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8 Incidents of Roanoke Island, Chicamacomico and [ . Sawyer's Lane. qr My former communication on close as stated, was from the viewpoint of a high private whose duty it is always to keep a lookout tn front and leave the Hawks to the men and officers to care for. There were none better to perform duty than the men of my old com- Wtand 1 was more than pleased to have my old captain. Charlie Andrews, to, come'forward and give us a review from the standpoint of an official, who. too. tramped these old fields and is equal to the Occasion Charlie was a good efficient officer and but for his feebleness of frame and constitutional inability to stand the exposure we were subjected to he would hare risen to the command of as fine a body of soldiers as ever faced an enemy. Come again. Charite, and we will recall other fields that were not strewn with roses nor did they, as at Roanoke island, furnish us with luscious grape that was •o palatable to the appetite of a hungry •oldier. but on the contrary, a grape that was Indigestible only to an alligator or ostrich—a gift we preferred they would keep if they would. * Judging from the promiscuous way they bad of throwing taeir grape at us. we Concluded they had enough and to spare. There are but few. yes very few of the old guard Miss Baxter makes mention of in her communication who participated in the Roanoke island Chicamacomlco and Sawyer’s Lane campaign now living— they have gone to the great beyond and the few left will soon join them and leave their record behind for a future historian to record. , Neither this nor the next generation is Nkely to produce the historian that will write a true story—a story of valor and endurance not surpassed by any other people, a story that will do justice to both the gray and blue. One story all nations have heard and heeded, it is. that Ameri ca breeds sons that a Spartan mother would feel proud to own. I didn’t start to write this history or a part of It. but to recall a few personal incidents connected With the above campaign that came un der the eye of the writer. It was. as Miss Baxter states, in the month of August. I>6l. and while the Third Georgia was camped back of the Gasport navy yards orders came to strike tents and be ready to move at a moment's notice. Boon others came and we were hurriedly ord ered aboard transport boats and barges and on our way to reinforce Hatteras. Company D. the writer's company, com posed most exclusively of young boys who had never seen a piece of field ar tillery before reaching Norfolk, was hon " ored with a position on a barge with a small Howitxer to man. Fortunately we trad one member who had tasted salt water before —this man called himself a Tanky-southemer. If there were any bet ter southerners in Lee’s army, they were, bld out. This man was ever after known •nd recognised as the Third Georgia com modore. He was possibly as well known In the army as Generals Lee or Jackson. The Third Georgia only knew him as Commodore George Dexter. I am inform ed General Lee saluted him as Commo dore Dexter. On the march you would find him hurrying up tne .ambulance train or out foraging for sometning for the sick or wounded. In a battle you would find him with bls Utter bearer car ing for the dead or wounded. In camp he bad no idle moments except when asleep. When his duties would permit you would find him tn a hospital caring for the sick or wounded or off scouring the country for something suitable for them. Hun dreds will testify to his loving cars and attention. I have digressed to pay a tri bute to as brave a soldier and as lova ble a man as ever breathed the breath of life. The commodore took us in hand— he had his powder boy, swabber rammer, primer, tighter, firer and so on. We drilled all day. hoping a chance to ahow what we could and would do. Night came on finding us opposite Roanoke Is land. There we met a sailboat from Hat teras with the information that Hatteras was In the hands of the Federals and that they had gun-boats in the sand. Our barge was anchored on the right of the Channel anu ordered to load our Howitaer. out with lights and await the enemy’s coming. There we Uy all night tn great expecta tion. looking for a light. Had a light ning bug appeared before us. and struck his match we would have pipped a cap at him only, as later results proved our •wabee under excitement, had driv en "the wooden muzzle pin down with his gwab and tbe rammer had rammed tne powder and shell after it. Fortunate ly no enemy came and tne next morning we were landed on the island and began fortifying ” it, according to Colonel Wright's orders. A few days later Colo nel Shaw and a remnant of his command that escaped from Hatteras came over to us. Pardon me for saying his coming was very unfortunate, for it "brought on more talk.