Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-04-16
THE BOOMING CANNON
RECITALS OF CAMP AND SAT
TIE INCIDENTS.
Survivors OF the Rebellion Relate
Many Amusing and Startling Iuci-
dents of Marches, Camp Life, Forag-
ing Experiences and Battle Scenes.


munition story At the time, and why
I waited forty years to put the Incl
dent on record, | said little or uoth-
Ing 10 the men OF The company ~ The
time because the doing of the thing
did not seem to me then as remark
able. and because lust at that time
ny Younger brother. l.li :. Anderson
was very sick AMI was quartered in
IN old building not far from the rail-
way station, used as hospital and
surgeons headquarters, ana was
nursing him
Taking care of him Kept me busy
and away from the company. ! felt
then that my brother could moi live
many weeks, and | was SO absorbed
IN the work OF getting him home to
see the good mother that forgot all
about the fire Incident In 4 few
weeks our regiment WAS ordered
North FOR discharge, and after re-
ception al Cincinnati we were quar-
tered at Newport barracks awaiting
discharge. There was delay about Ills
charges, and payrolls, and | freit2d 4
good deal about chat sick brother.
one day met on the streets Coates
Kinney, the man who wrote Rain on
the Roof Mr.. Kinney had been an
old neighbour of mine before the war.
and he found way to help me.
When explained the circunl.
stances he asked why didn't go
home. | answered that / was wait
ing for my discharge papers aud my
pay. lie said that heing 2 paymaStor
he could help me. as he knew the dis
charges for The men Of our regiment
were ready and that the pavrolly
had been approved Ilc went with
me 10 The paymastcrs office. where he
Nouchcd FOR me, secured my DISCHARGE
and pay, and started me on inv home.
ward way with the remark. 'You arc
the first man 10 receive discharge
for fun three years service in the
Western army
Il Went at once Ia my brother. and
thanks To Coates Kinney we were
soon at home. My brother lived until
1879 ana Mr., Kinney WAS buried re-
Gently at my old home town. Wayncs-
vile, Ohio. Every time | hear the
rain on the roof or against the win.
dows, ! think Of bis kindness 70 the
soldiers in 1864. This explains how |
was carried away from the men of
my own company, and, MS to making
record of the affair, was disin-
clined To do that because II might
seem like boasting for me To tell the
story myself. But longing 10 hear
from the real hero OF the occasion.
the officer who led the way into the
crater, got The better OF me and told
the story. Like Lieutenant Grnfr. /
am pretty well worn out. but am
not ashamed OF what The of us ald AZ
Resaca In May, 1eGI"
II know how Comrade Anderson
felt, said Peter Miller of Company
. Ninety second Ohio. AT the
charge up Missionary Ridge william
Croy, John McVey ana myself cap
turcd battery. and there is 10 rca-
SNA' ~ iAA' WI W. Tbg w AnOflsl nor
have received credit for She capture.
When we three men OF our company
climbed over The rebel works there
were only three men with the battery
that had been blazing away at us. All
Of the three were swearing 81 their
comrades for running AWAY. said
jocularly: Swearing Is all right, but
IL cuts no lee Why don't you turn
y0llr guns ana shoot the other way?
You have becn shooting At ny long
enough
Greatly 20 our surprise. The rebel
artillery men promptly turned ono Of
the guns the other way and fred SOW
cral shots as rapidly as they could
load The guns were brass twelve
Founders ana on one wag inscribed
Lady Bragg, and on another Lady
Breckenridge. The battery was Ia thr
left Of General Bragg, headquarters
looking from our side of the line. or
on the right from thc rebel side of
The works The battery was almost
directly In front % Fort Wood and
remember shells thrown from Fort
Wood burst over our heads when VIZ
We're quito near he rebel works. My
regiment. she Nincty-second Ohio
was IN TurehH'~ brigade Of Reynolds
division
II au iha> particular about local
jty regiment, and brigade, bcratIs,,.
ia the history or the battle il is
stated dat General Thomas ,ncu
charged TO The top OF The ridge, cap
turing d rebel battery. ana turned tho
guns on the retreating foe Now. the
truth II that battery was captured bv
Peter Miller. William Croy and John
McYey Of Company q. Ninety second
ohio, and the guns were turned OH
he retTeatink foe by the cnlnscd
rebel artillerymen captured by ". ]
do rot tell This story in boastfu sDiIil.
bat IS remarkable incident IN q re-
markable battle. and because ! be.
iicyed that CrOy and McEey, to say
nothing of myself, ought 10 have
credit for what they ala that day"