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There were five men killed in Company A. Company F was the next attacked, and private John Caldwell shot one man and brained two with the butt of his musket. Lieutenant Samuel Lowry, a fine young man of twenty years, and four privates were killed. Company D surrendered in a traverse, and twenty-seven men were killed.
I'll soon show you where the Indians are!" As he spoke he rushed his fiery steed into the river, with all the rash impetuosity of a desperate soldier charging at the cannon's mouth. The effect of McGary's words and actions were electrical. The troops, mounted and on foot, officers and privates, suddenly became animated with a wild enthusiasm.
The privates who discovered it made a most comfortable home until its fame got abroad, and the regimental headquarters were moved in there. Dug-outs became all the fashion for the moment everyone set about searching for them. But the supply in any works on the Allied side is, unfortunately, limited and after half a day's enthusiasm the battalion fell back resignedly on its canvas home.
Until it occurred, however, I had to change my abode, and live with four privates of the same seventh company in a private house, the landlady of which kept as nice a pig in her sty as I had ever seen in the Peninsula.
This corps to be a sort of bodyguard to the Resident. The robbers to be admitted as privates. Troops to be brought if necessary from Cutch. Every measure to be adopted to encourage the growth of cotton. These things I shall throw into a letter, which, however, will not be sent till Clare goes out. We talked of native education.
But by degrees I established a principle that was generally accepted by them all that an old soldier with a good reputation should take precedence of all others, without reference to caste or tribe. Thus, the aim of all young privates would be to become old soldiers, and to rise in rank according to their merits.
Two of the soldiers seized the bespectacled German just as he started to run. He, too, felt the clasp of steel around his wrists. Though Kelly and the four privates were armed with automatic pistols no weapon had been drawn. "Twice you've played the sneak, you!" hissed the stoop-shouldered one, glaring at Private Mock. "Twice more I'll do it to help Uncle Sam," retorted Mock, with a short laugh.
Hark away! The thieves, two Greeks, were quickly overtaken, and the precious pig was brought back in triumph to Mary Seacole. It must not be thought that Mary Seacole devoted herself entirely to the officers, for her best work was done among the privates on the battlefield. Sir William Russell bore testimony to her courage and humanity.
The guns were then brought up, and opened fire, and the French, whose case was now hopeless, surrendered. The battle of Blenheim was over. In this great battle Marlborough's army lost 5000 men, Eugene's 6000. In all 11,000 men. The French and Bavarians lost in killed and wounded 12,000, together with 1200 officers and 13,000 privates made prisoners, and 47 cannon.
In the mean time Lieutenant Jefferson C. Davis, of my company, who had been detailed to command the rear guard, aimed the guns, which were already loaded, to bear upon the passage to Fort Sumter, and Captain Foster and Assistant-surgeon Crawford, with two sergeants and three privates, remained with him, and took post at five columbiads, in readiness to carry out Major Anderson's design, which was to sink the guard-boats, should they attempt to fire into us or run us down while en route.
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