** the question of seniority, one claiming it by state authority, tbe other toy Confederate authority. While this was King on and a refusal on the part of tone! Shaw to do anything, a boat was ■sported tn tbe sound. Colonel Wright gathered his little fleet together and with • detachment of his old regiment went in Search of and captured the transport Fanny with a valuable cargo of clothing and other supplies aboard. While on this cruise he discovered a camp on Chlcamacomico. quite near to the southern end of Roanoke island. ' As noon as be could, only a few days elaps ing. he placed his regiment, and also Col onel Shaw's, on boats. Colonel Shaw was ■■ 111 I ■ • Miscellaneous. HOW TO GET A MOO WATCH FOR » cent®. No trick. Write today for plan. Chaa. E. Glisson. Facevlile. Oa. WANTED—AGENTS. fcr the Mega pheno- Harp. latest and greatest musical instrument. Megaphono-Harp Co.. Columbus. Ohio. MALE HELP. Waxtej respectable single white man with good references, to milk about 20 cows. Hone but good milker need apply. A. B. Handley. EaGrangv. Go. 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A Shreveport. Endorsed by bosineas men from Maine to Cal. Over UM .rut, nt- -.1-- v-ar. IMI - - trvt •: ok> ■ bookkeeping; sales on same US toper day. No vacate n. Enter any time. Bnkkecping. short hand,etc., taught by maiL Address Dept. B B to land his force between their camp and Hatteras, while Colonel Wright was to land in their camp and fight them. We came in sight of them early in the morn ing, while they were cooking and eating their breakfast. They lined up to give us battle. We threw a shell over at them that gave them a fright. The second shell put springs to their legs, and with out saying "Thank you,” or "I see you,” they scampered off in a hurry, leaving everything behind. We landed and began pursuit. We were hampered by our artillery. Night came on and it grew ver?' dark. We halted, and while resting there appeared to hundreds of us what seemed to be-a line of Feder als advancing on us—as perfect a line as we ever afterwards saw. We opened fire on them and for a’ time it was lively. We were ordered to cease firing, and to our amusement we found we had been firing into the Atlantic ocean. What was It? A mirage or opti cal Illusion, you think. The moon rising, we pushed on In pur suit of the enemy, reaching the point we were to meet Colonel Shaw a little after daylight. He was not there, and the boys in blue had escaped. Our artillery was placed aboard a sailboat, with Captain Walker, the writer and others who had left tbe hospital to take part in the fra cas. to take back to our boats that we had left at our first landing point. ,The owner of the sailboat at first refused to take us back. He knew what was to be our fate. Captain Walker threatened to have him shot if he did not sail his boat. With that admonition to do or die. that I have seen in’ the boys of the old North State later, he turned on Captain Walk er and said: "Sir, if you have prayers to say, be quick about it, for in a few minutes we will be sailing through hell." He jumped into his boat, cut her loose, threw the sails to the breeze and away we went. We had gone but a short dis tance before we came in sight of a mon ster Federal gunboat (the Monticello) standing out at sea, apparently not more than a half mile from us. They discovered us and turned their guns on us, and made it not only lively, but as fearful a position as could be ask ed for. They shot over us. in front and near by us. and some shot fell short of ug, coming at us. as one of my comrades said, snake fashion, creeping on the wa ter. Not a word was spoken on the boat. The writer, to dispel the thought of the occasion, fixed his gaze on the old cap tain as a study. We sailed on, shells exploding* and guns booming, until we reached a marshy is land in the sound and disappeared from the sight of the horrid monster. Then It was the captain, spoke first, saying to bis boat Maggie, "You are a gem, you are a clipper.” The writer exclaimed, "Amen, amen.” The spell was broken and once more we could speak and feel easy. Says the captain to the writer: "My boy, you seemed not to have been fright ened. Why did you keep your eyes on met” “You mistake me.” said I. "Had you have said boo-boo to me I should have been in the sound before the second boo reached my ears.” "Yes, said he, "and I should !%ge fol lowed you, for you seemed to have bad me under a spell. You seemed to have divested yourself for a swim,” said the cantata. .» . , "An honest confession is good for tbe soul, they say," was my reply, and I will explain. Getting on the boat I had pulled off my shoes to bathe and rest my feet, as they were sore from the grinding sand I had gathered tn my shoes the day and nigbt before. Hearing him speak to Captain Walker of the hot we were like ly soon to become an occupant of. I had made ready, if possible, to take a swim in the sound first. The reader must to himself imagine the release from the strain, no pen can draw it. The regiment on the land was falling back to their first landing, being treated as we had been by shells from this boat at sea. We all. save one, succeeded in reaching our boats and the next morning