Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-15

IN tue CIVIL war " hUhNNlntI Tue bNEANfHN
loss, numerically. In killed and mortally
wounded. Different classlications bring
different regiments 10 the front, ~ follows
The First Maine Heavy artillery bore
the heaviest total In Killed OF any regi-
nicut VI any arm In the service. that IA,
493; also the heaviest los. numerically. u
any regiment IN any one battle. namely. ai0.
Among infantry organizations the Filth
New York (Dnryce's Zouavosl SUSTAINED
the highest numerical loss, Killed and
MORALLY wounded. In single battle,
namely. III, Mt Second Bull Run. This was
~ per cent Of tho number engaged.
The First Minnesota lost the highest per.
ccntage both In Killed and MORALLY
wounded and In aggregate Of casualties Ia
single battle. AZ Gettysburg ~ per
cent were Killed. and the killed aud
wounded together amounted TO 50 per cent,
The First Texas lConiederaie) Infantry
lost At Aniietam e!3 per cont killed aud
wounded. aud In killed about 20 per cent.
The Second Wisconsin stands No. Ia
percentages Of loss IN killed and mortAlly
wounded during whole term Of service,
namely, 1917 per cent
The Twenty.iour,h Michigan suffered
the highest loss. numerically. In killed aud
wounded Of any Union regiment at the
battle OF Gettysburg.
Orr's regiment Of Rifles South Carolina
Confederate sustained loss, numerical.
ly, In killed and MORALLY wounded during
q it, whole term u service cqualod by no
other Infantry regiment In the war, name.
ly, s9L
The killed and MORALLY wounded ia tho
fith New Hampshire during il whole
term aggregated 2c, q loss not equaled by
any other Union infantry regiment.
The Fifth WIS organized In the fall Of
1901 from the average Of volunteers OF that
time, after men had taken second
thought about the war, had seen the
wounded from Bull Run and knew by
many signs that 30 ebody would have TO
he hurt before the war should end Tho
hnst colonel, Il. Il. Cross, was a New
Hampshire man, who had seen active life
Ia tho west A. an editor. az regular cav.
airy officer and IA lieutenant colonel In tho
Mexican army. lie resigned his Mexican
commission TO engage In the civil war.
The regiment went TO the peninsula In
Gen. Towards brigade, Richardson's dl.
vision OF summers Second corps, and had
Its baptism OF FIRE Mt Fair Oaks. With the
rnst Of the division IL crossed the flooded
Chlckahominy liver, over Grapevine
bridge, on the frat day Of the battle, to
help retrieve the disaster 10 the Fourth
corps. The Fifth had constructed Grape.
vine bridge, by the way, the only one that
withstood tue food and which proved the
salvation o. thearmy The regiment acted
~ advance gua,l aud led the way through
the swampy thickot close up to the enemy.
Night coming on, the contendlng armies
bivonacked within earshot OF each other.
On the morning Of June spirited Con.
federate attack was made GA richardson,
but lie returned tho assault, and Howard
brigade advanced 10 within thirty yards OF
~ oppohcnts. Howard was wounded aud
his men suffered heavily. Col. eros. tool,
the Fifth to the front % relieve the other
regiments Of the brigade. The Confedor,
Ates wers well posted and opened fire on
tue newcomers only TO receive answer Ia
kind.
Col. Gross was hit, and ia killed and
wounded were tho Casualties OF the regl
mcnt In about twenty minutes work.
The aeyen days battles at tho close OF
JUNE cost the Fifth 10 more In Killed, the
wounded swelling tho loss TO about 100
Its next pitched battle was NJ Antietam,
where, on the nth Of September, IL tough,
along "Bloody Lane aud in the adloln,
INK cornheld. The Irish brigade OF tho
same division. Riehardson's, opened IN,
ball on that Immediate ground by u bril-
liant charge that carried II 10 crest
overlooking The lane where the Coniedcr
ates were sheltered The Irish regiment,
Loaf heavily, and Col Crosz led the Fifth
IN to relieve one " them. pasaing hli
command by companies through tue shat
tered ranks of the trout line aud immodl
ately forming Tor further advance.
This was one Of the hottest actions Of tn
war. The Sunken Road, or Bloody Lane
was between tho eontonding forces, ani
behind that GU the Confederate aide wa