Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-10-01


number taken at that place 26o, when S eo1
127 killed and wounded, makes 'olSti IT, ~ D.
should be unjust to the ollcei' ~ ,'a 7 -
gIment and TO my own feeinso' 1oao;nor tho
close this report without acknowledging tnne
gallant ,nannar in which all the grades OF ON
Gers narform% their duty, and sustained the
bonor Of their flag. Until the engagement OF
tho evening. our Regiment had been IN no We
~, DANGEROUS position. and the troops IN that
reoard were raw and inexperienced; upon that
occasion each officer had to lead his command,
and their number in killed and wounded shows
how faithfully they met the necessity. Our
noble and unfortunate commander had his
horse shot under him, at the head OF his COM
mand, in the first of the engagement; short
time after he received a wound in the leg, and
yielded the command to his next in rank
Finding, however, that the wound, although
serious, had not broken his leg, he accompa-
MED the Regiment in its subsequent advance
upon the field. Here he had scarcely taken
his position in the line of battle near Inc
Colours, when he received wound on the
left side of his head, which instantaneously
terminated his life. As you witnessed your
self his gallant bearing, will only add that
he was not onIva brave officer, but guardian
father to his Regiment.
have already stated that the occasion re-
quirei of every officer, a fearless example to
his command, and that it was fully met by all
A few instances OF gallantry falling accident
ally under my immediate notice, I will men
ton not as making invidious distinctions, but
as conduct, characteristic of the whole corps
of officers Major GLADDEN. attracted my at
tention by his usual regard for regularity-dis-
order, however partial, seemed TO give him
concern. He was always at his post and du-
ty Captains Sumpter and Dunovant OF the
| flank Companies, exhibited that promptness
and order so necessary on the flank; never
once did | see either corps in broken order, or
behind IFS time, upon the line or in the adj
vance the first lost its flower in the fight, and
ended the engagement without enough 10 bu-
~ its dead and bear its wounded to the Hos
! pital. In the dep!oyment upon the colour
Company, Capt Wa!ker's,) & that Capt. De-
Saussure's (which formed the first upon it, were
nearly annhilated; the first, after the lire was
! formed, having but four men left, and the 9th
! er, Che largest Company in the Regment,)
| leaving but "a. | was near Capt. DeSaussurc
and saw his clothing Utterly riddled with bull
lets He stood on the right and front during
all the firing, exhibiting such cool courage that
no one OF his men Wavcred, though the foot
of each was bathcd in the blood of his mex
comrade. Capt. William Banding OF Com
pany F., and Lieut.. VIM. c. Moragne, com
handing Company D., bore their Companies
flags on the right fanks Of their Companies
during the heaviest of the fire the latter re-
Ceived his from the lying hands OF his gallan
subaitern, Lieut. d. L. Adams, who fell with
it in his hands and the former from his col
our Sergeant, QIicks,) who fell wounded
Capt. Nlofatt, Of Company c., received a Sc
we're wound in the leg, but remained on duty
till a rapid advance left him behind. Lieut.
}. H. Clark, commanding Company e., wa:
attracting my attention by giving some orders
in his usual quiet and temperate manner, WHer
he received what | fear will prove morta
wound. Capt. J. D. Banding, OF the Staff
beng unmounted AMI the command small, at
tached himself to the company to which he
originally belonged, and was wounded while
sharing his fortune in the honor and DANCE
F of the fight A iutant James Cantey, in TIT
latter part Of the actor was severely woun
ded in the face, viii extending the orders o
the commander of the Regiment. Lieut. Shu
brick, of the Brigade Staff having lost hi:
horse, attached himself to Company E. where
he did duty throughout the engagement. The
Field and Staff officers being all dismounted
Capt Hammond of the Brigade Staff, at my
request, communicated the orders of the Gen
erals directly to the Captains of Companies
, whenever the noise of the engagement pre-
t vented them being heard l beg leave to &C
! knowledge my obligations to HIM, and my al
, miration for his very gallant bearing during
the engagement.
Very respectfully, yours, &c,