The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-01

eagerly waiting for orders to advance an
aid OF General Birneyl rode up and or
dered a forward movement, and directed
| that the largest regiment OF the brigade
be sent double-quick to prolong the
line on the lett, so as to fill in
the intervening gap to the foot OF
Round Top, for the occupation of which
| both forces were now engaged in dead
| ly struggle. General De Trobriand des.
ignated the Fortieth New York for this
| duty, and ordered me to conduct it to it's
assigned position, and, if necessary, to
remain there with it. We proceeded.
The air was filed with smoke, and the
interchaDging fires of artillery and mus
kerry. The shouts of both armies were
| almost deafening, but l succeeded in
placing the regiment where it was or
dered, and decided to remain with 1t.
| The enemy had us at disadvantage.
They were on higher ground, and were
pouring terrific Tre into our front, and
nothing but the fact that "Greek had
met Greek" saved us from rninous and
! overwhelming disaster. trust in God
may never again be called to look up
on such scenes as 1 there Deheld, and
that the future of our country may never
be again clouded by fratricidal War-the
most horrible Of all wars.
Col. Thomas w. Egap, the commander
of the regiment, one OF The bravsst men
l ever knew, was charging with his CON-
mand, when q 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 devotedly as
the best soldier slain in the engagement.
Brave as her rider was, and aroused by
the danger around him, he had yet time,
as he aiterward told me, to drop a tear
ON the expiring animal, that had borne
him so many hundreds of miles and
through SO many perns; but that now,
fiecked with foam, and with glazing eye,
could only look dimly upon him for the
last time and sink into death.
Major w arner, one of the same regi-
ment, was borne past me for dead, but
was only terribly wounded, and alter
ward recovered. His horse came dash
ing by few moments afterward, and my
own having been disabled from wounds
and rendered unfit for use, caught and
mounted him. The poor brute that was
riding had TWO minnie balls buried in
him; one in the shoulder, the other in
the hip, and was SO frantic with pain
that he had well nigh broken my neck in
his violent fall. MY sword was pitched
a dozen yards from me, and was picked
up by one OF the men and returned to me
that night.
Colonel A. V. II. Ellis, of the One Hun
dred and Twenty .lourth New York, one
of the most chiyalrous spirits that ex er
breathed, had received his mortal wound.
He was riding at The head of his regi-
ment, waving his sword in the air, ana
shouting to his men-( mis- orange bios
SONS, as he called them-the regiment
having been raised in Orange county;
New York; when bullet struck him in
the forehead. He was borne to the rear,
his face covered with blood, and the
froth spirting from his mouth, and died
in few moments. Major Cromwell, also
of that regiment, was killed almost at
the same instant by shot in the breast.
He died without groan or a struggle,
and in death looked as calm and placid
as sleeping infant.
The Adjutant OF the regiment was
killed by shot through the heart as it
was moving off the field. He had fought
fbravely tor hours, and it seemed hard
that one so young and hopeful should be
thus stricken down by chance shot
alter having faced the thickest of the
fight unharmed. But such is the fate OF
war, and there are perhaps thousands OF
similar instances known only to the few
who happened to be present at their oe-
currence. learned aiterward that this
noble young soldier was engaged to be
married to beautiful young lady in his
native State, but, instead of the blessings
OF a happy wedlock, baptized in his own
blood he sleeps the last long sleep with
the deadly bullet in his bosom, not heed
ing now, save irom the spirit land, the
sighs or 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 ieet of General
Sickles when he received the wound by
(which he lost his leg. When our COM
mand fell back after being relieved by
General Sykes, fastened to lind Gen
eral De Trobriand, and seeing a knot OF
officers near the brick house into which
/, General Sickles was soon to be taken. l
rode up to see if he { De Trobriand) was
among them. The knot OF officers proved
to be General Sickles and his staff. l
saluted him, and was just asking for
General De TrobrIand, when terrific
explosion seemed TO shake the very
earth. This was instantly followed by
another equally stunning, and the
horses all began to jump. l Instantly no.
ticed that General Slckles' pants ard
drawers at the knee were torn off to the
leg, which was swinging loose. The jump.
ing of the horse was fortunate for him, as
he turned just in time for him TO alight
on the upper side of the slope of the hill
AS Ne d6GCuptCu W uAcAhOuut ut SEEMED
to lose strength, and half fell to the
ground. He was very pale, and eyi.
GENTLY in most fearful pain, as he ex.
claimed, excitedly, 'Quick! quick gel
something and tie 1t up before 1 bleed to
DEATH" These were his exact words,
and shalf never forget the scene az
long as live, for we all loved General
Sickles, who commanded our corps. He
was carried from the field to the house
have mentioned, coolly smoking cigar,
quietly remarking to Catholic priest, d
chaplain to one OF the regiments in his
command, whose name / regret that dc
not remember, but was fearlessly admin
istering to the dying and wounding, in
spite of the balls that whistled about
him, "Man proposes, and God disposes.' p
His leg was amputated within less than
\ half an hour after his receiving the
n wound.
Il / soon found General De Trobriand,
and told him about the accident to Gen.
eral SickIes, and reported to him wha,
the Forlieth New York had done, ano
mentioned the names OF the officers that
had been killed and wounded as far as
knew them. When he noticed my face
/ A.