, 1864-05-26
FCosrespoudencc of the n. Z. Tribunal
HEADQUARTERS AEHT OF TH PoroaAc,
1u .tuE ErB1n MaYla 1Rfl

The 9 Battles Of the -Wilderness". were
fought with spirit Of determination and In
vincibility never before e1celled in the his
tory Of the war. Under the indirect snpervi-
sion Of new and successful captain, the oft,
bafled and oft disheartened Army Of the Po-
Ing the rebellious foe on field OF his, own
selection, and unhesitatingly Attacking him,
fighting by night as well as by day for over
week, shattered and torn by, the shock Of
battle, 1t continually re- organized its legions,
and with persistent determination drove
the enemy from covert to covert in his
forest nt H md ay a uR9n him nat s
WE'LL RALLY ROUND TmFLAG, BoIs.
During one Of these eyentfn1 nights, Hhen
the troops lay in line Of battle behind their
temporary Notifications Of dirt, logs and
rails, aud the continuous crack OF the sharp
slootci' rife rolled along our front, 8 soil:
tary voice struck mp The patriotic song,
stanuy Thousands OF the men, who seemed
to have been waiting for something to dissl-
pate the gloom which thoughts Of the days
carnage Ind engendeted, where shouting In
q chorus which s'shook the depth Of the for
est's gloom:''
1.-THE Union forever, hurrah, boys, hurzahi
Down with the traitors and up with the stars, &C.
Az down the line 1t went, the refrain well:
ed into one vast foaT, c2ultant, triumphant,
and breathing defiance to the wary enemy,
whose only reply was the epltetnl wiiz OF
extra bul1ets from their skirmish line whist
ling batmlessly by. This little episode tend
ed greatly TO inspire our troops, and could
not bnt have equally irritated "Johnny
Reb."
INSTANCES OF oALLArTRx.
Col. John Coone, Of the 18th Indiana, who
wnB killed In the memorable charge By Han
cocks corps on Thursday last, was on horse
back, at the head Of his regiment, and was
the first Of his command to mount the rebel
works and discharge his revolver into the en-
emy's ranks. BE w5s almost instantly shot
dead, his body falling on one side Of the
works, and his horse, which was also killed,
on the other. Col Charles ". Powers, Of
the 1St1 n T., Col Smyth. commanding the
Irish Brigade, 1leut. Col Daries, 12th N. j.,
Lieut. Cot Piercn, OF the 1O8th N T., Col
division, and Major Charles G. Baker,
then temporarily in command of the third
brigade Of Darlow's division, are q few only
who were conspicuous for noble daring.
Brig. Gen. Barlow, to whose division more
especially belongs the honor Of the great and
successful charge Of Thursday, led In person at
the head of his troops on assault, and has
won cuviable honors by the ek,ll and gal
lantry which he exhibited. And Gen. Han
cock, the master spirit Of the affair, he who
two years ago was unknown to fame, Is now
known to every heurthstoue In tbe land !
Always at the front when danger most
threatened, ubiquitous, at one time leaning
on the brcech Of some blaekcned and hell
vomiting gun, instructing the gunne1s where
TO direct their fire, at another along the in
fuutry lines encouraging the men, now or
dering up reinfOrcements or making changes
In the lines, and always exposed to the muir
derous fire Of sharpshooters and the sWeep-
Ing storm Of shot and shell '.At one time,
when he was directing the fire Of battery
in the captnreL works, and when capnoneers
and gunners were falling torn apd mangled
around him. said an officer to the writer
yesterday, ~ felt an almost irresistible i'm
pulse to approach him and say, General,
Tor Gods sake retire to q less dangerous po-
eitionn,r Tall aud portly, he must have
fortunately for the country, to which his
services are so invaluable, he escaped un-
| scathed.
REcAPTrRE OF GUN.
