Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-02-04

friendly bombproof, and to save the
most vital part l went into the bomb
proof head first.
Sergeant Jim Greer had been look
ing at the action. and from the top %
the bombproof saw the shell burst and
the piece coming, aud lodged under
cover till he heard il light, then was
starting TO come out to see where II
struck; and right there is where but
ted in Our heads collided he thought
the piece of shell struck him. and
thought / had hit tho head log whcr
l came 10. Some of the boys found the
piece of shell and took 1t into she
bombproof, and when Greer rounded
TO Jim Medium was showing him the
difference between soft headed man
and hard headed shell. At any rate
two Of us wore a beautiful pair OF
black eyes
"One day the JohnnicS thought tt
give us a few to soc il VIC were there
Strange as Il may appear Whenever
there was something doing by the bis
SUM wv NttlAAl SNt Ahi Nti tNlf hl AAtt
bombproofs and watch the proceed
ingS. This day shell from the fort
struck large tree and broke 1t OF
Ii proved to he hollow, and out tum
hled four coonS. The tree had stood
just in front of our brea stworks. and
rs the coons started to run we nj
mounted the breastworkS and gave
chase The rebs thought we were
making a charge on the fort as every
body was yelling, and they let loose
with infantry ana artillery. and did
some mighty good shooting If they
shot at the coons. and very poor Il
they shot at us. as they no doubt did
One dead coon. three live ones cap
tured no other casualties. chicago
Inter Ocean.
Battle of Ezra Church.
In the new alignment of the Army
of the Tennessee, podic, with The SIX
tcenth Corps, was Immediately west
OF Proctors creek. Beyond him on
the southwest, with his right at Ezra
chapel, was Blair's corps-th Seven
tenth Ezra chapel was on the Lick.
skillet road leading into Atlanta, ON
Blair's right. aud still further to the
southwest, was Logan's corps. The
three corps formed q crescent about
Ezra Church. July - they began
throwing up breastworks and digging
trenches at once. 1t was 4 work both
armies were now we'll used to.
The Army of the Tennessee finished
their defensive works none too soon.
During the forenoon already heavy dr
ing was heard on their front
Hood was attempting another Sortic.
the second from his works at Atlanta.
At noon a great force Of Confcdrrates
was seen approaching rapidly from
Atlanta along the Lickskillet road.
This was the attacking army Ii was
HoodS own old corps. now under com.
mand Of General S. u. Lee, who had
relieved Cheatham.
The attack fell on Towards right
and on Logans corps The battle OF
Ezra Church was fought on the Union
side 10y the Army Of the Tennessee
alone, and by Logau's corps OF that
army.
Hoods manner Of lighting was once
more illustrated at Ezra Church As
sault after assault was made against
Logan. fierce and fast, but he was not
shaken or one Of the Confederate
charges the author of the History Of
the Fifteenth Iowa Regiment" writes
"A-gallant and handsome general. a
magnificent horseman. mounted on a
large, fiery. dappled gray horse. which
nadc him conspicuous. led them with
drawn sahcr. who VIC learned was
General T.. e. Walthall. Of Grenada.
Miss, very distinguished lawyer.
later United States senator from that
state Three times he led chat grand
veteran column. as il were, into the
jaws Of death, to charge upon our
works. and three times they were re
pulsed Ii seemed as If half the army
were firing at the General. tntk
seven shots az him myself. rs fast as
n musket could be loaded for Hc. 1t
is not strange that did not hit hin.
bat ! have often wondered how ne cs-
capped II, I learn hc aud his horse also
dld. uuhurt with all those sharpshoot-
crs after his scalp.
J'hc battle lasted four hours; then fl
ended as that east of Atlanta. July 20.
had done The Confcdcratcs retired
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