Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-07

uniqus history Of the iorty,oighth Nov
York Il n case IN point. After the iicndl b
massacres Of Texan soldier. by the MeSi'
cAus At the Alamo aud at Goiiad In isld,
the onieers Of Con. Houston's Texas army.
- the story goes made oath 20 Kill on
slight the Mexican leader Santa Auna. who
was Judged responsible Tor those atrocities
True 10 this oath one Of the officers, Jamci
II. Perry, q volunteer from tho north,
at the battle Of san Jaolnto attacked
aud Killed n Mexican general whom no
believed TO be Santa Anna Amer the
fsht Santa Auna turned up ~ q prisoner
IN houton'a camp aud Perry learned that
DO had Killed very estlmable aud gallant
man through his haity mistake. Ito left
tie ho'd and returned north and shortly en-.
tered the ministry IN the Methodist church.
inpelled By conscientious scruples
When the civil war brokl out Perry wai
preaching 10 Brooklyn congregation.
Having beeu educated Vt West Point he
arose la hi. seai Ia the general conierrucc.
which hnppsdsd TO be In session, aud aaldi
81 wa educated by tho government, it now
needs my services shall rcsign my min.
iitry and take up my sword"
pcrry's name was thereafter associated
with that Of W. II. Barton. n brooklyn r..
q
companies, raised 10 Brooklyn aud the flud.
sou river eogailcl aud 10 New Jersey. wcrn
formed Into a rcgimsut IA the Forty eighth
New York volunteers. Barton was tho
son Of a minister aud became lieutenant
colonel. Under leadership 10 orthodox
Christian parents gladly sent their sons 10
war, aud Il needs no Wild liight VI thOught
20 SEQ how natural Il was Ia the days when
"Rallsplitter" and "Ilou@t Old Abs"
wcro common synonyms for tho president,
that regiment with such a reputation
should 30 called "purry's Saints to tho
exclusion Of their adopted title. "Conti.
mental Guards"
Tho insmltri were not at all abushcd by
their nleknnmesrathcr they gloriod In H.
On the way IN tho front tho regiment
halted at Annapolis and pastor Of tho
town Invited Col Perry TO occupy his pull
pit one evening. "Oh." said tho colonel
with smile. you eau call ON MAJ. Bcnrl
OF Capt. knowlu@ OK Scrgt. Irvine or soine
OF the enlisted men itst ~ we'll"
The Forty.cighth was assigned TO tho
expedition 10 the south Atlantic coast IN
The fall ~ 1901 aud served In the Depart.
meus OF Che South until the spring Of 1854.
The war was not brought 70 an end IN thu
field whqre II expended IT, hest efforts,
nevertheless opportunity was had there n
Win place IN tho lat Of forty-nve Union
Regiments that Loot over 800 killed Ia bat
tie, and ~ place I. the seventeenth from
the top Of the roll. Il was among tho force.
that bcslegcd Fort Pulaski, Ga, IN April
ihll. and soon after the inll Of that fortress
went Into garrison there aud remained
oun year During this time the regiment
WIS brought TO n hlgh degree Of discipline
BY IL soldlnrly commander aud the officer
whom he had inspired with his military
spirit Col. Perry was stricken with up
op.cxy toward the end of June, 1909, ant
suddenly expired. Lieut. Col. BARTON sue
truded him.
The nrst real lghtlng Of the regimen
was GA Morris island. July. 1893. It tool
paft In the assault on tho outworks o.
Port Wagner, July 10, and on the 18th wa
IN the nrat line Of tue column Of assault OF
the main work that carried ono bastioi
after terrible slaughter. This column wa
strong's brigade Of i've regiments stronl
aud ! o0lougi were MORALLY wounded,
colonel was killed outright and other
severely wounded, Barton, Of tho Forty
eighth, being Que Of the latter
The assault was peculiarly desperate an,
bloody. Fort Wagner was located on TIA,