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WAR STORIES I,."" "fSSSBSSSBBBSS Rattle of Graines' Mill and Meehanicsvilla M. T. Ltdbttter, in Atlanta Journal. I wits ? private io Company C, Fifth Alabama battalion, General Archer's brigade. On the evening of. June:26, 1862,: near sunset, our brigade received orders to cook rations and be ready to match at a moment's warning. On that order wo boys began to hustlo, for we believed that a big battle was ?po? ?B. Wo could s?e it in tho air. Before we had time to start fires even we received orders to "fall in, fall in!" You could hear the order in every di rection. We were directed also to re iieve.ourselves of all baggage. Well did we know that this order meant a battle. Our knapsaoks. blankets, etc., were all spon tumbled into bag gage wagons, and we were quiokly in line with our guns glittering in the light of the setting sun, r.-ady to march, or do any thing oise. Starting on the maroh, our battalion was ordered to "front faco*' and the various company officers made known the causo of the stir and confusion. We were told that fighting would be gin on the morrow, and that we must be "brave boys," and stand firm, be true to our country, etc. (That was a solemn time to me; I will never for get it. After this another thing was dono that made me mope solemu than ever and it had the same effect upon the other boys. Our commander appear ed in our front, with our battle flag in his hand, ard said: "Boys, this is our flag; we have no regular color bearer; who will volunteer to carry it? Who ever will let bim step out." Tho ".?od pf the day" was now set ting behind the western horizon. AU' natara seemed draped in mourning. It was only a moment, though, before I stepped out and took it. The officer told me to stand still until he made another call. Then he said: "Iwant five men to volunteer to go with this color-bearer as guard." It was not long before the required number vol unteered. I repeat, it was one of the most solemn moments of my life. I knew that to stand under it in time of battle was hazardous, but I was proud that I had the courage to take the po sition, for it was a place of honor. The officer ia charge ordered us to take our places in line, and soon we were on the maroh. We marched all night slowly, occa sionally halting. The entire army seemed to be on the move. Every thing indicated a great battle. We continued our march until about noan ?he ucxt^day, when we halted and laid down by the roadside. I dropped ydown by my flag, and was so worn ont that I was soon sound asleep. Oh, I was sleeping so good! Suddenly J. was awakened from my sweat rest by some of the boys pound i og me in the side. "Getup! Get upi There is a J$g battle raging, und wo aro getting ready to go into it." I jumped up quickip, rubbed ~ v *)ve> and was soon in' my place. We-moved off in the direction ot' heavy firing,: Cannon were booming and sm ali arms could, bo board distinctly. It was now after 4 o'clock p. m., and in less than -ne hour we had crossed over the Chiokahomiay and .were into the thickest of the engagement at Me ohaniosville. Tho battle raged furi ously until about 9 o'clock at night. The casualties of my old battalion were very heavy.. We fought under very many\disadv stages. The ene my had -felled larg J ' trees' in their front, and it was with great difficulty that we made our way through this entanglement of treetops, saplings, vines and every other conceivable ob struction/ under a heavy fire. Many of the boys wore killed in try i ug to get through. I had to wrap my flag around the staff while crawling through this abatis. ?My flag was riddled in this battle, having b?eh pierced with ten bullet holes through its fold3, while a splin ter waB torn out of the stan0 about six inches above my hoad. L carno out, though, without a scratch, and was ready for duty tho nest day.. In this engagement some of thc boys wore shot down by my side-comrades whom I dearly loved. "*Two of them, Murphy and Lambert, were kill ed. When tho firing ceased, our lines feil back a short distance, in a thick woods, and huddled > around, talking over tho ?varions incidents of the bat tle. I 'soon went to sleep and knew nothing more until morning. I awoke much refreshed, and felt very thank ful tb?! ? T?S uuhurt, while so binny of my comrades were lying "cold in death, and many other a were badly wounded. Karly that morning the oaemy sheltcd the woods we were in furiously, cutting' the branches of trees oS. aver nu? heads do no.bing but .stand and take it. Theyjkeptup thia terrine cannonade about one hour. The -piece of wood land was full