The Cedarville Herald, Volume 11, Numbers 22-52

S~~,0T THE BATTLE FIELD. f o u g h t a t f r a n k l in . . What I* Said to .Hava Been the lilood- . lent Battle of the War Fought In Ten* neaaee. Several of our exchanges are discuss­ ing wItli various opinions “ the bloodiest battle in history.” It is recorded that Grant in ono hour lost 10,000 hilled and wounded at Cold Harbor, but he had nearly 100,000 to loso that number from -—10 per cent, in sixty minutos. Gonoral Hood, just beforo sunset, November 30, 1804; moved' about 18,000 Confederates, all told, against the strong breast-works at Franklin, Tenn., where bis casualties were reported 0,800—or about 50 per cent in twenty-five minutes. - At Franklin the Union soldiers under General Schofield were intrenched to the chin, A half-dozon forts botched their thunder from as many bill-tops—' long lines of abbatia and chevoaux de frlso, impeded every assault—all round the works shrapnel and grape swept down the Confederates from fiery em­ brasures as our rapidly thinning lines advanced through an open field at shoul­ der arms- ' The casualties of this little army may be estimated when it is. stated that the Confederates lost thirteen Generals, killed, wounded and missing, Down this rod valley of death rode no braver soldier than. General George W. Gordon —tho youngest Brigadier in our wostern army. We can see him in fancy now, as we saw .him then for the first time, mounted on a fiery steed, his long hair swept backward by the breath of battle, as he rode into tho maolstrom of Iron haiL Ho went over the works and was captureA There fell, his noble breast pierced through, the invincible Pat Cle­ burne,' tho idol >f his division as of his State. General John Adams and his horse fell dead together across tho enemy’s breast-works.. GeneralThomas M. Scott was unhorsed by the explosion of a shell. The readers will pardon the egotism (or the we-gotism) If,the writer states '-that just twenty yoara aftorwards (No­ vember, 1884) ho revisited the' field of Franklin. There on tho right still stood the old gin whero gathered tho control whirlwind of that November storm. Across-the open fields leading from the McGavock residenco our doomed battal­ ions marched. Along that line of fence boyond his house the brave ranks were formed. Wo looked - backward across tho tide of twenty faithful years, recall­ ing tho then light heart and thoughtless words of .youthful ardor as we moved into the fight. We saw through a mist of unbidden tears tho unreturnm'g bravo who, in the faco of that leaden doom, with dauntless tread passed “ over the perilous edge of battle to tho harvest homo of death”—swopt in the twinkling of an eye from our sight foravor into tho shoreless gulf. Wo wondered as wo sat thoro and recalled that torrible day how wo could bavo boon so thoughtloss and unconcerned. As wo formed in lino to move upon the foe youthful eyes flashed fire and downy cheeks flushed with tho rapture of the coming fight. Ah, as wo looked upon loved ones then for .the last time, knowing that death lurked just over tho hill, why did wo not stop long enough to clasp ono another in a long embrace? Revisiting tho sweeping plateaus which we had seen for tho first twenty years before, and only for a few minutes in tho stormy charge, wo could almost recall nyery spot passed over in tho light, as ono gathors up tho fragments of a brokon dream. Surely yonder is tho spot whero tho writer fell. Here, without doubt; beneath this friendly oak tho minic was cut from tho flesh whero “ our friends, tho enemy," had embedded it ’ Wo know this “ surgeons' rendezvous” full well—for along this pa, ,ay wo passed to tho friendly shel­ ter of Colonel John McGavock’* house. There it stands as it stood then-twen­ ty years agol How doar to tho old “ rebel” heart is tho name of Colonel John McGavock and his family! How many torn and bleeding bodies were borno Into bis asylum. Through all the long night the good man, assisted by bis wifo and daughters, bent like minis­ tering angels above the dying and tho dead. Every thing they nad (God bless them) ,was devoted to their thousand deeds of mercy. But words loso their nativo force as in memory wo go back to that night of their ceaseless minis­ trations. In