Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

aers Of their once proud battalions and
regiments.
Orr's Rifles. Of South Carolina, was u
"frazzle" on that historic Sunday Of April,
1906, aud II acquired It's distinguishing tat
tiers by hard lighting. 1t lost more officers
and men killed aud died OF battlefield
wounds than did any Union infantry regi-
ment In the war. IL lost more men on the
held than any other Confederate regiment
~ far ~ the Official records show, aud
doubtless had the CHASTITY honor Of out
stripping all the regiments In the war In
battlefield mortaltiss. II served IN the
famous South Carolina brigade led by
Gems Gregg and McGowan, a command
that surpassed all others in the Confeder-
ate service In the number OF lts killed and
wounded, and Orr's Rifles stands at the
head OF the Eve regiments In the brigade
In point Of casualties.
orr's Rifles owed It's name ~ we'll a.
iiA organization 10 the Hon. j. l.. Orr, "a
man who during long public career be-
fore the war opposed secession with all tho
vigor he could command. When ut last
South Carolina seeded he fell into line
and raised the Rifles aud led them TO
the Held. He was elected TO tho Confeder-
ate senate, however, and resigned his
culonelcy to other hands. After tho war
he became Republican and was dele.
gate TO the national convention that noml.
mated Grant IN 1909. The regiment bore
thr name Of orr's Rifles TO the end.
At the opening Of the campaign on the
Virginia peninsula In 1869 the Rifles were
briRaded with four other South Carolln,
regiments under Gen. Maxcy Gregg. The
first important fight Of the brigade was at
(.Nlpsa Mil H.. Al.
dense woods Of New Cold Harbor IL was
pitted against Gen. q. X. warren's plueky
little brigade, composed OF the Fifth aud
Tenth New York zouayes. II was de.
fenslvc fight on our side, and the confed.
crates had TO advance ~ the attack against
Infantry and artillery well posted. Al the
point assallsd by Gregg there was an oren
field swept by Union cannon supported by
the New York Houayes, and lndlug che ilro
too bitter for bis men he ordered the Rifles
10 charge the gums alone. The Zouayes re.
ceiyed the Rifles calamity and the Fifth
tDuryee's) made n countorolargc. sending
the Carollnlans back TO the shelter
OF the woods with tho fearful loss OF 81
Killed outright and e34 wounded This
was over half the regiment, for IL went In
with only 531 all told. The sght between
the Inuaves and tho Rifles was part Of tho
tmo hRnd 10 hand.
The next severe hattie of the Rifles was
NJ Second Bull Run, Aug. 90. isGa, where
with Hill's division. OF stonewall Jack.
sons command, they lay behind the famous
railroad cut. Here tho fighting was also
hand 10 hand, our men charging up TO the
muzlles OF tho muSkets Of the enemy to
le received on their bayoneta. The Rihes
lost 10 killed, including the colonel anh
lieutenant colonel, and " wounded. They
went 10 with about go men.
In the Maryland campaign the Rifles
took hard knocks with the rest OF the fiery
Ilills division, but came oil lucky in
losses. They participated In the bloodless
victory at iiarpor's Ferry, Sept. II, and
were In the heat Of battle in the eornaeld at
Autietam on the lJth,