The National tribune., 1910-10-13

Plantersyille. leaving three pieces of
artillery and several hundred prisoners
In the possession of the captors.
On the next day. April l, was the ac-
tion at EbeneZer Church. Col. Noble
says: I'm this charge all the officers
and men acted with great gallantry,
striving to outdo each other in assailing
their old enemy, Gen. Forrest. In this
engagement Lieut. Veatch, of Co. i. and
10 men were wounded. There is no
doubt that Gen. Forrest and his escort
were put to precipitate fight in this
charge of the Sd Iowa Cav. 1t is with
peculiar satisfaction 1 note this fact for
my command, which has marched far
and labored long to match this boasting
victor Of June 10, at Guntown. Miss.
Time has at last set US even with him" "
At Selma, Ala.
The next day the Sd Iowa reached
Selma. Ala, about 2 p. m. Gen. Wilson
SAYS in his report: THE fortifications
sisted of Fashioned line on a radius of
nearly three miles, extending from the
Alabama River below TO the same above
the city. The part west of the city is
covered by miry. deep and almost i'm
passable creek; that on the east side
by swamp extending from the river
6lmos. TO the Summerville road and en-
ali times. The profile of that part OF
the line assaulted is as follows: Hight
OF parapet, TO 8 feet; thickness, 6
feet; depth of ditch, feet; width, from
10 to Is feet; hight of stockade on the
glacis. feet; sunk in the earth, feet;
fhe ground over which the troops
charged exposed to fire of artillery and
musketry, 500 yards. The troops, in
spired by the widest enthusiasm, swept
everything before them, and penetrated
the city in all directions. / regard the
capture of Selma the most remarkable
achievement in the history of modern
cavalry and one admirably illustrative
Of its powers and tendencies. 1 doubt
if the history of this or any other wal
FILL show another instance in which a
line of works as strongly constructed
and as well defended as this by mus
kerry and artillery has been stormed
and carried by a single line of men
without support"
- Col Noble says of this action: while
advancing in order the battle of Selma
opened up heavily on our right by
Longs Division. The battery in our
front opened on us with canister and
special caseshot Scaling these formid-
able works, the regiment advanced
about 400 yards, where the line was
halted and our horses brought up. We
were ordered to 90 to the support of
the Second Division about a mile dis
tant. We found that they had driven
the enemy and did not need our SUD.
port We camped late that night"
Gen. Winslow says: We arrived al
Selma April 2. at 2 D. m; dismounted in
battalion line at p. m. ] formed the
Sd Iowa on the left of the PlantersyiIie
road. about one-half mile from the en-.
emy's works. They captured the work!
in their front and the city. Six com.
panies. under Maj. Curkendall, of the
Sd Iowa, Were detailed by me as proves
guards"
At this place there was a complet,
destruction OF all ordnance stores and
supplies, burnt the Confederate arsena
and machine shops and public property
Here it was the boys told how they
managed TO destroy the loaded shells
A long trough was made out of lumber
or a succession of them, and wher
placed together reached far out in tn,
river. Then they pressed into service
all the darkies they could find, and hat
them 10 carry the shells and place then
In the trough, when the shells woult
roll down the incline, gain ing momen
tum as they sped away on their de
structive run and finally go "plunk" il
the river.
On 10 Montgomery.
After a short rest at Selma the raiC
continued to Montgomery, the Capita
OF Alabama, where they arrived oi
April II. This beautiful city staud
high on the south side of the AIab..rn:
River. Its State House. from the bal
cony of which JEFF Davis delivered hi
inaugural address, was captured ,vitI
but slight resistance.
Lee had surrendered, Yet the new.
had not reached w lson's Cavalry. an,
after one days rest they pushed on il
their triumphant march, reaching Co
lumbus late in the afternoon. SUNDAY
April 16- Orders we're issued TO aftact
the place, and the Sd Iowa Cav. PASSED
around to the left. Comrade w. r
saiter. Leando. Iowa, says: That a