| Show A NIGH inon mm II 11 li VATES VIEW an iowa soldier gevea ian elpe expo riondo at pittsburg Lin cling IT WAS HIS SAVED THE IKE DAY anti clort 0 t iccil no or abut phi il ruris afif cuir D lam I 1 ri nejl Is alb 01 ill cm loia 6 it 1 lah aw rise morning fir tile fiah 1111 alty of 0 AMI found elm ali ariter pirir 0 tills nil lilt tire ant bank of 0 the lynno wo river at a edtice knon ink in lis as I pittsburg landing Lanill ng tito morning broko clear anti anil boan benn upon tipon tile scena 1110 transition from fanni winter to lo millir WAN ana just elkin takane alae mid arid llanio ante nature dioro tit a r a thou lilli in her for art in be decking llin ilia in the of it early along the banks ot of river nw lay mia ter us steamers discharging their cargoes cargo fl arid and tile banks banka ore pilot piled high with tinny supplies and mi full of war ai on tile thi river leisurely float in two rakish looking arnit 4 hose fiji bides es were pierced m walli fill embrasures embra from which ominously froiN frowned ned tho black mouthed demons of war tito the nest most bank of the thor at the landing was skirted with it a narrow bottom from which row ram an ain abrupt unit bluff it bout ono hundred fort fact high arid and sweeping away toward tho the wet southeast sout hast was an unbroken lores or ct of 0 mal maple kirs beech anti ana oak timber wile ULC hurt hero and there a small open field which aich was cultivated liy by the denizens ot of tho the forest citing out a pea scanty city existence TUB tilt of TRE TIIE year near the river voi wa broken betoken anti by tile lira network of water howing flowing it lit from froin dirgo aprin sprin springs f building t f out onu line li lilt il to in one if kiili I 1 it inland about n mil little unit anil n half north of tire lending riuko creek emptied into iho m aher at tin an unite acute bairle A lilt hat alin otTe tiu ant anil and with lick creek emir tying in about two miles couill of tile landing flanked ilia federal nl ili these theao two to arecki swampy anil and an anil 1 from three to tour four west an anil southwest ot of tho the landing lin ilin wan was caul ped IN without QUY regard to order of 0 bat tie a body of 0 nion man i tell nt at froin annn forty to td btty thatis sand clothed la all 1110 nail panoply of 0 war this vast basit braly body ot of ruen not thoro there for their health but ot at t har own free will lilt hall had on an listol ted in a tire tho seri leck of their country to help subdue nul diio ono one of 0 tire tho most gigantic ot of ancient or run I 1 I 1 tip dies they wera wore recruited from tho ilia farms workshops counting booties roll and various puN pundits being all youna men and tire alio homer youir of all tile the nort linet 0 just beford beyond the position described lay abnot another 1 r body of young men recruited cru led from om tile tho southwest tile fholer of all that region at that particular lar moment f repp ing through tich the timber and thick tills to throttle ahir ell enemy only bint anti at atone one fell crush anti and darho hlin him from a lind to slavery bull and chinini cli nini or cal rapture t arp him alive LIC Stroy is by YI alie lie slow proc processo essi of ft him ahn 1 federal ederae army briny re jethred roll thred reil on tile ho night of at the ilia eth h little atlo did abl they dream of this the m alacche vint that I 1 was at gathering strength lit their front to bo be hurbie at thorn like tire iho fabled of jupiter olympus bo tore fore the rising of another sun eun A P irk in writing ahli atho I 1 bhail only give my own personal empe nail anil wt I 1 tint if it of at iowa I 1 galleto which ilia writer belonged iriven even of ni fou found nil tire i riter seated sealed in ill front of ills lit buess pits tent cleaning hii preparatory eun which to company P 1 1 11 y lu t c n which wim was to tako take P 1 lace 1 day ay soon a E etry was biar I 1 toward t tho I 1 in which soon eoon incao used to a continuous that a battle masla waff in progress pro gross alit ll it thon then waa tire distant of the awful ey cyclone of that Bop tover oer the field that lay alko an alengi 1 1 deity ty deau dead and 1 il dying on R ill I 1 trail a I 1 vo other thou thousands sando were pierced lamed matli lilt shot nud strait all and 11 left mangled and bleeding upon tho the gory fjeld As ai soon as our off leers took in the situation this the long roll beati bealing alt L U over camp and ia it tells les tirs tewo t alian la r L j it t takes to Q record co it it tile the brigade was in line and under marching to the front tin abo tire pitt pata 3 burg and corinth coall after proceeding cc DIVE ing about a mile wo vig began to ewt tn fugitives front atho AV a hall had been flattered Featt ered fit ilia first t odrel it all 11 continuing tire report that they luet irad been lit in camp iming aiming thus to mako make any bior fur for de i fenee making their way uny toward tho the landing kettle sit in undress uniform ionno hatlem ond