The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-03-03

nothing but the fact that ''Greek had met
Greek" saved us from a ruinous and over
whelming disaster. I trust in God may
! never again be called to look upon such
scenes as [ there beheld, and that the fu-
ture of our country may never be again
clouded by fratricidal war-the most hor-
rible Of all wars.
Colonel Thomas W. Fgan, the comman-
der Of the regiment, one Of the. bravest
men [ ever knew, was charging with his
command, when n ball from the enemy
pierced the heart of his brave little mare,
who sunk under him and gave up her life
for her country as dcvotedIy as the best
soldier slain i'll the engagement. Brave as
her rider was, and aroused by The danger
around him, he had yet time, as he after
wards told me, to drop a tear on the ex-
piring animal that had borne him so many
hundred miles and through so many perils;
but THAT now, fiecked with foam and with
glazing eye, could only look dimly upon b i'm
for the last time and sink into DEATH
Major Warner Of the same regiment was
borne past me for dead, but was only ter
ribly wounded, and afterwards recovered
His horse came dashing by few moments
afterwards, and my own having been dis
ab!ed by wounds, and rendered unfit for
use, | caught and mounted him. The
poor brute that was riding had two min
ME balls buried in him, one in the shoulder
and the other in the hip, and was SO frantic
with pain that he had we'll nigh broken my
neck in his violent fall. My sword was
pitched n dozen yards from me, and was
picked up by one OF my men and returned
TO me that night.
Colonel 4. V. n. Ellis, or the 124th New
York, one of tho most chivalrous spirits
that ever breathe6, had received his mortal
wound. He was riding at the head of his
regiment, waving his sword in the air and
shouting to his months orange blossoms
as he called them-thc regiment having
been raised in Orange county, New York,
when bullet struck him in the forehead.
lie was borne to the rear, his face covered
with blood, and the froth splitting from his
mouth, and died in 2 few moments. Major
Cromwell, also Of that regiment, was killed
almost at the same instant by shot in The
breast. lie died without groan or strug
gle aud in death looked as calm and placid
as sleeping infant.
The adjutant cf the regiment was killed
by a shot through the heart as the regi-
mcut was moving on the field. He had
fought bravely for hours, and it seemed
hard that one 50 young and hoTeful schuld
be thus stricken down by chance shot,
after having faced the thickcst Of the fight
unharmcd. But such is the fate of war,
and there are, perhaps, thousands of simi-
lar instances, known only to the few who
happened to be present at the occurrence.
learned afterward that this noble young
soldier was engaged to be married to n
young lady of his native State, but, instead
of the blessing ola happy wedloci, baptiScd
| in his own blood, he sleeps the last, long
sleep, with the deadly bullet in his bosom,
not needing now, save from the spirit land,
the sighs and tears Of her who watched so
eagerly for his name among the list OF the
brave, and whose heart sickened when she
saw it among the killed.
1t happened by the merest accident that
! was within few feet of Gen. Siclllcs
when he received tho wound by which he
lost his leg. When our command fell back
after being relieved by General Sykes,
| hastened to find Gen. De Trobriand, and
seeing a knot of officers near the brick
house into which General Sickles was so
soon to be taken, rode up to see if he ID e
| Trobriaud was among them. The knot of
officers proved to be General Sickles and
| staff. | saluted him aud was just asking
| for Gen. De Trobriand, when a terrific ex-
| plosion seemed to shake the very earth
| This was instantly followed by another
equally stunning, and the horses all began
| to Jump. | instantly noticed that Gen.
! Sickles' pants and drawers at the knee
were torn clear off TO the leg, which was
swinging loose. The jumping of the horse
| was fortunate for him, as he turned just in
isme for him to alight Oh the upper side OF
the slope of the hill As he attempted to
| dismount he seemed to lose strength,
and half fell to the ground. He was very
pale, and evidently in most fearful pain, as
he exclaimed "Cuick quick get some
thing to tic it up before bleed to death. "
| These were his exact words, and L shall
never forget the scene as long as I've, for
we all loved General Sickles, who com
manded our corps lie was carried from
the field to the house | have mentioned,
coolly smoking cigar, quietly remarliing
| TO n Catholic priest, chaplain to one OF
! the regiments in his command, whose name
! rerret that do not remember, but who
was fearlessly administering to the dying
and wounded i'll spite of the balls which
whistled about him, "NIan proposes and
God disposes." His leg was ampntated
within less than half an hour after he re-
ceived the wound.
! / soon found Gen. De Trobriand, and
told him about the accident to Gen. Sickles,
and reported to him what the 40th New
! Yn,l, had done. and mentioned the names