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Drawing An Enemy's Fire

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
June
Year
1864
Copyright
Public Domain
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respondent of the Philadeiphia Enquirer writing from General "Baldy" Smith's headquarters says : A lew ago our men wcre much annoyed by a rebel sharp shooter conceaed in the brushwood. After hehad wounded sevenil of our men, various attempts were made to get a "pop" at liim without effec:. At last the gallant old Colonel hit upon the following ingenious though rather dangeroua experiment of enticing tbe rebel out of bis concealment." ' Boys," says be, coolly, look out wbere tbe smoke comes from for as soon as the Southern traitor sees me be will let fly !" Getttng deüberately from the rifle pit, where he bad been watching operations, the Colonel walked a few paces and calmly seated himself upon a sturtp - Scarcely had he done so before, bang, went the rifle and a minnie ball flew past in too close proxiraity to be agreeable ; but ere the smoke had cleared away, half a dozen bullets had penetrated tho spot wbere the rebel ly, and in a few moments after, bis body. reekiug with gore, was dragged from its hiding place, baving received not less tlian three bulletP tbrough it. On seeing tbe body, the Colonel cxclaimed, "ïhere, boys did I not teil you I could draw his fire !"

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Subjects
Old News
Michigan Argus