The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21

=" Martyrs aud Heroes"
We have received from the publisher
Jos BARNET, Esq, Chicago-advance proof
sheets of dozen Of pages OF what promises
to be very interesting volume, bearing
the above title. 1t appears Intended to
embrace collection OF Observation-Disclosures
es Of subordinate Officers and privates an
the army who have been pa, ticulary mark
ed as good soldiers, and who have per-
formed brave and heroic deeds. but whose
NAMES, >cn account of their position, but
for some publication like this, would re-
main unknown to fame The injustice Of
army lulletions, and, as a consequence, OF
history, to the lower grades Of officers, and
to priyates, is proverbial. All the hard
fighting, aud indeed about all the deeds OF
true heroisn,, are performed oy these. yet
the cases are exceedingly rare and purely
exceptional, where the names Of such are
ever mentioned in the reports OF battles or
any grea, achievements. The volume un-
der notice proposes in part to remedy this
Injustice. Yet industrious as the compiler
oil these little biographies may be, his sue
cess will be very limited. unless he Is as
sisted ty the near friends and relatives OF
the humble martyrs and heroes" to the
perpetuation Of whose fame he has devoted
| himself lie therefore soliciss the Aid OF
surh, and will gratefully receive and In
! sert SIX etches Of all brave soldiers who have
performed acts of individual gallantry, or
have fallen heroically. in the faithful dis
charge of their duty, no matter what their
rank or position
The sheets before US contains brief but
| finely written sketch Of 1t. WV. PRICE, Of
the SD Ill regiment, who fell at the bat
tie Of the Haschie. We give single ex-
tract, referring to the gallant pat borne by
the 5}J regiment, and the fall of the
youthful hero.
Lieut.. Price accompanied the SD Ills
nois across the bridge under a shower of
she'll, grape and canister. The regiment
was ordered to the extreme right, to a
position between the road and river; here
for third Ut "a mile, but q few rods apart
Whilst executing this movement, q regi-
ment Of the second brigade, which. had
preceded it. came running back and broke
through the line of the SD, throwing it
also into confusion. At this point, the
Captain of Company A became separated
from his, company. Some ten or fifteen
mirutes time were spent, under Calling
fire, in restoring order and reforming the
line The SD moved forward 10 it, posi-
ton, steadily ard in good order. Company
A being led and commanded by Lieut..
Price. On arriving at the desired position,
near a slight elevation on the river bottom,
which afforded an imperfect shelter
against the shower of missiles hurled by
the.enemy against the feeble line the SD
Immediately commenced firing. AS Com.
pany A assumed its place in the line, its
youthful commander said to the men ::
There they are, bnys-give it to them !
Acting Orderly Sergeant S. p. Baldwin,
of Company A, (who was recommended
for pr"r. otion, for bravery and good con
duct in the battle writes, on the 9th, 10 a
! brother Of Lieut.. Price: We were order
ed to lie down and commence firing. We
were SO exposed to the enemys fire, that
! had we raised half way up, ours would
have been the fate Of many others. ], for
one, kept low, and kept telling thu 9TH
Fer boys to do the same. Bat William was
, sitting up little behind the boys, telling
them 20 keep low, and cheering them up
when he fell. ] saw him at the moment
the bullet struck him, taking effect IN his
arm lie fe s2d and s2T i,ed wiihou, struggle
Thus persisted, before he had completed
his twentieth year. 4 soldier, who proms
ed to become an ornament and support n
his country. Like fi!lau, the young son o
EinCal, on his first battle field, he has fall
en- without his fame.
His leaf has persisted in the green
! And while we breathe beneath the sun,
| The world which credits what Is done
L. cnId IN ,ilntru ilrI,f hay E.en