Capt. F. ". Butterfeld, a. I. G. Of Car.
roll's brigade, deserves special mention fol
tie recspture Of gun taken by the enemy in
the first days battle In the Wilderness. The
Lieutenant In charge Of the gun, which was
posted down the plank which cuts the Brook
Road ut right angles, having lost almost
every man, was forced to leave the gun in
virtual possession Of the enemy. He lmme-
diately reported the fact to Gea- Blrney, beg
gtng TINT q brigade be sent out to rcca2ture
It. Cart BntterfIeld immcdi lfely volun-
teered his services, which were accepted, and
| dcpfo5ing in the woods on either side Of the
road, The 9Th ViTginia, 8th Ohio and 14th In
! disna regiments moved them forward Ac.
companied By nina men, Capt. B. moved
steadily down the road, and on reaching the
the DiEe men Were almost instantly shot
and Capt B. procuring five more, seized the
gun and brought It back into our lines, muct
10 the delight OF the men off Ricketts, bat
tcry, to which It belonged.
INCIDENTS OF uAScock's CHARGE.
In the terrific charge of the second corps
en- the rebel works many grotesque scenes
reader, 4 member ct the Irish brigade, af
ter the cAargc, was seen making vigorous ef
forts to force cartridge into his rifle, which
had become 'foulcd."1. e.; the oriace hnd By
constant firing become coated with powder,
rendering the passage Of the ball impossible,
ploring tone, he cried, ..Shure, Colonel,
can't load my eun!' TRY again." replied
the Colonel "try hard.n He did try agaiu
and again autu the perspiratlon stood In
beads on his face, and, at last, finding 1t i'm
possible to force the cartridge home, drew
himself up erect apd brought his piece to az
'torder arne," and with defiant look faced
tho enemy. "What are you doingyn ex
claimed the astonished Colonel. ''Faith, y
replied the soldier desperately, "I'n jist af
Ter waiting for johnny to come up till
can knock bis brains out wid me muskct! =
Whether lis desire to annihilate the cerebra
| organ Of some unfortunate " "Grayback" Wa
gratidgd, the Colonel did not remain to see
Frequently the muskets Of our men wer'
swept from their grasp by The leadeQ storn
which was poured upon them from the rebe
1'ne ns they advanced, but, undaunted, thcl
still pushed forward like resist1ess torrent
using Us their weapons stones, broken guns
no arms were observed to scoop up hands
ful Of thick mud and dash 1t into the lace,
Of the men in the works, who, while endeay
or;ng to remove 1t from their eyes, fount
tbemse1ves tightly grappled and marching t
the rear In snrrenderiug, many Of the rebe
rogantly refusing to deliver their swords e1
cel t to officers Of equal rank. In the contu
eion and frenzy OF the charge but little atten
ton was paid to these small matters Of mill
taIy etiquette, and rebel Captains, Majors
and Colonels we're frequently hurried uncer
enormously to the rear by privates, half era
y with delight at their capture.
TIE y1vANDIEnE AGAIN.
The viyapdlere of the Sd Michigan, Mis-
Annie Ethe1idge, was, as usual, couspicuou
for her unwearicd attention to the wounded
She participated In the charge, capturing,
is said, several prisoners, and during th
rglt remained on the field exposed to th
eDemy's fire, attending to the wounded. He
many acts OF devotion to the wounded hav
secured for her the respect and esteem of th
Iegiulentand division to which abe Is at
taehed+;
| ABELlIGEREST CANINE.
a singular instance of dogish hatred tt
"gray backs" is found in the case of tn
slut Sally, belonging to the 10th Massachu
eetts Vols. She has participated In ever,
battle in which her regiment has been enga
ged. and seems to take great interest In tn
auccess Of the blue jackets, to whom she
invariably kind and afectionate. But
"gray back" Ia her special detestation, whIcl
she always exhibits by biting at them when
ever they are brought within the reach Of he
chain. She accompanies the regiment OF
picket, but is always sufficiently discreet t.
keep within our lines, where she vents he
rage by growing and swapping at the enc
my's ekirmishcrH. At the battle Of Freder
icksburg her leg was broken, and, after th
wound IVES dressed by some kind heartes
Surgeon, Sally returned to the field on thre
legs, and doggcd1y refused to leave until th
conclusion Of the battle This time she es
cnped unharmed, and is ready at any momen
to participate in the next engagement.
T. @. G.
NavaI Conflict Between the Austrian
| and Danes.
A telegram from Stockholm, of May 9th
says: Fifteen Swedish and Norwegian men
of.war are to assemble off Gottenburg o.
May 15, under the command of Prince Oscar