The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-23
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Beaure9srd at Corinth; was mustered In in
| March. 1862 aud left the next day for Grand
Junction Tenn.
Its battery and equipments wore perfect In
all their details. and the horses needed were
obtained at Grand Junction. Bearing name
long honorsd In the South and but recently
| made glorious by i's elder ais ers at Manassas,
both ONO rs and m1sn were impressed with q
sense - how much WIS reanired OF them to
| upn 10 me DdttallOns Tame on the b8tti0d0ld9
From shiloh's bloody and hari tonight aeld
not suffered in their kaapinR Officers and
men han display d qualities which u,ade each
laatisueu with ths 'th.r, and gAvs promise OF
the war.
r, Hs,e burst forth pre- emioeat the gu .lites OF
slpcnmn Ne soldier ann len Ter; . lash ng ell-
crash q battle. master Of all hls faouliss In Tie
most aihf'nst ,oomeut-; .ronr' r ady. seeking
prominence for ht- compatv: quick at datect-
ipg th. p'oper . int to t H., u quick to 60
ia say 's'01s.'' U"a !. Is a%aF sssF
name would b. fam ,ua. wat. ~, II might b.
sy rely bs you nst aa hr !; b. n 9 .se &
command ~ captaio Oapt aosxson having re-
signed after niu.ty days 8 rvi''s
.ev.n .kill 4 and did o. v"un y aud twenty
y nnd.d. The killed we're: .S'rR.a,t- J. v.
p s15t at-1"s DcaSl i sss: sad ssi
Attached to G n. Dan. ad m.'- 1 uisiena
Bfixa y. and following nra1y INTO K ntueky,
1t P'rr, ,vllla fhe wuna-t praiss vas b.a-,w.d
nbon tn . 'mpany by Gems. Al M aud Patton
It i" pl oe perryvli,, ,' aun" ao IT, Il ~ % oamp9i.
| mented BY tn eheers of u whole rps ~ they
passed hsteh In H4lroi-hnrx. awaiting ito
turn ~ enter the lumn n refreat from the
bht lehsld. tn. reception q own brigade and
ht,lson. We. when they came :" Da.a. 10
the memories OF its survivors. L, hat CAM
| paign. IA In the advane on the rHtreat. IL
danger.
The company during his carp pa,gn was nm
saf4asseA II = ea4tRmeat 7. a \ -s-4.y Itg
from the pretomin.nn- Of White aud gray
hors.s ne e. enamy at P'rryvi',e ie-isoa'ed i ~
the White Horse Bate y" and often after-
At Muffre sboro attached % Br ckinrdge's
Dvision. aud under command Lieut. Vauxht.
Tickets he'd the hill upon which Hardee
ssuug, crushing the .n.m,'s right, and With
from which Break nr'R reroil-d. losing 10
twenty MINUTES. 1000 out OF 1000 mel , mind
its guns to. remnants u mat nobi Division
here they were or the fire. tim" (thfown into
batt,lion organiza,ion) allowed to reain a six
The brave heart OF the gallant Mai n Graves.
Of B.eok nrdEe. /. h.,, a. T. yas Won over 70 the
terry on ine picket lines to clear To-. way for
Breekinrid4e's charge. to a remark from Col.
HUNT, OF thn Ninth ksptaeky that @ BE- ought not
wheiras 'oe'''' 80
ade t., Jackson. Miss. the nf-h Company WAS
here fitted out M no 81 gle company svee was.
~ into a aH It's Lapks g rs passed through
showed 90 and most of the new men were
from New Orleans.
Falling ba"k upon learning OF the capitu-
lation of Vicksburg 1t to K position with the
Louisiana Brigade and Gen. Breckinridge's
| Division on the left OF th, line OF defenses az
| lacks
Its position near the railroad was assailed b.
| . F-dernl division and six guns and four OF
Cobbs Kentucky Battery In lees than twenty
minutes moved down with canister more than
1000 men OF this division. which was hurled
Breckinridaes Division did not lose man.
and and ! its 81 Infantry was scarcely engaged. Upon
| the flight OF the enemy. our infantry sailed
| forth and four stands Of Federal colors were
picked up on the fold from which we had
An episode attaches to this affair which shows
the spirit OF the company. Just, previous 70 the
n Of noson wscS
# possessed by the enemy would have made
the company,s work untenable. was =. ordered to
tion ths members Of the company resolved to
save what they could. and especially what
the. house. They were thus led to bear into
their work a splended piano. which was put
into re94stion % isl at every moment Around i
chorus to the tune one Of their number was
playing. when the line OF advancing infantry
tinued until the enemy had reached good dis
tor ion When a. f Tes ordered 70
erander gram gIe; music % to their cir" ears ''''' .ooA ''
Their good work completed. with the conn
mand cease firing the men rushed back to-
their most inspiritinR camp songs: While thus
engaged their battery became thronged With
ssssd Taf nsts s ssaus g ZEN f.
the midst OF the. company These prisoners
rebnknd the men 4 TER r. their l2y oyer tie terrible
Cen: Johnston authorized the company to
place Jackson. July %. 1853" on their flag after
The mpending battle OF Ohickamau9a drew
Breckinridges division back to BraRs's army.
and the Fifth Company reached Rome. g..
from Morton. Miss. to that point In ten days.
arriving just in time.
next day the battery left The field. burytng
under fire one Of Its officers and five Of It
the Fifth Company hold the fort" till Lid
dele regiment came up.
Those We're trying and glorious moments Tor
the Fifth 9 ,mpany. Exposed to concentrated
ilre of artillery. TO which they silently submit.
9F @ IT. and she e
vnnces OF the enemy's lines OF infantry; and
when. at last. Liddell arrived and possessed
cared they had saved the day st that point.
He ordered them to withdraw and rent from
the captured artillery.
Sadly did the battery need 1t. Over thirty OF it's
nnber lay dead and wounded, Major Graves
| had been mortally wounded. Every officer had
had q horse shot under him and Sloeomp two.
Thirty battery horses lay piled up and four
teen wheels were shot of the carriages.
/ In touching and loving words Major Graves
, added his tribute to that OF Gen. trekinrid9e
:, bsfore being taken from the midst OF the
1 battery to his death bed
Q In this battle fell Lieut. T. M. Blair. Of the
Fifth Company. modest gentle. brave ana
beloved officer, who confident Of being kileG In
j the impending battle quietly gave his brother
B officers his instructions In that event, ana
calmly on parade marched gs under a. ndad nIe 10 De-
AT Missionary Ridge tor the irst time, the
o Fifth Company was separated from the Lou.
3 isiana Brigade. TO both i was "a unexpected
and poignant blow. On the field tho brigade
Q drew up a petition to have their battery re-
q turned to them. and warned the company that