New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-20
The Ninety-third New-Yori in B"'ir'

We have been favored with the loilONihS
,ocr from Iicut Br,mhal 10 his brother. descriptive
of the part taken by the 93d in the battle Of the wider
ness: ... y. ,,.. IN ,.e,
I'm Tuesday night Of last week, 1T II O'Clock our
lredc ouietlv broke up camp and took up The line OF
march '1r ElyS Ford. which We reached az ABOUT
o'clock tho next morning having brcnkiasted At onr
worh wls a ropd and fatigung one with short stops,
few and far between. and the day WIS ho' anu SUM-!
from early morning until 8. 0cloch p NJ NH,h We
halted at ChaHccorsyilc moved forward mo me i
battle 10 tie right. and threw ont our picket me.
All were foot and weary especially our recruits
after the forced march of - miles, ana our mess
like most others drank our hot coffee win ON
hard tack and fried ham, and then laid down ~ De-
licous sleep and pleasant dreams among The KcDei
graves on the old Charlottesville battlefield: me
next morning Before the first streams OF daylight
appeared We were aroused, and as soon rs
we found time To stow away httic DTc'hl4Sl'
We were again on the march for Iodds Tor
pcrs The dny was very warm and suitil. but our
mace was rather accelerated than abatCd and al
O'clock We reached the Corners Shortly after We
had thrown ont our pickcs and sal down 70 luHch nm
artillery and light muskeiry Inc hfoke upon our car,
and in very shori space Of time thereafter we n"d
drawn IN pickcts, AID were mO'ine
at rapid pace IN an almost opp3sHc
direction without stopping 70 rest ana nearly hni 81
the time "doubla-qgcking.' We continued inr more
than an hour when We were finally halted IN the W L.
dcrnoSS where re rested foT aDout ten innuirs and
filed our cantcens with the best water we conh pro.
cure Then commenced terrific fire OF mu'Ecirt away
off TO the right which rolled along 10 near our Mont IL
confined waves and assured that the fight had now
commenced il earnest. We Immediately moved down
the road 10 tie right the double quick ior nearly
mile halted and moved forward IN line oil battle
through thick low growth Of oak, for nearly hlli
nile when al NJ once Pennsylvania regiment, bearing
the same figures our own Oh. came running through
our ranks a manner too pTecpaie 70 call good o. der
On we went few rods further. through little ditch.
and few feet mp little roll Of ground when suddenly
we were halted BY a terrific y0lcy from the enemy.
Though halted did not finch but replied vigorous
ly and gradually advanced, the enemy Milling back bui
hating give yoley we came mp TO them eicA
time. Finally. had adv some few rods beyond
the line Of brigade. left resting under lliic
knoll behind which tie eneinyS sharpshOoters collected
and swung round 10 our flank. pouring cross NJ ~
uDon MS One OF the first fan Lieut.. GRAY. oi Go.
g. tie ball passing directly through his head lie fell -
the ground liicess without Il uurmur. (lle was LILY
wounded r. a spent ball o moment before ana AFTER
going TO the rear few steps ana nndng the wolud
trifing one, he returncdD one by one the men were
outright Not groan or cry cscapcd one OF them but
in the calm possession Of every faculty they womb turn
" an officer and coolly say. am wounded, aud then
pass or be carried to the Oae instance would
mention, a corporal in the ranks OF my company
wounded in the leg while in the act Of loading his gun
be deliberately aimed bis piece and fired eXelaiHinE
Take that: lie then turned and said " LicGenant
am wounded and can do no more lie went 10 tAe
field hospital and had bis snd dressed and soon after
came back 10 the line "a "a g must have another
pop az the rascals" That corporal must be promoted.
II WAS in this cross fire that was wounded, and al
close call il was too. felt the ball strike and The next
knew was, that dizzy and weak. ! raised myself on
the ground and saw the blood sporting from my wound,
and not little "cot" on the ground. j spoke 10 the
Captain. telling him / was wounded md ne replied,
Hurry o. the and 20 low which order j pro
ceeded 10 obey though too weak TO attempt TO go inst
and started and went stumbling down. until fell into
ditcnO; that last ditch but the one We had crossed
The serseantmaor helped me w. and assisted me out
10 the field hospital IN the road W. l. D.