found us back on Roanoke Island with all the boys in blue had in their-camp, fortunately, as Henry Glover, one of the best soldiers in the army and one of the jolliest fellows in camp or on the march, expressed It. not the Twentieth Indiana regiment, the boys we were after. We were short on rations and had none to spare, unless it were the beefsteaks cut from the hind and four quarters of the marsh ponies, issued to us for fresh meat. We were not fond of It and I am sure they would not have enjoyed it, even as much as the West Point boys do their tobasco sauce. Permit me to suggest to the West Point boys to try a little marsh pony beefsteak as a substitute for their sauce if the war department condemns the sauce. No better substitute could be offered; it will not likely kill the candidate, but will certainly prove his relationship to a vulture. Colonel Shaw soon made his appearance; his failure to make connection seemed to have some what fortified him. but it did not cause him to lend his assistance to old Rance In the defense of the island. Nature had divided the north from the south end of the island by an almost impenetrable marsh. Rance's plan was to erect a line of trenches and batteries across the is land. not very wide at this point, knowing full well the attack would be made from this direction. With old Rance in command and his old regiment to support him, supplied with guns and ammunition in plenty, there couldn’t have been landed enough men on the south end to capture our posi tion. How often is It that envy, Jealousy, ignorance or bigotry is brought to bear to defeat the best of purpose. Wright and his command had to go and were supplied by General Wise’s battalion. Before reaching Portsmouth, a few miles out, we were met by Brigadier Gen eral Blanchard and an escort and we were marched to our old quarters with great pomp. While marching through Ports mouth one of the Louisiana boys ran up crying. "Here are the noys that tackled the elephant, skinned him and wear his hide back to camp," alluding to our blue overcoats. With that he threw one of our boys on his shoulders and trotted qff. to a nearby saloon for a drink and to treat. Now some may say that was a breach of military discipline. What cared, these boys for such? Place them in front of a line of bluecoats and if there be one left to tell the story he will swear he had emerged from a double decker western cyclone. These Louisiana boys were good ones; they appeared to love fighting to that of eating. We were proud to get back and prouder still to have the oppor tunity of displaying our captured over coats. Walking down the streets of Ports mouth one day I met quite an old gen tleman who recognized me by my over coat. He extended me his hand with a God bless you. my son; come and go home with me to dinner and meet my wife. I accepted on condition I would have time to return to camp by a certain time. My old friend lived in Norfolk. The re ception given me by his good wife was equally as tender. I had a good dinner, spent several hours delightfully. Upon rising to go, the good old lady gave me a large cake to take back with me. They then took me by the hands and gave me their blessing and a promise of continued prayer. They have long since departed. If there be those now walking the golden streets of the New Jerusalem, they will be found there. Soon after thia news came that the Yankees had landed on Roanoke Island and extended to our forces there an invitation to participate of their hos pitality at Johnson Island. Fort Delaware, Point Lookout and other hospital homes and the boys had accepted and were then on their way. There being a possibility of , tludr arx'Uug a delegation to Norfolk THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1901. and Portsmouth we were hurried to meet them. Old Ranse took us by the Dismal Swamp canal route, leaving four compa nies at South Mills. Two companies lower down the canal and five companies to Elizabeth city. They came to extend the invitation and returned not as happy as when they left Rhode Island. By the order of Colonel Wright, the four companies at South Mills had thrown up a line of works, so as to hold any op position until the regiment could be con centrated. It was. if I mistake not, on the morning of the 18th of April, 1862, the writer was sent a mile or more to the front with a detail of pickets with instruc tions to permit no one in the lines. A little after dark several citizens came to our post and reported the Federals were landing at Camden courthouse. Later cav alry made a similar report. We placed one of our pickets on a horse and sent back word to Rance. Soon Adjutant Gen eral Glrardy came to the lines and took the citizen and cavalry back to see Colonel Wright. We heard no more till next morning, when the four companies ap peared. We then knew we were in for it. We at once began destroying houses, fences and other obstructions, for old Rance was going to fight. With the ob struction out of the way, he made the disposition of forces