Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-11-04

was Il OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VitttCt ~
South Mountain" said c. NJ, Prutsman
| of Lexington. \eb., hut on the day
| OF the battle, Sept. Is, 1862. | was in
command OF company of the Seventh
Wisconsin. The brigade. composed OF
! the Second, Sixth and Seventh Wiscon-
sin and the Nineteenth Indiana. had
| marched from Frederic TO Turers Gap.
and as the sun went down we passed
/ into newly plowed field OF hatiron
/ shape. On our left was stone wall
that hid the road frem view and on
our right an old rail fence that skirted
| the base OF the woods which covered
| the decliyity OF high shell stone
mountain
This was Turner's Gap Mt sunset.
aud we We're ordered forward against
stone wall at the narrow end OF the
| fiatiron field. The Sixth Wisconsin
was following the Seventh closely and
the Nineteenth Indiana and Secoud
/ wisconsin were on the south side OF
the road and in the gorge below. The
| seventh was advancing straight ON
| stone wall forty yards long. or about
| equal to our regmental front when
the rebs opened a heavy fire on us
/ from the stone wall along the road.
from the wall in front and from the
Iail fence on our right. In the failing
light we couldn't tell where the bullets
came from. but we knew that we were
In a tight place
At this 1mcturc the regiment was
IN command of captain, and ]. see
0nd sergeant. was in command Of our
| company. The captain In command
gave the order To change front. 50 as
to face the stone fence parallel TO the
road. In the wheel by companies our
company was So near the stone wall Ia
front that to complete the wheel it
was necessary to scale the wall. / had
placed my hands on the top Of the
wall and was getting ready to jump
when saw the rebel line or battle
waiting for MS on the opposite side
That was sumner. and there was
no time for thought or for tactics. On
the impulse OF the moment yelled
Right about. march, The men of the
company, not having seen what had
seen. executed the order promptly aud
the four companies to my right follow
&c ~ turn, forming with usa new line
OF battle fifty yards from the enemy
lying behind the stone wall The sixth
Wisconsin advanced into the woods 10
protect our right, and the Nineteenth
Indiana took possession OF the gorge
on our left, and the fight was on All
along the line
The tight place seemed 10 get tight,
er. The rebs blazed away ri MS In the
growing darkness from the stone walt
sud we fired ut the wall until our
guns were foul and our ammunition
low. When we asked for assistance
and ammunition we were told none
could be sent, Each man was ordered
No retain one cartridge in his box and
to keep one in his gun, and all were in
formed that We must hold the line at
the point OF the hay0net. Under this
order we hay doNn and munchpd hard
tack in lieu OF dinner and supper.
When daylight came the next morn.
Ing we had possession of the field the
enemy having retreated. Our regiment
marched down into the road, was join.
ed there by the other three regiments
of the brigade, and all marched mp tAe
mountain. From the summit we saw
the retreating enemy, the stampedlng
, | "a
There was great excitement. and We
marched without breakfast 10 Keedy.
vile, near which we found another
rebel line Of battle formed on the wesi
side of f1e Antietam The Sc, entt
lost at South Mountain eleven mon
Killed. ll5 wounded and - missing"
Speaking OF tight places" said th.
: Major, did you ever hear of Dan Nc
cooks anaroojans, so active IN the
thbkamauga campaign: our brigade
was at Brentwood. near Nashville
when the campaign opened. and when
We were ordered to the front by way
Of Stevenson, Col. McC0ok organized
company Of thirty picked men a.
mounted scouts or anaro0ians under
the command Of Lieut.. cole Of Batter,
/. Illinois artillery
All were western mon. .ud all wer.
good horsemen. They were drilled and
trained to scout far 10 the front. and
Oh the Hanks Of the marching column
and often were cut off from the brig
ade by the enemy's cavalry. The
anaroojans invented sign language
and tree marking system that enabled
the isolated men to locate the brigade
even when watched by the rebs. They
We're. during the march to Chickamau-
ga. IN a hundred tight places. but not
one was captured. No scouts OF the
army were SO well known throughout
Granger's corps as the anarooians"
The tlghtest place our company
I nuot IL, aaid tho ..f~