The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-06-03

brave defenders on the Rio Grande.
With the national name and honor in
their keeping they have exalted both;
they have added new page to annals
OF our military renown. England gives
to her heroes the honors of knighthood
and the peerage, pensions during life,
and monuments in Westminster Alb
bey to consecrate their memories. With
gratitude less ostcntatious but not less
sincere we can proffer to our victorious
warriors some substantial assurances
that their deeds are appreciated and their
names cherished. Let him who has
done we'll in subordinate sphere be
promoted to IA higher; the privilege of
ampler and wider room to serve his
country is dear to the heart of the militia
ry man. We cannot doubt but the Go.
vernr1ent will testify its sense of the SER
vices of the victors on the Rio Grande
by the promotion Of all who distinguish.
cd themselves in the recent battles on
that river.-BaN. American.
Major R1NGGoLD.-The death of
this accomplished officer is heavy loss
to the country. He had been entrusted
with the revision of system of tactics
| for our army, and devoted much time
and study to improving upon the Eng
lish and French systems. His corps
was as fine one as any service could
boast. He leaves unfinished, we think,
Il work which he was preparing on the
utility and practicabiIity OF the flying
artillery arm in our service. Major RS.
constitution was much impaired by his
long campaigns in Florida, but passion
atcly attached to the profession of arms
he still remained in the army and died
martyr 10 his country.
His death has stricken thousands of
hearts that gush under the blow, with
feelings which no ordinary public ca
lami,y could bave excited. He was
generally known and appreciated in this
city as the Bayard of the age-the star
OF the war; and his career was watched
with anxious eyes and hearts. That it
would be glorious no one doubted; but
who thought that an orb so bright would
sink so early? The soul of chivalry
and honor, accomplished as a soldier,
lofty as patriot, beloved as man, it
demands an agonizing to reconcile US to
such sacrifice. And yet it is a noble
one. In the fash of his fame he has
died as he lived-for his country. The
offering was doubtless glad one. He
desired no brighter fate than such a
death; he could leave no richer heritage
than such an example While we feel
rs if destiny had robbed the future of the
fame which such nature must have
won we dare not repine that his ca
reer has been closed, in It's morning,
with this sunburst of glory. His memo.
ry will be gratefully cherished so long
as honor has votary, freedom hero, or
his country name.
The DEAD AND WOUNDED OFFICERS.
In looking over ''slips" containg a
list of the officers killed, we thought it
might be we'll to place against their
names the names of the States in which
each was born: which we do by refer
ring to the Army List: :.
Brevet Major Samuel Ringgold was
a native Of Maryland. He died on the
! LII IIISt. HOI1 HOuloS iCCClSCu Ull tllC
Sth.
| Major Jacob Brown, of the 7th In
fantry, was native Of Massachusetts.
Lieutenant Zebulon NJ p Inges, of
the End Regiment of Dragons, is ma
tive of Alabama lie bears military
name, as we suppose it is Zebulon Mont.
gomery Pike Inges.
Richard E. Cochrane, lst Lieutenant
in the 4,h Regiment of Infantry, was
native of Delaware
Theodore l.. Chadbourne, End Lieu
tenant in the 9Th Regiment of Regi-
ment, was native of Maine, probably
of Portland.
The wounded officers were as fol-
lows -
Lieutenant Col. Mcintosh, 5th Infan-
try, Georgia.
Lieut. Col. Payne, 4th Artillery,
Virginia.