Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

killed outright, sixteen wounded. the gun
carriage We're SO cut with bullets as to
be of no further service.
''Twenty-seyen balls passed through the
lid of the timber chest while No y
was getting out ammunition, and he was
wounded in the face and neck by the
fragments of wood and lead. The sponge
bucket on my gun had thirty-nlne holes
in it. being perforated like a sieve The
force of the balls can be imagined when
/ say that the bucket was made of one
eighth inch IRON
The battle was now at white heat The
rain continued to fall and clouds of
smoke hung over the scene. Like leeches
we stuck to the work. determined by our
fire to keep the enemy from rising up.
Capt. John u. Fish of Upton's staff.
who had until this time performed valu-
able service in conveying ammunition 10
the gunners, fell, pierced by a bullet.
This brave officer seemed to court death
as lie rode back and forth between the
caiSSonS and cannoneerS, with stands of
canister under his gum coat Give it
to them boys. I'm bring you the CAMS
ter said he: and as he turned TO cheer
the gunners he fell from his horse NOR
tally wounded.
In a few moments the two brass pieces
of the 9TH Artillery, cut and hacked by
the bullets of both antagonists, lay un
worked with their muzZles projecting
over the enemy's works, and their wheels
half sunk in the mud. Between the lines
and near at hand lay the horses of these
guns. completely ridded. The dead and
wounded were torn to pieces by the can
lister as it swept the ground where they
lad fallen. The mud was half way to
ment the fallen We're almost buried at
our feet.
We now backed off from the breast
works a few yards. abandoning for q.
while the two Founders, but still
keeping up a fusillade. We soon closed
up our shattered ranks and the brigade
settled down again to its task. Our fire
was now directed at the top of the
hreaStworks, and woe to the head or
hand that appeared above it! In the
meantime the New Jersey brigade, Col.
w II. Penrose, went into action on our
right. and the I'd Brigade. Gen. Eustis.
was hard at work. The Vermont brigade,
under Col Lewis a. Grant. which had
been sent to Barlow's assistance was
now al the angle, and Gen. Wheaton $
brigade was deep in the struggle. The
second and third divisions of the 9Th
Corps were also ready to take part 1t
will thus be seen that we had no lack of
men for the defense or capture of this
position, whichever it may be termed.
The great difficulty was i'll the narrow
limits of the angle around which we
were figh ting which precluded the posi-
hiiity of getting more than a limited
number into action at once, AT one time
our ranks were crowded in some parts
four deep by achievements. Maj. Henry
r Truetit commanding the ll9th Penn
sylvania was killed, and Capt Charles
r. Warner, who succeeded him, was shot
dead. Later III the day Maj. William
Ellis of the 49th New York. who had
excited admiration, was shot through
the arm and body with ramrod during
one OF the several attempts TO get the
men to cross the works and drive off the
enemy. Our losses We're friehtfu What
remained of MANY different regiments
that had come to our support had con-
centrated al this point, ard had planted
their tattered ColorS upon Il slight rise
Of ground close to the angle, where they
stayed during the latter part of the day
To keep up the supply of ammunition
pack mules were brought into use.
each animal carrying 5000 rounds.
The boxes were dropped close behind
the troops engaged, whore they Were
quickly opened by the officers or file
closers, who served the ammunition to
the men. The writer fired 400 rounds
OF ammunition, and many others as
many or more. In this manner con-
tinuous and rapid fire was maintained,
10 which for a while the enemy replied
with vigor
Finding that we We're not to be
driven back, the Confederates began
To use more discretion. exposing them
selves but little, using the loophol--
in their works to fire through. and at
times placing the muzZles of their
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