. La guerre vue des rangs. Souvenirs personnels de la guerre de la rébellion, par un soldat privé . xisted. Cibles des canons Rebel. 121 nous sommes venus maintenant à conntr3 cassé ici le ()4th a été pris une grande colline, sur le côté exposé à l'ennemi. Ici, on nous a commandé de nous allonger. Nous n'étions pas resté longtemps avant de traverser une vallée, un pays ouvert et du bois dans un bois lointain, il y avait un grand flash, le rugissement d'acannon, et un ballon volant qui labourait une grande gorge sur le côté de la colline et jetait la saleté tout au-dessus de nous. Les flashs et le tir sont arrivés en succession rapide, UNE balle labourée sous le major Coulth

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. War as viewed from the ranks. Personal recollections of the War of the Rebellion, by a private soldier . xisted. Targets for Rebel Cannons. 121 We came now to broken conntr3 Here the ()4th was taken up ona great hill, on the side exposed to the enemy. Here we were orderedto lie down. We had not lain long until across a valley, open countryand timber in a distant woods, there was a great flash, the roar of acannon, and a flying ball which plowed a great groove in the side of thehill and threw dirt all over us. The flashes and the shot came in quicksuccession, A ball plowed under Major Coulthers horse. One, JakeShawl, had lain down parallel with the line and the colonel said, Shawl, you had better lie the other way, or a cannon ball may cut you in two. My lyord, colonel, it would be better to have a leg cut off than to besplit from eend toeend, answered Shawl. This being a target, with the balls coming so very near and fast, withno redress for us, became an awful strain. We did not understand whywe should be thus exposed. But now, what causes this hill to tremble so ? Great guns, was there. Across Open Fields We Go. an earthquake? While we are put out here to draw the enemys fire, abattery of six Parrott guns were brought up on the other side of thehill. They ran their noses over the summit and scent the battle afaroff. Now their angry bark and terrible bite are telling on our torment-ors. The effect is so marked that the enemys guns are silenced, anddown through the woods, across open fields, we go to see what we cando for those who are looking for us. 122 Hot Work. After passing through a few fields, and going through a timber, wedrove in the skirmish line of the enemy, who were now lying in forcebehind exceedingly strong works, just across an open field beyond thewoods. As we emerged from the woods the enemys line was ablaze, and shot and shell and musketry did their terrible work. Here I sawcanister so freely poured out of the belching cannon from those lines, tha

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