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that day, but he never left his command. Again we saw him at Chick-amauga on Saturday, Sept. 19,1863, at 5 o'clock p. m., when Bates' brigade of Steward’s division, Long* street's corps, made a concentrated attack on the battery which was in an isolated position, supported by only one regiment, and in ten minutes he saw seventeen of his brave boys, whom he loved so well, go down.and he himself badly wounded so that it was necessary for him to be removed to the hospital and in the confusion of the next twenty hours, much to his chagrin and annoyance, was unable to join his command, until Sunday night at Rossviiie, and from that hour never left liis command with all his pain and misery of which he suffered every minute: and again we saw him at Buzzaid Roost. Ga.. Feb. 25. 1861, when the concentrated nre of twenty rebel batteries were hurling their death dealing missiles at his devoted battery, he went down with a piece of asheli through his thigh and from which he suffered for long weavv months and years, and it was this that caused him to sever his connection with the old 19th battery. It was a sad day in March 1861, when we carried him on his cot and put him in his car at Chattanooga for his homeward journey, and when the last farewell came, the last handshake, with a fervent “God help you boys, be true to your country and your God. there was not a dry eye among those grizzled veterans, who were unused to the melting mood.He was a strict disciplinarian and when the boys learned to be soldiers it was only to love and respect him for we knew that we had a commander and a better man never stood on the field and faced an enemy. It was known by our superiors that the 19th battery was ready at any moment under his command, either lo march or light, and that could not be said of all batteries.It may be well to add that a few years ago the writer asked our old commander, when and under what circumstances was the happiest moment of. his military life. He answered firmly, first, when kthe division commander atone time saw fit to take away a months pay from several of .the boys, by a general order, he (Capt. Harris) at once had him to countermand the order, with a brief remark that echoes through the ears of each surviving member; -I will show General Reynoldsas follows;For Indianapolis. /.#No. 105 daily except Sun. 8:45 a m10:10 4:20 p m5:53 *«''?■ 7-45 h 10:35 1No. 19 1No. 7 “No. 5 “No* 101 Sunday only No. 3 dailyFor Louisvil’e.No. 10 daily No. 2 “No. 4 daily except Sun.No. 18 “For Madison. •No. 162 daily except SunX 9:30 a m No. 104 Sunday only 9.40 “ f No. 106 daily except Sun. 5.50 p m For Cambridge City.No. 175 daily except Sun. 6:30 a m No. 107 “ “ “ 4:20 pmW. H. Doweli., Ag’t.. ^4:45 am9:27 M 4:00 p m 5:50 “TO KEEP COOLAnd where to get it, is the absorbing question.TRYUSWe are closing out all Summer Wear to inake room for our..........FALLYou can’t lose by trying 119.4) Excellent bargains being-offered in Men’s Shoes.....“BLUEFRONT”
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Columbus Daily Times
Columbus, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 21, 1896
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