Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-05

the adjutant n.uc and tho other. fewer. Il
was reported By some who rode close to
the major that be shouted, 10 tho rightY
seeing that the impcnctrnbie masses on his
loft could not he forced. aud that there
was no way out but over tho thinner lines
on bis right Whom turning ut fun speed
my horse was Killed and I was pitched
over his neck on the roadside. Here |
parted company with the regiment. When
dumped to my feet had timcto take only
one glance ~ my surroundings My sole
thought was 20 escape capture or death
On one slide were heavy lines Of Confederate
infantry doubled and bent by the charge.
their officer, trying to recover their nligu.
ment; gu the other side the survivors u
tho leading squadrons wcrn Falloping on
the Plank road. the others breaking over
the Confederate slirmIsh lines as far bael,
rs could soc Into the woods"
Col. Pennoek ilnry. who was major II
the Second battalion u the Eighth Penn.
sylyaua cavalry AZ the time. has publiAhud
u history Of tho charge, which he describes
substantially as follows ION reaching the
Plank road il appeared 20 bc packed about
as closely with the enemy a. Il possibly
could be. weturncd 10 the lot. facing tho
Confederate column. the regiment crowd,
ing on, both men aud horses, Ia - frenzy VI
excitement which nothing but death could
stop We cut our way Elrough. trampllng
down all who could not escape u.s. AMI
uslng our sabsu on all within reach for %
distance ot about hundred yards, when
we received q volloy from the enemy which
killed MAJ kceuau, Capt Arruwsmith
aud Adit, Haddock, three ot then0hlc-t aud
most gallant otllcsrs n the war, besides %
a.. u j.. - A 20 81
above named officers Tell No the same tim1
aud from tho same yOlluy, Maj. Keenan,
falling against mo aud landing on the
ground under my horse"
Capt Andrew n Wells, who rode with
the sccund squadron In Mai. kcrnnn's
battalion, published his rocollections OF
the charge In the Philadelphia Press Ia
is.G The following Il condensed from
that accounts when moving on a walk
tho distance Of about milo from whcrc
We had mounted, We heard tho command.
Draw saborsr aud saw the flrst squadron
draw them. We then heard musketry
| firing.
I'VE Of the second squadron knew that
our time was at hand and Capt. Corrle,
| commanding the squadron, gave tho order
| 10 draw saben and charge. Taking trot
wc found the road took a bond as we pro
rccdcd When We turned the corner Of the
wood road, or lane. n sight met our eyes
that II Is impossible for mo 20 describe,
After charging over tho dead men and
horses Of tho first squadron We charged
into Jackson's column, aud as luck would
have Il, found them with empty rifles,
thanks to our dead comrades ahead. The
enemy were AH thick rs bees, aud we ap'
pcarcd 10 be among thousands Of them in
IA instant.
"rhe enemy were as much surprised Ms
we were, and thought, no doubt, aa they
now say, that the whole cavalry corps OF
the Army OF the Potomac was charging
them. remember hearing u number OF
them call out, I surrender surrender
We did not stop TO take any prisoners. We
could not turn around and get out Ia th'
face OF the enemy, and the only thing LETT
for ~ was TO 20 through them, tipk ui
swim"
The charge had all the effect Of a sue
ccs,ful forlorn hope, and Keenan's fall al
tho head OF bis band places his name Will
those Of Egrusworth, Bayard, Lowell an,
other heroes OF the cavalry.
GEORGE l.. klLuEIL