The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-02-04
A WAR sxpgRiEscs.


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T.r.. shcs The x.s ticln like .'erm
N.orsIiy, sl1 ny seosrsph,, set
9Th The Corietsuey. sss In The q
1 llsr,. oss d.y se esp,utsd battery o
lbrss bf..s sou.. IL ss given 10 TIE u
e mu.pd, spd the day go, thai batter,
q b. ptoostsi day 10 ny lie.
e-s wss nv srrisiy 10 ~, ,n,o uonbl'
eth ,boss sun, ih.t / drssssd eoopl'
over 70 ibs MississipIi -ue vtre 10 Lou'
/ O. u its ,ine and rullsd 90 ash'
siib . sifsy suabo.t belonging 10 fhs
Y .pkas vhieh | ioand proglius sfonnd
W. bad . sharp. spi,6re time OF u fof
fec moments, when loety shot iron ons
q my suas tore . hol. 10 her 10 tnch
fssi loo that 1t Let the river 10. end she
a I'D sta ssnk.
Halr bad Nsu O.lssns st the time,
ssd, ~moug other thing, wss runnipe she
pspus Later reed sn scconnt OF ny
b.nsh siih the ent boat 10 one OF Bnilsts
nfnal- /, couli cot be called 80 on
bl..ed statement. Il reviled me = mot
sbsndoned snd hloodthits,y cbsrieier and
declsrei tbs, tvsn siter the sunbosi cor
ren 'erea | kept on pouring shoi INTO hsr
ss IL my ons purpose 10 life ives whole
ssle murder OF course II vss not go.
| wouiiu'i bsve fred on snytoiy sitter be
hsd hsu,sd bis f,s down, and besides
that | difn'l bsvs the snmuois,ion 10
wsste.
Ahrl rel lued the rest OF my battery
iolioRipe the eIpIoi, OF the eunbost !
onted tronble With the Yankees more
z ,alously then ever. Ooe dsy wss folly
srsu6.d d, We ~ere still 10 Louisiana. The
-un c,me np one morning end found some
10 600 Of u, fscipg . largely superior
force OF Y,bkess. We couldn't bsve
craalsd ont Of 1snt even we're ~s so dis
po,ed. but DO one suggested cry retreat.
rne fac; was se felt quite oocky snd we're
falI OF bali-i that We could ~bip The 10
ssders, TIE fab. bessp. sod soon had
my hearts vi b. was 10 peck OF trou
bls vi tie Y nkees. and my bsttery.
| bad succeeded 10 attracting the attention
and ee'tires hearing, ss |. we're, from
three Y ,ul co batteries sll Ut once. They
we're tetton bly, brisk ou!6t. end II
didb't tsks ,ttn CO minute to get my range.
Then IL b, e,n to rain sorrow and hail de
spar TO- my battery.
t. .tos you hew bot those Yankees
N sds i yn'y need 10 soy that they
~oand.t tiIli forty Of my sixtyti
men sud dsnco ted two OF my brass beau
ties 10 tiiti q utes. You might bsve
pl sied co., sLete my battery stood when
the at T., h. ii was go plowed and
bnrlscG ty tr Yankee fire.
I4ter ~ lick OF tie battle. ! sss
aa.d'e. / No. gun. A men Of
the cam o. Tics pson was stepping Tor
war; aph = oi 10 bis hands to load.
Wnh,o aver ,r cry be suddenly fell
fofvsld Oh % snd then slipped TO
the & o7-3, il. ~ a vet towel. A can
non t.i l4ito'p taroush his chtst
/ % cred u % ~ his place. Before
be sss Ia 10 = u nsnt fragment OF shell
fron d, ,h. y, s'rnck him 90 top the
hes,. ana to i,ll dead by the side Of
rhourt o VS. such swirl OF smoke
aud folt ;sI | oaldh't tell what wss 60
Jog 90 a, he oihsr Rups. much less 10
other part Of The fald. / had been order
cd to toIi ny position end had made up
my nir5 /, bod Il ubile gun sod man
OF ny battery teii together, l ordered
smother u iske 'be place OF the second ly
iua dead ucif = euu. This men got
there 10 IL u receive rh, bullet
10 blauos'1 ,,ae ont under bis ear.
Thi ns t4.s'. 'i5nt oi. met bin
yesrs al, .'.sr
Three m D are III thst wtre available
Tor mi. E. J dUt' They we're dead
md soup rai scne, aud ! took the
oos. myself | 'o' sDow how long u
vas. ube,b tce mipn'e or ten, wheD.
sifbout tNs 'list fft feeling Of psin or
ssrIiog | sst bp ny legs cave wy,
40 snk 10 The .trnsd Al the same
rns..ct - iJ.i9u ia . forty batteries oil
nDi ias 10 o. u r.a broke loose jest
TO b 10 = oi Ge a column OF fire and
smoke sb,t rneO'3 III Ky 90 II Q volcs
90 bid -b n-e b, the fenetsl jar and
din of bs tie So ~ snmu1itioo wsp
op. hal 2 600 usfs Of ammunition 10 |
= big simy usgqn 1 hsd been placed
,bon,,hry yaids 10 'he rear OF my battery. |
When ae operei tt q tt had made up
nv Mid 10 f,y ers | had brought up
al ny tGmsLii Q. I so,sed to win OF
ioss NJ. .hl th.rs q shot from the Yam
tets h.d ,Xpio 4. Fas, wss the vol
csno
As | lsoh b. Il I'm 10, ,ure bat the
chsucs eIpin,itn VI Dg s3mupi,iou vip
ou saved sbs es LET, u me spd my BE-,
terry. Toe smrke ssept down snd cover
d Us pp like ia Toe Y.nkses ceased
asips At q. Taey probably thought We
ssre wiped /, |, tie ises oi toe earth 10 the
Il pio.ion A. to- sm ke driiied 90. while
IT becsms clear sheet the battery. IL huns
is@ /. bisske. bstseeu us sni The ensmy
.nd acted tie psh OF shield. Toe
Y ps.e. ccoldrt zee us, 90 they dida't
shoot
rso q M men cane sloDs ard d,s2
sed ns IN the re.r. Gu, Of tue Wy Of im
ms T. bsfm
Are you ln. sptsibi skd ots.
| told LiD rlsn'tts... Tus, sss the
sitspt OF tsT ibic'm,,ion.
IL to.e cren nv 81 snd vest. Ny
sbiri sa stie. snd ssve Tor powder