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Show KKENAN'SllOLDCIIAKOli A STinniNQ INCIDENT OF THE BATTLE BAT-TLE OF CHANCCLLOnSVlLtE. lb Chare ' th Eighth I aonayltanli Catalryowtlaekann a fBlnf imiilon. Cam In Canflivlon and tJelay in (h C.nfdrat-What lunltort lay of It. OorrrIlit. 11. by Amerlraa m Aaeoct lion. UotkrULutMrrcLI CS&9l.E.unUl.t 11LtrMwUhdw t I M WCt) t UiwnfilUUiKxlr IiSmMTVI i Oo lb nrd. that rritflHSWuil Meaewa.lt YlJT " utorpry, C.-'fjrfg-t Tom tbroo!i with They've trapv! ni, loyi" It from our flank ft voice. Itb ft mh of eteet an 1 amok On rata tba reWla atralt ht, Mitr a lor end wtl 1 at bii And oar Una ihM and broke Ilrok and IM. .NoroIll-bullh.aU Hh curae. abrle ke in 1 rrtot, Iter and wMoni a 1 men Tumbled bark Ihronitb the estid Jtrlaf (lea. And abot ua tb fadlua eaten. Thar on Loi-s till ) br Wtterle pukMl on th 11111 "Ualtery, w bl frakl lh roar) I'm tileete, fti ffoloo; to nr llellrin" Trotr lntbftladlre A bugle f Iojc. "Trotr-ftAtl no mot. 1 b hone ptunaetl, Tb rnnann Innhed and lunaed. To J ln tl bop! rew.li Hut awtdenly md form Laltnlf In front i f th human torn, Mtlifttra, command n ahouli "Altitn tho runi f ktw tt u Ileaaonton 1 Tl rannnneere tent to obey, Art worked with a will at Ll word. Ab 1 Ibt black gun inomleelf they La4 Laard. Hut, ah, tb dread ilaU) t TowaltWrrlaiot OHl. for trn mlnot llmal" fit etneral took 1 aroun U Thar Kern, ut. Ilka ft aton. With Ma three bun Ired liortn atone- ! ahakea tbait tha ground MJor, your men? -Ara wilier, B'traL" Thea , Chartf. majrl Hoyoar lt. llol I thortny back at hll COit, Till my pitta ar i-Uuadt llb attar t Ul. oallUaartbatatr Itf tb abmoilM rlcam of tli wratern kU, llrftva Kriuin tnukel In llaawntan ei a I r an It alant-clear, and cuot, an J alUll 11.. d, Itb a mlla, U uU, "1 wilL "Caralrr.charc"' otfttaanof Ibrmtbrafik. Tbefr aharp, fall rbaar, f run rank mi rank. )Uwtf)oyouilr, with a wllllot breath Tbatt forward tbtf apraiiB. an 1 ipurrelft&4 tlaabrd fttoutad Ilia officer, rrlnaon lb dt Ilola wall tba ntu, aacb brave at I la Mlow )a ihalr radvl riMita of tb blu an 1 r'lwt And a bora In lha airt with an Instinct uuo, Uk ft bird cf war tbclr pannon flaw, V IthcUak of acabhar J and thnndrrof tttJa. Ami bladaa that akin Ilk aunllt rcada, A nd atruna: brow n facaa brant r pat r frar thlr protid altamt t ahall fall TUrta bundraJ I ettbatlranlauartot Va iwlc tan tboiuabd caltant foca. Uaaaflfr Uttatbtrw(4rcama lotbeedeaof tba wwd that wm rlna'd with Carnal Ilnri In ftlwl a aMffrl tt 1 abot-acd fell) Nor on rain back hU wootid to tell. And full In tba mtdt rod Kvcnaa, tall Iti tba glaum. Ilk mart) r awalilog hi fall, bll lb clrt I alrok of 1 la tabcr. bm uuit ilounl bla biad. 111. Ulo tbtr lumlDOua I In aftar llnri r "bolt platoon, Hrurk dead In thalr aaddka.of brT draffonttt, 11 tl middanM lun war onward born And Into th tottai fluut , trampk 1 nn 1 total M Koar fought with bla tnn aid by Id. I thy rwta, im that war no toor to rid. Hut ortr tbtta, lrlnir t bar abatt arrtl and mut. , WbatdatprchoruUr TUftdaathaalut rutn tba raauon la plaoat far, Laruva, io(T bratel our fata but U talot tb arutr w tartdl 0? er them new, ft ar fallowing yrar (irtr tbalr trarra tb I lb roue fall. And tba wblplior-wtU cbanta IJaipectarcftlU It it tba y atlr boi acalnt tbtr rat nochren Ibay bar eafttad. Uutthtlrsloryaballbavir Nortblrliektba)onchedlntblUbtofpvac. I I rath of tl lr chant la rewarding ltU Tbat aavud tb aruiy at Cbancatlorat 111. -titer. 