New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-02

quick" suddenly emerging on the battlefield. On
this march threw of blankets and hayersaeks:
We had DO sooner :" frOnted" on the field when TAI
par'g and e1' sp.ted) the order given to chsrSs
Whrh We did We charged down steep NH,
through creek, over rail fence, and then up ahtue
I'LL Tor the sole purpose il seeued to me- oil gvgg
O. ance for the lith (Brooslyn to fire into as when
hey did, thereby breaking our lile, eonfuring tho
meo. pnd giving a fire opportunity for one OF the
enemy batteries to open on us.
1lis charge over snch broken ground, and tie at
tendant m'shapa, broke Ms mp, and from TIA, moment
not $50 Of the regiment could be GOT together
Ills battalion though quickly rallied and made diFh
into wood where we encountered a Carolina resi-
meu', whom drove back, folio wing them 10 tneif
inte1chmen's, Which we could Lot sdtmount. lne
bait lion wa led By Capt. Johnston Of Company a,
and when we withdrew from tie wood he led us 10
good Ger up 70 the brow Of q bill, where We were
under most tremendous fire for some time. lhl', L
believe WIS tie lat tire that TIE sth 10 lght as rory
bat ] can testify that in squads of twenie hfties,
aud hundreds they di their frll share OF the bailie
Of tlat day. That they not kept more solid we
uu attribute to the absence fron the held OF many
of their le sts ard field officers. II Il tTpc, per-
baps thst nv of the b0ulder-srapred gentry were
Frustrated by the suls rays bit stern ruth procaius
ilai y any, too mary, indeed, were ut only LOT
Broadway gala-day.
Let q, though, even willie censuIing, be just and
we ask therefore that you inscrbe on your roll OF
the brave The names of Qulrtermaster Cornell, Adm
taut keeler Paymaster Lyons Of the Stai aud as DC
serving Of the most abound;ug rriee, Captains john
ston nil Carr, and Lsutenant. Wood, BurTil Dscker
"a very lion) Cohen, Fox, Wall, and imlbnrt' Let
not b. for<oiten either TINT first charge wascom-
ded the Gid by Gen. Porter, and t1at porl rs
Of The 9Th shared in the dlLgegs OF the list OF tie
G9th, and Of the rirs Zoubyes.
Sir the were mi.takea IN this battle ], IL true, but
none Of shen can be attributed the cowadcc OF any
of onr ROOM. II was msrake TO fight the battle at ALI
il was mistake t. take exhausted from long
march into immediate action; il was mistake not
TO tell he men thai it designed they should do
fpI r,fr
the enemy was making; II was msIHke Tor us 10
have "A regimental flag, one ride Of which Is white,
with an eagle worked thereon; Il wasa most dlsas-
troGs mistake for 70 many Of our line officers TO DO
,rckea dor. by tie in the outsct Of the engage
ment.
Instances upon instances could be multiplied Of
cases Of individual bravery among the Gfays. You
slready know the story OF youtg schwartz LEI NE
relnte or two COMPANION instances Of coolne-s and
bravery.
The Engineer Corps, as a body, were 10, in ac-
ton; but Corporal TnInLull was 80 deern med 10
have Of the enemy that 10 ma ged n TIC ranks
Of the ere uhrs" The deatn Of capt. Illlngoart
was avenged by n member OF Company 1, whose
name esci % me- but who followed the assassin Of the
gallant Captain way into battery, and there sbo
lin. saw ore young man fall ~ my eide, and he
red as lie sank "SisGd be the Regiment" Up on
tle brow of hill where they were exposed 10 the
most tremendous rng five men sat for full fifteen
minutes, loading and TAXI g aim every time. lheir
rames are Williams, Ruekel, Linton, Bellows, and
Eliot, of Company III.
Among the last men IN leave tie battlefield was q
rqusd Of twenty Of the Sh, led by Lieut. Cohen
aud among the few Of the retreaiilg army who mad
enodRh 10 torn and face the cavalry that pur
sued our hying leeious Sergeant Jacobus and Phi
Yates Mead, Steers, Bloomer, AID many others whom
know rot. Again. Sir, many, very many OF the men
shed tears when tie regiment became disurganized
ard many OF the m. led teir comrades 10 the charge,
rfyirg "A nanel A name Do all these thiugp, sir
docs the fact that one half II the regiment ready
rstfl In tlt.e q uegc
show any gus OF cossrCice
I oanuot will rot believe TINT this fool accusation
has been made by soldier, bit sm tie rather 0i-pose1
% attribute il ~ sonie member 81 tie Home Gaar;"
bat from whatever source il may come proclaim now,
ard thal forever say It il .ahe, wiaaedly, cruelty
hl-e. Respectfully. your, WHITE BEiTs.