Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1920-01-15

era Cleburne abreast OF that charging line.
He fell just at the left OF my brigade. A. the Con
federates rushed the Federal line of battle
gray figure on a chestnut horse rode diagonally
across the front of the charging column. The
horse went down within 30 yards Of the breast
works The rider arose. waved his sword. and
led his on foot 70 the ramparts: then his
brave form staggered and fell against the Federal
line, pierced with mimic balls corps
swept under a terrific fire of rnusketrv nenr-
" one-half either killed wounded. This was
Gen. Pat Cleburne lApplause.l
A 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 wounded
and captured. he refused fall back. Near
this spot Gen John Adams also fell He stood
upon the parapet and was fatally shot. his horse
falling across the brenstworIs- General Carter
fell MORALLY wounded before reaching the Federal
battle line. General Stahl reached he ditch: he
stood on the bodies of the dead and gave com
mands and rallied his men just in front of my
line. facing the locust thiclet General C,oclreIl
Of Missouri was wounded. but not fatally. Not "A
hundred yards away lay General Granbury dead
He died leading the brave Texans TO the. works
A minute more and General Stahl fell rnortaIIv
wounded General Nalthan OF Mississippi after
ward United States senator. had two horses shot
under him. Twelve Confederate generals were
either dead or wounded COlOnels command
ing divisions. captains were commanding bripades
More generals were killed in that eight hours.
struggle in front Of that little rennesse.. -, -,
killed in the days fight ar C-ficl,..r.,,
the three days fight Ciett ysburc, ,,b..r, -
times as many soldiers were in bat+i 'hree
emphasize this with the statement thar NOR. trt
adler ana major generals killed r E-r.nt,If,
In that eight hours fight than in whole world
wv soldiers were in the hell Of battle TApnlnus..
was colonel commanding the One TFund-a.,
ana Eleventh Ohio. just the right OF tho 81,
COTTON GIN ana Just in front Of grove. of tlocl-
Iocusts. Early in the fight Colonel I.ovvrev 81 r.
Ohe hundred and Seventh ILLINOIS,. and f-oI 7 90.
lark OF the One Hundred and Eight " bird obic
were Killed which left me the ranking, officer 80
ue Datue hne OF the brigade. which ! cernn,,,,,,,
I" ul' ehd OF the struggle My regiment s1,frr,,,
D"Ih III officers and mon the largest c.,st,,ltv ~
OF any regiment IN tl:c Union army. TAnrl.,,e,. =
ha' only eight officers alive and not wounded in
ten companies. ' III
~ MiIhess the agonizing aftermath OF over AZ
Dat'ieheds. saw the brave and intrepid C;ener.I
marker 20 undaunted TO his death fr tho cb,-.-,.
"n hehesaw mountain General HarISer v,es tbe
luol OF ms soldiers. / saw that splendid Ohio sol
"ier' General Mcpherson, the handsomest rnnrn..,t
senerai III our army. brought "a stretcher to tho
,eit Oh my command at the Howard house In mo
'atie ol Atanta, just as his great soul had H..
parted 10 the unknown world.
General sherman was the commander In cht.r
u 'ne Union army In the memorable Atlanta CO.
p"nsn, commanded the brigade slxirrnishers tIa
u"S Vi the Atlanta battle of July % 1864 ana o..