Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-03-11
THE BOOMING CANNON
RECiTALS OF CAMP AND SAT
TIE INCIDENTS.
Survivors OF the Rebellion Relate
Many Amusing and Startling Incl
dents Of Marches. Camp Life, Forag-

Winter campaigning" said the
Major. had an infinite variety of ups
and downs in 1868 was hooking
over diary the other day, covering
In the space of a hundred words each
day of the year 1868, fighting year
for most Of our armies.
The record began I'm matter-of-
fact way. reading in this wise: Thurs
day-Morning very cold. Aroused at
3 o'clock; our brigade stumbling to
the front to stand two hours on out
post. Rebel lines and fires In plain
view. Return TO our bivouac; cook
breakfast, and change position. At
tack made on our center repulsed
Chase hogs between the lines, kill sew
eral and have a New Years dinner
AT night build large fires and are
comfortable, but cannot sleep because
of continuous firing on the skirmish
line
Evidently something had been do
Ing. This record is of the second day
at Stone River or the day after the
bloody struggle of Dec. 81. 1862. This
is made clearer by the record OF Fri
day, Jan. ,: Aroused at : O'clock and
breakfast without interruption. Re
lieved by two other regiments and re-
tire to the rear near the river. Build
line of breastworks while we rest.
Bys don't like the looks OF things.
About noon REINFORCED 10y Neglcy's
and other divisions. At 3 O'Clock ter
rife attack made by the enemy in
force. Our line at first crushed back,
but REINFORCED by Davis and Wood,
| hurts the rebels back, and we pursue
at a run. Battle continues until after
dark, and we return to our bivouac
in the rain, wet and muddy
THAT is reference by a partici-
| pant TO one of the most picturesque
engagements of the war, to the turn
| ing point III the battle OF Stone River.
If the man who wrote the charge
| knew it, he didn't care to give par
| ticulars. Coming to Saturday, he
wrote: A rainy, disagreeable day.
| Lines quiet until night, when rebels
| make sortie and are repulsed. Night
very disagreeable. Troops moving all
! night from left to right and boys
grumble because they can't sleep.
About 3 o'clock the clouds break
away. the moon shines, and we have
rainbow at night. Boys think It is
a sign the rebs are licked
| sNI*I,o tIfr,w 4hor. ,..O,,
lying on their arms was the weather
ands9mey complained of the noise made
by troops moving into position as mer
at home complain of a man on the
street who whistles or sings. How
ever, on Sunday the rain ceased and
the sun came out on Shiyerng army
About noon discover that the rebels
have abandoned their advanced lines
and squads are sent out to bury the
dead Rebel dead collected for burial
but Union dead lying where they
were shot down. Find nine OF our
regiment dead at one point. Find
others severely wounded Troops on
the right find Murfreesboro evacu
ated' There ought to have been a
yell or a cheer there, but there is nc
sign Of any elation.
Monday, we are told, was very
| pleasant, but Black was found near
the rebel breastworks dead Pockets
r11ed; buttons cut from his coat. and
boots pulled off. Our advance moves
beyond Murfreesboro, passing through
the town, which is simply hospital
| for the wounded of both armies
| Black was one of the color guards OF
our regiment, who, when the color
| bearer was shot, caught up the flag
and waved it almost In the faces OF
the enemy. When Black was shot be
| tween the eyes the wounded color
bearer took the flag again and carried
II through the fight The writer says
| nothing of this. He does not color the
picture. because, to say that Black
| was found was enough to recall the
whole picture to him
THE record shows that the troop,
| on Tuesday were still burying tn,
dead. and that on Wednesday the di
vision Palmer's) marched across tht
river, through Murfreesboro, ant
three miles out on the McMunnvlllC
| road, and then: Our regiment with
out supper, sent on picket. and boys
| in a state of mind Meet Rosecrans
and staff. and the General. as he sees
the regimental flag. says: Hello
! These men We're with me in West Vir
ginia. l am proud Of YOU boys. for
what you did last week / hope you
are all feeling we'll They were
They forgot all about supper, and
when, as they stood supperless that
night and a brilliant Teteor flashed
across the sky. they said Old Rosy
was sure to win.
THE next night, Thursday, Jan &,
the men slept in tents for the first
time since leaving Nashville, Dec 90
The next day the division moved back
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