The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-01

surrender Won - Yankee" shot him
through the left lung After he was shot he
raised his carbue and
KILLED his AssAILANT
few moments later, when in tho hands Of
the Surgeon, pr George W Fish, aud only
able 10 gasp a word at a time, he said: :" just
think, Doctor, that fellow had the impudence
! 10 tell me 10 surrender
Was not Edward Racine one Of the Bravcst
/ Five Hundred ~
Ca the same day that This occurred Serg't-
Maj. Clark and priyatcs Wilcox and Parker,
OF the 4th Mich. Cav, captured the c0iors Of
the lst Ala, together with the cOlor-bcarc
and three of the color-guard
Why are not these men NUM- cred with the
Bravest Five Hundred ~
Near Dallas, Ga, on tho 2Jth Of May, 1864,
j pushed in n rear of the left flank of The posi-
tiou held by the rebel army and shellcd their
works from the rear While thus engaged j
was attacked by a largely superior force. In
this fight Private Ben0na Birch, OF Co. j, ith
Mich Cav. boy Of lS received a mortal
wound. As he lay on the ground writhiug in
agony he called a cOmrade 10 him and said /:
Mort am done fori hut hUrrah for the old
flag"
Should not this young hero. Benona Birch
be named with the brayest o. the braye2
Al MONDAY Creek, near Konesaw Mountain
Ga, on the Goth Of June, 1864, the 4th L. s.
Cav, dth Mich. Cav, 9Th Pa Cav. and ono sec
tiou of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery for
four hours
FOUGHT wHEELEE's COMMAND
Of 33 regiments, which had avowed thoir
intention of capturing tho Yankee Sabcr
Brigade" The 4th Mich. and 9TH Pa, out
of a force Of 453 men engaged, suffered a
loss Of 56; but in that fight we inflicted an ac-
knowlcdGed loss Of "a killed and 3i7 wounded.
During this engagement Lieut. Silas J. Stauber
Of the an Mich. Cav, was attacked by three
mon OF the sth Ga. with sabcTs but as fast as
he could raise his sabor and strike he cut down
his three assailants. Should not Sias J. Stau-
Der be numbered with The Bsvest Five Hun
dred ~
At Loveioy Station, on Aug. %, 1864, a part
Of the 7ih pa. and the 4th 4. S. Cav, dis
mounted, were exposed TO a terrific firc from
seven regiments Of rebel infantry posted IN q
railroad cut Among the 65 who fell under
that fire was Lieut. Sullivan, the Adiutant Of
the 9TH Regulars, who was very seriously
wounded When he fell Capt. J. B. Mcintyre
commanding the regiment ran forward, placed
him on his shoulder, aud
CARRIED HIM mack TO IT'S REGIMENT.
Was not !. b. Mcintyre one Of the Bayest
Five Hundred %?
in the great saher charge made few hours
Zachary Rangers" and the 4th II. s. those Of
the 3d Tex. Cav. aud Of the " Bcnismn lufan-
try; but nothing was ever heard 0f medals Of
honor for tho CaptOrs although in that charge
those two regiments and the 9TH Pa cut their
way through one line Of cavalry and three Of
infantry, captured battery, and sabercd over
500 men.
on the Path Of August, 1904, during wbcclcr's
raid through Tcnues7c after capturing several
block houses and destroying tho railroad
bridges they were designed 10 protect, Wheelcr's
force over 5000 mem approached a block
house on tho Nashville a. Decatur Railroad
which Was Farrisoned by u dismountcd mon
OF the fth Mich. Cav. commanded by Corpl
Chancla NJ. BiCkford. Gen. Wheeler sent in a
iag Of truce with a demand for surrender.
Rcklord replied: believe i was put here 10
defend this block-hOGse,
NOT TO SURRENDER IT."
Tho officer with The 1aE, Colonel on Wheclcr's
staA, said If you DO not surrender the SEN
erfll viii turn his Texans loose aud they W. Y
not show any quarter Bick!ord replied:
Al right; turn your Texans loose, and viii
try 70 take care OF Them"
Gen. Wheeler brought forward his artillery
and opened FIRE on the hl0ck-h0use, which WAS
struck - Times Corp0 Bickford aud his II
mon with their cavalry csIhiues forced the
artillery 10 change position five times, and
alter o fight Of several hours dlration Wheeler
withdrew with "a loss Of over 60 men killed and
wounded. The railroad bridge was saved, aud
not one Of the litiie garrison WAS injured.
Can the DIST Of the s0-cailcd Bravost Five
Hundred Of % show more gallant men than
this little band Of
SPARTAN HEB0Es2
] could continue almost indefinitely this
labor Of love, rehearsIBE the heroic deeds of
my gallant comrades; bat fhe few instances I
have given are sufficient 90 show how imHossi-
Bile DO would he 10 select from such au army.
where al were brave, the Bravest Five Hon.
drcdn
Nearly sll the instances Of special or con-
sricu0us galiautrv wA .eh have given are from
Ny own regiment. but hundreds Of instances
can hr given from the records ef that glorious
regiment Tho 9Th Pa aud tAe 4tl Regulars
never went lnt0 action without some of ifs
members distinguishing themselves cannot
remember how often l was my pleasing duty
10 make honorable mention of Licuts Wiri,
Davis Boys aud EruIehrook
Ircgrct iHa have mot the names Of the men
/ who were with torRI Iiuk ford iH the block
house but ] trust some c0mraie who has
copy Of the order ] issued recouutiug this ral-
/ liant action aud promoting Corp Biclgi0rd, wil
send ID 10 The NATIONAL IuBUSE for pub
/ LEGATION.
] have not given the casualties in Upton's
! Division a. the battle oi selma, because ] have
uO record, and can speak oui 3 from memory.
] respectfully asE the Editor 20 turn 10 the
records and give the number Of killed and
wounded reported n the Fourth Division On
that occasion.
The Official records show Tho losses M selma.
Ala. April l-G5. as follows: Hlty's second
Division four officers aud - mon killed. -
4 officers and 2il mru wounded, one officer aud
4 l2 men missing, q total 81 3gs; engaged in
Charge II officers and ] f.5 men, "a total ui
4 J5iG. Gen. Wilson reports the losses in ihr
entire command 20 De l3 officers aud 1G men
killed ~ officers aud 559 men wounded. seven
officers and 81 men missing "a total Of T25.
/ There Is ug separate report ~ lAo losses in Up.
tons Division, vlica.Geu. HiHtv ask for but.
+ as wi.l ae5cna. ..s division suffered almost half
tAe entire Joss at Selma EDITOR NATIONAL
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