rode up by side.
The horse was hit in the forehead and
dropped dead. The boy was hit FIVE
times. on eball breaking the bone in
his arm We left him in Mr.. Green's
house.
When I saw the rebs behind a fence,
i put back my sabre and drew my re-
yolyer from my right bootleg. / held
The bride reins in my left hand The
instant was wounded my LEFT arm
dropped by my side useless. put my
revolver back in my boot and caught
he reins in my right hand. contin-
ned on at the head until we had pass
ed the fence twenty OF thirty feet The
moment the rehs had fred the second
yolley they broke and ran for the rear
as fast as they could go ! now turned
over the command to 9 second lieu
tenant and went back 10 where Col.
Dahlgren was.
Col DahlgTen said without doubt we
would have to retreat, and now we
could do SO with safety then told
he colonel that was badly wound
I'd lie SAID I had better 60 over 20
he surgeon, who was 10 the house
across the road (Mr. Green's). "A
I went over and found him ! strip
ped on so he could see my wound. He
,onld 10 nothins for me, except to stop
he flow Of blood Rs then tied my
,ilk handkerchief around nay shoulder