The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-05-14

liberation that the two br,gades we're
decimated, scattered and forced back |
before he arrived.
When ut last he did attack, il was
too late aud he was repulsed with
heavy loss.
The entire battle had heen fought
by Green's and Maury's divisions. the
right wing under L"vell taking but
little part in the action. Whole
briga,ies If his 5000 did Tot strike
blow nor FIRE shot.
The right wing persisted in its in
action. On the first day General
Lowell hung back and failed To burst
a cap-nis ill-timed caution kept his
men out Of the range of danger. and
the same "'rascalIv virtue" n Charles
LIE ciaracieriz. d it TO Na>hi ;, tn.
held idle when We might have been
victorious all along our lines.
At one time Greens Division and
Maury's had both taken all the guns
in their fronts, and IL Lowell had ad-
vance,l when the rest were in Corinth.
they would have held all taken and
the day would have been gained.
With but little dissent TIE opinion
If the participants and the verdict Of
history is that the loss Of the battle Of
COrinth and the unnecessary slaughter
of brave Missonrians was mainly
owing to the misconduct of General
Lowell, and inaction Of the right
wing.
1t Was the first time the Missouri
Brigades had been defeated in direct
charge. and ~ General Price saw il.
he exclaimed. My Gml! my boys
are running" And then, as il
soliloquizing. while the tears filed his
eyes. aided
"How c"uh they do otherwise :
they had no sopport; they are nearly
all killed.
During the FINAL charge the color
bearer of the Third Missouri Infantry
WAS knocked down by a grape shot.
when Lieut.. James ii. Barger Of
Company f., seized the coIors. carried
them about seventy-five yards To the
entertainments. aud scaled the para
pet, went over on the side nearest the
Yankees and coo.ly and deliberately
planted them there while a myriad Of
bullets were flying around his head.
And here he remained loa,ling and
firing while he was badly wounded.
Lieut.. Gillespie of the second In
fantry was among the first in the
works in its front. and met face To face
an artillery man who was in the very
act Of firing his piece. but the Lieu
tenant was too quick fur him. and by
main strength in holding. prevented
him from di>charging the gun.
Col. James \. Pritchard. the gal
liant commander Of the Third Imam
try. fell ON the Publications at the
head Of hi. men. Lieut.. Colonel
Gan>e had been temporarily disabled,
and Major Hubbel took charge of the
regiment.
Colonel Pritchard was removed
from the field. his wound from a
bullet crushing through the bones Of
his irf: shoulder. rendering him help
less. and his condi,ion seeming danger
Gus. rs indeed it was for he died at
Coaeyv,lle. Miss, on the 10Th Of the
same month.
He was one Of the most popular
commanders in the First Missouri
Brigade. His men were devoted to
him-felt his loss acutely and as that
of friend. and mourned him sincere
~. Speaking Of the retreat Of the
Missourians from the field, General
Maury says:
IL saw no man running. They fell
back dogge,lly and sullenly. equally
refusing to renew the attack in which
they had been unsupported or to in
crease The gait of their retreat.
"OM General Price looked ON the
disorder If his darling troops with
unmitigated anguish. The big tears
coursed down the old mans bronzed
face and have never witnessed such
a picture Of mute despair and grief as
his countenance wore when he looked
upon the defeat Of those magnificent
trOops. He had never known them
to fail, and they never had failed tn
carry the lines of any enemy in their
front-nor did they ill the close Of
their noble career ut Blakely. fail de
feat the troops before them.
81 mean no disparagement to any
troops Of she Southern Coniederacy
when l say that the Missouri troops Of
the army Of the west were not sur
passed by any troops in the world"