The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-18
ROSS BRIGADE.
A GALLANT oREy-clAo HOST,
An Incident In IT, History, renned by u
Hoy la niue-A Tribute to Bravo
Men by Brave Mana To-
gend ofa Legion.

Tho readers of the Examiner will ro-
momhor the eloquent tribute paid Ross
brigade hy the orator of the day,
az the reunion of the Federal "Arniy
of tho Tennessee In Cleveland, Oc.
tohor 1851, for it, gallant charge and
prominent hcrOism at the battle Of
Corinth, which was rcpuhlishod IN this
paper
Recently writer In the Detroit Free
Press, speaking of the Atlanta cnm-
paign, when this brigade, fresh from
Rome, Georgia, whore u had hold
the place against the nssaulting division
of Gen. Davis, having It's numbers
dccimnted, joined Hood whom Ross bril-
gndc covered the oNtrCmo right wing of
the Confederate army, which WAS COM
posed of the corps dC'nrmoc OF Con.
Hood, all In retrcnt. Gen. Ross took
position near New Hope church, the mon
being dismountcd, aud formed limo OF
battle across the highway leading 90
Atlanta, the ,iXth Regiment being de-
plOycd ns skirmlshors. Gen. Gcary
was advancing upon this position with
his division, SAYS this writer In the
Detroit Free Press, I'm regard To tho stand
mndc hy Gen. Ross against such
overwhelming numbers. d.
"Noithor Hood, nor Davis, nor John
son deVOtcs nno lines 20 this incident,
y To
fun pngc I'm Confederate history. Just
ns Gcary rose the hill across Pumpkin
Vine creek he tuuud these men la iiilc.
There were not over 600 of them, nli told,
and they were la the path OF iull tNl-
sion. Formed la two limos of baltic. ana
blocking the highway, thcy opened liro
the first instant The tcdcrals camc within
range. Right where thcy made that iirst
stand is n tree SCARED lN uuOICu bullets,
and n hundred showing from three To
ten bullet marks, Gcu. Geary pushed
forward n regiment, bat II could
not gain u foot of ground. lie rc-in-
forced Il with another, and the noise of
battle grow louder. lie sent in two moro
regiments, making u full brigade, but IL
was only when either flank had passed
the Texan position and secured Il cross
fire, that Ross fell back. The retreat
was only TO Il now position not thirty
rods in the rear. Here q bit of swamp
covered the right flank. and the left
stretched away into q heavy forest to u
hill covered with dense under
growth. Six hundred men In double
line of battle here made such an obsti-
nate defense that sherman, two miles
away, thought that Geary had found
.Iohnson's line of battle, and imincdi-
atoly rode to the front. The
Federal brigade pushed into the
woods, advancing from tree to tree,
and bringing n battery to aid them.
Tho 600 had been reduced TO 800, but the
command fell back to rally in Il bend
of the highway for the third time. The
Fcdcrals could doploy here and more by
the flank. but were reduced by - before
the command fol- back. The last stand
was made in full view of 5000 confed-
crates in battle line. How stubbornly
they held that last line will be shown
when the statement Is made that over
forty prisoners were taken with smok-
ing guns in their hands, and ut least
thirty wcro killed while crossing the
opening. The 600 had been reduced TO
$40. and vet it has been left to Federal
to tell of the gallant fight. They delayed
Gcary full hour, and whom he finally
brushed them aside; Hoods entire front
had been covered with Il brcastwork OF
logs, rocks, and dirt, and his men were
ready for the expected assault."-Waco
Examiner.