1 araoua Latbrop. .MnJ. Krenau lUrlng ilecJ nt Chancf 1 loraTlll. My S, 1W3, nortby th Im morlal acttlru: Rlrfii It by tbo iwt.nnl th worW tbQiiM know bow muth llooVrr, 'tvlinUoItciiqiioUtl, though faUtljf o, a drrllinathflcaralry.ovfrd to tl gxllant irooiwra pn that dUaatrou butt loll t Id. 1 h tiubflibrj accuunta ot tl chart; liar Mven rUo to much eontroreray, btttonn ITIalnji statement may I ao hirmonliM fti to conllrm tb cuenttal particular, und 1 Bit brlow the tor Ira of imrtlcljrtnta who hart loM ot Tarloua 1 bair a of the ntTalr, a trmcutUrnt loriR run niter. In ' UattlM and Us. era ot the CI til War" (Century Co., ;uMUhcr), John I Lolllua, mrtubur c( lCoanftU bait al Ion - Me& atom t "auMi, majoi l w Tocn nriTl' tt the Hghtu lSnnijlvanla cut airy, ! Btrllwtllric)lrntlii a (uir Kcottnllnii Lla ptraoual exiwrtbcii lu the cliarK. lie mjaj On tba af tiruo n cf May 3, &, the 1 llith rennaylvanltt raralry waaonlen 1 to illarroutit, alack and lie (tlrtlnaiit rnt In thet ilnlty ottirn Hooker a lieabuar UraatC nnoettoravllle. Boiuacf theuieu fell aalnp boldluit their borwa, aome lo Mtitalklnir of tie battle, wbltoftbuotof i-nitri, who nlaya linrrothl audi occa aloraluthU way, a it do u to llirlr fa or ltr itmnii of jtokcr Hud leuly uti order f mm )eulfiiartfra mod n complete ilnnc lu tie iH-en At th uurl mount the klapura n wrll aa the talker aprahif, Into tlrlr aidllva, the Knmblara ainltcbrd up tbrlr atkva; und their card, ami a rej I mrnt o( itralr) took the jlacaof aloiiujt-I aloiiujt-I Iti crowd "Pautitjttn tba kft of ChanrrllariiUIe 1! usfvocroKindoiirllimof haill at tie H ik of a wood an 1 i.anio iiji with a noon l Herliitf p4rtv tint tind ratlurrl the Inn third auorgia. Wo Imt heard Una I- wa retrttillltu an I upjioawd that thN H urif rtiibiit rrultiicnt btd Iwli MtrrffoeU toglre tbeiatln bidyn cham to raoafi luu while w wcro c itniulaaratlna the Mnr felloHa Ptie of tbini dflrtantly aul I, ot H niaythiiikyoiihtvcilJiieabU thloi; Jut I now but wait tUIJackon u' onundoa your right "Wekusl eilnt thU hirmlfit brarslo, I forwadldnutlhloKlienonilb tnyJnrk ton a iikow I a 1 1 kit w n anytime about I It but whll w wrru jet tryitm tift throubtbtUlUooJtb tour c( uua It (ar Tlcry , trratt c fl 1 liu e.pteh tiw atnhMta rji I toward a potct )tftnthpUcewhrawt wrr taatloe aol the piar where the httt a naa ragtag A wa rod Intoai ettralt-1 ckattna tailed Ihitl Orotp, the rMimrnt waa bra mht Into Una. aurudifd a ill- tter and tier rout) y braorU ourtelreafor th ordeal, not knowing whether wawert to make an attack or wait there to recalra oun. "Tb roar of muiketrywM now liMfler and neirt n the ? at y ooda batweca tia an 1 UowUalls irnne'l to ihak with It Tbere waatiotlrotoakoftowondfwht ba-l bappened, for tho rtalmtttt w aicrdered off atnttallop. After riding about three hun dred yard w turned Into a narrow ton I that promlI to take in into tb tntdtt or th enrmr Half a dult bnrumsn In ea Ut fcray mot likely a. p-neral'i iult re connolterlntf, aatbaydit not rldla rank were In the roa 1 ahrl of ut, and tunl back to their Hue. "The word cbarvowai now -uiaaatt from the leading aiuxdronanlaabrra flew Into tbe air alooo; our line bit none too aooti for w ware alrta Ir In th mldto( tl foe, a 11 1 tbty wr re 1 ly for ua. The unfortu nateaiUKlrontbat ledcauubt all 1 be Are aa e daihed along the narrow lane, an 1 w who rovl next to It Rot only tb amok from tbeentm) a ruu. roull rratb liotblnja jet, aDdcotilUr nothing lat fire and imoke, for thJr lib ot battle waa tfr1yi.oatrdbthlu) a ttil-ket Hut Html th- rot or tlie roa 1. while tbalr ttfie wr almrdlhrouRh It "It waa a lon Ian an 1 a hot lane to pt through, but the Ian had a turn andw Rot to It at lait, wlieti we reached the I'lmk roa 1 an 1 atruelt llo-lea fConfetlf rale) dlrl aioi. rUht Inthafronu Weatrucklt a a wan atrlkt a ahlp tbe ihtp t atarfervl, may be thrown nn her beam end, but the war la daabed Into aprey and the