Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-15

40 NJ 10 cnvelop Il completely. Warren
waa occupied on hia front with force that
attacked his administers, whom tho new en-
einy made his appearance and rushed for
llnglstts battery The Tenth fell back
FROM the skirmish lluc across the front of
tho Fifth In such n way ~ 10 prevent them
from firing without hitting friends. War
rrn succeeded In cxtricating the Tenth,
and Just as the front was clear for tho
fifth TO open fire, sharp yolley was
poured upon Il from the left aud rvar.
llAslctt was promptly informed by War
rrn that his battery was In danger and NJ
the same time the fifh was ordered 10 ~
tire. I.ongatrcct's overwhelming columns,
led by the dashing Hood. II. II. Anderson
aud d. ~ Jones, weru moving. unopposcd,
north by eastward TO the Warrrnion pike,
In tho upfoar VI battle Warrcn's COM
mnnd 10 the Fifth 10 retire reached the
ears u one captain only. When he passed
II TO his men they stood still aud kept on
shooting The captain was wounded while
trying TO get his men to move backward n,
ordered. The rcgimcntal adiutant caught
up tho word and started To give Il 10 tho
captains along the line. lie was Killed be-
iorr his duty was half done The rrgi.
mental commander, Capt Cleveland Wins.
low. had his horse shot, aud the only other
Held officer. Capt. LAWS, was Killed. Still
another capitals was killed and two cap
talns and four lientenanis we're wounded
both color bearers were shot down aud tho
color guard suffered severely. Meanwhile
llh1lett llmbcrod up and was OF. lie had
Ia cpss ditch wher only one carriage
could move at a time. hut be saved every.
thing, thanks 10 tho gallant Zouayc-, who
lost half their number In checking tho
enemy
The loss Of the Zouh,ea was unparalleled
/ In any infantry regiment during the war
| In n single engagement. There wcrr 0
officers aud NJ men killed outright aud :
officers aud los men wounded. OF tho
wounded 81 died subsequently. making a
total of killed and MORALLY wounded II
iil Ia neither ease. NJ Gaines Mill nor nj
Groyoion, was the blood poured out In
vain. The Zouayes held their ground at
Gaines MIL until rc-cniotcrmcnts cnmr
aud Key position was prevented frum
falling Into the hand. u the enemy. AZ
Groye,on, Portor's flAnk was protected aud
/ Ilazlett'u battery was prevented from fall,
Ing into Confederate hands. TWAS llazleti
that took the very same guns saved that
day by the Houay-s up the rocky Ascent Of
LATHE Round Top at Gettysburg. and saved
the day on July ., when longstrvot' troops
tried TO repeat tholr success aud dcmollsh
the left Hank OF Mesdes army.
In the-o two battles tho Fifth mustered
an aggregate Ot 90 men. It, losses In
killed aud wounded amounted 60 tOi The
percentage In KILLED ~ those engaged wa,
" At Gnines' MIL AMI - nj Second Hull
Hun. During it, term Of service the rrgi
ment Lost ai6 by death. i5g " them from
battle shots, aud e5l were wounded aud
recovered. The regiment was mustered
out Of service In May, lsda. At tho cxplra
ton ~ its term " two years. Its colonel NJ
the time, Cleveland wlnslow, Immediately
raised the Fifth New York Veteran rrgl
ment, using the old command M nucleus
The Fifth Veteran served 10 the end Of III,
war, and lost liz Inst commander killed At
Cold llarbor and it. second. Col. Frederick
Winthrop. ut Five Forks The first colo
mel of the Zouaye Fifth was Ahran Dur
ycc, who subsequently, organized Duryeci
brigade. Gen. II. T. Davies, the cavalry
man, and Gen. j. T. HRmblIn. were cap
talns In the regiment when IL started /,
the front In lsdl. Gen. Warren was H.
second colonel, and Gen. Hiram Duryci
the third The fame Of Duryccs Zouayel
was such that the name was adopted hl
the one Hundred aud SlNth.tiith New
York (Sccona Duryees Zounyes) aud by tn
Fourth regiment, National Guard,
uEonGE Ia kIiNER