The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-26
A Piece of History.

On the evening of June /. 1862. nesr Har-
risonburg, Ewel's rear guard, under hsbby
attacked Fl Smont's advance, under Sir
Percy Wyndham, and routed it with loss
and the capture of the Federal commander !;
but the Contedcrates paid dearly for their
victory in the death Of Ashby. The First
Maryland regiment, under Colonel Bradley
T. Johnson, attacked and nearly destroyed
the PENNSYLVANIA Bucktails, a crack corps,
under the command of Lieutenant. Colonel
K,ne, q gallant and skilful officer, and took
him prisoner.
GA the morning Of the Sth of June, as the
Confederate troops We're moving into the
battle OF Cross Keys, General EweI stopped
Colonel Johnson and complimented him and
his command for their conduct ia the atftir
Of the 9Th, and ordered him to carry q
:. Bucktail" at the head Of his color-lance.
Colonel johnson directed Private Ryan,
Company d Captain JAS. r. lierbert's COM
pany), TO take the Bucktail of his capand
tie it to The coors. which was done. 1t was
carried at Cross Keys and Port Republic,
and ia the seven days battles around Rich
mond.
On the 12,h Of June, EnHel issued the fol-
lowing order:
HEADQUARTERS EwELL's DIVISION, !
June II, 1862. J.
General order No. 80 d:
In commcmoration of the gallant conduct
OF the First Maryland regiment on the 6lh Of
June instant, when. led by Colonel Bradley
7. johnson, they drove back with loss the
Pennsylvania " Bucklal Riffs" in the en-
sagcmcnt near HsrriSonburg, Rockingham
cOunty,.Na.. authority is given to have one
OF the captured bucktails the insignia Of
the Federal regimenU appended 10 the COLOR
stall Of the First Maryland regiment.
BY order Of Nlaior-General EwBLL-
James Barton, Il 4. r..
The regiment, being reduced to skeleton
BY the Valley campaign and the seven days
battles before Richmond was disbanded in
August. 1862. for the purpose Of re0rganiz.-
ton, and The officers and men presented their
colorS TO Mrs. johnson with the following
letter:
To Mrs. Bradley 7. Johnson Dear Mad
am.-Upou the occasion OF the diSbanding
Of the First MARYLAND regiment on the 18th
OF August, we, the undersigned, members of
the above-naued regiment, do unanimously
agree and resolve to present to you as one
true, and truly worthy to receive it, our Il g,
which has been calamity and VIGOROUSLY
borne over many Il bloody and hard-fought
field. and under whose sacred folds Mary.
lands eXier sons have fought and blcd in q
holy cause.
Ourattachment to our flag is undying, and
now that circumstances have rendered it
Necessary that our organization should no
longer eX;S; we place it in your hands as Il
t,> imonal of our regard and esteem, our
little flg, which is dear to Us all.
FDr the Regiment: Albert Tolson, ser.
geant Company e; Richard L. Brown, SER
geant Company C; George Tyler, sergeant
Company y; George w. Wentworth, ser.
gcant Company b +. Farr, sergeant Com.
pany +: W. Joseph Franck, sergeant Com.
| pany ID: Calvin Myers, sergeant Company
T.: Charles y. FernOt, sergeant Company
| q : Edwin Sewage, color bearer.
The flag and the trophy have been sacledly
preserved by Mrs. johnson, and she offered
them to the Maryland Line TO carry IN the
parade Of the och; which was accepted 10
the following note from Major McNuty, the
president of the organization in Maryland:
BALTIMORE, October 81, 1915.
Mrs. General Bradley 7. Johnson, Rich
mlond, "a:
Dear Madam, Permit me in behalf OF
myself and comrades Of the Maryland Line
to acknowledge the receipt OF your KIND
note rendering TO Us for the day tue old Il ~
under WDlcn we lOu9ut, anu 10 acCtpL ANU
thank you for the loan.
assure you it is with mingled feelings OF
pleasure aud regret that we return once
more to the scenes Of the past pleasure at
beng enabled to grasp the hands OF many
warm friends and associates, and regret for
| those gallant spirits We shall miss who have
passed lover the river" TO join him whose
memory We come 10 honor and perpetua'c.
again thanking you, have the honor to
be your ooedieut servant,
JouS McNULTY.
The flag is a small blue silk one, three feet
by two and I half, VITA the Maryland arms
on Que side, and an inscription on the other
| Presented by the Ladies' Of Baltimore to
the First Regiment, Maryland Line" II was
brought through the blockade by Miss Hettie
Cary, afterwards MrS. Genera! Johu Pcgram,
and reached the regiment the morning OF the
first Monday as they were getting OIL tie
cars 10 20 into battle. 1t was liked 10 the
color-.tatl amid the sound Of the guns. and
carried through that day so we'll that Beau
reyard at, the close of it, salutcd E'Zey, the
culonel of the regiment, with - Hail, ElZey,
thou Butcher Of the day."
rrSs-u> NHr> a,sNe5paNpbs.