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noyance, was unable to join his command, until Sunday night at Rossviile, and from that hour never left his command with all his pain and misery of which he suffered every minute: and again we saw him at Buzzaid Roost. Ga.. Feb. 25, 1864, when the concentrated fire of twenty rebel batteries were hurl-f »mg their death dealing missilesat his devoted battery, he went down with a piece of a sheli throughhis thigh and from which he suffered for long weary months and years, and it was this that caused him tosever his connection with the old19th batterv. It was a sad day in March 1864. 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, betrue 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 to 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•r ocommander, when and under what circumstances was the happiest moment of. his military life. He answered firmly, first, when tthe division commander atone time saw tit 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 Reynolds whether he can take the pay from my boys.” And again in the summer of 1863 when the boys presented him with a saber ane sash, he said, these two incidents were' his happiest moments while in the service. And while we leaded on his strong arm with the firm confidence of children and never knew defeat, our (j* •luniiUMimiiitiuiuiiiuiiimmtitiiiiikiuiiiiiimiimimiitillLimilitminmituiiumnitkimmnmumiiminiummimmimiiiiiin »-
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Columbus Daily Times
Columbus, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 21, 1896
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