Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-02-01
fIj)ilSEE:S IN DlTTll.
They sitow sagacity and Bras CT
In Times Of Danger.
.FEAaLEssLY FACE A CHARGE

FEARLEssLY FACE A CHARGE
Veteran Soldiers Asaef. That Use Gu
saseous Animals Va! i.ss.et an .A.ta:,s
Made Directly Upon Them Without
Sign of f=liaehn5
Traits of horse character, as we'll as
! d il;inEin character. otherwise ,lnno-
Il "a are brought out iii the stress of
w.si Familiarity with danger prob.
ahiy HIS lis ea'eat in ma!:ins !,erSes
feai'sssS. rs H.. s,',;n,t OF danger doubt
les: ]. - .,.r>,sS are creatures of
!@' Il. II battle Y, well rs in 81" a,cn
,:iis,us q! iv.syc. SID tits 'a'.l Ia
ls.-i, ~. v.nscni ~: ny an eNri,iiis Il.
ci,.:,;il o., the field OF action, I; ~.
I.uNc be,a. re- .,lal mahy interesting
illustrations - ,'se manner cf si:.sless
horses ''uiiiler fire" and when w@':i,.i
ell.
Mar horses when hill IN battle i.,e.n
Die in every li.liss IL :.it, ls'oal lt,ly
willie their eyes SLOW deep aS'n,iis'i
some of the horses rs ,aef lay nl,oi
the ground. having recovered from the
first effect of their wounds. f,,l to eat
ing grass about them. l;.:.S >'lrrounl
ing themselves With .lc'c If '-are
ground. the limited extent Of VI -.ich
showed their weakness
Others were observed quietly graz
Ing on the field between the two hos
tile lines, their riders having been .'liot
off their backs and ,hs. lallS f'Nlng over
their heads. and the iumtit l,ehiid. he
fore and around them caused NO inter,
rupton to their fce,,in., Ii wax also
observed that when Il charge of CAV
airy Went past NEAR 10 any OF He stray
l.ufScs alrc;;My mentioned The latter
would Set off. form themselves i'm ii.e
rear Of their mounted companions and
though without riders. g.;lnp <:renu
ously along with the rest. not s.opiiM.
OF IiincLing when tho fatal sta k With
the enemy occurred.
The faculty of WAY horses - ls:Gw
.ng Oh which site They h,l,,is, has
n.s:c than once made u AWKWARD Tor
IA enemy Nhu vcMitresl to capture ore
aus; .et Upon his back.
y; lae battle oil Nirk. l7:;, Major
a.. officer. tonss posse ion Of lis
'nu"Mi. wi!ici, W:.s Very i"HlHii'n. SD
inie"diatnly j@',.;,e.l uisaa Is i,l \
Wnn ti, inGiSh eav;i.s. Re-! ~.
.n,!sis. rtil AWAY Mai. its eai,iur. 10!
Wi: ;::..lin;S all lsi& an'uri~ Il restrain
il. 49,: ,i!A it stop ,:.l j; was II; ,ht
head nf the rc-.isp,.t g. sisie'!l ;;,.air
emily its master "-,ts oni'i'a.ai,ler tie
lneiancA holy aud II Tx ssise Tins. Il:
,ilcroms figure & ls.A N.,l,onald pre-
sentn.l may lie ;.i~;is, conceived
| BESIDES the saIHcity OF nrE!y horses.
| Which enah!c, them 10 lesi,o;il to t;it.
| various bugle CALI, and T. tiNr tiie:.
| places i'm the ranks wtis,n ,.sc;! riders
hasc been killed. they hn:iy also BE-
said to show true I.eTcism. veteran
soldiers SHY HAT horses have y Won
dvi.fHl power of enduring an ATTACK
| made directly upon them. Keeping theil
| places as long as they can stand
4 ~
| siXtS horses belonging 10 one company
becainc II. target of Confederate
| ,;linrpsliu,,' Wlio INTENDED, 10 kill
them ~ "nt! then ~ charging to take
;ha %,:u-
l"aMsn Nfre '3i'nesseh in teams
of M"8 VA. Was hit Il gee'liial
4 ti!9 'auG fa5is;.!,;! that a bullet hac
b ned rs iia.,h. bnt after Il mo
4"H,gr, .,..l,i IL" would settle down
! ;'.:...iN --,,:,.ia. evidently realizing that
| !.ai's'7 u.ir ,!a incidental evil which
! ~; dly To endure
& 90, ,sa VI i,nn a bullet catered his
/, ~, shook Ills head MS ii nmi.oy
/, rs 4 il.y l,1l others would perhaps
I! i,it a..iv tcstrg;,iD their feet after lying
sci fer nv !.i'n
| NJ ,,c ,.,5lse NJ this h;i!e General
| San q, rs horse received ! i.uliet in
he neck :.nA failing. Appeared To be
| dad The genera! Donm.td another
| rii h, IL few ln;n;;c>; Tire i;lIen ;ininlai
rosie sllooh himself :,nd was again
| +ca,y for service He survived The war
many %e::.s
| One horse among these attached g
the artillery w;'s Shot III tis.' !e:-, lie
bone being broken. He fell. but III
Stantiy scrambled up again aud stood
in his place ca three legs. reinaiiiil,2
there until vitality wounded .Anotlcf
| animal was struck by seven h:l!let, be
| lore lie fell for HE last time, ;lltl hnl
i'olir horses We're taken alive froE, the
| led -!iari .el..s Meniiy