The National tribune., 1910-04-14

makes several mistakes. He says Lo-
gan had only two brigades present. the
First and Third The Second Brigade,
composed of the goth, 6Sth and 18th
Ohio and 30th ILL.,, were there and DO
ing their full share. We did not get
across Black River until after noon of
the 18th, and by II p. m. had arrived
within three miles of Fort Hill. where
we halted until morning, lying along
the road in the same order we had been
marching.
"On the 18th we moved forward two
miles, and were placed in reserve on
the north side of the Jackson road. On
the morning of the Goth heavy details
We're made from the brigade to dig gun
pits for the artillery, and by noon they
| had the two 32-pounder PARROTS in po-
sition on the south side of the road
within 600 yards of the fort.
THE night of the goth / was one of
detail of so men from the 30th Ill.
| that worked nearly all night digging
| gun pits on the north side of the road.
and got eight guns in position within
| $50 yards of Fort HILL The evening of
the 2lst Gen. Logan permitted his three
brigade commanders to draw cuts for
positions, and Gen. Leggett (Second
| Brigade) drew the reserve.
I'm preparing for the charge on the
22d the 6Sth Ohio and 30th Ill. were
detailed to support the Third Brigade.
and were moved to the south side of
the road and on open ground about 100
/ yards in front of the two 32-pounder
guns, where we were kept nearly all
| day.
IAN the casualties in the two regi-
ments were from the premature burst
ing of shells from the two guns. The
Third Brigade moved promptly at the
appointed time, 10 o'clock, with the 7th
| Mo. and S1st ILL., in the front line. They
reached the works some distance south
| west of the fort. but were repulsed with
| considerable loss, and the charge on
that part of the line ended right there
Col: Dollins, of the s1st. was killed
He was brave officer, and had been
with us at Cairo, ILL.,, in the Fall of
1861, as Captain of a cavalry company.
Comrade F'lorey speaks of Col. Malt
by getting the stars shot off his shOul-
der straps the day the fort was blown
up. There was no Col. Maltby in the
division. Possibly he may mean the
Major of the 45th Ill, but he omits to
mention that regiment. 1t belonged to
the First Brigade. and led the charge
the day the fort was blown up, June 25.
There was great deal of unfavOrable
comment in the division in regard to
the action of Col. John Z. Smith, of the
45th ILL.,, for putting his regiment in
left in front that day, presumably to
get rid of his Lieutenant-Colonel, Mel
ancthon Smith, who was killed in the
charge. He was an exceptionally fine
officer. The charge was made by fours,
left in front No advantage was gained
in the blowing up of the fort or the
desperate charge that Immediately fol-
lowed"
The Forts at Vicksburg.
w A. Fulk, Co. B, 59th Ind, Worth
ington. Ind, writes: MANY comrades
say Fort Hill is located on the Jackson
road. The names of all the forts and
the location of them are: Fort Hill is
north of the city and commanded the
river: one and one-half miles east is the
Graveyard road. where SrOup stockade
is located; about one mile south is the
Jackson road. where so many comrades
claim Fort Hill is located; the name of
this fort is Third Louisiana Redan (this
is the fort part of which Gen. Logan's
Division blew up); one mile farther
south is the Baldwin Ferry road; this
road is only few rods north of the
railroad, and the fort is called Second
Texas Lunet: on the railroad is what is
called Railroad Redoubt; south one
mile is Fort CARROT (the large fort
Gen. Hovey's Division. Thirteenth
Corps. was in front of; the Halls Fer
ry road is some distance south of Fort
Carrot; there was no fort on this road.
but there was a battery behind earth
works; next comes the Warrenton road,
and the fort on the bluff south of the
city is called South Fort. The above
named roads and forts are correct ac-
cording to map of the FickSburg Ma
tional Park l have"