New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09
SEVERAL TINES n HERO IN ONE DAY.
BRAVE PRIVATE GINLEY RECEIVES HIS RE-
WARD FOR GALLANTRY on THE
Battlefield.

"Privatc Gnley, said General Grant, several days
after the battle of Reams Station, laying his hand
on the young soldiers shoulder lit is not to-day or to-
morrow that you and every man undergoing the hard
ships Of this will be remembered by the country
for his services. But every hero sooner or later TO
ccvcs his inst reward" And twentysx years after the
great Captain said this, Private Giney was still wait
ing his reward. But in this day OF history MAKING
when the deeds of individual valor are taking their
places in the records OF the War Of the Rebellion when
the records arc In the hands Of those at Washington
who helped make them, each individual act Of hcroism
of which there Is record VIII be recognized 30 IL
was that Patrick G1nlcy heard one day that the war
Department at Washington had secured all the evidence
except one link which would show Congress that he'
humble messenger in the Customs Service here' was
entitled 20 Congress medal for his gal
lantrv at the battle of Ream's station, August
25 1864 General James r. O'Berne, Collector
Erhardt and other old soldiers. who knew the story
of PADDY the Horse" as Giney is called, stepped
forward and assisted him supply the War Department
with missing paper. (which should bring the coVeteo
and Justly earned recognition OF his bravery
Glnley is One OF those blue coated veterans VINO leu
Won into Collector Erhardts presence, and few would
think that the pale serionsfaced lrshman VINO opens
the door Of the Collectors room with hardly worn ien
the charge of Union troops at Reams Station that dis
lodged the Confederates from behind rampant from
which the rebels had Just driven them. Ginley had
out lie was fighting Irisnan, and had served SIX
teen years in the English army doing service In the
Crmean War and In India. At the fall OF Fort sumter
he enlisted with the NewYork 69th Regiment. and
served throughout the war; refusing to take his dis
charge until the last gun had been fired He had
shown the stuff Of soldier in every battle In which
he had taken part but at Reams Station he displayed
the qualities OF a hero Paddy was only private.
ut he was often detailed for orderly service and While
The fight was raging hot his captain ordered him to
mount and bear a message TO General Hancock Gnley
rode through cut, and he handing the message
to General Miles, n bullet struck the General.
Paddy returned to his captain and WAS ordered
10 GO with Colonel Walker a. the front and find out
what Confederate troops stationed opposite Gen
eral Barlows wing. This would compel them 10 run
between IakIng fire. but the Colonel and private
,umpcd on their horses and started through the cut
which Ginley had Just raversei. But In the meantime
large detachment Of C0nedcrates had outfankcd the
Union troops In the cut and forced them out of their
breastworks Colonel Walker and Ginley did not know
This and cantered rapidly toward the cut Walker
tered first aud Ginlcy saw him suddenly pull up his
horse and dismount. The rlshman quickly saw that he
was among the enemy, and wheeled his horse around
But il was too late he under the brcastworks, and
volcy from the rampsrs sent Paddys horse Keeling
TO the ground with Ginley urder it. At first Ginley
Thought that his leg broken but concealed under
the horse with the smoke Of the guns overhead he
managed to cut himself away from his horse, and
found that lie had escaped injury
Looking around the field, Gnley that the
breastworks were held by hundreds Of rebels, while sew
era hundred yards the cut were some dsOrgan
lied and retreatng Union troops. Near Ginley
largo field piece pointing straight at the breasworks
and a dozen feet from them. Lying near the cannon
was a Union soldier, who began 10 crawl toward the
cannon when Giney called 10 him. Under Of
the smoke. the two brave charged the with
a triple dose Of canister without being by the
men behind the rampant Ginley told his companion
TO put his finger the vent, and he did a rebel
popped up from behind the beastworks and the
two men, Come out of that. you barsted Yankee &,
he shouted 10 Ginley's comraie and shot him dead.
Ginley fell behind the and selling the Ian
pulled for life.
There was fearful explosion. and the gun moved
a wide swath through the men in the brcastworks.
throwing them into the widest confusion. Paddy"
to his heels and under cover OF tho smoke from
the discharge Of the field piece fed nearly the
field before he was discovered ies Of rage and bull
let shots followed him from behind the ramparis and
| cheers greeted him from the Union soldiers who had
| seen Paddy'sr sally.
| But Gnley's work not yet done. In fact ID was
lust begun for he had his blood up and he the wild
| rishman broken loose. Selling In one hand the flag