The National tribune., 1890-03-20

EDITOR &ATIoYAL TRIBUNE: There are 50
many persons claiming To have captured four
gun brass battery AZ Eesaca Ga, that ! am at a
loss 10 know what became Of all the cannon.
We would hardly have had horses enough 10
take them with Us aud ! never heard Of 30
many being sent to the rear.
Alex. Bond, Of 20. ii, 18th n. T.. IN his YER
si0n Of the matter 3 few weeks ago. is on the
right track 81 giving the credit 10 Gcary's Di-
vision; bat be j. mistaken ~ tic numbers Of
the regiments that composed tie Second Bri-
Fade, Second Division. lie says they were the
35d n. j., 2Gih Wis, I4ith y. y. 18th n. Y.
~ ! was the Acting Assistant Adjutant- General
O. tie brigade iH question shortly after the
fight NJ Aasaca. have the evidence 10 know
that the 35d y. j.. 18th =. T., 18th y. T..
18th =. T.. 9th, I'D and Ig3th Pa, composed
tie brigade, and 10 detail from those rcgi-
meHts does belong The credit 81 dragging those
guns % On the might of Nay Ij 1864
u. J. Miller, %. i, 10Th Ind, may be correct
ar 70 the part biz men took in the affair as the
result u his version il similar to my recolIec.
lions u il.
The Twentieth Corps Jay ia reserve within
musEetTy hearing Of the battle, which began
on Thursday morning May IL, until late on
Saturday evening, the Iftn, whcn il was moved
10 ihg lrit u The whole lne as II seemed 10 the
writer, for We marched nsarIy tile whole night
through anG over the biyouacs Of the other
afFt aN-r @+f% -arAtfAE laAAlAds 4BthAGDN ~ was
placed ln liIn facing south. From that time
until the writer was pat out 81 the fight by a
Tebei bullet near shutdown, his observations
were confined strictly 10 The 33d ~ J. In was
understood that the First and Third Diyisigug
81 tic Twentieth Corps were 10 charge tls
rebel works, and tic Second Division was h. lie
ID reserve or support and with that under
standing the First aud Third Divisions climbed
over ID front d line u earth works, which had
been erected sometime prior, aud lav dgwry
The second Division was then ordered over Ie
same works 70 take the place Of the other al
visions; but a. tie troops were fairly on the
works, shot from rebel cannon created !,
little disturbance, and some one gave the order
% charge, which was done with will. appar-
emily b. All the divisions Of the corps In fact
IL was more like mob than line Of battle
The first line Of tic rebel works was reached
and passed with a rush. and from there until
tic next line confronted as Fedcrals and rebel.
were All mixed up together, aud when crossing
public road d basty glance in either direction
showed nearly as many rebels as Fcderals AL
running together. The impctu0stv If IA,
charge MAS 50 great that the right Of the IA
n. J. was pushed close under the rebels second
line Of eaFiABOrks, aud Just al that time tht
writer was wounded aud taken from the field
However, was informed the following morn
ing that the sd N. J. had dug into the rebc
works on the preceding night, aud with rome,
dragged four Of these cannon out But upon
further inquiry learned that portion Of ths
Third Division had reached the point opposite
tic position Of the guns IN the preceding after
moons charge, aud that during the night th0s,
men had been relieved by detail from tbf
Second Brigade, Of which detail number d
The boys Of the BID y. J. who had enlisted IN
der me- and with whom ] had had lifetim,
acquaintance, were Of the number and per
s5nally helped % dig and draw out the foul
guns. a few Of those boys arc living in thi.
vicinity. and can Fonch for the part they tool
lh the gun ahair.-AATHhSIEL *. BRAY Cap
tain 90. i, SD r. j., Branchyille. N D
That sense of extreme uedriRess indicates dis
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