Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-10-05


the u. s. A., afterwards testified to the
conduct of Col. Mccoy in the engage
ment:
ellis conduct there was such Is won my
highest regards, and I did mot fail to do him
and his gallant Regiment (the Regiment lost
in the battle nearly one-third Of its number
in killed and woundedj, full justice in my re-
port Of the battle. l was wounded in the
| first days fight and before it clOseo, and he
then assumed the command Of the Brigade,
and commanded it during the remainder Of
the next day and 50 far rs his conduct camo
under my observation, it was such Is to In
spire me with o high regard for bis courage
| as man, and skill as an officer; and I. ON
all have heard from Gen. Crawford and
others, know his conduct during the whole
engagement to have been gall.nt and skill
full"
In the last great campaign Of the war;
the battle of the Five Forks" was the
first great success for the Union cause,
in this the closing struggle Of the REBEL
ion. and from which the final end Of the
Confederacy at Appotoma1 Court
House very speedily resulted. AS is we'll
known, this battle was fought by the 5th
Corps and Sheridan's Cavalry. Col.
Mccoy, for the manner in which be con-
Quoted his Regiment in this engagement,
received the thanks of Brevet Major Gen .
Henry Baxter, on the field. and subse.
quently, through bis recommendation
and that of Major Gen. Warren and Ma
jor Gen. Mead, he was Brevetted Briga-
dier General of Volunteers for gallant
and meritorious conduct in the war;"
bearing date of the victory of the "Five
Forks"
At the close of the campaign Gen.
Baxter addressed communication to Col.
Mccoy, of which the following is an ex-
tract: er.s. 4...
'Since the Spring of 1868. associated in the
same command and much Of the time in my
immediate Brigade l wish to express my ap-
worth and integrity Of purpose that has gov
erned your every action, and the prOmptness
and ability with which your services hsve
been rendered under all crcumst tances. In
the camp, on the long and tedious marches,
and on the battlefield, have your duties been
performed with that decision and ability that
cannot but render command effective and
reliable, which yours has ever been. In the
long list of battles since the opening of the
campaign of 1868, with Charlottesville, and
the closing scene on the 9th of April at
Appotomax Court House, where your services
have come under my immediate observation
might particulariz.. but will only assure
you of the full appreciation Of your own ser
vices and those Of your command"
Col. Mccoy proved SO acceptable a
commadner that his Regiment re-enlisted
under him almost to q man.
Major General G. X. Warren, one of
the most distinguished and talented Off
GERS in the Army of the Potomac, and
late commander of the 5th Corps, in a
history of the battle of the "Five Forks"
speaks in very high terms of Col. Mccoy.
fspace permitted we might extend
this article to much greater length, in
giving details and incidents which present
from various sources. official
and otherwise, but we think there is
sufficient here to satisfy any one that
Gen. McCoy's loyalty consisted in some-
thing more substantial than any anxiety
he might have felt (as intimated in
former number of the True Democrat) to
retire from the front to fight disloyalists
in the rear