The Mineral argus., 1883-10-04
WITH SHERIDAN.
through Seven Engagements In tho
Shenandoah.

through Seven Engagements In tho
Shenandoah.
Hartford Post.
! at was at Winchester" remarked an
BID soldier in a thoughtful sort OF way as
10 recalled Phil Sheridan's valley cam
IN N in "a, "thRt Commander Fay won
shoulder straps. And when l heard
Ways promotion in Nathaniel Lyons,
post," he continued, sit made my heart
lad, The old Hartford post never had
Drawer man in it, nor one more willing
b shoulder his full share of the hard
ships Of war. He enlisted in the ranks
,fa New York artillery command. the
,d Fifth, l believe, under Major Urban
'aow Colonel Of the Thirteenth Brook
yn, and was advanced step by step until
he won q Lieutenants commission, sent
10 him by New York's war Governor,
fenton."
How did it happen2" inquired q
Eoup of veterans surrounding the
4 sDOkesman.
well, you see," he commenced,
Fay has been doing good service, and
bad received a number of recognitions
rom his superior officers. At Winches-
her his command was pushed into the
lhickest CT the fight. He had been APP
. pointed color bearer of the Second bat
billion, and was carrying the flag. The
6eroer the contest RACED the more reso-
lutely Fay kept the color in place. the
. very sight of it cheered forward the
men to deeds OF heroism and daring.
. Four members of the guard with Fay
we're shot dead in their tracks. II re-
CURED a heart of steel 10 stand by the
4 eolors, the list of dead and dying in
4 ereased every momeut. The danger
had not escaped Maj. Urban's eye, and
when the engagement was through with
be rewarded his color bearer with the
Eell-earned insignia Of rank"
"By the way" added II OF the veter-
AIS IN the company, Lieut.. Fay must
/ have borne a kind of charmed life.
Rebel shot and shell never touched
him. The battles of Harper's Ferry,
Halitown, Berryville, Winchester, Fish
er Hill and the couple Of engagements
At Cedar creek all occurred between the
Fourth of July and the Goth ot October
in "a. In the last of these struggles
Fay was captured with the most of his
command and vas removed to Libby
. prison. Then he escaped being sent to
Jacksonville through the Intervention
ola lady, when he had b~efriended
While in the Union lines. The Confed-
crates wanted to send him away, but
the lady's intercessio finally prevailed,
and he was retained there until his pa
/ ole. The battle of Winchester occur
red September 10, but oW ming to his in
~srceration the commission from Gov.
Ienton did not reach him until early in
The spring Of '65. He
never makes parade of
the honor, and it isn't probable that half
dozen men knew Of his achievements
Ehen he was elected commander Of the
Nathaniel Lyon post. 1 have known Of
men to be shot within a foot ofa COM
ade, but l never knew Of four being
ihOt by a color-bearer's side and him
Rlf escape without a scratch of any
lind. Yes, Fay was a marble cutter
iown IN New York when he enlisted.
When the war was closed he returned
b his old occupation, and represented
be firm Of Fourshear & Co. in which
hmes G.. PATTERSON was a partner, at
be Centennial. There he sold a mantel
&C agent of Emperor William of Ger
many for S., 800. He has been in Hart
ord for several years back, and has a
list class marble yard and works on
Retreat avenue. He was a daring and
hllant soldier in the war. and toyed
nth danger as one would With g play
hing"