Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-06-17

MaJ--0rL folN faNtuk iearneo
that the enemy we're committing ter.
rible depracGtions on the citizens he
tween Concord and Fort Holman. !
took on yesterday two bsttaiions. Hills
and Herncon's. and proceeded TO that
neignborhood. intending 10 strike the
road heading TO those points about
midway. and thus cut oS any detach.
meats that might have been sent OF
towards Concord. entered the road
about four miles from the fort IL \
/ few moments. Observed the enemy
throwing out skismishers. took posi-
ton with my force. hut the ground be-
/ ing exceedingly broken and billy. un-
ut for cavalry. ] fei back 20 the west.
/ 10 ind ground upon which we could
\ operate.
Il soon learned that the enemy had
I learned Of our coming. and had reg
iment 81 infantry iu waiting TO sur
J prise US.
Il detached Capt Stocks company
10 act a. skirmishers in the rear and
right over a ridge around which the
I enemy were attempting 10 come Up.
He soon was engaged Ia a skirmish
with the enemy. but. seeing their
whole force. about 200. before him
he fell back having two men wounded
slightly. and one. fear. mortally. who
was left on The field Capt. Stock re-
ported two OF three Of the enemy
killed.
The expedition was undertaken at
F the earnest eutreaty OF the citizens.
I 10 check the depradations Of the en-
envy and 10 force them 10 draw in
their foraEine parties.
Il now believe they had been ad-
4 vised Of our coming. and my advance
4 guards and skirmishers saved us from
q surprise
General. what am ! 10 do with ny
men this terrible meather? Half sup
plied with tents and cooking utensils.
We cannot remain in this condition. /
F beg your attention Co their wants Pa
gets and Houston's broken companies
f have NO tents az au or supplies Of any
kind. having lost them az Fort Hell
man.
y. II Miller. Lieutenant Colonel. Com
handing
Now. boys. what do you think OF
that report? Who were the two or
three killed? Don't all speak at once.
90 not find that Col A. X. John
son ever made any report Of this az
fair. an persuaded that be was out
there ou his own hook and am equally
certain shat the terrible depre.
datioIs' existed only in the minds Of
the terrorstricken people Of Ken
lucky ] have stated exactly the num-
Der Of our men. according 90 the his
f tory of our movements. that we're on
that expedition. writes Ed. L. Hobart
Twenty Illinois and take no
stock in the report a. Capt Stock.
estimating the number Ca have been
200. and my recollection is that none
we're wounded. and verify believe that
the fellow left MORALLY wounded" Of
the enemy was shamminE
The camp 81 the REIMBURSEMENT
Alabama was rot al We captured at
Fort Herman on the blum. overlook
ing the river. stood an old tobacco
warehouse lu which WAS stored for
the use az the confederate army. I
should say. 500 bushels q a native
bean. or pea. but ! can say II was not
made for the Yankee palate. and the
more We tri,d 90 Get bean taste out
az the dish the more we abhorrcd
them The old army lean caught rs.
. As the song gees:
Tho German is FOND OF sauer-krav. ,
The potato is loved bN the Mick
But ,te Nauk has iorg since found out
To- ID
remember one experience at Fort
Holman IL came my time to cook
for the mess loaded up the camp
kettle With the favorite staple and
about the time expected my com.
rades on picket for dinner I looked
into the luscious kettle and discovered
10 my horror the beans we're fun OF
worms. so ! dumped the whole lot onto
the ground. and explained TO my hun.
cry comrades that the beans were
I spoiled and brought a spoonful as evi
dence. was then and there pro
nounced a rank failure as a cook and
was told that the heart OF the bear
was the fertile and all-important part
OF the vegetable
But about this time the guns a,
Fort Donelson. Il miles away. began
10 remind us 81 our mission IN that
country. and that terrible war was or
IN dead earnest. Aside frc51 the re
newal OF the many games OF chance
practiced by nv comrades. there was
little else talked OF than our chances
for participation In the game OF war.
but with some Of those boys IL seemed
TO me they had struck their gait wheI
crOuching around a game OF cards vet
with one exception in my company
do not recall hut this single cas-.
where such soldier was not ready {,
stand mp In the fight. This man wa
card hend. and ] have seen him a
critical moment in a game quivs
IN every nerve but he never lost hi
head vet ! cannot recall a single pos
Of duty where he was ever found All
ing IL in a soldierlike way
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