Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

In the timber, driving the Confederates |
back and slowly advancing until the
front line had gone TO the edge of some
timber that lay in front of their works.
Colonel Pugh saw that TO advance far
Their meant an assault or sure death in
open field. He ordered the men TO lie
down TO protect themselves from the
shells of the enemy, which were flying
overhead in lively manner. Just Their
an orderly rode up to General Lauman
and handed him an order, which hs
read and Immediately sent Colone:
Pugh's column forward
ooh, the Carnage of That Hour"
What followed was described in a
narrative written by Colonel E. T. Lee
OF the Forty first Illinois as follows:
Scarcely had the word been spoken
when the remnants of these four old
regiments, about 900 men in all, moved
forward with a terrific cheer that al
most made the earth tremble. For
ward they go, right into the jaws o.
death. for they are facing the famoub
New Orleans light artillery, one of tina
finest batteries in the field; also Me
bane's Tennessee battery, Cobb's Ken.
lucky battery and General ]. G. Breck
inridge's division of veterans, behind
impregnable brea stworks.
"A section of the Fifth Ohio battery
follows up the charge, and see those
gallant boys. Every horse is killed,
and almost every man who belonged t.
( the battery has gone down in the strug-
gle TO help out the infantry. We look
! again and see the shattered line has
| reached the breasUworks, and some
| have gone over them into the ranks of
the enemy only to be made prisoners
| Colonel Pugh as soon as he could make
! his voice heard above the di'; Of battle
gave the order for recall. But it was
| too late. Oh the carnage Of that hour
! the sad havoc of some officers mistake
| Out Of those 900 who went in the
charge history gives the figures that
Gas were killed and wounded. There
were q few made prisoners of war who
had charged over the enemy's works
Flags a Special Target.
The Federal regimental colors were
the special targets of the cnemy's ar
tillery. The blue field flag of the For
ty-lirst Illinois had two Of its bearers
wounded and four killed. The last t
hold this flag was Sergeant Samuel b
Hall of Company +. He was wounded
twice. The last time he was shot h.
fell near the Confederate works. TIL,
flag was sent TO Richmond as a tr0ph!
of war and returned to the regiment il
1866. The color bearer of the Fifty
third Illinois was Sergeant Georg
| POundstone of ottawa. He carried hi!
flag almost to the breastVOrks.
! When he saw that he was about {,
be taken be said. They can't get TIL
flag unless they get me" Reaching
u. he tore it from the staff and wa
in the act of putting it under his jack
ct when q shell struck him. almost sew
, ering his head from his body. Thi
flag went to Richmond with the 9th
ers and also returned. The recall wa
, sounded. ard what was left OF the ga
liant brigade rallied around the remain
ing cOlors. There We're forty-seve
I SURVIVORS OF IIt OttN -ll$l IIl!hoiS
some of them slightly wounded. Sci
geant II. NJ. Streeter of Argenta cal
ried this flag, and with his iagstai
shot in two ard the Tag torn and rio
died with bullets ard shells be brough
t it OF the fed in triumph.
over twO-tEiFGs Of the men who he
: gone into the charge had been kil!e
) and wounded or taken prisoners. Ger
, eral Lauman was placed under arres
He demanded an investigation. BIT
died without any being made. He a
: ways said that he was not to blam
for the great loss of his men.
Other Events of the Week.
t Fifty years ago. July S. General job
, II. MOrgan's raiders. $500 strong, wit
! ten cannon. crossed the Ohio river int
: Indiana. On July the Confederat
, fortified post at Port Hudson, La