Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-08-31
NUMBER II. (NEw SERIES,

among those oil tho brigade who fell before it was
Gen. Hunter, sufficiently hurt to require his 70.
moval from the field Burnside lost his horse at
the same time; while the charger Of Gov. Sprague
had his entire head taken of with shell as his
gallant rider was spurring him up and down the
field. Captains Hart and Ellis Of companies A
aud Q Of the list were likewise wounded in this
fire, while brayely cheering on their men, DCor-
nelius, theiathhl servant who had accompanied
Ool. Vosburg from New-York, and who more
lately adhered TO his successor, sank gently down
by the side Of Col. Martin, and died from a rife
stroke Just below the chest. Many Others fell un-
der that fearful hail. but theregiment sterny stood
It's ground such bold spirits as Captains Coles
and Meschutt, COmmissafy BoTOwe, and Lieu.
tenants Oakley, Ember, MAYNARD, Denyse, and
-others, giving cheer hy theh stanueh cooiness 10
the entire line. While the regiment was thus
standing under fire, il came verynear being thrown
into confusion by the reckless conduct Of Grliin's
West Point Battery, which, without any sort Of
notice tore through It's line III the rear at top
speed, in order to taRe up position in tho front,
aud thus actually cutting it in two This discour.
tesy to say the least Of it, ,sprang, doubtless from
the contempt which the regulars are rapidly evin-
cling torthe volunteers, and, under ordinary crcum-
stances, would have justified the 7lst in firing on
them in retaliation. The fire Of tho enemy came
doubly hot just at this moment; the regiment way.
cred slphtly under it and Threatened for an inc.
ltant to iallback. Al this critical moment an
American fac suddenly apneared within tba va.
doubt that had done us our greatest domacs and
that still kept up It's storm. But seenc ri s;r.
nal an order was given Ia CEASE Grirr os ws vaso
shooting our friends. A further or1sr was thsu
made TO advance our colors to tha front Int os /,
seemed to be certain death 10 stand ornossd ia
the tornado which swopt over tbo brow II ths hi;
the cclor.bearer naturally hestated for n momsnt.
whereupen several Of Company 4 spranp quickly
forward with the exclamation .Giye ns tbe
, coors.' But Capt. Coles, of COMPANY q. was
the foremost in tho effort and, seisinr the asp be
ran with il full fty PAGES to The 'front.' and Leld Il
, al arms length high in the air. and then planted
II into the earth Its folds were hailed in The Reb.
, el battery with demonac veil and in the peIt
, instant the bright banner was ridGled with show.
| erol balls. Proyideutially, the pallant Captain
, wasuntouched
5 Beholdiug that starry challenge, The Alabama
y lst which had long ago expressed in print their
) desire to meet the New.York 7lst rscoruizing
s them answered tho challenge with shout, and
It sprngihg forward, delivered yolley of musket.
II ~ strengthened with dose Of grape and canpls-
d ter. Then they charged down the Min upon tbem
y with tremendous vigor, intending 10 take tbem
r with the bayonet. But the Aabamians dhl not
/; like the war.whoop nor its prologue, 80. aiter a
Q voey and short pause they took hack To cover
l. leaving sixtytwo Of their dead nnop tbe 6ojd W.
e had chance to count them. for wa neye, altar.
i ward lost the brow Of that Mn t tho general con-.
II clusion In turning from the Alabamiops one Of
their wounded drew his pistol and steadynr a
n upon his arm, was dwelling It upon Lieut., Oak.
It ley, when that gallant officer, catching SIGHT Of the
n performance, ran quickly forward, and. with bs
10 sword. ran therebel through The howityers or
d the list and Rhode Island battery ali tbe whie
v kent in play and 10 ten minutes mora tho rehel
1r battery breaking off al tho competion of real.
10 ment, as wa hadboped but stil ilnournu nm and on
e. till one regiment had engthen into ten Eyen Than
rs the stern tide did not pause; for ono Of ts arms
" turned downward along the far side ofthe triangle
ne and the source Of the food thus relieved poured
n forth again and commenced lining The other in
like manner. St the solemn picture was silepc.
cd.
:, While the lis thus refreshed itaelf the 6Otb
o' @ which, with the Scotch Regiment, the Wisconsin
W men and the New York i3th had baen vadinr
oa through batteries since their arrival on tbe 6eld
~ u marched past in splendid order their banners fv.
J" ing as II upon review, and their faces stcrnly sct
u on the advance, They passed down the hill OBJ.
liqueIy to the right, on their road to support Grf