Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-30

bercd about 80 mon when IL took its place
Ia tho line Tho assault was hopeless one,
but the men dashed forward calamity, 10
b. cut down hy pitilcss irc ns they
glcl on over Htumps and fallen trCrs,
through guli.cs cA0ked with brush aud
rnne. and up their steep banks, climbing
hand over hand. The Second brigade
reached crest within nfy pace Of a bl,.
toned work So front and lay there until
dark. TIE col0u OF the Iihyuith wori
ridllcd by Confederate bullets, hut they
nlatOd dcllnntly within pistol shot 81 the
COnfricratcs until the command was or
dcrcl lacl, TO co. own works.
Another assault was made on the e2i u
May Tho column wns preceded by yoluu.
tcdr Htormlny rluicg. who planted flags
upon the vnonya omhhnkmcuta Iiut tho
mn.n army could not facu the whitening
fire poured upon 10 BY the well stol.
tore. men IN gray. Tho Elitynfth again
pressed forward close 20 tho tnrmy'a
brgastworks aud held rs position until 10.
called 10 IL own works on tho morning
/ following. In these two assaults the rrsi.
ment lost n killed outright, mortally
wounded and aj wounded and recovered.
After Nlcknburg the flnyhith was cn-
/ gagged, with los. ~ Jackson and 90 Black
l River, MiHs.. and gt Mission Ridge. TsDp,
/ It's next desperate light was 40 Lttle Kshe
l tnw, Ca, june ~, 1851. Tho regiment
/ had meanwhile 10 enlisted, and on Che 18th
{ Of june Joined lil old division and was ns.
/ signed To tho iint brigade. under Gen.
/ GILES A. Smith 10 was SO men strong
/ on tho muruius of the lith tho brigade
/ was detailed 90 lead an assault upon tho
| Confederate works on Little kgacsay. Tho
/ men were ordered 10 uu.ilug all baggage
| aud parade IN light marching order. Tie
I place ot assault was Ia view Of their
| biyouao, and uyrry man realized the dcarUr
/ nts wurl, before him Messages were
] hastily written. and Eoepsakcs ani valll.
| blos were handed over 10 uoncombaiauis
/ 10 send north ln ease Of disaster. Tho
/ rgImonia, commander, Capt J. NJ.
Augustine, oonidad TO brother ollclf
that he felt praentlmout Of death,
/ handed him q momento and q message,
| and then In tones ~ clear "a a bell aud u1
calm and hopeful w. the prayer OF a saint,
called out Forward
The leid 10 be- charged over was exposed
10 the Confederate batteries. and was so
| difficult To traverse owing 10 swamp nnd
| thick undurbruHh, Ms TO exhaust the men
! beforo thoy reached the base OF the prrcIpi,
/ toul, rock ftruwn hill, where the COniodcr-
u NAN iNlNANNa AAN NNNlAAA hNhAN hAhAkNNs no
| line was soon broken up into mob OF
/ struggliis, men, olnmhsr.ng over powders
/ and fallen trpes aud wrestling with ahatis
4 OF sharponed branches planted to impede
/ their progress. Capt Augustine pressed
/ forward aud with a handful Of bis follow.
en-, was almost under tho onemy's parapot
when tho brigade buglrr sounded the ro-
call. The gallant leader mlstook tho mean.
Ing aud again said, Forward, monr As
be- stood erect, animated with the spirit ot
the sccnu bullet IN the LEFT breast sent
him 10 earth Ike a bolt.
The survivors dropped hlcl. down tho
mountain side, and when the losses were
rcckonrd up tho killed and mortally
| wounded were 10 tho wounded ~
| Throughout tho Atlanta campaign tho
regiment tool, part In tho heaviest ilgnt-
Inc, and rs total losses reached 90 killed
aud 50 wounded, fully ono'half OF its fight.
Ing strength In all It's campaigns is
losses amounted To AS killed aud wounded
OF which i57 Wera deaths LIS llrt fright
was rs last, and after that episode IL dared
/ everything that came IN IL way, and that
was a good deal. GEDHGE L. hiLAlElL