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driv* rn dlapairlng of extricating them had a bamhne I the effort and were flying toward Fayetteville for safety After picking our way through kicking mules and frightened drivers* we again hurried forward a short distance when we met a large number of the cavalry themselves minus hats and guns and likewise going toward Fayetteville at the utmost spead of their horses. This exhibition of alarm was ludicrous in the extreme exciting among our men mueu hi tighter as thev passed us. and mateimlly disparaged the valor of the man on the horse in our estimation They were utterly pan lest ricken You might shout dastard and coward at them. thlt;3 admitted all and dashedonAs ihe sound of the battle increased many of our men who had fallen out from slt; re feet were constantly overtaking the regiment and getting into their places, determined to participate In the battle Notwithstanding the excitement occasioned toy our near approach to* the battlefield I could not avoid a feeling of pride that my regiment was made up of such material* and admiration of the heroism which enabl'd these brave boys to disregard the pain oc c asioned by lacerated and bleeding f*ct and put forth such extraordinary efforts to join their comrades and share with them the dange s of the battle Such an exhibition of braverv and determination was well calculated to Inspire us with omfldence and giv»‘ ample assurance ttoat cuch men vvn* possessed of a spirit vvhbh was uric* nquerable anti which Victory or Death ’ alone would satisfy We now na lt;» a number of ambulances star 'mg mar fhlt;* side of the road to vvhuh a few wounded men from the f Third di\.ion. which had now engaged \ the cm my were toeing brought After passing these we halted in a newlv cleared field on the right of the road and about half a mile from a small creek 1 he battery of light artillerycommanded ry Capt Murphy now parsed iih when we resumed our march in the rear of It arriving near the creetC we filed up the road to the right and halted lb’ 37th Illinois which was In our rmi now mine up and on arriving parallel with our regiment also halted when we all lay down to wait further c»id»rs The creek was just in front of us the bank on the* opposite side being high and completely lt;on-ceallng objects beyond from our viewCapt Murphy now by orders of Gen Herron pushed his battery across the creek to the summit of the bank beyond. where he unllmbered and Immediately commenced feeling the enemy who were posted on the hill beyond a cornfield which here terminated on the creek. After a few shots had been fired from our battery* the enemy’s batteries seemed all at omre inspiredxtrt 4 \% ~ s- ++ ♦ ^tion of affairs in otir locality, when they opened furiously, their shots doing great execution among the tree tops on either side of us. while the enemy’s attention was directed to Murphy's battery. Gen. Herron having ascertained their positiim-^noved other batteries to positions on the left, when Murphy was removed further to the right After all the batteries had been placed in position we were ordered forward, when we crossed the creek, marching by the flank, filed to the j right past the battery and found ourselves in a large cornfield which intervened between the creek and the
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Moline Weekly Mail
Moline, Illinois, US
Thu, Sep 21, 1899
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