at hand. I should state that two other companies came up. Our total strength was not more than 350 officers and men. to contend against Gen eral Reno’s brigade 2,500 strong. Could we afford it? We. did and gave them a much warmer reception than suited their pur pose. We let them come quite close to us (we were in the woods, they in the open), before firing on them. When we did, there were not half of them on their feet. Such aS could got back. There fell a little to the left of the writer as fine a specimen of young manhood as ever donned cloth ing. He rose several times on his elbow cryjng for water and help for a widow’s son. I did want to go to him with my can teen of water, but could not. He appear ed to be not more than 18 or 20, but must have been older. They reformed with ad ditions and came again. We did not let them get so near to us before firing on them. We broke them several times, but they would rally and come again. During this melee the writer, standing behind a rail fence with left foot in a shallow ditch and right on top, was struc». full in the breast by a spent ball. I saw the ball hit the ground in front of me. It came ricocheting over the field, passing through a rotten rail, striking my cartridge box belt extending across my breast. Captain Bob McWhorter, who was just back of me, heard It hit me and re- Longstreet to the Rescue Os Thomas' Brigade I have been a constant reader of "Close Calls” and have noticed with much in terest the misunderstanding of Comrade Mcßea and others in reference to Will cox’s brigade in the battle of the Wilder ness. Brother Mcßea was correct in hla ac count of the battle of tbe Wilderness, except he used the word "brigade" in stead of "division” when he alluded to the retreating columns on the plank road. It was part of Willcox’s division that was flanked and pressed back on the morning of May the 6th and not Will cox’s brigade (which he commanded be fore being promoted to the rank of di vision commander. It was Thomas’ Georgia brigade of Willcox’s division that was being pressed back along the plank road and was saved from annihilation by the arrival of Long street’s corps. The writer of thia was a member of Thomas’ brigade and I have been waiting and watching for some other member to write of some of the Incidents of that fearful “stampede," which I consider a “close call” for every man in Thomas’ brigade, composed of the Fourteenth, Thirty-fifth. Forty-fifth and Forty-ninth Georgia regiments. While memory lasts I can never forget the the 4th day of May, 1864. The army of Northern Virginia was en camped along the Rapidan river, around Orange Court House. Lee and Grant had never met in combat. All winter each army had been recruiting and getting in shape for the most deadly conflict of the war. On that beautiful May morning, when nature seemed to be in its sweetest mood, th» woods alive with bird songs, the land scape green with bursting buds and flow ers, while the crest of the Blue Ridge was capped with snow; the couriers gave out that stirring order: "Cook three days’ rations and be ready to move at a min ute’s notice.” Thus, before, the rations could be cook ed, the command, "fall In,” rang out all along the line. At once we realized that the Army of the Potomac, the best, equip ped, best fed. best clothed and best dis ciplined army the world ever produced, had begun its march toward Richmond. Ah, old comrade! Don’t you remember the long roll? Do you remember how brigade after brigade filed into the road? Do you remember the march from Or ange Court House to the Wilderness? When, while passing over some elevated point, you could look three or four miles in front and see the long line of Confed erates with their guns glittering in the sunlight, and the same to be seen by looking behind you? Do you remember how that inspiring scene made us think we could whip the world? Do you remember how, on the night of May 4th, we peeled the bark from trees to make a tray In which to work up our meal and how we cooked it in ashes? v Do you remember how the distant com mands sounded as we marched along about noon on the sth? I know you remember the scene where we passed the little old field on the left of the plank road, where Lee had dis mounted and was in close consultation with that great cavalry leader, J. E. B. Stuart. Here we had been ordered to halt. While taking a short rest, awaiting orders a column of blue coats were seen to emerge from the woods and in a dou ble quick, right flank movement were crossing the corner of the field into the woods on the opposite side. Some one shouted, "General Lee, look at the Yan kees! Get out of here; you will get killed!” If the general heard he paid no attention, but stood immovable, while our brigade wheeled in to line of battle and marched to meet the flanking enemy; and we were soon in the harvest of death. Darkness closed the deadly struggle on the night of the sth. We rested on our arms in line of battle that night and with out opportunity to reform or straighten our line