The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26
THE IRISH SOLDIER.
General B. F. Buffers Lecture in Boston on
1.-THE Irish Soldierin War
and Peace.

| A Thrilling Descrpt ton OF Battle Scenes at
Malvern Hill.
| General B. f. Butler delivered a lec-
ture on Sunday evening last at the Bos-
ton Theatre on ''The Irish Soldier in
War and Peace" it neing in aid of the
family Of the late Colonel Is. +. Finan
In the course OF it he said:
While Irish names great and illustri>
Gus, will maintain u large place IN the
history of our country, we must not
forget that many, nay, most of them.won
their laurels leading troops made up of
officers and men OF the same race wi
thv mselves, organized into distinctive
bodies known In our army as the Irish
regiments and brigades, and how mu;h
of their success and honor is due to the
fact that the men they commanded were
SO we'll fitted by nationality, aptness for
discipline, capability of taking care OF
them elves, elasticity of temperament,
capacity Tor endurance, carelessness for
danger, heedessncss of self sacrifice, aud
courage in battle, that they soon became
the finest soldiers the world ever saw.
AS rule. an Irish regiment never
breaks. They always stand or retreat
together; therefore they seem to possess
naturally the first element which it il the
office Of dicipiine 10 suppl to the army.
Whether il is that, finding themselves in
foreign lands, either as exiles enforced
or voluntary, each man looks upon each
comrade as "A brother, yet trne it Is,
whether in peace or war, they are rarely
known to desert each other, but each
gives to each OF substance, Of labor, OF
sympathv-all that a man can receive
froA brother man This trait Of charac
ter Is nowhere more conspicuously dis
played, and TO the rejecting mind there
can he no more touching sight, than
when we see long lines OF stalwart men
leaving their occupations, laying aside
their dead, or the private grief OF the
majority Of whom there Is no other
claim save that O. nationality.
A THRILLING BATTLE SCENE.
After reciting the services of the Mas
sachusetts Ninth in glowing terms the
General alluded TO the scene at Malvern
HILL in 1862, wlere PJrters crops was
acting as rear guard as follows:
1t is wonderful, then, that men Of the
same religious faith, with such examples
of heroism and selt-sacrifice before them
regardless OF periis and dangers of the
} battle field, and met death as camly as
they would lay down to nights repose
like flowers at set OF sun.
The Ninth, with two supports OF regi
ments, are ordered to take position to
t hold in check the advancing enemy anc
, gain time for the rest Of the army. The
r Ninth advanced to their position a:
ordered. By some mistake or miscon'
ception OF orders the other two regiment
did not 90 forward. 1t is now midday
: The advance of Jackson's corps is seer
y winding out of the wood which had con
; ceiled his brigades. He turns the heat
!. Of his column to ''sweep away" as b.
sees the green flag, which meets his ey
e as the MONDAY sun gilds the sunburst
e Looking around them the soldiers OF tn
Ninth see the whole OF our army II
:, retreat. and they are consequently lei
Il alone, their support not having come up
u to stand the shock OF the fighting corp
of Lees army. Not long time hav
!, they to wait A volley pours int
them from the advancin,
10 lines OF the foe That terrific yell W
J. know so we'll follows. To retreat
70 capture to ourselves, with the distructio
70 to our army. To stand. as we are undo
- this plunging fire. will indeed sweep L
~ from earth. They charge Let us NEE
the enemy half way. Forward, now
I'd Charge! with such cheer as only Irlsl
,e men can give. The foe gives back
Il That glistening line of steel, over W bic
- proudly floats the green flag OF Erin,
{. too much for him. He seeks shelter
n the wood from whence he came. Bacl
/. now. the Ninth! Give ground slowl
If IS ii on parade. We must get positio
where they cannot flank US, and wher
> if it is possible our support may con
up. Again the rebels charge. The
I'd think We are retreating, do they? They
!, find out! About face, the Ninth. ]
- them again! Another sight of the sui
70 burst advancing. and they take to Il
d. woods again. but our loss of officers al
men is fearful. Again and again W.
NJ this repeated, from noon till four o'clo,
ia the afternoon. Our commander no
- knows that he can rely on no suppo
es and that the safety OF the army depen
n upon his regiment alone. 1t is now 10
a. O'Clock. The Confederate General Col
!. takes the field, with his own legion
- the head Of Jackson's column aud wi
a the Nineteenth North Carolina and q