The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-26

to dismount tn, opposing cannon and
4 to save tho doomed men in the dun
| seon. When tho battle WAS over, tho
Federals had lost nearly $500 men In
\ Killed and wounded and 1900 captured.
Nevor In all the preceding years of the
| war mad the veterans witnessed such
terrlhc concentration OF artillery fire
as poured down into that Crater f.t
Petersburg.
Most Grucsome Sight IN the Civil wnr.
The gruesome incident In the Civil
war happened in Whcaton's Confeder-
ate Battery, while 1t was battling In
battery Wagner against the Federal
attack on Fort Sumter. It was in tho
summer of 1863. Despite tho tcrrtfo.
explosions OF artillery and siege guns.
many OF the battery rolled themselves
IN blankets In bombproofs anu calmly
wen, went 10 sleep. During the night u
[aRInent or shell passed through an
emDrasure In Wagner and carried OF q
! sentinefS head, hurting II three feet
| artillerist . .
w men the soldier awoke in the morn u
,hhs' ne found the head before his eyes,
d dne nose almost touching his. The
sockets: the tongue hung from ths
mouth, and tho neck was still bleed
ing where 1t had been cut from tho
! the hombproof and the veteran Nof
many battles fell to the ground in a
faint. When he revived he was q raw
Ing maniac '-'E.'
brarest Artillery Stnnd During the War
| me most heroic artillery stand in
| the Civil war probably occurred when
= single four-gun battery. manned BY
elght-gun batteries and another OF
FOUR guns and $4,000 infantry and cav
airy and artillery, for three hours at
| the battle of Franklin, In 1864 II was
the famous Lumsdens Confederate Bat
Terry. Hood and Thomas had met In
mat fateful battle, the last in Tonnes
tSs rd dhomes had begun the .rout OF
were streaming past the little bat
tery and Captain Lumsden pleaded with
n en- e TO STOP on and ., support his men.
army In your 'front.' and the infantry
passed on to the rear. AS II to give
ADDED credulence to the words tRrea
Gight-gun batteries suddenly plunged
into sight 600 yards away. They QUICK
~ numbered and swung into POSI-
uo9; n bnmaaen was ready.
e9o yards Battery ready! Fire!" cried
| the captain. The four smooth-bors
guns roared out their defiance, and the
battle battle was on Dirt, rocks and she'll
they calmly went about their work.
| running to the caissons for ammunition
and loading 1t into the smoking guns.
For three hours the four guns battled
ehS lWenly-IOur on tho ODDOSlt8
ridge. the gunners giving the rebel
yeli whenever shot struck llG-
| suddenly an eniladlng fire poured
| into the battery from the left. LuIns-5
| den looked appealed at four more gun.
| 800 yards away. Though the twenty
| -FOUR In front continued to pour their.
| missiles undated, two guns of his
battery were now swung around and
hurled shells at the new foe until the
latter was driven away by the fierce
onslaught. Then the guna swung
again and duelcd with the original foe,
Meanwhile. the Federal infantry had
worked around under the left side or
the hill and charged.
Last Artillery Flight fn Western Armies.
Look out. men! give them canister,''
cried Lumsden as the banners of tho
infantry appeared; but he was too late
AIS men only had time for two rounds
before the Federals swarmed on and
over the gallant battery. They fled,
| leaving their guns behind One gun
| had "choRed" in the final loading, and
refused to explode. cannoneer had
a. charge of canister in his hand when
the infantry appeared. and this he
threw Into the heated muzzle as he
ran by. The victorious Federals seized
the guns and turned them upon tho
fleeing artillerists, but when they fired
the "chokcd" gun. with the double
load of canister. 1t exploded and In.
| Jured several OF the captors
! Tho gallant battery had stood in tho
| centre of that storm of missiles for
| three hours. during which more than
1900 shells were hurled from the Fed
they fed with the. rest Of Bragg's
army In the flight from the battlefield
| of Nashville.