this room died Colonel Nelson, of the Twentieth Louisiana. Both legs were crushed by a cannon ball and his bowels torn by iron grape. Poor fel­ low! Such agony for several hours few men ever endured. Ills eyes, through exhaustion caused by pain, sank deep back into his head before death came to bia relief. “Give me forty grains of morphine,” he called out all through the night, “give me forty grains of morphine and let me die. Oh can't I die? la it so I can not die? My poor wife and child— my poor wife and child!” Hard soldier as the writer then was, he went down the steps and far out be­ neath the stars to escape the prayers of thedying officer. But to return. Over fifty per cent, of casualties in twenty-five minutes. Franklin was, indeed, the bloodiest bat­ tle Of modern or ancient history. Those who now talk so flippantly of another war, perhapshad no experience of the firat—Jacksonville (Fla.) Stand- ard. N xbraska . has 0,531 old soldiers on the pension rolls. A FORTUNATE ACCIDENT. Thrilling Sxpw lwct or galdltn With an Unexplored Shall,. When tho Army of the Potomac occu* pled the lines of investment on the ChickaUominy, gpkos’ regular division was stationed on the left o f the pond of EilIson’s mills. Thoro was little to do except picket duty. Musicians were not allow­ ed to use thoir instruments in order that tho enemy might not thereby bo enabled to locate tho positions tye occupied and shell us out. Time wore heavily op our hands with only the compliment of an occasional shell to break thhnjonotony. After a little time, howover/tliose visi­ tors became more frequent, sonic men wore killed' while in their tents. Our . neighbors, the Fifth Now York and First Connecticut, suffered in th'iji way, and a battery was established on our front to check the annoyance. This promised a little excitement. Some of tho boys of tho Sixth Infantry hand thought they would enjoy tho sight of the opening of our battery on the enemy, so Kennedy, Hobbs and mysolf sallied out for the fun. Wo took our position for observation on a.llttle knoll beside the road that ran in our front Scarce­ ly had we established ourselves when an aged colored man passing along the road told us that we were la a very dan­ gerous position; that the enemy had the range of tho road and fired at every passing wagon. By this time many others had congre­ gated at tho same spot, and sure enough along came a wagon with its white cov­ er. Just then we noticed that an artil­ leryman going toward tho new battery in our front stooped very low and look­ ed upward, a movement that ' we all recognized as indicating the noise of a shell passing close to him. The wagon was in front of us at this moment, and we all stooped low, for we heard tho ominous scream, and as the wagon passed the shell grazed the' feed box. Those behind, while stooping,, pressed the men. standing In front on the edge of tho knoll; and about ten of us wore thrown on top of the shell as it struck into -the soft, sandy road. Tho shell did not explode, thank God,or iiko- ly I should not have written those few lines, for I was in front and the othors foil on top of me. We all scrambled to our feet; and thankful lor getting off safe, made.traoks for our camps.' There is none save myself to vouok for this story, HobbB and Kennedy having, I un­ derstand, passed, over to tho majority. Perhaps some of tho other comiados. may moot this .description of tho inci­ dent and testify.—N. Y. Press. NOTED FOR~SERVICE. Career o f s Famous War Vessel In the Rebellion. Vory few vessels of tho navy played such a conspicuous part in the war of tho rebolllon, ns did the U. S. steamer “ Pawnee,” built at Philadelphia in the yoar 1858. Bark rigged, screw steamer of fiftoon guns, 878 tons. When it was determined to send relief to Fort Hump- tor, the Pawnee was ono of tho vessels soloctod, leaving Now York, April 5, 1881, reaching Charleston Harbor on the 13th. When Major Anderson’s garrison was transferred to tho steamer Baltic, for New York, tho Pawnoo proceeded to Washington, 1)! C., reaching there on tho 18tli. And then under coinmaml of Captain H. G. Rown. tjho Pnwheo was brdored to Norfolk navy yard with Com­ modore Paulding to save tho yard from capture by tlio insurgents. Finding it