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re-equipped. General Grant and his army marched on
by a circuitous route and after many engagements finally
encompassed the enemy at Vicksburg, where we rejoined
General Logan’s command.
In these battles back of Vicksburg Major Stolbrand
performed many brilliant feats. I shall relate two of
thein as they have been credibly told to me by eye
witnesses.
At Jackson, Miss., our army fought the enemy behind
breastworks, and they fought fiercely. Suddenly in the
afternoon the firing ceased and onr generals, Logan and
McPherson, were puzzled as to what it all meant. They
surmised that the enemy was up to some trick. Major
Stolbrand conceived the idea that they had evacuated.
This they ridiculed, as the enemy was strongly fortified.
“I will show you,” said the major, putting the spurs to
his horse, and to the amazement of all he galloped
across the whole battlefield, leaped the trenches and
rode up the embankment. Turning around, he waved
bis hat. Not a rebel was there.
Later on, at the battle of Champion Hills, about
sixteen miles in the rear of Vicksburg, Major Stolbrand’s
actions virtually decided the day, a day of terribly hard
fighting. The lines were drawn up on two parallel
ridges, and although the battle raged fiercely, neither
side would budge. About midway between the lines
ran a lower ridge. Towards evening our lines, tired as
our men were by continuous marching and fighting for
days, began to waver. On seeing this, the enemy
commenced to pour down the slope in order to take
possession of the intervening ridge and force our lines to
retreat. But Stolbrand was there. Bushing up to
McAllister’s battery, consisting of six twelve-pounder
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