during the night. The battle opened on the morning of the 6th with our division at a disadvantage. For some reason, without any blame to any one, our right was turned and our brigade ex posed to an enfilading Are, causing us to give way in confusion. Such a scene I hope I will never wit ness again. We were in the wildest con fusion when the head of Longstreet's column at a double quick came to our relief. I suppose, from the writings of Mr. Mcßea, it must have been Benning's bri gade first to our relief. I remember one of Longstreet’s men, on seeing me wounded, called out to me to throw him my cartridge box, having lost his in the march. I did so and he picked it ud and moved losing his marked: "Key is killed.” I raised myself . up on my right foot and caught my breath. My reply was: "Not yet, cap tain,” and I continued firing. After a great struggle and night coming on, they drove us from our position, but not from the woods. Some fifty or seventy-five of us gave them the Indian tactics until it was too dark to see to fire. If I mistake not, it war Captain McWhorter or Captain Reub Nesbit who ordered us to rally on the left. We did so and were told we were ocupying a most hazarous position and had best get back to the command, for when the moon rose and they should de cide to attack us further we would be caught between the lines. We did so and found the officers in consultation. There seems to have been a route through the swamp that would have thrown them in our rear. So Colonel Wright decided to withdraw to that position. We were on our way to this position when we met Gen eral Blanchard and the Louisiana boys coming as re-enforcements. Just then a cavalryman came up and informed the of ficers that the enemy was In full retreat to their boats, whereupon we returned to our former position. The Louisiana boys' could not be made to stop. They kept on down to Camden and had a few shots at the Yanks on their boats. A countryman from Camden < aurthouse, who with his wagon was pressed into service to assist in removing the dead and wounded gave us afterwards an account of the retreat of the boys in blue. His account would make good material for a separate story. He says on landing they informed him they were going over to bag a few Johnnies and would return with them to supper. On his way to the battle field he asked what was to pay in front. The reply came: “H—l’s to pay!” Furth er on he inquired again and was informed that the woods was full of rebels and they had run into them to their sorrow. A federal official at Point Lookout stat ed to the writer that they lost fully half of their command in killed and wounded and that the others were demoralized and wouldn’t fight. When informed of our strength he swore I lied. We remained here until the evacuation of Norfolk and Portsmouth and were then attached to the Army of Northern Virginia. Old Rance was at times bullheaded and could not see things as others did. No better commander fought in Virginia. He had the elements that constituted one. He wax courageous and confident of nis abil ity, and no officer ever instilled the same qualities in his men more so. His com mand did not hesitate to go with him when be gave the word, for they knew he would be there with them to direct. WILLIAM M. KEY. Company D, Third Georgia. PURE WHISKY FOR HOME USE. We will send by prepaid express four full quarts of pure 8,-year-old Rye Whis ky for <3.15, and will refund your money if not in every way pleased. Address Mountain Dell Co., distillers, Atlanta, ■Ga. place in ranka. IV was in this terrible ordeal when we were pressed back along the plank roa< with the enemy near enough to continually demand our sur render as they poured deadly volley after volley into our ranks, we stubbornly tir ing and falling bark, that many gallant fellows on both sides gave up their lives. It was here the gallant Colonel Folsom, of the Fourteenth Georgia regiment, fell; also our young friend, Monroe Dozier, brother of W. B. Dozier, banker, now of Flovilla, Ga. ( fell. - Our company went into the engagement with forty-five men/ seventeen answered to roll call after thfe battle was over. It was a close *aM for that brigade. I want to hear from bld time friend, V. B. Clark, and others again. W. F. SMITH, Company I, Forty-flfth Georgia Regiment Flovilla, Ga. . ' l II Don’t think that eruption of yours can’t be cured. Take Hood’s Sarsaparilla—its virtue is its power to cure. “ < > I: Two Members 27th Ga, • I ;; Rescue Federal Captain, ;; ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦!