The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-27

Il was on my hands and knees over
the spring when l heard Saunders
grunt of surprise. He was staring
through the trees.
There only few hundred yards
away, was a considerable body of cav
airy Making sure that it was our right
wing, 1 wondered to see them mounted
and in ranks. Just then the voice OF
an officer rang out:
Cavalry. Attention! Draw saber"
1.-THE entire line moved forward at a
quick walk, and as the officer wheeled
his horse 1 saw his face. My God! il
was Custer
1.-THE situation came to Saunders and
me like a flash. We threw down the'
canteens and started back to the bat
terry on s. dead run.
'Trotr Clusters voice rang out
again. The next instant he shouted:
Charged
with wild cheers his cavalry dashed
forward in sweeping gallop, attack
ing our entire left wing at the same
time. We saw our battery taken, our
line broken and our men running like
sheep.
Saunders and l had but one thought
to join our fleeing company. AS we
reached the telegraph road above the
dine of the battle l heard Jeb Stuart's
voice.
There he was. making a stand with
a handful of men around him. Thank
God, had sense enough to join them.
ut seemed but a moment before Gus
ter's troops were coming back as fast
as they had gone forward. They had
met the First Virginians We greeted
them with the rebel yell and the last
charge in our weapons.
"Jeb Stuart cheered us on, ali how
he cheered US. / gave them my last
shot and was following with my wea pom
dubbed when / saw a man, who had
been dismOunted and was running out,
turn as he passed our rally and fire
his pistol.
"Jeb Stuart swayed in his saddle. 1t
was only for a moment, then his voice
rang out cheering his struggling
troops.
THE enemy rallied just across the
road and fired a volley into the little
band gathered around Jeb Stuart. His
horse sprang forward with a scream Of
agony and went down on its knees. AS
we lifted the general off. the young
officer who was helping me exclaimed:
Ny God. general, you are wound
ed Your clothes are soaked with
blood You must leave the field, sir
No General Stuart answered: 1
will not leave until victory is assured.
Get me another horse
When / returned with the horse he
was seated with his back against
tree, and when he tried to get up,
weakened by loss of blood, he sank
back again.
Go, he commanded us. I am done
for. Fftz Lee needs every man. or
der you to go.
I'VE cannot obey that order, gen.
eral,' the young officer told him. and
I'll never forget the look that came over
his face when he faced the general We
must carry you to a place of safety,
however the battle goes
1t must not go against us. Stuart
replied, and the thought seemed to put
fresh vigOr into his body. You must {
put me on my horse and keep me there
My men must not know that l am
wounded
I'VE lifted him on his horse, and
mounting our own, we held him in his
saddle. When the tide of the battle
turned, supported between US. he made
a last effort to rally his fleeing troops
Go back, meni' he cried. Go back,
men! Go back and do your duty!
Eve felt him sway in his saddle. The
young officer turned our horses heads
to the rear and we carried our fainting
general from the field, still holding
him upright in the saddle. That was Jeb
Stuarts last battle and Clusters most
brilliant charge"