and all ami Il owmer they chot ered strike eni eoibard bard for or they to alt all intents hurt and kNo foro are making their villy landing hinding with mith a low to tilling filling their conte enn with mith fre arli li water and hand ila writ when they frodi ls savannah ilia einab about to miles allea from our starting boint point w wo a wore deployed into 11 alno no ol 01 of battle att leand and halted for a few moments moment wharf general tode bir along our front sa fig now boys TO remember r you are irom iowa nail and iowa expects every met man ri to alake a good to day soon the order was givens given forward or marchl when the brigade advanced about a halt mile fatt tarl lier and took 0 up a R all behind 0 1 t alio to brow row of a idge in an old roadbed that crowed cropped tire Cor corinth ilith anti pittsburg landing tend road at right angles making a good natural TUT till on our left was posted tile esth iowa of 0 Pont lKa division forming an of thirty dC to tile tho south freB cant extending oard 0 the river which with joined on to I 1 left eft arm ormed tile eglit 11 1 wine ing of 0 tire feder 1 amy rill 0 woodall ta ill the ho irli right ot f us vw woods tollio loft ot at 1 nil 91 houlia 11 1 in rear of ii 0 f to will suit ami woods in rout t of its LI it with the shanty marching or ig apar P antly on ft a still hunt till for it W ah might 1541 t attract their notice ill milo I 1 10 1 jn a our front roul was tin nn open bold ft hero here the rebels rebola had a 1 l stationed t tation ed that gave us ni con 0 during ilia day by the ser lawing of shells that glint went want crash huttt the tree aco tops topa mer C our I 1 I 1 r I 1 na dg C culling oil off timber that town down upon nor UK carsuit cau suit many cos can our brig liri nilo nilis was waa supported by two which reenter to be tar ar pet for tho the and same d adno no fir practice 0 wool iu in which resulted iq in about a standoff amlott tt nil as near as ail I 1 wm wall ablo to juilio on our etc brouto left and right win well locator loc atoil tire tin veritable If Honic orneta ta not nest from chono flinoil the hornets li thit hut string ti tho the Jo hollies bit lic lc linsly on that beautiful sabbath duy day I 1 have bavo thus linh llly our oar position claying flaying bem been orde d by our of ficera to ito 11 low anti anil leserr ve our fire they the 4 to their heir apt arnuco t two deep abil hit barn anthill thirty F yarda ill ila ta n 0 mo rose up aroll floured loto iota up th them ern suc such k a r ore fire M u to n nearly e ar annihilate their fint line to fol dowil 0 w up by a charge which sent font tho the whole mom BACK efto 0 THE from they carlo came arid blooding to repair banut the charge not being on our left left was a I 1 gap in tire line mid wo w were ero ordered I 1 lurk tie to our for fornier po to further lie ep swe bail not lon long to wait when another charge clair cli ir lid by indman ws wag burkit our position only to meet a 0 like talc fam thua charge utter after charge was hurled of gaim m it ilba by IlInd marls A P pi illo otomi onil gib brigades until the tha ground in front ot of OUT our position au as piled in v ith the dead anil and dying of ni as brave anil and hardy a not ot of 0 men mail As ever she I 1 1 a finding t tho ho ll hornets kest too hot a pliers they changed cit and 3 S p tn tuai macneil a in rout of lit fruit arf lurl to or fruin rt fit ti c am tit your rond till din ot it bilth it snail wv avine lilt ent that till tile 1 left ff V wing a d mas rl raily ily ly bring being mum ii inn would around I 1 mard inward tin elie T title on oil tiro elie t avit shen tan nod IK mcclorn ind wei iwo cant over emy 1111 of u ground fifth 1 ii I olor aur and 77 at ni nation riot not on oil that field fiehl ot of blood still anil carnal aliis ha our mitlon tion until I 1 ole 0 gaan t ilia con Ormill ow a lt tit if loirro free it abel bi I it 11 ln tn alta 64 thomer ili lint it anim boli ssi MII is fill haik baik speed I 1 IV 1 0 1 would oil ill IN and list I 1 VI ann sit welock camo anti found um im blah holding tile fort mt i IN ut anding part 0 at our tul gasto it hid 1 I fallen bachand bac kand rim the gauntlet I 1 y Of Ills vu lilt hit dot remio twit lw cour conr lra local having train killed ou on tiro tile may 7 alth tor for AT THIS our anif W it 1 I wallace fell mortally mor tilly hn right being turned tur nril the lilt left ini in a very condition when colonel shaw of the loux was wall pointed on tile 1 bac I left led center in if order to extra eato himself front roni tills this peri perilous condition swung his ont nent around by a left irk liall half I 1 arft C ff in fr front on I 1 all anil about a bards and came to a tight face ace confronting braggs command who he were ovio flown on oil in fig four Ting lines jeep nit I 1 a stylo style and rua jenty to contemplates when being thrust ai it were into fato the very jaws ja of hell at chiq point it n number lw I 1 will 11 not mention lag ine pull piu nip niall through