The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-02-05


When the Union troops, numbering
e0.on0. started for the assault on Mis-.
sionary. the whole length Of this great
line, extending for over two and n half
miles. being visible and the bright sun
shine making their hayonets simmer
with light. 20. Henry Y. Boynton was
In command OF the Thirty fifth Ohio
Infantry and was I'm the front OF his
column. When they ca me within range
of the rebels occupying the crest the
rebel commanders gave the order 70
Are. At the FIRST voliey Col. Boynton.
who was about twenty feet In advance
of bis troops. was struck ans painfully
wounded hut he gave no sign. He
faced about and shouted Forward"
The brave troops. suspecting nothing Of
their commanders injury. weA past
him on the run. and when he saw that
they would maintain their record for
galisniry he sank to the ground.
At C~hickanaauga before this Col.
~fsoyuton had done son,4 splendid tight
ing which won him this nne praise
IE48A NtFIs Ila8EH ~ bFH h6S TIN Vi
our line Of battle held by my command
had been turned By the enemy and
oar army WAS Ia grsat t~opar iy this
brigade to which Col. Bcyrtoa b.
logged appeared on the aead In the
Fear ~ Try left flank, weaf CALAMITY
into action aud aided rrat,~s materially
I'm retaining our fortunes Lieut.. Cox
i~sysnton was in command. AMI his eyn-
duct was brave anal distinguished
Marion T.. Anderson was tise captain
of the Fifty .agst Indiana Volunteers.
While ieadlng bis company AZ she hattie
| II Sfoas. River he WAS wounded by q
bullet and was left Ia the field for
dead II. remained unconscious for
eighteen hours. and wien be atse 10
his sense~, found himself a prisoner.
Some weeks after Bis Incarceration
the sonfederntes decided 10 execute
two captains In revenge for treatment
given to some % their captured sol.
dier~ seventy. I've Union officers were
obliged to draw lots tn determine who
should t@ the victims. Capt. Anstrr~yn
Nis among the namlsr. lie did no<
draw the death slip. ard his coed for
tune continued with him. for a few
days later he effected his escrpe At
Nashville his company he'd the most
advanced position q all zen. Thomas
army. occupying the crest OF . bill
about CO yards from iin-sfs uorkA&
and they sere I'm the charge By which
the WORKS ver. carried. In fhA
stormin. of Ovsrton Hills rhe regiment
20 which Capt. anderson was attached
MS sixth In tine az the start When
within .aa yards Of IN. rebel WORKS
COL. pssf was shot and hts men, think
Ing him Killed and hslfsg ufasser q gall
lng IRE. laid down. Capt. Anderson
ran his horse over FIVE lines ri The
prosfrate troops and ordered his cum-
pany. which followed him Ia a man. to
charge double quick. They were nsee
By a storm OF bullets. but We're not
stopped. When bis trucfs were within
a sesy feet az the crest os the hills.
and the Confesierates we're se-sn to be
running, Capt Anderson. who was rid
ing from right 10 left. was hlf by .
staa rYshooter and he fell from bis horse
into the eneFnys trenches. Lieut.
Scarxe. seeing him fall. ran 20 him and
exclaimed Great God. Captain. are
YOU badly wounsietiF" Go an. thu
works are ours :" answered the fallen
commander. Lieut.. Scarse rose up 20
obey the order. but as he did -. he.
too. was struck by n rebel ball and he
dropped By Cart. AnderSnns side. Tns
Federal troops. having M commander.
lost, confidence aud retired. but In god
order.-Ss. Louis Globe Democrat