The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-08
rH1l rrntts VA, 1909

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lths HUI na 4 a down .salI s ,I,
was rougg l !; aao
lSree tnda no flrther lsht ans sn nrnlly
ouissve osf ii the abstts aget
trenshea This post Wehe 4 ,,, Will
n HUI las litte
5caiiio foul that could not press tl \,
lreeel pes 'tg paSe and y HiD
gun sciewStnke lit to pieces and clean t.i
q tvaA here that our loss was the l1eay. y.
ta ater gsSS n I've foust Ses
Tho were ordered ri s % rs srhIe
G haa 5eieap fod
dred yards trenches int e apex *
Sof tho atlgle on gthe left illlnsshied, niia
these w ro now filled with ialiks.3aSo We
flGS r hsy ydr artat ra e
{t6nniitcS. Nine times that night, Until "a
saG;ylo osloc hey ,redb d t9 Ee eye III HI
Many tin,oshihto That alfSaere of blood,
did GeneraiI Leo send regiment az ter reg
iment mad hoooKs8iloo !
eye, ,els fhr S ma th9b een
Who could stil,so But t,,ro ,,,,,s
In vain e enemy held the e ,,,,,
thas r la,ernG a. ns
bod Hug IA I,ee Eavo up the. .murde1-
olis1titteiripta anTl drew a new line con- 10 y
S Sa i ss sry fEo az IN
= I11LIA Z, Pm IT :, II
Company y-nintil Vifgi ma
~ s's 's'5 ;tsr DEn Is ~
Dnrinr tfliei lbntrb con tinuod trlng, Willy
lying iii sRehys aDatta 1A ,,;n;ensrs
onanX, S;Mhhs oalue cap ap.
parently sours rear and Pr!yate Pm
sbrey tito yoiirfter of two IN. ON.
parry HE'D Just IN front !. q ne ,py
bullet tssoa to Want bae t. he
3secOnd 5ilne Where we had s1ril cd 60 many
Sofstliee enemy and robbed heir cnrtridSes
boxes of anllHu tion wlicn "a Drousns ~
ag,i ii. II vas ID gain sent to tho rear vi
ind 8 if;8possioIe oiir i!nnmuni ton ngoIls
,andSto ret supplies OF al1nil bTouRut:
to the fronts lille hunting ~
Not to 81 81 d JOB, whle3Nya!itir,g itst
return n Volurltered to assist IN VA firing
three Oh gun that W :. IN \, nour
trench ts p ~ Z, nmylng
5nanlng ;witl1Ha lieutenant and g ,sluao Fl
men WI thout 81 horses. IT was the d only y,
piece OF our tiliery In, stsh Wtlie asn ns,
5ne e lyIwithoutSd definite target. The lieu-
tenant and IN ysclf IA some two hundred
yards to53t the caisons, which renamed
arms fill OF shells for the gun Signing
carefully a t one Of the eneiny,s batteries l
we made pretty fair shot wit our ii l,s
shell and reloaded rs quickly 3 spos,s;fb,l p
lflhdo q hurtling Syolley Of y dozen shells
showed that the enemy was glad TO get, q
target Ours second shell burst plenditd,ly
In the battery and; s satea q
however. n ever 1cft the gun for u before q
We could pull the lanyard one OF the
,enemy's second d oxen shells struck our
foot and a half aof the piece and ending
1lyfexpcrience as I'd n artill erlst V. .8
z My cousin, Lieutenant David Smith
after the tle&told me the follo wing an.
.{iis'' one 81 orr men having an cmpty gum.
which he was In the act of reloading as
he rr.yed ct the trench; &, An an emergency
loading or to club his gun, but felled his
opponent by gorolls swipe% ac cross 4t,ie e
head with \ hiss hand y ramrod. 5Is Il. "a
ia One OF Our o Ulcers ordered o. 7 ankee3
just across 8Tttle trench to surrender; the
whereupo our officer, not being a swords--
swlierenpon our 1tcer, not bern ga swords
man, leaped the d. breastworks, grabbe ed his
ne hn ~ ao3aT sga ant hs
4 My cousin himself woreFa sword, which,
being rather loose ins the sea bbard chad;
gi zen Ill1nRs tfouhle VI failing,
:outIwhen the end WAS tipned by ny aeci.
dent, I'd prevent this worry he had tied,
the handle to lone of II The thilIs az the
scabbard thinking that She could easily
remove the cord 1.-THE next dress parade.
On this occasion, lloweVer,#yvhen he rush
ed up to the trench, IN big Yankee
at his breast. two or three vigorous
Jerks failed to .extricate tho sword
Neither stick nor stone was In sight to
furnish q weapon forgthe emergency Y and
drew back his staIwart foot
and.thund cred Throw down that gunaofi
Twill kick you er'"it;San order which the
private promptly obeyed l ss s5;8 az
WIN. Nv. Il s.