The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-03-18
TAKEN FROM CIVIL WAR
NOTE BOOK OF JIM. LEACH.

common, Dut not 30 mucn ni'Iiioi :
It is said that the enemy has NOV
ed two thirds of their guns.
June 23.--Constant tharp shooting
and a little raan at might.
June 24-This morning a few of us
went UP to the works 10 sharp shoot
and had a fine time after We had
fired some forty rounds apiece. we
concluded that we had fun enough
for one time and went back 10 our
place.
June 25.-An was as common this
morning, except the motors were
more industrious than usual, until
about O'Clock p. m. when as our
regiment was In its place on reserve,
the mine under one of our paranfts
was fired that made a tremendous
explosion which made the hills shake
TO their very center. This was
signal for an attact on our works
and they came at us with an awful
yell and succeeded in climbing up on
our works but was met by our boys,
which made them glad 70 keep On
their own side. Our regiment being
brought up to support the Third
Louisiana some of us was placed in
the ruins of the paTape.t. The Fed
erals failing TO take 1t by storm
brought large log with port holes
cut In it and end5avored TO roll it
on the eCp OF our works, so uhat they
could drive us out but our company
was in the works and kept shooting
them down ais fast as they showed
themselves. We also brought UP a
canon and fired on the log which cut
1T in to and sent IL rolling back over
them. After this We kept UP CONSTANT
firing at each other until IL O'Clock
next day. This was very Close en-
gagement not more than ten steps
apart throwing hangrenades from DO h
sides, it was in a shower of these
little hand buns that our men gave
back a few feet When Colonel Erwin
mounted upon the parapett ard rails
ed his cap saying ,"come UP here
Company "a" when he was pierre
ed with three balls and fell TO rise
no more, thus fell our brave Colo
mel, one that We all loved and re-
spected. If We had seen our fathers
fall it would not have thrown more
of a damper over our regiment. He
had led us on to victory, but he
has fought his last battle: his mild
voice no more cheers us on to victory,
but lays silent in deaths Our in blast
charge was about fifty killed
and wounded. Lieutenant UipScomb
of our company was killed and seven
wounded. We learned after the sur
render that the enemy's loss did
not fall short of 300.
We have been befeged now forty
days. Today bids fare to be as warm
as any previous one. We are nc.
more than ten steps apart and keep
UP a constant firing. In the evening
the enemy drew off some distance and
1t is thought that they are digging
under our works again. Tonight a
beautiful rainbow without any rain
encircled us, 1t was cheering TO see
this emblem of hope at the end of
forty days.
June Give had five men killed
in our regiment today and num-
Der wounded. David Sigman of our
company was killed and e. Viers died
at the hospital from a wound that
he received on the 25th.
June 2S.-The second and fifth
regiments have come 10 our relief
and now We are six hours on guard
and twelve Off
June 29.-All is as 1T has been for
sometime, it Is thought that a can
non was heard in the direction of
Snider's Bluff. Johnson may be COM
ing in that way.
June 30-Came off guard this morn
ing and will not go ON until six this
evening.
July 1.-The Foderals have been
under mining our works agaln,a little
to the left of where the other blast
was made and at twelve O'Clock the
mine was fired which made a power
full explosion throwing OFF the in
terror left wing of our parsipet1. The
blast came out on our side blowing
a number up in the air and cover
ing number up. Eleven soldiers and
nine negroes were smothered TO death,
and quite a number were covered up,
but We succeeded in getting them
out before they smoehered. Just as
soon as the blast was set off they
opened fine on this point wbdh H.Nty
pieces of cannon. They seemed de
termined TO carry this point. Our