The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-07-16

cheercd him again aud again and they
did stand firm A. the resoInre rebels ap-I
preached. and there ensuci ono OF the
few hand-fo-hsnd conflicts OF the war.
IL was iayonet against bavonet- Stand
ards brigade. with the Nineteenth and
Twentieth Massachusetts, and the Tam
many regiment were engaged in the.
early part ~ the fight II was estimafed'
that at least 1000 troops were in the adj
vancing column Of the rebels. The
ficrceSt Of the night was concentrated
within short distance n IL the Confed-i
crates were determined to hreak the
Union lines with one terrific effort But
they remained within the Union lines
tor only = very few nloments- The
warmth or their reception Wa such that.
they were compelled to retire in di-com-
future aud ~ooI they were refrrating in
disorder that ended III a rOut- The
Union gnnners actually picked up from
the field the spent balls aud pieces Of
debris to put in their guns 10 fire AZ the
rrfrrnfimg foe. Ent The lsl-- was fearful"
Col Richard Penn Smith. az the Sew
ienty-fir-t Pennsylvania regimcnt. was in
about the centre Of Hancock line NJ the
critical moment Of the Confederate adj
vance lie comman]cf the regiment
that Was first led br the gallant Col
Biker, and subsequently by Col IsazcJ
Wi-ber now president OF the Pennsyi-
yania Canal company. who had been
been badly crippled bs his wounds and
Obliged to retire Col smiths regiment
Was stationed at q cIump Of trees that
was about the centre Of iancock's corps.
II was in tile Second brigade Ses7ond
division. In the same division were
Cen Gibbnn aud Gen Alexander Webb.
Col Smiths regiment. which captured
fonr of the Confederate flags suffered
severely. There were nine officers kill
lei ont of sixteen. aud ~. men killed out
iof 35f. or nearly half the regiment II
4 ws~ there that CART Weesi was killed
land the spot has since bcen csIlesl Wced's
,lIfi- Col smith said Yesterday Il
was connected with the Army Of the
I Potomac from irs earliest organization
until mustered out n Gid iisrb0r in
July. 1854 ani have been thron nshout
-ldirectIy aud indirectly. under IIsn~ock's
.lcommani- Ili- presence wss inspiring
-lalways 80 he Prnin~uls and on the Pc
-lfmnar. I re earsi him A. having mo "a
lperior A. general.
Y More flyln 0urc aftrr rr-nminy ron
| im1ni Or the Ss.ronl cnrps ts~nera
.lHsn~nrk-s wound compelled him fem
: ros ariIv 10 put himself in the hands q
: the SURGEON. but the battles of Si,ortsri
! vani. ani the other desperate c''mfiiet'
: il the Wilderness Of Coll Isrbsr- Re
: .fer-i.ur.. aml wherever fighting wa- 4
I lie .lsnc. dii mot fsil % lini him IN tll'
b ~aslsiIe AMI Al ~. head of hi~ men
1 .The anniver<ary ~ the tiini dsy'
, tirsf AZ Gct'ysbnrx will b. rem.mberc
Z ~ III his o'd soldiers a. DAY lii gal
liant conduct at South Mpunfain wiIi b
! recalled on the iilh Of September III
Z frixhfcenfh anniversary of that battle
\ lfhr-e day- later will bc the amniyersH'
1 os tile terrible li.ht Al Antiefsm- wlier
iIIancock ! succeeded Richardson La
yiThnrsiav Wa the eighteenth snulycr
T. sarv or Malvern Hills. atter which N
/ -lrrnerai-In-chiefur- IIancorks promo
'fifinn A. mtior--emcrsI of volunteer
rsThe anaivrr~srie- or Marey'- Iieighi'
= 'hrfsrc Frrslrrirk-burg. where lilncoc
h and al his aides were woInted-
n, n ilIiamsbury. after which NcC-ells
~ lsent H. memorable Dispatch TO Linrol
Il iconcerning Hancock: aud IN Chaace
nllor~viIle. when Hancock horse W
I-.shot under him. must be celebrsirh Az
The election for president Ia Ncsemo'
~ next