New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-25


Confederate colors on one side, ard plain field Of
blue, with white border on the other, which side
also bears the inscription:
::'''''''''''''''iTHE WOVEN OF ANsoN
!: O. X i BoYs
IT, tie middle bar Of the rebel color, is the proud
motto, "Am rinccyc, GH n0ri,' which seemed
sadly nal oyroyos under the circumstances. The
flag is Of sils, but made Of women's party dresse'
ind brocsde window curtsns with image Of white
,ilk about tie border THAI looks II II might have
adorned the toilette VI some fair young sweetheart
If Ill o. X Boy.
! Col. F.rrero Of tie 5lst New-York no doub
sayed the lives OF many of men by sounding the
bu.le call, oease firing" at the time when tic
charge was about being made by the jlst New-fork
aud 2le Massachusetts,. The two regiments were
directly in the line Of our fire. aud two yolleys we're
actually fired over them when Col. Ferrero snatehed
bugle from one Of bis band and sounded the call.
Orderly Sergeant G. II. Pummer OF tue 5ist New
York was on the eunboai Pioneer, lying mortaIy
tick with typhoid fever at the time OF the battle.
Late ia the day boat came oil from the shore anu
news If our ,dccess was communicated 10 tn"'e ~
the cabin. Plumuor. whose life was just hanging IN
the balance. turned to the chaplain aud asked, Is
our eide winning 7" On being told that II Was he
smiled. easred out the words, Thank God T. and
died. Pummers real name is Charles Plnmmer
TidJ, and be was one Of thcse famous nineteen men
who captured the State Of Virginia at Ilarpers
Ferry IA liitle more than two years ego.
Gen. Reno mentions with great praise the be-
lavior of Lieut. Searns Of the DIS, Massachusetts,,
who, wound, twice In the bead, each time returned
to the field and in tLis condition he fought with h'
regimen, until the end of the day.
OF all in the battle, none were more conspicuous
for cooluess aud lsllsutry than tie BrgadierGen-
erals themselves Gen. Foster faced the enemy
battery for five hours standing in advance of Porter
two bowiizers, without thought for bis personal
safety and Capt. Hoffman and Lieut.. Anderson OF
biz staff stood by him all day. Gen. Reno led his
men under heavy fire through jungle and swamp,
and gave Lie orderr with much elaboration as if
on parade His aids, Lienenants Reno and Nor
RS specially consIi cuous for tier services
also Capt. Neil, his Assistant Adlutint-Geners
Capt. Richie took par IN the field action having
been detailed on board the guuboat Pioneer. Gen
Parke exposei to the sneuys fire from the time
his brigade came into action until the battery Was
taken, aud with Capt. GnIdnsr, bis Assistant Adlu
tan,General. actually assisted in the charge OF the
Hawkins Zouav6s Capt. Richmond of Gen. Bum
side Stall, cast bis lot with the 4th Rhode Island
keeping with them I'll through the DAY. l wisl
could notice all the officers Of the different Salir IA.
tley deserve, for should ike TO disnl uish tie gal
snt oner from those Who unworthy OF their 20.
sidon.
Tho officer, OF the Signal corps, detailed for service
with the seyenl stalls, scted with great cooluess
throughout the day. Leuieulnts Van Buren, and
Gordon were with Gen. Foster Lieut.. Marsh with
Gen. Reno, ard Lieutenants Bradley and Lang with
Gen. PaIAe. The Sgual corps his proved itself of
great service even IN tie slort tme that Cen Burn.
eide has been enabled 10 use il in the division while
st Annapolis. by making proper distribution OF
his twenty-five skilled teegnphe.s throughout the
ieet Gen. BURNSIDE cen stand on tho deck of the
little Runboai Picket and order the battle better and
more expedtiousl than II he sent an aide TO each
vessel There ia tie class ia TN. division several
officers who, when | saw their feid-prsctce nj
Annapolis, l,i only got the code Of signals five days
before, but who could read essagcs ss fast as the
instructor sent them from his station. On one occa-
SON. TO more thoroughly test Lieut.. Diaper Of the
2jth Massachusetts,, who wss designated to me as a
fcHhihhuiy hpt sehoih rnl my thhilhs IN fpiuish
FOR tho trouble he had been at but there Was no
more hesitation on his part in reading the sentence,
and passing II on than ii il had been in language
with which be Was familiar. The instructors detailed
by Maior Myers TO this division are Lieut. joseph
trehor ard Lieut.. Thomas Foster of the 9Th Penn.
sylvsbia Reserve, and Second-Lieut. Thomas H.
Robson Of the "a Massachusetts. The class il COM
posod Of Socond-Lieutenants NJ. Is. Bessy and VIM.
+. Draper, 18th Massachusetts; Niliam i. Barrett
and Luther Bradley, 9th Massachusetts,; Thomas
Il. Manh and William III. Barker 5lt New-York:
}. Lyman Van Buren, and X. T. Gordon. SD New
York; Dennipg Jarvis and W. s. Bsrstow, 9th
Massachusetts; Sanford Il. Palmer ind S. NJ. Smith.
10th Connecticut Peter H. Niles and Anthony Lang
I'D Massachusetts; George W. Warner and Freder.
lex S,hlocbter. itb Connecticut; Charles A. Breed
and Marvin Wait, 9th Connecticut; j. C.. Resd and
j. G.. Beaver, 5lst Pennsylvania; and J. w. Hon
kins aud L. ID. Shunway oil The 2la Massachusetts
Gen. Burnside, ia general order congntula,inc
the troops upon their victory, announces that tho
name RoANoKE 1siISD Is TO be inscribed on the ilag
Of each regiment Ia he division. The decieion is
received with great favor by the meu.
The whole division mourns the loss OF Col Russell
,f the 10Th Connecucnt, who WAS every way WORTHY
+ leading the brave regiment. Col. Charles l..
Rdrssil was born 1t Derby COuu, III 1879. liz