«9ll»»♦♦♦♦♦♦ It was in the battle of Chancellorsvllle, on the Ist of May, I think, that N. A. Thomas and myself, of company I, Twen ty-seventh Georgia regiment. Colquitt’s brigade, Hoke’s division, took a Yankee Captain whose name was E. D. Graham. We raked uo all th? leaves and trash we could find and put the yankee captain in them. He told us if he got well and if we ever fell in his hands that he would treat us like brothers. The woods were on fire at the time. The trees burned like lightwood, and I saw many a man burn brown, but we kept the captain from be ing burned up, and if he is living I would like to hear from him, to see him and talk to him. He was a fine man. It was on the same day that our boys took a battery with forty cannons. I was in the battle of the Wilderness, the battle of Fredericksburg and tne bat tle of Bull Run; also In the battle of Cold Harbor, besides a good many that were not named. I was wounded In the battle of Seven Pines. I can truthfully say i.*at ta all of the battles named we never knew what it Was to retreat. Colquitt’s brig ade never knew what it was to receive the order to fall back. Afterwards, when we were attached to Stonewall’s command it was the same. We were never ordered to setreat when Stonewall was In the fight. I received three wounds, one in my right side, one in the right foot and another ta the left hand, which have very nearly dis abled me for life. W. A. BECKER Baxley, (Ja. Short of Alacrity. Tit-Bits. "So you lent Harbinger the money, did you?” . "Yes," "What did he say?’” "He promised te pay with alacrity.” "He did, eh? Well, let me tell you this; If there’s one thing that’s scarcer with him than money it’s alacrity." It Wouldn’t Work. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. "Do you suppose a business firm composed of women would have a chance to succeed?” "Well, I don’t see how such a flrm is possi ble. Where are the women coming' from who would consent to be silent partners?”’ A UNIVERSAL FOOD. Following Nature’s Footsteps. "I have a boy, two years old, weighing forty pounds and in perfect health who has been raised on Grape-Nuts and mllk:‘ This is an ideal food and evidently furnishes the elements necessary for a baby as well as for adults. We have used Grape-Nuts ta large quantities and greatly to our advantage.” F. W. Leav itt, Minneapolis, ■ Minn. One advantage about Grape-Nuts Food is that It is pre-digested in the process of manufacture; that is, the starch contained in the wheat and barley is transformed into grape-sugar in exactly the same method as this process is carried out ta the human body, that Is by t'he use of moisture and long exposure to moderate warmth, which grows the diastase in the grains and makes the remarkable change from starch to grape-sugar. Therefore, the most delicate stomach can handle Grape-Nuts and the food-is quickly ab sorbed into the blood and tissue, certain parts of it going directly to building and nourishing the brain and nerve centers. Made at the pure food factories of \ the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich. 56th Ga. With Bragg r t I On Missionary Ridge As The Journal I) as extended the invi tation to old soldiers "to write some of their war experlenees, I with great pleas ure avail myself of the kind offer. Not in any of the campaigns of the war between the states was there a nobler display of ’ heroic bravery and cheerful leadership than was shown in 1863 and 1864 in the battles at Ringgold, Rockface, Dalton, Allatoona, Kennesaw Mountain and Atlanta, with Grant, Sherman, Sheri dan, Roseerans, Thomas, McPherson, Hooker, Corse, Kilpatrick and others as contending forces. Bragg had sent Longstreet’s corps to Knoxville, when Grant attacked -Bragg, November 34th, 1863. The morning before this attack the Fifty-sixth Georgia was on the way to Missionary Ridge. We marched nearly all night and just before day halt ed at Arnold’s sawmill, about twelve miles from Chickamauga. Colonel Watkins or dered that we remain there for a while, but to be in readiness at a moment’s warning to march. We lay down and were soon asleep. I was awakened about day light by the sound of horse’s feet and the voice of a cavalryman hailing me. “Hello, mister,” he said. .“You had better be traveling, for the last of our command is passing and the Yanks are coming like the devil.” • . I raised up quickly and found that my regiment had marched and left me there alone. You bet I pulled out without cer emony, only pausing to look bac«c every few paces. I had not gone very far before I heard the roar of cannon and sound of mus ketry in front. Knowing the enemy was not far behind,' I hit the grit pretty lively. It was about 10 o'clock when I caught up with my regiment, where they were form ing in line of battle on Missionary Ridge. I had not long when I saw the blue-coats pressing down into the val ley. It looked like the whole earth was turning blue; they kepf coming and as far as the eye could reach we saw them, looking as if on dress parade. - The Fifty-sixth Georgia was sent down into the valley as skirmishers and opened a heavy fire on the blues. We had only been engaged for a few moments, how ever, when we discovered that the enemy Gen. Wofford's Brigade In the Wilderness, May 6th At the Wilderness five Yankees were taken prisoners with empty guns on the morning of May 6, 1864. as Wofford’s Georgia brigade was returning from Ten nessee to Virginia. The brigade was composed of the Eighteenth, Twenty-fourth and Sixteenth, Phillips’ and Cobb’s Georgia Legion, Third Georgia battalion sharpshooters. The brig ade came to the Wilderness on the plank road at double-quick time, where A. P. Hill had been fighting the day before. There was heavy skirmishing going on. The battalion was in front by the right flank, rear resting on the plank road; remainder of brigade went by the left flank, rear brigade resting on battalion. Colonel N. L. Hutchins gave order, "Front! Load! Forward!” and as the brigade advanced Hill’s men came out. We advanced a short distance, occasion ally shooting, then we halted. The enemy was going by the left flank and saw the brigade come marching by the right flank and that threw the battalion in the rear of brigade. We marched about two miles and came to an old railroad. The rails had never been laid. We went down this road for some distance, halted and front ed to the left and were ordered to for ward. The battalion on the extreme left deployed out from eight to ten feet. The brigade struck the enemy on the flank and broke their line. Captain Strickland was ta command of battalion. I said to him: "I see their line of battta; they are lying down.” Captain Strickland gave the com mand to charge at the very top of his voice. The boys raised the old rebel yell and went on them like a duck on a June bug. Some few of them flred, and a good many of them ran,throwing down their guns as they went; some lay flat on the ground. I came upon five in front of me. I or- THE CITY MAID AND THE BOVINE. ’ * A maiden fair and fine as silk Went out one eve the cow to milk. ‘Twas the spotted cow with a hazel eye. And for six months she'd been quite dry. But the maid sat down with a tra-la-la. And the cow kicked out with a ha-ha-ha. Remarked the tow as she strolled away: "Come, little maid, some other day." seemed to be trying' to get in possession of a large white house about half way be tween our lines and the enemy’s. The firing became very heavy, our boys pouring vol leys on the house. In the midst of the storm of bullets two women cao* eut es the house and started to the Yankee lines as fast as they could go It seemed that every man in our lines fired at them, but they kept going. I felt that we would soon have to fall back, the minle balls were coming so thick. It seemed to me that I could reach out and feel them iff the air. When the order came to retreat w$ left several of our boys lying dead and wounded in the valley. The whole force on both sides were engaged in battle, and the roar of musketry and artillery across the hills and valleys sounded like thunder. The enemy's assault was heavy, though we held our ground for some time. Sher man’s attack on the Confederate right ’ met a bloody repulse from General Cle burne. The assault was renewed with des perate energy, but again Clebourne held his - own against fearful odds, hurling back the attacking columns with great loss of life and capturing many flags. General Hardee, who commanded the Confederates’ right, held his ground, re pulsing the Federals’ attack upon them wjierever made and were cheering for victory while Grant was breaking itjirougth our left and center. Hardee form ed Jacksbri’s and Moore’s brigades across the ridge and checked the federal attack on 'theijr.flanks and with Cheatham’s di vision “held his ground until dark, then retired in good order. We mhrehed out on the road to draw rations when all at once the Federal cavali-y “dashed in on us, breaking our line and scattering our command. I with a* comrade made my way through to Chiqkaipsuga, where we joined our com mand next morning. P. NORTON. Company I, Fifty-sixth Georgia. Moofl, Ga. OH HO! WEAK MEN—Our Imroved vacuum devel oper, guaranteed cheapest. Best on earth for Sexual weakness, stricture, losses, varicocele. Enlarges shrunken organs. Particulars sealed. The Worlds Cure Co.. Denver, Colo. dered them to get up, and as they were obeying I noticed one with gun in hand. I threw my empty gun on him and told him to throw down that gun. It dropped. One of them said to me: “Where Is your line of battle?” I teld him. "You saw all the line we had." •‘Well,” he said, "you are the d—«t men to fight I ever saw.** —y this time I was loading my gun, and he inquired if it had been empty at the time of attack. I told him that It could make no difference to him, but to keep moving. The Yankees had another line of tem porary works, and they made another stand. The Johnnies made no halt at all, and the enemy fled before them as they had done a short time before. There was ono who would not surrender. His gun was empty, and he stood just in front of J. W. Kirk, whose gun was likewise empty, though I^ rlc bad Bomo advantage in loading. Both of them were doing their best to load quickly—it was a race of life and death. When Kirk, who was the first to load, fired on the Yankee, they were standing not more than five feet apart. The ramrod and ball went clear through his adversary’s body, making a hole as big as a man's fist. 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