The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

ulous incidents. One of my company, Clandening, who was near me, suddenly started to the rear. At first 1 thought he was showing the white feather, but in a few moments he came running back
 and holding up a pair of new shoes, ne said, q found them." He had them tied to his cartridge box belt and the string broke; but shoes were scarce,
 and he could not afford to lose them, even if bullets were falling thick and
 fast around him. Hugh Fry of company iC called to a big fat Dutchman to
 surrender, and when he did not do so shot him in the leg because he was
 too tender hearted to kill him.
 We had been ordered to charge bay onets and had gotten ahead of the front line, so were ordered to lie down and
 wait for the rest of the line to come up with us. I lay on some rails and was as
 close to the ground as I could get, for the bullets were passing thick about four feet above the ground. The noise was so deafening that I feared the oth- CTS might get up without my knowing it. so I raised up to look around, when
 some of the officers told me to lie down
 or I would have my head shot off. A Signal Victory
 Presently, however, the command was given to rise and charge Then it was that we rushed for the battery we shot down the horses, the federals served the guns until we got right on them; a number were killed and the bal ance retreated grudgingly. The fed
 erals gave up the fight when this bat tery was captured I will read you
 what it's captain, Won Klizer, thought of our conduct: Dam that cut. I wish it had been lower and taken my head off. Just think of it, will you? An officer. who has fought under the Emperor, los ing his every gun! That Is a fortune of war, however, and I don't mind the loss so much as I do the fact that those Napoleons were taken from trained soldiers by a lot of school boys
 Think of that, won't you? Kids who have no business outside the nurs- cry took those guns that have with
 stood the charges made by their own fathers, probably. But my, how them little devils did fight! It looked like a pity to empty those great guns into the ranks of the school boys. Ohi give me a hundred of 'em and I'll whip the world if you. don't kill them. It was a grand sight to see those lads come up
 the hill Every time cut was made in
 their ranks they dressed like on parade. That color bearer was a wonder He
 wanted to head that line up that in- cline instead of keeping in the forma-
 tion, where he belonged. And oh mel
 When he mounted that caisson swinging that stand of colors about his head
 and yelling like a demon, I was en-
 thralled; l was speechess. Such daring
 is seen but once in lifetime. Every second l expected to see him topple
 over. But no, there he stood, like one
 nereft of reason, pointing his nagstaff at my men as they fell back, and yell- ing to his Kindergarten bedfellows words of encouragement. I'll never for get that sight"
 An Exciting Chase
 About this time we saw a federal colonel on horseback, trying to lead a riderless horse from the field of bat tie. Some of the cadets from Company A, who were nearest to him, started in pursuit Cadet Kennedy was the swift est runner.
 As soon as the colonel discovered that he was pursued he let go the led horse, but Kennedy gained on him be-
 cause his horses hoofs went so deep In the soft ground that he could make no headway; he then jumped from his horse and tried it on foot, but his pur- suer was too swift for him. and final ly Kennedy got so close that he called
 out to him to surrender. When no attention was paid 10 this, Kennedy
 raised his gun with the bayonet on 1t as a javelin and hurled it after the retreating officer. The bayonet pierced his shoulder and he immediately stopped and surrendered, unbuckling his sword and pistol belt and handing them to
 Kennedy. I afterwards talked to the
 prisoner, who proved to be Colonel Lfn- coin. a cousin-of the President. We kept up the pursuit until the sun went down, when we were ordered to desist Stuart and I learned that our room
 mate Mcdowell had been killed while
 we were charging the battery. so we got permission to hunt for his body It was not long before we found him stretched out on his back. his gun be- side him and his cap thrown back from his forehoard, so that his white beard less face showed very distinctly in the bright moonlight His heart had been lpierced by minnie ball. and death