. . ieutenant Joseph F. Sonnanst y fifth, was lying under hi* little shel-ving to get a napStray bullet struck one ofthe sticks supporting histent and broke it squarelyoff. the tent falling uponhim. 11 I wish those fellwould let me sleep! hesaid, in his cool, inimitableas he crawled outfrom the wreck. He wenta short distance into theWoods and in a few min-utes came back with an-other forked stick, and in ajiffy his tent was upagain, There, he exclaimed,as he lay down, I dont believe they can hit that. THO>,AS <*.watki They say
. . ieutenant Joseph F. Sonnanst y fifth, was lying under hi* little shel-ving to get a napStray bullet struck one ofthe sticks supporting histent and broke it squarelyoff. the tent falling uponhim. 11 I wish those fellwould let me sleep! hesaid, in his cool, inimitableas he crawled outfrom the wreck. He wenta short distance into theWoods and in a few min-utes came back with an-other forked stick, and in ajiffy his tent was upagain, There, he exclaimed,as he lay down, I dont believe they can hit that. THO>,AS <*.watki They say lightning never kal, sixth battery. strikes twice in the same place, and I dont think bulletseither: M After sleeping soundly for a couple ol hours he roiled outwith a broad smile on his genial face. M id he, I just dreamed I was at home. I thought I pitched and tossed about half the night,, but couldnt sleep awink. Then I hired a boy to shoot at me and 1 was sound asleepin five minutes. I guess we will all have to do that wheiget home—if we ever do!(35). 546 A REBEL W< \ OF STRATI [June, One day we witnessed a novel spectacle. A brigadeWoods division was ordered to carry and hold a ridge in itsfront. Before starting, each man shouldered a rail or a piece oitimber. Then, advancing rapidly, they occupied the ridgeand within two minutes were lying snugly behind a breathe materials for which they had carried with them. It was a rare thing in those d; see a woman. There was one who lived in a hut half a mile in rear of our line, and she had stuck to it throughthick and thin. Now andthen, when matters weremore quiet than usual, shewould venture up to thefront. Vou-all dont fightfar, she said one dWhen we-uns gets goodworks built, you wont letour men use em. Vonthrows up works right infront and makes beliyous gwine to fight thar,and then Mister Shermansends one of his compniesround to fight us on thecendr On the 22nd, while su-perintending the work ofan intrenching party, Ca
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