The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-10-26

eve are out of water, and this sponge
is dry and sticky, and / am about out
of wind. l wish some one would load
a few times for me-
1 reached for the sponge staff. when
a ball struck him in the right breast,
passing out at point between the
shoulder blade and the spine.
Frank, l am shot," said he as l
caught him under the arms.
Il know it," / replied.
The stretcher was quickly brought,
and as l laid him back on it, the blood
gushing out between his fingers as he
held his hand over the wound, he said:
Frank, 1 don't care a - for the
wound If we only lick them
/ swabbed the gun and sent the
charge home. AS / stepped back a
left ear to be suggestive. My gunner
had lost his head and missed again,
and / said to him:
you get around here and load this
gun; 1 can hit him." and we changed
places.
gunner / had fired or aimed a 10
FOUNDER PARROT for more than 1900
rounds, and with the old gun could
have hit a mans face every time at
that short range. This gun was a brass
12-pounder Napoleon, and l had not
studied the ranges; consequently my
| first shot was three feet too high and
passed through the roof. My second
shot was as much too low. 1t hit the
main part of the horse power, knock
ing it down and the big drive wheel
with 1t. My next aim was correct. and
as / gave the finishing turn to the screw
the fellow shot again and knocked the
muzzle sight off the piece. ! gave the
order to fire. The shot seemed to burst
against the building, three feet below
the pipe hole. For an instant the at
mosphere in that vicinity was filled with
smoke, splinters, c1apboards and build
ing materials. There was a hole in the
end of the old gin that mule and cart
could have gone through. Some 20
long-legged rebels who were inside con-
cluded that was good place to make
tracks from, and they started for the
woods with much cheering from our
side, emphasized by a few shots from
the infantry boys.
Serg't Hood, of the right gun, placed
his hand on my shoulder and said:
Can you see those fellows in my
front? They have fixed bayonets and
are going to charge on u.s."
Yes" replied, Il can see them. but
the gun sits too low to be brought to
bear on them,' and he went to his gun
| We loaded with two charges of can
lister, IL pounds each. ] then thought
of the bag of musket balls-over 90
Ipounds-and they were added to the
charge in the gun, which we ran by
hand rod or so to the front and right
A slight depression in the hill led down
| to Hoods front lines. We forced the
gun up on a small pile of rails and
thence had a fine view Of about 200 OF
the enemy. / depressed the muZZle
tanning by guess, as the muZZle-sight
was off. and fired. The gun backed of
that rail pile, and the way the grass
l..
down that hill was a caution.
| The shot moved a swath 20 feet wide
through that line, and over 400, with
guns i'm hand, believing there was more
to follow, walked up into our lines and
were received with great rejoicing as
our prisoners.
| AT this time the enemy appeared tC
abandon the project of capturing the
hill, and large numbers OF men in
squads of from 10 to 100 would break
cover and make for the timber from
whence they had come. The rebel line
however. remained under cover of the
hill until night let down her sable cur.
tain. when they withdrew, taking their
dead and wounded with them.
Our losses for the day were reported
as killed and wounded, It's. We will
let the other fellow tell his side Of the
story. Here 1t is from the Rebellion
Records. page 841:
Headquarters Carter L. Stevenson.
| Division, Aug. 10, 1864.
| Major: I have the honor to sub
nit the following report Of the par,
taken by my division in the engagement
tof the 22d OF June last, on the Powder
Springs road. My division had for one
or two days previous to the 22d beer
lying in reserve on the extreme left OF
the infantry Of the army, about three
miles from Marietta, on the Powder
Springs road. About IL m. moved the
command further from Marietta, and
| halted ii at Mount Zion Church. The
,cnemy, as moved forward, were driv-
ing in the cavalry. About $3.50 D.. m
[ was directed to take position on the
| eft of Gen. Hindman's Division, about
half mile in advance of the church. !
lat once advanced my skirmishers. and