impossible to do so, the yard was de­ stroyed and the Pawnee returned to Washington and constituted a part of the Potomac Flotilla thoro; consisting Of tho Freeborn, Anicostla’ and Reso­ lute. Tho first naval engagement of tho war was fought by these threo vessels and tho Pawnee at Mathias Point, near Ac- quia creek, on tho Potomac river, May, 1851. Tho Pawnee was then ordered to Alexandria, Va., and assisted in landing the famous Ellsworth Fire Zouavos, ren­ dering important and valuable service. In October, 1831, Captain Rewan was re­ lieved by Commander Wyman, and tho Pawnee joined tho Port Royal expedi­ tion under Flag Officer DuPont, leaving Hampton Roads October 29. This ex­ pedition captured Forts Walker and lleauregard November 7, after which Commander Wyman was rollovod Captain Porcival Drayton. Tho Pawnee proceeded to 8t> Augustine, Fla., cap­ turing Fort Clinch, St. Mary’s, Fenian* dina and somo smaller places on the coast of Georgia and Florida. The Pawnee was then ordered to join tho Fort U&tteras expedition on the coast of North Carolina. After the cap­ ture of Ilatteras the Pawnee was soiit North for ropalrs, after which it return­ ed to tho South Atlantic Squadron, and in the attack on . James Island, was struck by the enemy thirty-four times. Site also served at Legarville, BullaBay, Stone Inlet and Trellflnriy creek; alsco­ operated with Sherman’s army on its famous march along the Coast and final­ ly anchored oil Charleston, 8. C,, on the 82d day of February, 1855, and is now stomhlp at Port Royal, a C.—American Tribune. _____............. ...... SCATTERED SHOT. T urks are 57,037 pensioners in the 88 conntiss of Ohio. Jefferson’s quota ii 458, I t takes sn old horse to hate a war record. One died the other day that served through the rebellion tinder Col­ onel Whitaker of New Haven, thd. He was thirty-five years old. The Grand Army posts of the neighborhood turned out and hurled him with military hon­ ors. t. POWER OF IMAGINATION. It Has Base Know* to Kill Persons In I’«rf<B6t Health. 'Cases whore illness originated or be* came aggravated by the patient imagin­ ing himself worse off than he really whs are numerous: those in which the imagination lias been the sole causo of death aro comparatively rare. Surgoon- General Francis, of tho British East In­ dian medical sorvlco, tells of a drummer who was suddenly aroused from his sleep by some thing crawling over his naked legs. Being in India, tho land of deadly serponts, he imagined it was a cobra, and his friends, who had collect­ ed by the outcry, thought So too, and it was troated accordingly. Incantations, such as are customary with thenafclvoson such occasions, were resorted to. Tho poor fellow was flagellated with tvHatod cords and cloths, while ropes were tight­ ly bound around his arm3 and logs, In view partly ' to arouse him, but prin oipally to drive out the evil spirit which had taken possession of him. With tho first dawn of light the true cause of tho drummer’s fright was discovered in the abapoof a harmless lizard, which was lying crushed and half killed by the side, of tho patient. But it was too late; from the moment when he believed » poisonous snako bad bitten him lie pass, ed^into an increasing collapso, gradual­ ly growing worse Until ho died, puroly from an imaginary snake bite, some six hours after the harmless little quarian had dragged its icy body across his warm limbs. ’ During tho summer of 1888 an inquest was held on a young English woman, who, it was supposed, hod poisoned her­ self. The examination showed no poi­ son, but the stomach contained a pow­ der, the general character of which cor­ responded with a certain insect powder. The.manufacturers claim that this pow­ der is ndn-poisonous, and the chemist, who analyzed tho consents of the girl’s stomach, concurred in the same opin­ ions. It was tried ofi cats! rabbits and sheop, noither of which were affected by it. In absence of ovidonco of other causes to account for death, the only assumption was, that tho young woman had taken the insect powdor, believing it to bo poisonous, and that her imagi­ nation had boon wrought up to the point where death was the natural result Some years ago Napoleon III. permit­ ted some French scientists to oxperl mont