The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09
TENNESSEE.

lowing close. and on one of these trips
the cavalry had reached the Squirrel
Level road and moved up close to
Dabney's Mill. After diminishing all
the morning the Second Corps came up
and relieved us. The cavalry then fell
back and covered the rear and left
flank The 18th Pa. Cav. were in the
center and were massed in column of
squadron, standing TO horse" in rear
of the infantry line. Gen. Hancock
had his line along the edge of woods
in our front and a brigade of infantry
in column of regiments in support in
the rear, an open field with a slight
rise in the ground between the reserve
and the line. The road ran from the
rear over the hill to Dabney's Mill.
Hancock and his staff were in the road.
The General had dismounted and was
! sitting in a fence corner. Just then
/ Grant and Meade came up from the
rear and halted in front of Hancock.
A large crowd of his staff and orderlies
! behind Hancock stood up and were talk
ing to Grant, when suddenly the rebs
charged the line and took the battery.
/ Then came one of the most spectacular
sights it was ever my privilege to see.
( The headquarters and outfit started at
a dignifed but lively walk to The rear.
Hancock sprang TO his horse, moved
quickly around the left of the reserve
/ brigade and in n voice that could be
! heard a mile ordered, 'Forward-double
| quick--marchi' and started up the hill
in front. Coffee-cups were kicked over,
I stacked muskets grabbed and the bri-
gade went up the hill on a run with a
| yell. In ten minutes the line was re-
taken and 900 prisoners were in our
| hands. Gen. Hancock was "superb"-
the thorough soldier was in his every
movement. / have never seen this in
cident noted, perhaps because they
were so frequent in Hancock's army
life. 1t was q great pity the moving
On the Weldon Railroad.
Henry S. Wells, Sergeant. Independ,
ent Company. 4th Mich. Quincy, H.
writes:
AN article headed Globe Tavern
recalls some stirring times. ] saw the
Sept. 80. ] was then serving in the
! First Division of the Fifth Corps, in
| Bartletts Brigade, in an aggregation
Of the remnant of 81 companies desig-
4 mated the 1st Mich. About half of us
belonged to the 4th Mich, which had
i service with the LIST, retaining our mus
! Jer-rolls.
I "On the 18th some of the boys had
secured roastingears, and ! had just fin.
i ished my dinner off them, when the bal
4 opened up at our right and gave us the
benefit of an entilading fire. II was
raining, but we had to jerk down ouI
j tents and move off at double quick
: undoubling files as we ran, so that W,
were soon in single file. We finally
:; halted and closed up in line of battle
in q cornfield a mile or more from oui
starting point. After standing a few
moments we marched back to our
breastworks, and We're 100 happy t.
I grumble about putting up our tents in
! the rain.
/ THE open ground where our pickets
had been posted on the 21st gave Lee
a good place to form his assaulting col
umns, as they were hidden from OH
/ lines by the woods. From the left OF
the Fourth Divisions position IT could
4 not have been more than 20 rods to
d this timber. They made the charge
with great vigor, but they were re-
4 pulsed. leaving IA stands OF colors in
4 the narrow cleared space between the
breastworks and woods. These charges
Tended the attempt. to shake Warren's