The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-19
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4 GALLANT earY.oLAo HOST.
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The readers of The Examiner will re-.
| member the eloqucnt tribute paid lins-
| brigade hy the orator at the day,
az the reunion 0f the Federal "Arniy
nf the Tennessee" la Cleveland, Or-
i0hcr ISL, Tor its gallant charge aud
prominent hcroism at the hattie 0i
'orinih, which was ropuhlished In this
paper,
Recently u writer in the Detroit Free
Press, speaking Of the atlanta cam
paign, when this brigade, fresh nom
Rome, Georgia, where IL had held
the place against the assauliing division
at ten, Davis, having its numbers
decimaied, joined Hood when Ross bril-
gade covered the extreme right wing OF
the Confederate army, which was COM
passed of the corps de'armee of ten.
Hood, all In retreat. Gen, Ross took
position near New Hope church, the men
hcing dismounied, and formed u line oi
battle across the highway leading Ia
Atlanta, the Sixth Regiment being de-
ployed as skirmishers, Gen, ueary
was advancing upon this position with
his division, says this writer In the
Detroit Free Press, In regard Ia the stand
made hy Gen. Ross against such
overwhelming numbers.
"Neither Hood, nor Davis, nor John
son dovolos line lines Ia this incident,
and yet IL Is one that should have had n
full page In Confederate history. Just
aS boary rose the hill across Pumpkin
Vine creek he found these mon in line.
There were not over UiD of them, all told,
and they were In the path of u null dlNi.
sion, Formed In two lines of battle, and
blocking the highway, they opened fire
the first instant the fcdcrnls came within
range. Right where they made that first
stand Is u tree Scared by adoZcn bullets,
and hundred showing from three To
ten bullet marks. Gen. Gcary pushed
forward regiment, but IL could
not gain Il foot of ground. lie re-in-
forced IL with another, and the noise oi
battle grew louder. lie sent In twom more
regiments, making n full brigade, but II
was only when either flank had passed
the Texan position and secured cross
lire, that Ross fell back. The retreat
was only To n new position not thirty
rods in the rear. Here n hit of swamp
covered the right flank, and the left
stretched away into heavy forest To n
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
Johnson's line of battle. and immedi-
ately rode to the front. The
Federal brigade pushed into the
woods, advancing from tree TO tree,
ana bringing battery 10 alu theih.
The GOO had been reduced To 800, but the
command fell back to rally in II bend
of the highway for the third time. The
Federals could deploy here and more by
the flank, but were reduced by 80 before
the command fell back. The last stand
was made in full view of 5000 Conied-
crates in battle line. How stubbornly
they held that last line will be shown
when the statement is made that over
snlE
ing guns in their hands, and mt least
thirty were killed while crossing the
opening. The 600 had been reduced to
$40, and yet it has been left to Il Federal
to tell of the gallant fight. They delayed
Gcary full hour, and when he finally
brushed them aside; Hoods entire front
had been covered with II breastwork of
logs, rocks, and dirt, and his men We're
ready for the expected assault."-Waco
Examiner.