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Show , T"e F'Qhtlng at Allatoona. That reminds me," said CapU' j.tono, "fit nn cxperlenco I had, not long ago, down in Georgia. I was making tho rounds dt our old battlefields battle-fields and left tho train nt Allatoona to look over tho lighting ground at Allatoona Al-latoona Pass, where Gen. Corso 'held the fort.' Tho station agent eyed mo a minute, and, noticing my Grand Army button, camo to me, Introduced himself as Capt. McDaniels of tho Confcdorato service, and said ho would bo glad to show mo over tho scono of whnt ho regarded as tho hottest hot-test and sharpest battle of tho war, if not in all history. It was in truth a fierce light, and no ono can understand under-stand why it was so until ho looks over tho ground and remembers that In this pass tho very flower of tho two armies mot In a flerco struggle, In which neither meant to yldd. "Curiously enough, McDaniels' recollections rec-ollections of tho fight centcrel on two scenes. Ono was tho horror caused by tho explosion of a shell In an Iowa regiment. Tho shell struck lu a mass of men crowding to tho front In defensive de-fensive lino and killed twmty-cight men. Tho othor was tho buarlng of a Union officer who received his death wound In .front of McDanltls' com-pany. com-pany. Tho latter, saw tho wounded officer struggle to his feet, stagger to a llttlo houso near, carry out i chair, by which ho supported himself in standing position with one linn 1 whllo with tho other no waved his sword' and encouraged his men. "His men stood, although the rebels pushed them at every point. McDaniels McDan-iels watched tho Union ofllcor until another ball struck him and ho doubled doub-led forward over tho back of the, chair, dead. Even then tho mon Stood and tho fight went on all along tho line. This illustrated tho spirit of tho 1,944 men, who. In beating olt ono of Hood's strong divisions, lost 707 of their number, and who 'hold tho fort. Tho captain who fell across '.ho chair had tho samo spirit as tho general in command, who, solely wounded, signaled sig-naled to Sherman that ho would hold his position. He knew and his. men know that tho holding of Allatoona pass meant tho saving of 1,500,000 rations ra-tions stored thero nnd tho maintenance mainten-ance of Shermnn'n lino of communications." communica-tions." Chicago Inter Ocean. |