The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-10-26

Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry
At the battle of Allatoona pass Film
was sergeant major Of the Seventh
and at the close of the battle was th,
ranking officer, all the commissioned
officers having been put out of action
Flint didn't admit this, but took grea
pride in the fact that he was on duty
and was able for duty all through tn,
fight.
1T should be remembered that the
Seventh Illinois had purchased at It's
own expense Henry repeating rifles
each rifle good for sixteen shots after
loading. The government furnished
the ammunition. but the boys owned
the rifles, and they knew how to use
them on this day at Allatoona. They
were in the redoubt with General
Corse and defended, us occasion de-
manded, right flank, left flank and GEN.
ter. If they were blazing away in
the center and charge was made
on the right or left, they ran to the
point assailed, and with their sixteen
when Colonel Richard R0wlett,
commanding the Seventh, was shot
through both legs the boys put him
down inside tho works, head to the
works and feet stretched out toward
the center. Rowlett had been on the
works cheering his men when he was
shot, and when Flint reported to Gen
eral Corse that the colonel had been
severely wounded and was put out of
the fight, the general said, in high TEN.
per: 'Blankcty blank 1t! You tell him
l won't have my officers exposing
themselves as he did. AS Corse Mt
that time was sitting propped up
against the works and was binding
up his mangled jaw and ear, Flint
smiled, but he carried the message to
his colonel.
"As Flint passed Rowlett ON his
way to defend the flank the colonel
said the boys were tramping OH his
wounded legs as they ran from one
point to another and then back, He
asked Flint to stand astride of his legs
and tell the men to step over him and
not on him, and in return for the favor
he would load Flints gun for him.
Flint took the position as instructed,
kept the men Off the wounded legs.
and kept up a steady fire, giving or
ders to the men as advised by the
colonel.
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became weak from loss of blood. Then
Flint moved him out of the path of
the men running back and forth, and
Kept up the fight. 1t was the sixteen
shooters that told against the enemy,
the changing of the men from one
front of the redoubt to another giving
the rebels the impression that all the
regiments In the worFs were armed
with Henry rifles. The losses of the
regiment were heavy, but the sixteen
won"
Il met the other day." said the SER
geant, "a man whose face had been
haunting me for years. l was out at
Rosehill cemetery and was passing the
lot when came face to face
with man whose eyes I had seen a
thousand times in reverles and dreams.
On the road to Shiloh was taken |
sick. very sick, and was left In a
house by the roadside. Later, I was
conscious of being carried to another
house ana Of being placed in large
room. ] remember that as l turned |
this way anl that In my misery 1 |
caught the Odor of new carpet and
my nose close against the car
peted floor.
my thought was that had been
home and had. been put
down in the parlor until my room was
made ready for me. Waiting to be
moved, slept and awoke In torture.
It seemed to me was in boat toss
ing In n storm, and that some ones
lrms held me from getting bruised. I
opened my eyes, to see that 1 was in
In army wagon, jolting over rough
'oad, and realized that man with
wonderfully sympathetic eyes was
holding my head in his lap and striv-
ng to break the jolts that gave me
'uch pain.
"The joltlng, 1t seemed to me, con-
inued for days and days, but when
'ver I opened my eyes the friendly
yes In friendly face looked down
nto mine, and their sympathy COM
ortcd me. At last l opened my eyes
md the friendly face was not there.
was in a hospital at Nashville and
vas recovering from fever. But no
me could tell me of my friend. He
lved with me In every recollection of
he war, but l never knew who he
vas or whether he was dead or alive
Until l met him looking for lost
omrade at Rose HILL.
Eve were both old men. He of the
rlendly eyes did not recognize me,
nd recognized him only by his eyes.
which had the old look in them as he
stened to the questions of his little
randson. He remembered all the cir
umstances of the joltlng journey to
Nashville. and said to my wife and
~ boys that he was gladder than