The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-06-25
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Wrigbt's brigade, 1000 strong, its leader
with his cap poised on his glittering blade,
pressed on past the flank Of PorteF's men
on Crews Hill, and wheeling, reached the
foot Of the bluff under the batteries. Here
they met the Fourteenth New York vol
unteers and were repulsed with heavy
loss. With a remnant Of only 800 Wright
hung on under the muZzles Of Porteris
cannon until dark Semmes' brigade ad-
VRnced against the angle between Wright
and Armistead and mingled his dead with
those Of our own line around the buildings
Of the Crew farm. Armistead's men
charge six times upon the deadly batteries
through storms Of bullets, canister and
grape. One Of his regiments, the Thirty
eighth Virginia, lost its color sergeant
and corporals killed, and . corporals
severely wounded, as each In turn seized
the falling colors Finally the lieutenant
colonel seized the stat and was wounded,
and q captain who next took them was
soon hit BY three balls. The colonel next
seized the stat, but Il was knocked from
his hand and shattered, and the Gag was
caught by the remaining color corporal
and carried through the fight, flying from
bayonet. So deadly was the fire At this
point that the ConiedeFates in their des-
paratlon made barricades Of their fallen.
On this field, also. Confederate daring had
Its match. Here were the Forty-fourth
New York, "Ellsworth's Avengers" and
the Eighty.third Pennsylvania, two regi-
ments that afterward scaled the steps OF
Little Round Top at Gettysburg and held
Il gloriously TO the triumph Of our cause.
The Eighty-third had lost o. killed at
Gaines Mil, June 81, and now suffered .
o.. h.. - A.. Il.
and Eghty-third charged together on the
advancing enemy and captured a regi-
mental Jag The Forty-tourth had four
color bearers shot, and the Glfth, though
twice severely wounded, refused to give up
the staff until he could do 90 to the colonel
who had intrusted It TO him. Another sol
der Of this regiment was absent during
part Of the eight on special duty, and when
the command was relieved after emptyinR
Its cartridge boxes, he refused TO BE- re-
lieved because he had few shots left In
the ranks Of the Sixty-ninth Irish regi-
ment be fought on until his empty box en-.
titled him TO Join his comrades IN the rear
The world reads volumes about the Rlo-
Fious achievements Of the Army Of the Po-
tomAc In after years, but the story Of those
battles Of 1859 show that u was during
these days that the bolt was forged that
shattered the grand armament Of the Con-
federAcy In le6l-6 Malvern Hill was
fought on our side BY empty stomachs,
many Of the men having had no food for
twenty.four TO thirtyEix houFs, and then
only hard bread and water. Fortunataly
their wants were relieved mart day When
the supply transports ordered into James
river BY Mcclellan on June u. IN anticipa-
ton Of bic change Of base, unloaded their
stores into the laps Of the heroic soldiary.
The Confsdorate loss al Malvern Hill
was about e,000 killed and wounded. This
BWelled their casualty list during the
"Ssven Days" tO 1900 against the Union
loss Of about o00o
Lee was fairly oatwltted By his boyish
opponent. for he should have known that
McClellAn was heading for jams river
and seized Malvern Hill ahedd % him. A.
II turned out, Malvern Hin secured 70 The
Army Of the Potomac Z new lease, with
gunboat cooperation and fres water CON-
munication with the north.
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