Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-22
THE BOOMING CANNON
RECITALs OF CAMP AND SAT.
TIE INCIDENTS.
Survivors of the Rebellion Relate
Many Amusin9 and Startling Incl
dents of Marches, Camp Life, Forag-
Ing Experiences and Battle Scenes.

Soon after we left Atlanta on the
march to the sea-" said Captain Fowl
er, we captured two guns of bat
terry that had been taken from us a
few weeks before. The whole out
MT of guns and caiSsons, cannoneers.
drivers, and horses was turned over
60 me, and as just at that time / could
not put my hands on artillerymen or
drivers 10 take charge, l kept the cap
tured men in their places and sent
them forward under guard For all
that day Sherman's army had on the
march a section of battery manned
by men in gray.
THE prisoners accepted the sltua-
ton cheerfully and talked iocularly
about doing duty in Shermans army.
In the evening they went into camp in
regulation order, and when l came
up found my own men accepting as
gifts the cedar canteens and other
parts of the equipment of the rebs
that struck their fancy | called halt
on this and Informed my men that
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sessions of the prisoners, but they
could not levy on them. Every rebel
carried a curious little keg of cedar
wood instead OF d canteen, and most
OF them were eager to trade their lit
tie Kegs for our tin canteens and most
Of my men We're as eager to trade
canteens for. kegs.
For an hour or more there was
lively trading. the rebel artillerymen
receiving many things they wanted
ana my own company of horse artil-
iery coming into possession of many
cnriosities. The next morning the
prisoners took their places with other
prisoners ana / lost sight of them. We
Were we'll toward Savannah when. as
| was riding by the column of men
captured on the march, was sur
priscd by a cheer. This came from
my detachment of rebel artllerymcn.
who remembered me as associated
with their first and only days service
in Sherman's army"
''Do YOU remember" said the Ser
geant, Captain Lucius H. Drury. Of
the Old Badger. or Third Wisconsin
Battery? Just previous to the battle
Of Chickamauga he was General Van
Cleyc's chief OF artillery, ana when
Cflttenden, commanding the Twenty.
first corps, ordered General Van Cleye
to make reconnaissance from Cor
don's Mills toward Lafayette, to feel
the enemy, but not to bring on an
engagement, Drury managed the artil.
iery part of the program. This was
September 13, 1863, and we soon felt
the enemy AS our regiment emerged
from the woods in about the center
of our line a rebel battery opened on
us, and we were soon fiat on the
ground to escape the shot and shell.
II was not satisfied with the situa-
ton and was looking for a hole or n
depression in the ground, when Major
Drury, chief of artillery and Captain
John !. McCOok, now of New York.
rode past our line and proceeded quite
a distance TO the front Dr'nry was
seeking q position for his artillery and
Captain McCOok was to report the
situation in front to corps headquar-
ters. AS they rode forward they were
fred on by the rebel sharpshooters
and one of the first shots struck Drury
Just above the belt plate and passed
straight through his body to the spine.
He said to McCOok: "rhe BANKED
rebels have pinked me, but don't let
them have the satisfaction OF know
ing it,
Captain McCook knew that with
such wound the Major could not
retain consciousness long. As they
We're in close range Of the enemy Ne
Cook grasped Drury's sword belt with
one hand to keep the Major from ran
ing off his horse, and taken the bride
rein with the other hand guided both
horses into the woods for cover. Nc.
Cook kept himself all the time between
the Major and the enemy, and by
zigzagging among the trees escaped
the bullets fired at him. Reaching a
sheltered spot McCook dismounted and
assisted the Major off his horse. The
latter lost consciousness almost ms
soon AZ he was placed upon the
ground, and the stretcher bearers
brought him through our line. The
wound was then pronounced mortal
but the bullet was removed and the
Major was in the saddle again in four
weeks and was in active service to the
close of the war"
Il heard" said the Doctor, "a very
simple, pathetic little story the other
day about a soldier passing through
the lines under fire. Comrade Bradisb.
who related the incident said that one
Of the men of his regiment who had
been captured escaped from the rebel.
directly in front and ran at full speed
toward the lines Of his own regiment
The rebels opened q furious fire on
the escaping prisoner, and no one ex.
pected him TO come out Of such
rain of bullets alive. But he came
on and on in spite Of the bullets. and
at last lcaped over the works Of his