Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-03-27

eral Cleburne was abreast of that charging line
lie fell just at the left of my brigade AS the Con-
federates rushed the Federal line of battle a
gray figure on a chestnut horse rode dagonaly
across the front of the charging column The
horse went down within so yards of the breast
works. The rider arose waved his sword and
led his men foot to the ramparts: then his
brave form staggered and fell against the Federal
line pierced with mimic balls His corps was
swept back under terrific fire Of musketry near
~ onehaf either killed or wounded This was
Gen. Pat Cleburne [Applausel
few yards on the Confederate right Gen
George w Gordon OF Tennessee. who was also
abreast of the charging line fell just under the
fresh earth of the breastworks. He was wounded
and captured. as he refused TO fall back Near
tins spot Gen. John Adams also fell. He stood
upon the arapet and fatally shot his horse
falling across the breastworkS General Carter
fell mortally wounded before reaching the Federal
battle line General Stahl reached the ditch: he
stood on the bodies of the dead and gave COM
mands and rallied his men, Just in front of nv
line, facing the locust thicBet General CockrelI
of Missouri was wounded. but not fatally Not q
hundred yards away lay General Granbury dead
He died leading the brave Texans to the works
A minute more and General Stahl fell mortally
wounded General Walthal of Mississinnl after.
ward United States senator had two horses shot
under him. Twelve Confederate generals We're
either dead or wounded. Colonies We're command
ing divisions captains were commanding brigades
Aore generals Were killed in that eight bo,rs,
struggle in front of thar little Tennessee TOWN tbor
were killed ia the Two days fight at Chekau,a,go
or the three days teht ut Gettysburg where rhrea
times as many soldiers We're in battle. And let ma
emphasize this with the statement that r,or. lrI,
adler and major generals were killed ar Fro,t1F
IN Ihat eight hours fsht than IN the whole world
war or four years and over where nearly Is ns1o
W sVoieFS We're IN the hell of battle, Applause
was colonel commanding The 0no t I.'1,,ei
ana Eleventh Ohio, just to the right of tho ola
cotton gin, and just in front Of a grove of b,oI
ieeuStS Early in the fight Colonel Lovrre, of ~
one Hundred and Seventh Illinois and CoI -
ozark of the one Hundred and Eighty-1bir1 Obio
were killed, which left me the rankipc oeioa- ~
the battle line Of the brigade which commended
20 s"e ehd OF the struggle. My regiment suffered
both in officers and men. the largest casuaI+v ns+
oI any regiment in the Union army. [Applausel
had only eight officers alive and not yyornd.s3 n
ten companies. d"
During my four years service I was comno,roa
10 witness the agonizing aftermath of over. 40
hattleheids, l the brave and intrenia General
harker 20 undaunted to his death in the charge
ON kenesaw mountain. General Harker was tho
ldot OF bis soldiers. saw that splendid Ohio sol
der General MCPHERSON the handSonest mount,
general IN our army. brought Il stretcher to The
lett Of my command at the Howard house in the
hatte az Atlanta Just as his great soul had de-
parted 70 the unknown world
General Sherman was the comn,apsor - h.s
OF the Union army in the memorable Atlanta can
paign ! commanded the brigade skirnlshers tbe
day Of the Atlanta battle of July -, 1854 ana es.