The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1908-01-09

o'clock--thess essroad between Bruins.
burg and Port Gibson, four miles
from the latter place. Here Green's
and Tracy's brigades were encoun'
tered and attacked by the four div
isions of McClernand' S corps which
had crossed the river in the day and
night of the 3oth of April, and had
at once moved forward. There en-
sned the battle of Port Gibson, a
battle Of five to one, fought with
determination from dawn till dusk.
At O'Clock in the morning OF
the first of May, the pickets began
firing. On the extreme left, COM
manded by General Green of Mis-
souri,, the artillery of both sides be-
came engaged. The firing was in
cessant and deadly. Says General
Green's report: 1.-THE enemy press
ing heavily upon me, sent to Gen
eral Tracy for reinforcements. He
sent me the 23d Alabama infantry
and section of Anderson S battery
They came up under heavy fire,
took position, and fought bravely.
Theopposite force was at least eight
to our one, and double our number
of pieces. The section of Anderson
battery stood manfully to its guns
until half the men were killed and
wounded. All their horses except
two were killed, and the guns were
lost. They did all that the mos
sanguine could expect.
Lieutenant Norgrove commanded
that detachment of the Botetourt
Artillery. The order came at 6 il
the morning. They were to sup
port Green's Missourians, and al
every hazard they were to hole
their position.
They took position under with
ering fire from the enemy, stone:
throw away. The first to be wonnd
ded was Jas. Dollman, shot through
| the breast before the guns were
placed. The next was F. Phillips,
the next James L. Burks. There
was force, seen dimly through the
smoke, that they thought to be Con
federate. J. J. Smith, gunner No
8, was sent to the roof of negro
cabin to observe these friendly
troops. The smoke lifted-and i
was only the smoke that was grey
The man in blue fred upon-G Gun
ner No. 8, and brought him dowr
desperately wounded, whereupor
the Botetourt men gave them dou
Bile charge of canister. The frini
became general thunder of gun
beneath roof of smoke. Men reelet
and fell. Nevermore would the.
return to their mountains Th
shells struck and killed the hseors
| The men tried to drag the guns bacl
to the next ridge. but could not
| The enemy charged, took the guns
and went over the living, the woun
| ded and the dead of that detaeh
ment like a wave of the sea: Le
us hear Gunner No. 8's relation o
Lieutenant Nergrove's death Gun
ner No. 8 washinselflying hardly
desperately wounded and waiting 70
! death. He SAYS Lieutenant Nor
grove often said that he woul
never be taken prisoner alive. H
was taken, but not until be was shc
down. The man who shot him re
peatedly commanded him to surrer
der, but he would not. This wa
when they had charged and take
our guns and turned them on on
: men. We had no infantry suppor'
It had been drawn off to cover
break In our line to the right. Th
: order was Move guns to the ride
: in your rear ! We could not do
: the horses were all killed. "
: tried to drag the guns ourselve
2 but there was no time. NorgroS
el did not seem to know that they be
: broken our line, and taken our sul
{ port. He jerked the trail from Il
II gun and started to strike the nls