The National tribune., 1906-05-31

near the field, and four or five of thost
who had been in the battle turned
aside to see the old grounds. The
graves near "the bushes and those OF
the "20th Ga" were just as we left
them.
Lieut.-Col. Fillebrown also visited the
field some time during the war, and 6
party was sent out to bring home tho
remains of Capt. Furbish, which had
been buried near Sam Poffenberger's.
1t will therefore be seen that almos:
every one of the 10th Me, who came
out of the battle unharmed, had
chance to view the field and to impress
its Typographical features in his mind.
Therefore, when a dozen or more of uf
who had fought in the battle, visited
the field in 1889, we had no difficulty
whatever in finding our locality, and
our testimony is sufficient; but more
can be cited.
Mr.. Sam Poffenberger, by whom ]
have been most Hospitality entertained
in two of my trips (1S91 and 1890,
assures me that the 10th Me. graves
remained near 1.-The bushes" until re-
moved to the National Cemetery. He
also says the graves of the 111th Pa.
during all that time, were under the
ledge where the left of our regiment
(Co. F) rested. The 111th Pa. relieved
US.
The course of the march of the 10th
N. Y. has been identified by mem
bers of that regiment who have visited
the field; and letters from several Of
them confirm the statement made on
page II.
The line of march of the Sd Nd. and
102d n. Y, who were on the left of the
11Ith Pa, has been fully identified and
exactly joins our Identification.
For substantial evidence of the truth
10 hot a
Jordan still has the cord which fell
from the Generals hat as he waved II
at our left companies in trying to make
them cease firing.
The hat itself, which fell off inside
the fence when the General gave him.
self into the care of Joe Merrill and
others of us, got into the hands of Gen.
Nye Captain of Co. K), and he for
warded ii to the family, and has the
acknowledgment of receipt of the same.
Geo. w. Knowlton. esq. Boston,
Mass, has a pair of blood-stained
gloves sent home by his father, Maj.
William Knowlton Captain, Co. r,
but not present at Antietam) who
wrote and afterward explained to Mrs.
Knowlton that enc of his men picked
them up and gave them to him.
Mai. Jordan's Boulder.
II will now be seen that though the
regimental excursion of 1889 was pos
Tive of the position of the regiment,
we could not decide exactly where
Mansfield fell, for 1t so happened that
the main witnesses of the wounding
were not then present. On returning
home. / made a special study of the
facts, and found that Maj. Jordan was
sure he could find "the boulder" which
he mounted to attract the attention of
Gen. Mansfield. Maj. Redlon, who was
in command of Co. d, a man of re-
markable memory and faculty of OBJ
servation, also assured me that Maj.
Jordan was there. Jordan is a short
man, and naturally mounted the ledge
to "get even" with the General. Serg't
Burnham, of Co. C. while living, fire.
quently spoke of this to me.
On Sept. II, 1891, Mai. Jordan, Sur
geon Howard and myself accepted the
invitation of the 125th Pa. to visit the
field with them. Maj. Jordan readily
found the ledge without my assistance
on the afternoon of the 10Th, but "the
boulder"(71 was not visible. During
the evening Mr.. Sam Poffenberger told
of the change of fence and the build
ing of the new road.
Early in the morning we went again,
and there under the fence, with small
red cedar growing over 1t, was the
boulder" We esaily changed the fence
and obliterated the road in our mind S
eyes, and thereupon everything came
out clearly. We know precisely where
the General sat On his horse when he
talked with Jordan, and there it is, as
we understand il, he was wounded. We
borrowed tools from our host and set
up our marker forthwith for the edi-
fication of our 125th Pa. comrades, who
soon came trooping down on us. Maj.
Jordan staid by his marker all day, de-
Tending the truth most vigorously.
went with Capt. Gardner and Lieut.
o. Dunegan TO the place where they say
Mansfield fell from his saddle and was
borne off by two of their men. The
place is about 500 yards from where
Mansfield was shot From others of
the 125th it was evident that Gen.
Mansfields riderless horse did bring up
at about the place pointed out, but we
know the fatal shot came to the Gen
eral himself while he halted in front
of Capt. Jordan.
The thoroughly good feeling shown
to US by all of these good fellows OF
the old 125th has not been forgotten
and never can be; and in telling the
true story am not little embarrassed
with the fact that / seem to make re-
iections upon some of them.
The Confederates.
II mas EeSn stated tndt tne IUtn Me.
was the extreme left of Hooker's COM
mand CFirst and Twelfth corps) dur
ing the 40 minutes, more or less, the
regiment was engaged. The Confeder-
ate troops opposed to US and to ou,
neighbors (S) on the right were from
Hoods Division (9).
The 4th Ala. was the right regiment
of all, and they came up the Smoke
town road from the West Woods in
a hurry. On reaching East Woods they
deployed and advanced ''in line" Or
nearing the woods Maj. Robbins mel
what he understood at the time was q
half regiment of Georgia troops. who
told him they had already been in the
fight and would go in again. He or.
dered them to form on his right and
advance in line with him. All wa'
done in great haste, and in consequence
of this and the broken character o
the woods and the rush for shelter, the
the Georgians, however, being natural
ly in preponderance on the Confeder
ate right. Some time after they hat
been engaged the 5th Texas, under
Capt. Turner. was sent in by Gen. Wood
and they mixed in with the other.
wherever a chance offered. All thi,
/ have learned by correspondence with
many members from each of Hood.
regiments.
After long and intensely excitin;
hunt for the Georgia regiment that thi.
battalion belonged to-MaJ. Robin.
remembering only that their numbel
was ''in the 20's"-I have learned tina