of troops. To our sur nonadiog was to protect their retreat to the next line of fortifications at Gaines* Mill. About 9 o'olook we moved ont after them, going over a considerable portion of the battlefield. I well remember passing over that part of the field, near Meadow bridge, where it was- said GcssriJ Leo led a charge in person. I saw many of the soldiers near this x famous bridge stuck in the bog up to their knees and dead. We passed ovci this bridge and pursued the enemy on to Gaines' Mill. Here we found them strongly protect ed behind triple lines of heavy e*re works, with head logs to protect t.w.n. It looked like foolishness to under take to move them, but they had to be moved. 0ur brigade crossed the bridge, that spans the creek near Gaines* Mill, and we were soon in a deep cut road. We followed this road about four hundred yards, when we halted and formed a line of battle and moved off in the direction of an apple orchard, which was on the top of a little knoll about two hundred yards in front. At the foot of this knoll our line halted and we were ordered to lie down. This order was obeyed quickly. The little knoll afforded very little protection, but we used it for all it was worth. We got down to our knitting, you bet. We buried ourselves in the ground for an hour or ?so. Finally a courier galloped up to General Archer, delivered a message and then galloped off. Then the gen eral walked in front of us and gave the command, "Attention!" in? a loud, commanding tone.. At. this command the line arose. The next command was: "Forward, maroh." We moved out in regular line of battle toward the enemy's impregnable lines of breastworks. Our General was in front leading the charge. About the time we got to the top of the little knell the command was given: "Bight shoulder, shift arms, ohargel" . An incessant fire was being poured into our line. Young Jim Crow, of Company B, vf?s here shot through the arm, right by my side. The reg ular rebel yell was then raised. Then a cross a level plain, through an old field, over deep ?gullies for about six hundred yards we charged ?he enemy in his stronghold. We got to within about one hundred and fifty yards of their line when we delivered our first fire. At this time I kept ?sovisg un toward them, not thinking that our lines wo1 ld retreat or fall baok after getting that near, although the fire from the enemy's triple lino was fu rious, and the boys began to waver. Just then General Archer Waved his sword over his. head and gave the com mand: "Follow me!" That command .was ringing in my ears until I was shot. I moved on-my color guard near me-?stUr rithin about fifteen or twenty paces of their front line, when I looked back to see if the boys were coming; just .hes I was shot through the right hip,. I did not know- how badly I was wounded; 'I only knew I was shot down. I raised en my hands like a lizard ou a fence rail and took in th") situation as best I could. I soon decided if I could get np I had better dp so. It seemed like death either way, but I determined to make tho effort to get away. I got np, but found I could not walk, and if I made the trip at all I would have to drag my leg. I grasped my wounded leg "vith my right hand and started. Just then I saw four of the boys lying down, but I 'could not tell whether they were all dead or not. I made my way back, dragging my leg, under, a galling fire, when a minnie ball struck my Wrist and tore it up and took of! my thumb at the samo time. I mend ed my gait a little toward a deep gul ly. Before I reached it ? looked back to see if thc "Yanks were coming, and just then a ball drew a little blood from under my chin. A few more hops and I tumbled down ^oto the deep gully. I wanted to stay thero, but the boys insisted that as I was badly wounded I had better try and get tu the rear or I would bc cap tured. That scared me up. Tho thought of being captured'and lying in a north ern prison in my condition was horri-. bio, T could not stand tho thought of such a fate. So I did not remain in the deep gully but ? rutante er so. sergeant George Williams, who was afterward killed at Gettysburg, help ed mc out of tho gully. I had now about six hundred yards tc go beforo I could reach the deep-cut road near the mill. J know if I could make it there I would be^ pretty safo. My route wrs strewn with tho dead and We cop?d j wounded. They lay so thick that it was with great difficulty, Auder the withering fire of grape and canister, that I. made it'back tho deep-cut road." Over this entire route I dragged m? hnlnlocR W. T tonk shelter be hind * large oak tree that etood by the