on a convict who was to suffer the death penalty. The condemnedman was delivered to the physicians, who had him strapped to a tablo and blind-folded, ostensibly for tbo purpose of being bled todoath. Near the drooping head was placed a vossol of water,- Which, by means of a syphon arrangement trickled audibly into a basin below. After an argument as to bow it had bust be done, ono of tho M. Da sharpened a knife and then walk­ ed up to the man and made a scratch across the back of his neck with a pin. Porfoct silence (with the exception of tho dripping .water, which the convict took to hehis ownblood) was maintained for six minutes, when tho straps wero removed and the man found to bo stono doad.—St Louis Republic. Tns gas-meter mustnmko both ends mote —our gas hills run up so rapidly__Puck. H omi : bodily labor—Holding your breath. T he original snake charmor—St Patrick. A CUAuixr bawl—1“Please helpthe blind.” T jie piscatorial univorso—A globe of fish. H ad a “ provious engagement’’ — Tito bride. ' . W jiat tailors should wear—Cut-a-v.-ay coats. '* Must have patients to do business—Doc­ tors. _' D ox ’ t Increase the census—Berths on ship-hoard. _______ . AS'«ftor'dittnerspoech“ ‘‘‘8hall wo go to the parlor!”—IS. Y, Mail and Express. AU. history seems to be a pastime.—El­ mira Gazette.' “ Monn in sorrow than In anger”—the lot* tor O.—Binghamton Republican. Is it time to give your yacht away when thoro is no soil for her?—Boston Bulletin. A max will excuse or.y fault in thewoman who is not ills wife —Atchison Globe. A roucEMArr is not necessarily n shep­ herd liecauso he takes a croox along with him.—Texas Siftings. T he world may despise a kicker, but It is interesting to nolo that It keeps its shins out of his way.—Elmira Gazette. Tun man who worries most about what itcojile think of him is usually the kind of man tho people do not think of at all. “ W hat is tho Worst thing about riches!” asked the (Sunday-school superintendent. And tho new bay said: “ Not having any," .You should always bo thankful for What yon have. H it is a boil you should be thankful hccanso it isn t any bigger than It » —Somerville Journnl. W hile tha ordinary musician dispenses music by the measure the brass drummer gets off uis by tbs pound.—Philadelphia Times For ( W o F II, t i e A i i n J S n n n i E s a * —Probably the deepest nine In the world (according to La Nature) is that of .Saint-Audio du Poirier, ip France. Of its two shafts, ono 3,000 feot, and the other 3,133 feot, the latter is being sunk to 4,000 feot. A remarkable feature of this mine is the comparatively low temperature found in it, never exceed­ ing seventy-I^vo degrees Fahrenheit. In tho gold and silver minos on the Pa­ cific coast, with a depth scarcely half that of tho French mines, thoro is groat difficulty in keeping a tompornturo low enough for work. In somo parts of tha Comstock minos tho temperature roaches 118 degrees. . . . . —Ono of tho fonturoBof social practice in London for many years has boon the show which can bo made on flotitious capital. If, for instance, tho Fitzshams desire to gi ve a big dinner party, and have no special provisions of thoir own for an'imposing display, they can hire all the requisites. They can rent’thoir silver and porcelain from one.man, their tapestries from another, their plants from a third tradesman and garnish the. dinner, table'with tho costly pineapple of tho hot-house. —Proof Positive.—.“Gertrude, I soo you rejected the head.clerk last night.” “ Why, papa, how did you find out?” “ Easy enough—be did the biggest half day’s work this morning that he’s done in five years.” —Epoch. A DosE/in Time Saves Nine ofHale’sHon­ ey of Horehound and Tar >or Coughs. Pike's ToothacheDrops cure in one minute. ■ Ir turkeys know as much as the much- despised goose they would fly very far South in tho fall.—Pittsburgh Press. , Ann unlike all other pills. No purging or pain. Act sneoialjy on the liver and bile. Carter’s Little Liver Pills. One pill a dosa I t is fortunate that wo aro not all rich. Some of us would not know how to act if we wore,—Boston Traveller. ABDOMINAL BANDS Winning, Comforting, HealthPresenring GARMENTS,' GreatPROTECTION to BOWELS ajjdKID* KEYS. 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