The National tribune., 1909-01-28


says thnt CarroIrs Brigade did such
wonderful work. thers was duel De-
tSween the rebsi Batteries and ours on
+; Cemetery Hill. and II 1 am not n.istak-
an 1t laEted about one hour, when our
batteries sflencsd the rebels. The asa
Mass lay down in front Of this battery
Il first mentioned. the battery firing
over our heads. Here our regiment got
q perfect rakins FIRE from the rebel
batteries. shells bursting around US.
Sand and stones plowed up from the
ground by rebel shells completely oov-
cred us, yet we stood firm at our post,
which gave courage to our battery boys.
This il where 1t Is said that one of
Gen. Steinwehr's regiments was almost
annihiiated, alludinE to the 23d Mass.
4ut, strange to say, there were only 10
batteries and the rebels, 1. e., In the
SSd Macs. One incident happened which
was very fortunate for 90. Il. 1t was
eyt on the skiTmish line. We left
space ip the regiment, SO that II they
wefs driven Ia they could take their
proper place. 4 shell struck in the
space and bursted. and IL they had
bssn there at the time II would have
killed the last one OF them.
Now, let Us see what Carrolfs Brf-
gade did. Lats in the evening. say,
about two hours fron sundown, Co. G
was ordered out op the skirmish line.
We were not long there before the reb-
ais began to form in our front. We
very well knew that they were forming
sor q charge. It sesms that they de-
layed, for 1t was very near sundown
before they started to move on US.
Whe1 ] heard the order, Fall back.
90, o." I was little slow, for / did
net think the rebels were so close to
ue, and we could not see them. The
woods were very thick near the creek,
and they (the rebels) had gotten clossr
than we expected; but I soon found
cut that they were upon US, and we
Atd to make haste or 90 TO Anderson
Vile, which I for one did not care to
DO. Back we retreated. up the hill to
eur regiment, which was behind the
stone wall, and when We got back we
found Carroiis Brigade In the rear of
the 33d Mass, and, of course, we slxir-
znishers had to fall behind them Gear
rolls Brigadel.
It was about dusk when the rebels
struck Us. but the moon began to shine
The last order I heard was. Clear the
way for canister" and that came from
KimbalPs Battery on Kimbalrs Knoll
to our right This battery didn't fire
shot all day, az 1t was msssed behind
clump of trees and the rebels didn't
know II was there until they got some
OF Its canister on their flank, which
ChuScQ IHtn 70 10 QUE leIl
where they came up by the spring. Tnis
spring was about $50 yards to our isft
- This WAS q good chance for the 35t
Mass. 10 give the rebels a left oaliau.
FIRE, which they did. and in M wal
could CarrolFs Brigade fire a shot. a
they were IN the rear of tho asa Mass
ss supporters, and. as CoRrade Dickel
nan said, left when the fight was over
st least for that day. ! don't see hoy
CarrolPs Brigade could drive the rebel
thru the cemetery, when they (ths reb
sls) never got that far. We were riah
In front of the cemtery gate, not owe
lbo yards, and the gate was not ia
from where the Tanertown Road Inter
6epts the Baltimore Pike. so the rebel
would have TO GROSS the Baltimore Pix
before they would reach the cemetery
Now, Comrade Diekslman. CarToli'
Brigade was all right, always did thei
duty and were q brave set OF boys, bu
tfcy would have to jump over two bri
f&des and two divisions of the Elev
enth Corps before they could drive tn
Louisiana Tigers. don't think the 33
Nass.. fed Ohio. ssth Ohio and tn
13eth N. 7. would say, Here. you Car
rolls Brigade, go ahead. and wen dro
u the rear, and let you boys do tn
work while we look on,"-John Din
nsen, Co. G. $50 Mass, Giddens, Ga.