abtp aAllaonaabefora Ma Keenan, nbolM Ida Kittallnn In the chars, l captain In command of the lea lion antia Iron, the aJJutant and a few acoreof thalr follower went down at lid hock together Tb detail aent orcr to rtco'crthelr bo.llei after the battle ail I the major had thirteen built U In Id bod) tXATII0r MM, KttSAf the a IJutant nlno and tho othrra fawer. It wa reported b aorno wbo rod clot to tbatmjortbat le abutitexl, lotbarlithtf floj( that tbe Irupenetrable inaaae on 1 1 left roiiM nit Iw foroe.1 uul that thrta waa no way out but ortr the thinner line on bla rUlil. hn turnlnic ut full arawl tny horte waa Lllletl an 1 I waa Ucl.! our Ida ick on tho rna Uld JUr 1 ritrtelcomiwoynltli tberrKliueut. When umpe4 to my feet I ha 1 time to uke only onaichnc at inyaurroundluK. 11 y mil thought w a to cacip capture or (loath. On one aide were henry lluraot Confederate Infantry doubled and bent by the cbitrgf, Ibelrotl.ctnitrylnicto trcowr tbetr align inruti ou th other aide IL aurvUor of tie IfAdlriK iQiia Iron wero (.alloplux oa thel'lank road, the otbera breaking; uttr tt Confederate l IrmUh line aa f at back a I could a lnl the wood," CuL IVnnoek Huey, who waa majirof tbe beoond battalion of the TJchtb IV1111 )lraula ciralry at thetlnte,lmpublltlu4 a bUtory of the charge, wlitcli he tteacrlbea kubatantlalty aa followat ' On reaching the riank road It appear! to be pAcLl about aa clueljr with the enemy a It iolb!y cotilllir Weturne-ltotbel ri.facloKtle ConfeJaratacobiinn, tb reluient croitd Inrfori, lioth men nod forwa,la a frenzy 1 1 licit merit wbiiU iiotblnir but death could nop. We cut our ay 4 trough, t rtmpllns; d.wn all wbo roul 1 not racapo ua, ant tuIoouraabtraonaU wltbln reach for a dUlance or auniitAhundrel janj,uhui weiYtTlvrd a volt y from tbeeuuny whkh kilted MaL Kalian, Cn;t Arruw-mltli u I Adjr, Haddock, tLrre i.f tha uol.IrU an 1 riotiJillAiit oilier vt thewar, bldnA larRO uuoiUr of mti All litre of tho above tiamolonicrr fell at lb earn tbre ami fruiu tho aam iul!iv. Mai ICce-nnn falllnit nsalntt Hid mil Un IluK on tb K-nund under tny lior." (.apt Andrew IL Write, nb) rmla with tb icond aquadrou In MaJ Kcvnatt a battalion, publUlied hi h-wllwKl ma of tie c bursa In th l-hlladili bla Trrattln 1!M. 1h fallowing 1 & tidul from that acoounti W I en moving on a walk tbo diatauc of aboutanilt from wl tr q bad mounted, we hear 1 th commas t, 'Draw aaberal audaaw the 11 rat njuadmu draw thcDt We tbcu I card lnuakclry flrluit "Woof thaaeroni ainndron knew that our time waa at band, an 1 Cat, t, CorrI, couiuiandluu th aqua Iron, pave I b ordr lodrawaalannnlclarRD. TakltiR a trot vefuuullberorultoolta lwnd aawe ) ro-ccinll ro-ccinll W bcu we turned tLeconierof the woolroal,or lane, a sight met our eyea that It 1 Impoaalbl f t r tne todeacrlbu. After cbirulng oer the dead men and loraeaof tie tint auadrou we cl arrd Into Jack ton' column, and aa luck woul 1 Lave It, found tlm with empty rlllea, thank to our dual coruriilta ahead. lh enemy were aa thick aa bete anl wa appeared ap-peared to be anionic tbouaandaot I he in In ru 1 rrnt ant. "Ihecnemy wcraai much aurprlaod na wa wrt, and thought, no doubt, na they now aay, that th whole caralrycorp- of tie Army or tie IVtomocwaa charylu them I rrmeuiir hearlDic n iiumler of them call out, I aumuderl I aiirnuidtrf a dl I not atop to take any prl-onere, e rout 1 not turn around awl cet out In it fieeol tbe enemy, ant the only thlutf lelt for na u to ro tbrouah thu, alukor Willi" Jbofharceba! all the elTeet cf a im rctjl forlorn bono, an 1 Keoi an'a fatl At th bead of bla baud I Incea I la name wllb thoaaof Farnawortb, Hi) anl, Ixtwall and other beroa of the cirrtlry Uluiicr U KlLUClb |