our ranko when colonel show ignoring tire hie 0 connill conni il of our parson go 0 tho 0 command coin manil baa onet viol iu eni a t out oni to tho to trader can fill thoo tin lilai la n il milli edit pt inq faue faucy ma may ure u title no of tho the nit L it nil I 1 lio ap pp apace ace in front of ill ili lilt child r t p pinga a fewin few anoro 0 ro io fill before a lold toilie life pit is in front rout of our Coni comply piny 1 II 11 ay liy ia n large ina rl nl I 1 ok oft tree tilt aich a ter anil 11 wo we to aisil of tile opportunity unity littan luit dier ahen lan the th air or nat in lilt tile zip zing ping of rebel lead alad about lit hig eara would riot welz wc leonio onto euch ft a tit temporary lop shelter sli eltor it if general grant had bad employed a lew few thor thorland men on tile bill dellill felling timber anti anil preparing ile Is E leilia lei Lii lipi of marching in archini lila ills dill along all day in ili the smelt sweltering ering still linn in grand review watched by ff alio 0 rae iran no at it safe fre distance tho the reul t of 0 that first days eglit would I 1 a n my ly opinion hare been very uit diffy tent our Bhatt offered cred regiment 11 no 6 91 support port wag wad soon forced back from tom this thia position by an force orco which boro bore down upon its in liko like a cyclone only to meet another beasy dorco or a lit in 0 our r year rear when colonel shaw seeing that leiH iel tanco stanco would ito bo a a flee of life ills ran a M lull hanker banker chief upon tile point of ethl toward and derod whit remained of lili hig regiment keeps away AWAT keing I 1 comparatively safe bohin d tb tho aano jagg a mentioned tree I 1 coll emptied thit the contents contenta of 0 my lioi box on tite ground and proceeded to loud lead arid are to lu rapidly as an at a island of 0 colors colom colu cit lulng iniz directly tit in front of my until they into ino ethin fifty barbi hait 1 I around and found myself coni cloth jile alone bavo alive a pill hd diero of company 11 the regiment having fallen back about aull yarda ani red na as nuovo ment mentioned grda nail thinking it to stanl off od tile braggs bragga army I 1 sprang fruin my cover and inneo a break toward tire tho nent when I 1 was baruck by tiya a idedo ol of shell bull brought to griss chilo hilo the bawd over oter file houting aud and yelling olinto Olin vo calt catu captured ared red tho the is alolu holo of grants arin army y made mo me feel chagrined ant and humiliated as a though I 1 win his blo for nil all tho live that mero aro cleed on thit that bloody field A ari ALL alii when I 1 had bail lIlY recovered reco ered from tiro elio shock race load by the rebel jall I 1 lloil ll lil ed myself I 1 together and ordez on looking aniag around found foun all comil 11 nl catlon cut it PIT ot withey regiment nent suit feut lilt into a twenty abird nil ml bourl tent which was wait won soon invaded by a young rebel tor for tile the rip apparent parent purpose of oc plunder at discovering disco ering nn ims ho he brought his gun gua to a really ready anti and ordered a I 1 co coin lo 10 piled with according to 1 tho he code 4 and ask ell to go to ny lily command ma which was about three bundra this rc fu ausef t to grant and ordered roe me to come carol w with lt 1 tl him m when 1 L 1 I I 1 told alil him etim I 1 was waa no not t a ble able i to i tr travel a v el but from the carelee ca in lie lid finite conr frilled tho the persi attached atla cheil to ilia of bill gun I 1 concluded it was bent t ta obey order hy by thi time firing hall had celaj and tho the ra OTO being disarmed arid marched to the rear ablio the more worthing fur fore the elio last flet act of the billi III anat emord about 7 p 1 in I 1 w lion hoin every evary caulp camp of tho federal army WIM was in their iraq sessions or coo ortal by their artillery IT TUR nil MY DAY thetis has been much written and mul many conjectures IT by men lit high 9 if in duill try authority its u to what ACV n alio lit saved grants glants army from destruction on oil tile tho ath I 1 was only a high in tile tho T langli tn ka anil and do not expect hect my iny just judgment or opinion will count for bonet much when pitted against such euch authority na as grant anil and hill bill sherman Sli erman but I 1 havo carried curried a in my breast for ur twenty tour four years that tile tho heroic manner in m which blell Tutt lua brigado nr lailo held ilia alio left center tile tho deadly assaults as of many times th choit number anti and tho the hour lost liy by the rebels in anil and march inal the to the rear was tile pr anco as of tho the battle tito capture of tire ali an and fourteenth iowa alvelia Tutt loa ll 11 arl g ginilo a 0 irom front tho ilia gold as an llon t 1 n for or tire remainder 0 of tire tho fight tile tho largest portion colef lu flonta bouti Z on KU flu excursion frutig it wore moro dangers to alin tile tho abul am ful corua goof battle J S 0 co 11 fourteenth lona loa infantry lantry lu |
