The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-04
RfM!4lSCEMSE
Of he
MI WAR


v rttrn fer the Cecil Wig.
Iof Petersburg nnr |, -imcnt WAS employ
cd mt NIGHT in t'nrvir" up p,rtdwor :.
| planting ahatiS. or digging trenches. un-
i'll we lad three strong lines of works
after which we would be placed in the
| tlOnt line of works for Is hours. then
he relieved by others, when we would
% into camp and re 4 for Is hours. The
camp was FIR rrOugh to the roar to
make il safe except for occasional stray
bullets which were well spent before
reaching Us. All movements of troops
| We're made after dark, as it was almost
SIRE death to expose yourself during the
lHy. The Rebel SharpShooterS used to
take particular delight in endcavoring to
deprive IL of our soup and coffee by
firing ut our company cooks when they
were bringing ont our ratiUNS. Some of
the companies 1T times did not get their
coffee. but CNmpnny |. never mis- .pd us
the Rebels never mnde it too hot for old
man Croft. though they did at times
hit the IRON lt> which he. with his ;,S-
sStant was c#lrving. The war devel-
opcd several noted >printcrs from Cecil
"onrty, To C0c of whom | shHll refer in
this article in order to show the chances
men will take in the rifle pits. with the
hot summer sun. apparently Scorching
everything with which it cime in con-
tact no Slmde and 20 mir to be had our
men suffered terribly for water. in order
To- secure which y,l had ~ carry i've
rartccl F.. 90 to the rear about onp-hnlf
I mile. running the gnuuttt Of the Rah.
.lt nj h uul rot ,,,,,iiutr
VIM. Jasper Boyer. cf North East. and
thl writer determined ulnl 1n2 t,ra~-
ION to ;acurc som, water. 50 gathering
i've clnlccrS apiece which w:s essen
ti1l in order t. 20. the provost guard
The provost ':lrrd = oiy of >.,Iics
IN the rear IF the army to prevent men
flum going to IL" rp'r unless wn""'"1
~ to procure either rations or ummuni-
ten. Boyer ""d my -rif >tHlted Tor the
>,ling. AS SDon - we emerged from
the works W. were fired at but by run
ing zi"-zHg like worm fence we reach
70! the spring without injury. Return
ing to the wc"' we were rot in cool
trim for Spriutiug - we had five cam
t'n",r Govt 'iri"~ tiftr." rinur cf VICTOR
strung around Us. When we reached
go cd rec. ".>,. We It Tn z, 60
prarrrtly whole volryS Then hc"an
the race for the works. Boyer naSSnd
ne ~ if | h"d been standing still He
seemed to he flying. We Gully had "hout
two huuhrrl y"rA.. t. run for shelter.
but it srcwcd mile. Eovcr was award
cd the bet. rs the champion runner. IN
horror he held nrtil it WIS wrCsted from
him ut Frr1rric'. burg by James KroX
Folk Racine, of ELTON. But R"rinr ii
not run from the rlcmy Polk would
s2t run from the biggest Rchcl in Nir-
gipia. II remained fGr a little pee eat
30 be the moving cluSr of his winning a
"h"n'pior slir
NJ @c"Jr'i rr"a~omHnt took pace in
orr imu.y ii"tr vicinity from the time
"nr lines were formed in June until July
30. 1SG4.
Then to- place n.on Of the most I'M
account HE fai'u"r< of thn war Cen
\. f.. Hnr'tai'r nj tn t time comnl"Hdcd
the Ninth corps, in whose front our en-
:,H,,r> nd dug Il tunnel about 800 feet
,oa@ tn II poirt where it came directly
under the cnrmv'>. works. eight cham
hers were then dug in cnch "f which
was placed y ton Of powder The time
set tor the EXPLOSION to take place WIS
/ II. m. july 81.
There appears to hove been considera-
bile friction among officers high in com
mand due to the claims of Burnside thHt
his corps should have the advance be-
cause of the fact thnt the explosion WIS
TO take place in his Immediate front.
after this being conceded Burnside Sc
lrctcd II division of colored troops to Iced
the advance. This Gen. Meade object
81 to. Cen. Lpdlcy'S division was then
selected. The result proved that a
worse one could not have been made.
The explosion took place about , Il. m.
md was Il compete success. making Il
crater about % feet deep and 100 feet
long. over ono hundred canons and fifty
mortars, Immediately opened upon the
encmyiS lines, causing diSmay in their
ranks. Our men then charged, pene-
tr"tug the encmy'S lines at the crater.
There they stopped. having no leader
and not knowing what to do. 1t was
probably ~ half hour before Gen. Lee
brought Mahonc'.' division up from his
right when about 1000 Of our men were
either killed or captured in a few min
utcs.
no BE CONTINUED.
PATRICK REEDY.