The National tribune., 1891-12-03

Aoi. MiNis thhl hcaTh the conversation De-
tween him aud Gen. Fitzpatrick IL was as
follows:
"Col. Miuty. have you determined np9n tho
best way 20 make this charger" 10 which
Col. Miuty replied:
=" j have" aud Immediately continued, "in
column Of fours; tue regiments of my brigade
side and side"
TO this Gen. Fitzpatrick replied:
"That is, ] think, tho proper way. You
break them, and Gen. Long will follow with his
brigade iu line and clean them out"
Col. Minty then gave the orders trOt, gallon,
aud charge, which were distinctly repeated by
The commanders Of the 9TH Mich, 7th Pa, and
4th II. s.
Col. X II. G. Minty led that charge on his
big sorrel mare, and never lost sight Of the
working OF his brigade for any longer time
than that which was required to do some Of
the highly artistic Eabcr work which WAS re-
4 CURED at the time, Col Minty's Orderly a
4 dark skinned young fellow that we all sup
/ posed % be a halfbrced, shot the Captain Of
/ the rebel battery, and deliberately dismouut-
] ing, took OF his saber, belt and pistols, aud
/ proceeded on after his commander.
That the 80 Ohio had anything % do with
the taking 81 that battery ~ simply ridiculous
I rs ii was captured before they reached the
/ place where IL stood. ] happened TO be in the
\ immediate vicinity Of Capt. Mcintyre, who
commanded the sth Il. S. Cav. and Mai Jon.
nings. Of the 7th Pa, Cav in the charge, aud
/ saw them follow the iilBstri0us example Of their
/ leader, Of whom ] may say every man ia the
I First Brigade, then as now. loved aud hon
Ored. Long llie and prosperity 10 the gallant
4 MtntF, ls tho 81 nccre wish Of the subscriber.
did not intend to cast any reflection upon
the 81 OHIO CAY, or upon the lsl or sth Ohio,
1 which made up that brigade as at this time
I remember Dts combination. Gen. Eli Long,
/ who, believe was Colonel Of the 4th Ohio Cav.
/ previous 10 has promotion 10 Brigadier-General,
bad known As d Captain in the 4th u. s. Cav,
l and lls reputation q thoroughly drilled and
I gallant officer was cKcelled by none aud many
instances iu which his regiment had, 10 say the
least, fOrciDie Arguments with the rebels ia con-
junction with my regiment, the 9Th Pa. Cav,
convinced me that they were brave aud gal
liant men calamity led.
In regard 10 the % Ohio Cav. will say that
] saw them on the hurfrccsbOr0 turnpike al
the time Wheeler made the charge On the
WagoD-lraln going TO Nashville at the time the
battle Of Stone River was going on aud
hcCook's Corps was outnanked, under Gen
ZaHm and LlcuL-COl. Murray, recover them.
selves aud repel Wheelcr's Corps almost man C
man, and send them lIOm whence they came
No one except a brash young boy Of IL would
have had, not 10 say courage but the recklc
ness 70 have been IN the position 10 SEQ this a
j saw il.
A. Wheeler came dashing down the turnpike,
had great curiosity 10 see what the rebels
could do against troops trained by such men a
Col. Murray, who. when Grst met him, was q
Sergeant OF cavalry 40 Carlisle Barracks, anC
drilled my company IN 1861, which at that
time was what constituted Buells, and after
wards kosecrans's, Body Guard SO Jumped
my horse 10 one side Of the road aud waited fol
them 10 come on. Wheeler, with about fy,
men IN advance Of him, came charging down
the road with as motley a crowd Of ragamufii
rs ever behold. They passed one wagon, wher
the Sd Ohio, with Zahm aud Murray at theil
head, went Tor them" and in less than lv,
minutes there was such lot Of dirty gray ant
cinnamon color lying Oh the road aud flying OF
{ retrogade movement as would have made IA,
hearts Of the loyal North rejoice aud think tht
rebellion WAS sQueched
ahe Isl Ohio was Of the same material as thl