The National tribune., 1885-10-01
DURYEA'S ZOUAVES.
A South Carolinian's Question Abundantiy An
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To THE EDITOR: Ny attention has been
called TO an inquiry in your valuable journal
of the Sd inst, headed "What Regiment"
The regiment in Red that charged the LIST
S. C. Rifles of Gregg's Brigade at the battle of
Gaines's Farm, or Mills, was the 9Th n. Y. Dur
yea Zouayes), and was commanded by our Col.
c. *. Warren afterwards Major eneral), and
at the time in command of the 9th and SDth n.
y, which composed tho Third Brigade OF
Sykes's Division (U. S. Regulars). The 9Th n.
Y was in the immediate command of Lieut.
Col. Hiram Duryea who, like Warren, was as
brave an officer as ever rode on saddle
The 1st S. G. Rides were detached from the
other four regiments of Gregg's South Carolina
Brigade to charge battery we were support
ing, and they made desperate charge out OF q
wood and some distance over an open field,
until we met them in a c0unterchargc, and
the lay Of the land being in our favor, they met
with the terrible loss mentioned by your cor
respondent. A part of the Rifles also received
4 Cross-fre from q part OF the 10th \. Y, who
were on our left. We afterwards with the as
sistance of the 18th, 14th, and 9th Regulars,
fought the 1st, 18TH and 18th $. c., and also the
9TH and 18th n. c., OF Branch's Brigade.
1t would take up too much Of your valuable
space to narrate all our movements in this des-
perate battle, and when in line with the Regu-
lars at dusk fighting for existence near the
right. ! have abundant testimony in my pos
session of what was thought of the odd Fifth
n. V" forwhat they performed on this bloody
field. A. z. Ill., in his report. speaks of the
"vaunted Zouaycs." ID. II. Hill asked Gen.
II. T. Clitz, u. s. Army, who was at the time
Major in command of 10Th Regulars, and who
fell wounded just as his command fell back
from McGcc's house, after delivering a vollcy
at so PAGES, which cut down the whole front
rank of the Confederates opposed to them,
What regiment was it in red that fought so
Ia ;nI ho N "
Zouaves)." Gen. Clitz, of our side, the prisoner,
and the Confederate, Gen. ID. II. Hill, were
cadets and messmates at West Point, and slept
that night, June %, 1862, under the same
blanket at the McGee house. The loss in the
list S. c. Rifles (0rr's Rifles, commanded by Col.
Marshall, was, by his official report, 81 killed,
23i wounded ; a total of 80. The LIST s. c.,
Col. Hamilton, was badly cut up, after fighting
bravely, and obliged to retire. All of their
cOlor-guard having fallen, the brave Col. Ham
ilton bore the c0lorS himself. Their Licut- Col.
Smith was mortally wounded. The 18th S. G..
was routed after severe loss, and Col. Barnes,
severely wounded in the thigh. The 18th S.
c., in support, also suffered heavily, and the
18th S. c., which came up in the thick of the
battle, reported loss, received here and sub
sequently, of POS. Their Colonel (NIcGowan),
Major. and many officers were killed and
wounded The loss in the brigade (Gregg's)
was SOL in killed and wounded.
In the list OF casualties mentioned in
Col. barshal's report LIST S. c. Rifles,
among the officers, the following. viz:
Adj't Sloan fell by his side; Capt. Hawthorne,
Capt. Henagen, Lieut.. Brown, Lieut.. McFall,
Serg't-Ma. MeGhee Maj. Livingston,
wounded; Capts. Norton and Harrison
wounded; Capt. Miller wounded and Is men
of his company killed; Capt. Cox wounded and
10 men of his company killed. Lieuts. Davis,
Mckay. Philpot and Latimer wounded, the
latter mortaly Lieut. Norris killed. The fol-
lowing is an extract from letter written after
the war by Leut.-Col. Edward McCrady,
senior surviving officer Of the LIST S. c.
Inf mot the LIST Rifles, Col. Hamilton,
which was first commanded by Col. Maxey
Gregg, whom the 9TH n. Y. fought after the
Rifles The letter was addressed to Mai O. G.
Bosbyshel, Philadelphia, Pa: THE Army of
Northern Virginia was gathered around the
regiment, which went from Fort Sumter to
Manassas, and it is literally true that these COL
ors, now lying before me, are stained with the