Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1888 — A Change of Tactics. [ARTICLE]

A Change of Tactics.

Detroit Fr< e Press. Up near Rossville, Tenn., which place was- occupied by Hooker, seeking Bragg’s left flank, at the battle of Missionary Ridge, I was Ou*' in the field looking at an old cannon, when I heard a pistol shot iq the scrub. By means of the smoke I located the shooter, who was a colored man'and dowi|., behind a log. A 9 there were a lot of rabbits running about I supposed he was firing at them and gave him no further attention. He fired again and again, and by and by as I sat on a log making some memoranda, he came running up to me, pistol in hand, and called out: “Boss, got a revolver?” “No.” “Got any cattridges?” “No.” “Hain’t you got a bower-knife?” “No.” “Den dis yere army has got to fall back to a new line!” he muttered, and took to his heels and was soon out of sight. He was only well away when another colored man, also having a revolver broke cover and came across the open, and asked: j “Has he dun gone?” “Yes.” “Hoo! Was he hit?” “No.”' “Hoo! Had six shots at each odder an’ nobody hurted! Say, boss, d’ye reckon it’s in de color of de h’ar dat we can’t hit a ba’n fo’ rods iff! I’ze been shootin’ at dAt nigger all summer, an’ now I’ze gwine to try an cotch him in b’ar trap.”