roadside, in eight of Gaines' Mill. 1 lay dowe and frit pretty safe, al though the shells were bunting all around me. I lay here in -Lour or more watching the great number of reinforcements that were n&asisg by, going into the battle that was raging furiously. Another charge was being .made. I could hear them yelling. The wounded were carried -back to the mill along this road. I kept a steady wa tob for our litter be ar or e. I was anxious to be removed further to tho rear, and I was now in a helpless con dition, and it seemed that I was dy ing, dying of thirst. I would have freely given the whole world for a drink of water. Finally four of our litter bearers came along, ???iuug their way baok to the held. I halted them. They ?had lost their litter in the charge, and were using as a makeshift a big U. S. blanket. They spread the blanket down and placed me on it. About this time Sergeant Matt ion, of Company B, came ?ioig, wounded in the foot by a piece of shell. He gave them order* to.carry me clear out of all danger. They did so. In the 'darkness of the night they missed their way, and 7 was carried to a K arth Carolina battlefield hospital and on that aooount failed to receive the attention that I should have *had. I remained at this battlefield hospi tal from Friday evening, June 27, 1862, until about 4 o'clock Sanday evening, when I was placed in an am bulance, with a Dutchman who had his leg out off. He died that night. We arrived in Riohmoud about mid night. The hospitals in the city were all full. We were hauled around the city from hospital to hospital, aad failing ?to find, any room, we were then carried out to Chimborazo, a suburban hospital. Here I found a resting place in ward No. 32. It was now about 2 o'clock a. m. Monday. I was very hungry by, this time, having eaten nothing aioce I was shot on Fri day. I called a servant to my "bunk" and told him I wanted s' ne thing to eat, that 2 was starving t death. He said, "I am sorry for you, but you will have to do without until regular breakfast." I then csllod for the ward coasser. I made an earnest ap peal to him, but without any success. Ho said: "It is positively against the rules, etc." I told him that it was hard, but 1 gueesed I could stand it. Breakfast carno about 7 o'clock. The servants waited on me nicely and brought me in plenty to eat. My ward master was a whole-souled and jolly kind of a fellow. I beeame very I much attached to him. His name was Caldwell and he belonged to the First Georgia regulars. My earnest appeals for something to eat the night I was brought in caused him to beoome very much attached to me. Caught. , .A worthy old gentleman, says an exchange, who lived in the mountains had one weakness-a habit of absent ing himself from church ona very slight pretext.* One" Sabbath, whioh was a littra oloudy, but by no means inolement, he was not found in his place. The next morning, at an early hour, as tho past?? TS ?a standing on his doorstep, who should come along but this old man, perch su on a load of' wood, his hat and overcoat, his hair and beard all white with the thickly falling ?sd fiercely, blowing snow I Seeing the pastor, he halted to pay his rca peels and exchange a friendly word. "Good morning," said tho old man. "All well?" "All well, thank you." "Sorry I could not be atohurch yes terday.' r "Y?s; I missed you." "Well, the fact is, it was such a bad day, and the weather threatened so much, that I thought it was too bad to venture Out; and the--" "Yes, it is fine, pleasant weather to-day," said the pastor. "If we should have as fine) a day as this next Sabbath, I shall look for you at church." Tfie old man blushed, and manifest ed a desire to break off the conver sation-during all of whioh it seemed ao ii he were inwardly saying, "Caught thin time." -- ? PI - A. Certain Cure For Dysentery and Diarrhoea. "Some years ago I was one of a par-' ty that intended making a long bioy ole trip," says, ,F. L. Taylor, of New Albany, Bradford County, Pa. "I was taken suddenly with diarrhoea, and ??as about to give up the trip, when Editor Ward, of thc Laceyvih> Mes senger, suggested that I take a dose of .Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I purchased a bottle and took two doses, one before starting and one on the route. I made the trip successfully and never felt any ill effect. Again last Summer I was almoBt completely run down with an attack of dysentery. I bought a bottle of this same remedy and this time one dose cured me." Sold by Prr-Gray&Co. - Tho Rev. ' Jones Colvin, of Ycncgs^Wc, Ohio, eighty-nine years known as "the marrying parson,' broke all records tho other day by marrying seventeen couples in twenty four hours. ? Foolish Maa. Now, behold, .lhere waa a man who feld unto bia wife: "Verily, it would be well for the? if thou nhouldst pack ?hy Saratoga trunk and thy telescope and thy kces ter, and bio thee noto the mountains. "3urely ? it will be sad for me to have thee away , from my side, but mao, poor man, hath to work, and it is meet that his wife should escape the heat and bother : of life 4n the city when it is summer." And so bi? /wife packed her trunks and her telescope and keoster and kissed ber husband goodby with many tears.. Now, the man laughed in tho sleeve of bis garment, and amiled in thc in side of his face. Saying unto himself: "Behold, old man, you have work ed it all right. Verily, I will shake this old town up HU that it feeleth like i unto a pepperbox. j "Now that the madam hath gone away I will purchase largo quantities of red paint and make this habitation of people look like an Italian sunset; "I will put the alarm clock io the attic and sleep as long as 1 blame please. "And my latchkey shall grow bright from muoh uso at the witching hour of 3 G. M. "Which meaneth 3 o'clock, good morning, ha, ha." For he was a mun that would crack an old joke unto himself and laugh hoartily at the same. Truly, there are many such in this vale of tears, and tba' is one reason why it is a sad old world. Now, when his wife was away, the man went down into the city, nnd ho strode into the places where ardent I liquors are sold. But he found not the jollity and hilarity that he had imagined; I For the barkeepers knew him not, and the rest of the peoplo therein were busy increasing the revenue and took not the time to notice him. So he drank many seltzers and walk ed around the streets. He went into thc theater where the gayly garbed ladies were singing "We are tho merry, merry girls who lure you from your home." And he looked upon the aforesaid merry, morry girls and said unto him self: "Behold, they could uot lure a mau, nor pull him away from his home with a tug-boat ?iud a six-inch haw ser." And so it wem fur thu course of a week, and thou be sat him down and wrote unto his wife, *ayiog: "Como home. For the dishes are scattered about the parlor, and my hat hath fallen imo the bosom of the piano. ? "I canuot fiud my collars, and my neokties have hidden themselves. "I am tired of eating st the restau ant where the waiters give me three pieces of bread sud a cold stare and charge me a shekel. "The house foemoth like a barn with nothing lu ii. "Besides, 1 am hungry. Come home." And his wife returned unto him, and told him nf the splendid time hbo bsd been b.viuL. Also she gave him a gentle laugh because thut he hud missed her. Behold, blessings uot ouly brighten as they take their flight, but when a mau's meals do not uome regularly the blessings . shine like unto the cal oiuui light of thu theater. Behold, also, a woman can have u good time away from home, but the man who ihinkeih Hf .make the sum mer oue long shoot ibc-chuto when his wife is away bath an awakening coming unto bim. And he geiteth it. For thc mun said unto his wife, "?t is better that a mau bc heu-peok ed uud happy than that hu irieth to have a good time with no place to have it." - Ballimore American, Look Ahead. The driver of the ?tage, which was rolling down thc Rocky Mountains as fast us ?ix mules on the gallop could keep ahead of it, m ty have noticed I was, writes a correspondent, a little nervous, for after u bit he soothingly said: "No use to grip that railing so mighty hard, stranger, We shan't come to the dunger p int for half au hour Mt." "Then it's on ahead?" I queried. "Yes, three miles ahead, and I may say fur your beuetit that hangin' on won't do any panickier good " "But I don't want iii ?lid? off." "And you won't. If aoythin' goes it'll be mewls und coach and the hull caboodle altogether, uud us! the drop is plumb 300 feet you won't have no use for ''uroioi or Slicking plaster af terwards." - Nothing aggravate* u girl so much ? as her inability to make a mau angry. Thpco time* m dey, ?ZZ3 tSkriam a yamr"lho twins will make your dish-w*?h?rK* UR?T. . Tho dlshm wal shins * fcrty?tUi fcttS Ott 'fc cleaner than SOAP ar unnbrna elsa '**sW maka furn. There la no cleaning that COLD DUST will SU? fu WS? ?jaste* witt cheaps* thar soap or any o?wt cleanser. THE H. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY Caftan St Louis. New Ysrlc. Boston. CHEAP CARRI ASE ? . ? i Will always look aheap. No maker can afford to finish a cheap piece of work in a first-class manner. 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