New Ulm review., 1913-07-02

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M9ro came q tne j Union pa ATnay @ @
tne dnnger tnfeatenihf washington
and ~ itmahn and' ms comrades A
were, oruered y Sune to tske Iour y
Gays r4siohs sn9 1orm recohnoat-
ering party % " ! locate tal' tne M invaders.
Anere were o,gUO cavalry troops IN
h tIe PAlty ahS ~ rapla advances
tney moyea N, to 3 lntercept tne enemy.
~ clock tne a1teInoon oI july
1se tney came upon tne snarpsnoot-
ers g Lees army ana as tne cavalry
company nao orders 70 nola the rep
els tney engaged them IN Dattle.
me conlederate ADVANCE guard was
seven mlies anead o1 tnelr man Dody
ana tnese sec!ions o1 the Two great
armies sgruggied DacK ana 1ortn '1- un-
vi = ocloek tnat Mgnt, sometimes
one, someone's l tne otner having Jne
DeIger o1 the argument. \. !,
hartmann ana ms comraaes dla
not expect tne lnIantry TOT q nours,
Dut tneir commander ordered tnem
70 put on Doid Iront. q tnousand
campnres We're Duilt 20 deceive tne
enemy IS 20 Ineir strengtn ana tney
were told to SUCK 20 !neir guns 70
tne iass moment' sPikang tnem pc
1ore surrender; a.!;:.: un 1nat not 1uiy
Inornlng,. nos1lntaes ~ nad Dareiy re-
SoInlnence0 nln Wnen o'VvO OF tne regu-
lars arrived nalI dead from tne
forced marcn .ney naa endured. Iney
were ordered INTO battle at once with
the volunteer army coming up to
JON the fray as fast % they could:
Ese real struggle now began. The
line OF battle extended y miles with
several points OF vantage TO defend
OF attack: Near the center OF the
neld lay little Round Zap and 70 II
2 third OF 20. 80 with two Of their
SIX slZ,lnch guns were ordered. they
gained tne emlnence ana planted
tneir artliiery put Wnen the confed-
crates attacked them, their lnlme-
aiaoe commanding ofncer, young
west folnt lieutenant, lost MS head
and tailed to give the command TO
nre and It renamed Tor the Sargeant
Wno nad Deen an omcer IN the Ger
man army to take charge tempo
rarily fortunately the rebel fire
new TOO nigh and GO. IL was ready
TOT 8, them. &
Inc battle ragged about them
nercely all Day but by night their Iwo
good guns had !; sllenced 2 whole rebel
battery and Killed al the horses be-
sides exploring e calsson.
BACK and 1ortn surged tne battle,
somesimes one slae, sometlmes the
9tner, Dus at sne eiose 81 tne tnl1o
day the Con1ederates We're :, denniteiy
lePiused ls ana could not Iauy AGAIN.
Gsnelal Lee asked Ior 1Wenty-1our
rouls tnMe NJ " DuIy t1eir ueao, Dut
VI ue1ie1l M Meaug reluseu .lne lequest
anu !t nar ~ tHlahii company was sent
WIN o.ner s cavalry m 70 1ollow Ine re-
pels rO1,,t III .ne Ms nslu. Ansy traneo tnen
20 raillng Waters Wnere the Con,
leuelases Is4,l iaGsa tneir Pulsuers ana
savs pa.!le Dus aller short skir-
ll.sn aEaln resleaee9 eLs ane tne cavaiIy
Ietulned 20 tne neld q GettysDurg
70 heip pury tnelr comrades; hacn
slee nad iost IN killed, wounded ana
misslng n some tWenty tnousand men.
oeyeIal RAJ Gays were spent az tne TASK !.
u t.s W,.lL:A l.oI anu nis sean
came rom Wasnlngton and oedlca.-
81 n .lle uattlelelu as sac,ea ground.
~. iaaf fs,lla'in Una lepeats L,nc1ns speecn
OH OIL ina. na.,;octe occasion WIN aeep 1eeing
aa,'.4 Gnu .salza.ivn 4Ls. ~ " .ne eost 70 tne
co1n.ly Tha Ina .nat .ne ylc.oay mao e. entailea.
mann during his FIVE wears of Sc SER
vice was a flesh wound in the left
foot inflicted probably by piece Of
= ;+.1a she'1 pa curing .ne re engagement on
sc;ons of his hnrt 11 nnt;i IL ha @ fonnd NM
the blood oozinp from his boot. The
wound proved simple and while it put
hm = IN the nosPitai Tor three weeks
Two 20 mcre ~ of ~ the Hor+,onn f.,n
lily, John and Peter, served during
the Great Rebellion, John as black
sm,tn "a tne ordnance department.,
N;x,s comnanv Roth % - +ba,n ap.. ~
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