The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-10

vii! write a note to Gen. Mcclellan
The note was hastily written and
me daring private leaped on his horse.
.ihat man want to die said Frank
III. Sec how the brave fellow rides
the highest speed of his horse,
the daring messenger rushed in a di-
rect line for the bridge in front of
McClellan's headquarters. A hun
dred cannon belched death across his
pathWay: than Il thousand musk.
cts sought his life, but on he O
Fol the first half of his journey he
sat bolt upright in his saddle as if
deriving death. How we watched his
hight He let his reins hang loosely in
one hand while he swung his cap in
the other. urging his horse to its ut
most speed. When about half his
perilous journey was made we saw
MN suddenly throw himself along side
81 MS horse. but clinging to the sad
dle with one hand and foot. Just be-
Tore he reached the bridge he drew
himself up on the saddle. and we felt.
but could no hear. that he sent forth
a shout of defiance. He reached the
bridge and dashed across it. The
whole ride did not occupy more than
hVe minutes, but to us it appeared
hours.
How slowly the minutes seemed to
move while we waited to see him re-
appear We hardly b%reathed. SO great
was our anxiety. Our eyes We're fas-
tened on the bridge. At last he dash
ed once more out between the lines of
death. Would he be as fortunate in
his return as he was in going? His
morse stumbled and a moan went up
ron all the corps. but he was soon
again .plunging onward. Again he
stumbled, but the daring rider was
holding him firm by the bit and he did
not fall. On he came and when near
enough for us to see it, he drew a "a
per from his belt and waved it in the
air. We knew it was the wished-for
order. and We sent forth a shout that
was heard far above the sound of the
believing cannon.
He dashed into our lines and hand
ed n paper to Franklin. 1t was the
order to MAKE the charge. We gath
cred around the messenger. His cloth
ing was fairly riddled by musket balls
and the horn on his saddle had been
snot away. and his horse twice wound
ed. u not a ball had touched him.
A soon as Gen. Franklin read the
order ne sprang upon another horse
and began marshaling his men for the
great effort that was to drive the
enemy In confusion from the field. He
formed his men in three solid col
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front. His batteries opened on the
enemy to prepare the way for him
and all was ready. He was just Civ
ing the last orders to his staff when
an aid of Mcclellan rode up with in
structions not to make the assault.
The opportunity for overthrowine Lee
in MARYLAND was lost. INDIGESTION had
come to his rescue. as 1t had so often
a%fterward. ~
While resting we could look over
the field to u left. There the bat
tie was to break out, and add its
quota to the toll of death. It was a
magnificent spectacle to the o~nlooker.
The federals formed in battle array
four lines deep. 1t was evident they
intended to rely upon the bayonet. We
c3uid see the sur shining on the pol
isned steel Of their bayonets as the
FOUR lines move forward as steadily
as II on dress parade. They crossed
the bridge and pushed out toward the
line. The artillery was
still playing on other parts of the field,
nut not a gun was pointed al the ad-
vancing line. 1t did not quicken its
pace, and looking on it no one would
nave thought it was moving to battle.
w could see the long line of con-
federates lying close to the ground
with their muskets pressed to their
shoulders as II taking deadly aim. We
the advancing line. but everything was
quiet. Closer and closer TO that Mne
pressed the federals with unloaded
muskets. but with fixed bayonets.
They were within a few PAGES of the
crouchtng enemy when the command.
Fire clear. shrill. and piercing,
reaching from n end of the Longtime