The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-16

little children In their hands, and put OF the rough
guoge OF the camp when women came near. They
brought TO the bedside OF the wounded and dying sol
der at oucc the tho"gbt Of home tho min,sraons Of
religion. and such consolation as would seem only
could come from the hand OF the great Saviour oil man
kind
thor assiduous caro- son, brother. husband re-
stored 10 them alive who would otherwise have ned
gina, tue plains OF Georgia aud Tennessee and the
swanps OF Lousiana ana Mississippi These brave
soldiers OF the Cross knew no creed recognized no ma
tonahty. Their services were gwen, like those OF
their Master, TO the human kind Was tho sufferer be-
fore them private soldier or n commanding general
10 them there was difference Confederate or led
oral he was their brother
NO BULLETIN HERALpED THEIR EXPLOITS,
NO general order gave them honorable mention by
name. no personal lame shall DO 10 any Of tnem
but 10 tho order. to the faith they protest. To tho
nown ~ ,a'y og srss. nonop msny
baltic fold and In every hospital they hailed by
oil mon without regard to creed, well by the inidci
as the Christian, we'll by the educated as the
ignorant; ali whose blessings followed these Catholic
women with reverent aud endearing names as Sisters
oil Charity, Angels Of Mercy, Daughters OF God
A THRILLING BATTLE scgyE
After reciting the services OF the Massachusetts
Ninth in glowing terms the General alluded TO the
scene at Malvern Hill In 1852 where Porters corps
acting as roar guard, as iollows:-
Is II wonderful, then, that OF the religious
faith, with such examples OF heroism and self sacrhcs
before them, went TO do battle Tor their country, re-
gardcss oil perils and dangers Of the battlefield and
met death as calmly as they would lay aown 10
nights repose, like flowers at set Of suny
The Ninth. with two supporting regiments. are or
dered 10 lake position 10 hold In check tho advancing
enemy aud gaiu time for tho rest VI the army. The
Ninth advance TO their position ordered. BY some
mistake msconccption OF orders the other regi
ments do not go forward II Is now midday. The ud-
vance of Jackson's corps Is winding out Of the
wood which had concealed his brieades He turns the
head OF his column 10 sweep away, rs he secs that
gds the sunburst. Looking around them the soldiers
OF the Ninth tho whoe OF army retreat, and
10 stand the shock Of the ngh,ing corps OF Loe's
army. Not long time have they TO walt
voney poars INTO T rnem .rom ane advancing
well ollows To retreat is capture 10 ourselves, with
destruction to our army. To stand, as we arc under
this piunging fire, Will indeed sweep Us IRON earth
They charge! Let US meet the enemy half way! For
warn, nowl Charged with such cneer As ouy IRISH
give. The foe gives back That gistnlng line
OF steel, which proudly floats the groom flag OF
Erin Is too much for him. He seeks shelter IN the
wood from whence he came. Back now the Ninth
Give ground slowly, as II on parade We must get .
position where they cannot flank US, and where, II
Is possible, our supper! may cone up. Again
sn Inc n Ninth At them asa,ni III Another ss SS
again, but our loss OF officers aud men ID tear
full. Again and again Vas this repeated, from noon
knows that he can rely on no support ana that
tho safety OF tho army depends upon his regiment
alone IL is now four O'Clock Tho Confederate Gen.
eral Cobb takes tho heid with his own legion NJ the
head Of Jackson's column anu with him tho Nine
teenth North Carolina and the Fourteenth Virginia.
In the language Of Count Estvan, PrussIan officer
serving hrs staff, sioaming NJ the mouthn TO
tho best roops OF tho Confederate army fooled by
single regiment Cobb drives his brigade forward to
crush that small line OF blue over which waves in de-
hance. though torn with shot and she'll the green dag
and the Stars and STRIPES together He comes out OF
tho wood with his brigade deployeo In two lines
COLONEL Quincy AND HIS MKN
One would think the very appearance OF those charg
Ing lines Of gray would cause the blue TO vanish from
the Held. Our lieutenant colonel, the cool but daring
Quincy, makes his disposition 70 moet them by u
Now the cheer, and our blue line cuts through the
charging column IS II It were Damascus blade Of
SHINING steel The tide OF battle IL stayed-nay IL
turned back. But what loss Of our officers and men
Our biuelne Ia shorter now 40 close up our ranks
Tho flag OF the golden harp saved but butncd III the
blood OF It's heroic defenders. God the green Is
now, rs will be again and again before dear old
Ireland gets her place oncc moro among the nations OF
the earth.
TIE LATE GENERAL Quincy.
The lecturer here paid an eloquent tribute to the
hero soldier and lawyer, and one whom hts hearers
had been called TO mourn within very lew days.
THE CAUSE OF THE IRISH SOLDIER
But there is another Countrywide land OF his
birth-which may well mourn nm with moro OF An
guish and regret for his loss as that country may we'll
soldier, trained 70 war 10 the best of al possible
schools-that OF camp aud field in our armies have
believed, nay, l have learned from more than one
gallant young irish soldier, when l have asked him,
"What special in0ucement had you TO enlist TO fight
S'nw0s and proud sS% eys a' Isp s
should DO young freshmen somew here trained up
soldiers take part 10 tho redemption OF the dear
old Ireland and TO restore her to what she was'
We will yet bring her back 10 self government bsry
under the law. freedom from OPPRESSION ibcraty and
tolerance In religion industry and prosperity 10 her
labor culture her schools progress and
art, until the dear old land shall be what shc
was-tho home OF kings and princcs-but they shall be
princes ana kings BY tho choice OF her people.
These the aspirations, doubt not. which filed
the minds aud nerved the arms Of many bravo young
lrshman, who, like our deceased trends, fought Tor
the Union.
Many Of them who are still alive, and now approach
ing middle age with each OF whom tho fervent prayer
God will daily be that the time wnen he strike
for Ireland be has done for America, may come be-
foro his Is pulsicd by age