The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-04-30

SoEfsIAGt IL flT%s Nuht~ t&htN1
IiEhs Artillery. Was attached Ia the
SixsA Cory~ nasl~r command u Gen.
Wright. We were csseausr~d on Farm
vtIic Heights. on the night ~ April \
iSr, and early on the 9Th the order
Co me tn aavanss, We rru~sv~isd along
the narrcw read leading towards Arsxs
mattas. afst after marching a fsw
mites ne heard the ssansi NJ cannes
us~sn tiae right and eft. and w~ knew
that she raaasng fghs ~ the prsv soas
seven days sRs not yet ended, and
protsa biz a,ss essT of as anticipated that
this was 80 be oar last lssh,. or that
the brilliant and daring s:ea. t<~e.
whom ~. bad h~s-ss pursuing s"r 80
long a time, wsalld ~aarr~nsrs s#fere
ssln~~f
I'm every side ~er. ~ afessss-s - the
Disabled s~wsssstton ef fsse ssssafri~ras~
forsvs. and II ~sesns~i t. as that some
SORT of a trar~ astsss s<wsa tc declared
Hundreds OF soldiers hma ssrsgg~.i frnsas
the r~sr.asing army. anil VERY lying hs
the roadside completely exhausted
half starved horses afai abandoned
cannon AMI ammunition wagsssss wer~
scattered around IN great rvsnfn.ian
Thr horses acre seo wrak ~ hanl the
cannnn and bad iseen rus ls~~~. anil In.
guns hal t~A.n spiked and sssgn~ buried
- ne 10 rcta,ier sh~m u-s~ie-s I. cur
army.
AZ about III o'eles.A Cen. Grant and
star. despatched with mud, "a fas gal
Looping along and passed es with sh~
customary salute, aud disappeared In
the direction Of ~Apfsauaatsax csonrs
House.
what This meant we did mot know.
knt vac were ready for whatever order
might he given.
AZ about IL o'claek Company III and
about Gosi Infantry rn~i cavalry NJ
tlae sixth Corps were ordered Ia file
infa al open field ~ our right. halt,
anil await further a~rster~.
Thr firing on both sides suddenly
stopped. and the commanding officers
were ordered 10 headquarters. shout
hair a mile away. II VAS now ~sid~ns
that something nusna was about ia
'ranspire. Tie sho,sght, however. that
isc won1 surrender anal that "a. Wal
was over siisf M, enter our minds.
We remained la this position until
shou' I o'ciosk IN abe afternoons. When
Gen. Frank Wheaton. ~ho VAS In com.
usfd If car brigade. esuse wnilapsng
down the road accompanied by hts
star. and halted before tsar company
and said IN Capt. Alien. Gen. Lev has
surrendered get your battery out on
yofder hili and fire. a salute ~ ene
hundred guns"
Cart. sIiru turned 20 his cessipan
and gave this order attention. com.
rany. nattery n Boys. Cen. - hs.
surrendered no more nghting we ara
going 10 let Won so hon,~ we have or
ders 10 fire n salute ~ one hundred
guns Drivers and mount.
forward. march, trof !" And the order
had 10 be repeated twice, ~ wild were
the men wit1 JOY AZ the good n~wN
Driving a short distance To a hill We
got In position. when the order vas
given. "I1re." AT the FIRST peal from
that gun as II spoke ont the FIRST note
o. victory. snch n shout "a went up
from the boys In hiu~ nm well ~ the
gray can never be- discounted.
No words can express sh~ effect shIa
news had upon az. The m~n shouted
and Rugged each other. threw up their
hats. threw down their guns and
swords and rolled upon the ground.
and, having Some 100 or 2.dfso rebel
prisoner. In our Possession nj the time.
they. too. were a. much retnie-d A.
ourselves that the war wa~ over.
Our battery wsa tho fir~t ~ the hri.
rade To reseis~ the news. and arei tn.
hrst salute 70 e~lehrase the grand
finale. The news spread quickly and
the Infantry On our right. and also the
"hoy~ In gray soon hear the wesc,me
story md acted a. nezir liAe crmzy
nieu ms II t. rasssIble for sAne naen 20
az. II was the supreme moment If
lives. The cruel war pas oser no
more hghttna. long marches. cr hard
shirs We felt thai we had tome oar
best 70 fusfli the obligations taken In
Providence on the 10Th n October.
Jes@, - defend the grafsies' flag that
was ever flung to the areex. ard IN suN
tain those principles usofa wb.fA rests
IL" Dest government in exlstear.-
Chelsea Mass Gazette.
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