The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-12-24
ROUGH cLnIBrNa AT WAuHArcHIE.

ROUGH CLIMBING AT wAUHATCHIE
sudden attack and was fuFiously Aasailed
BY one Of LOngstreet's veteran diViIlons
The SeVenty-third went with IT. brigade
70 succor Geary, and on the march to the
front was suddenly fired upon BY some
COnfederates on a hilltop far in Geary's
rear and between him and his supportA
The regiment was then not quite 900
strong, and with the Thirty-third Massa,
chusetts was ordered 70 change front and
90 up that hill and drive out the enemy
The two regiments numbered about 500 In
all, and stretching their line 50 rs TO cover
one slope the men pushed their way up .
steep ascent Of about $50 yards The hill
side was covered with heavy timber and
underbrush, and In many places the men
had to pull themselves up hand over hand
by seizing onto the roots and bushes above
them. Fortunately at this stage the enc
my's Ere passed over the heads Of the dar.
ing aSsailants, but as soon as they reached
the sun nit the clear moonlight revealed
them TO the Confederates at short range
The latter were sheltered by breastWorks
and opened a murderous fire upon the ad
Vancing line The Seyenty-third was alone
for q time, and forged It's way over tree
tops, rocks aud logs mp to the Confederate
workA
In few minutes the Massachusetts, men
Joined the OhiOans, and q grand rush Of the
gallant band forced the enemy 70 dee down
the hillside THIS cleared the road for sup
ports TO reach Geary, and LOngstreet ahan-
doned his attack Gen. Grant pronounced
this action, which determined the result Of
the battle Of Wauhatchie, as Geary'S fight
Il called, zone Of the most daring feats Of
arms in the war" The SeVenty-thtrd lost
65 killed and wounded, resulting in 10
deaths all told Thus It cost the regiment
less 10 noble blood 10 win immortal fame in
an incidental fight at WauhatchIe, than to
wage long and stubborn battles in an oh
scure corner Of the field at Manassas and
Gettysburg for the deliysranco Of the CAPT.
tai Of the nation
After the relief Of CHATTANOOGA and Of
KnoxVilla. which soon followed, the Seven.
ty-third Wa rooIghnized - . veteran ,. !.
msnt By . rs-enllstment Of 29S Of the 10
original members still able 70 do duty. With
the addition Of some recruits the regiment
started on ShermAn's Atlanta campaign
about S50stronR. ItseFved in the TWentiSth
corps. formed BY consolidation Of the Flew
enth and Twelfth. On the way down 70 A.
lAnta II Wa engaged in many brilliant -
lions at Rssaca. New Hops Church. Pine
Mountain, RSnesaw, Culp's Farm and
Peach Tree Creek; It. deaths In battle In
the campaign running mp 70 So. with about
80 wounded In addition. Then q started
on the great march 70 the sen
Onths way up through the Carolina8 70
Join force With Grant. Sherman had but
one serious encounter, and that with only
portion Of his troops, the lott wing. unr
der Gen. Slocum. which Gen. Joe John
Ston attempted to oyeFwhelm at Benton
VILE March 10 Il was . sharp game Of
Johnston's 10 crush Slocum alone and then
turn on Sherman's other wing and serve
that the same turn 10 defending IL
ground against repeated assaults the Sew
enty-thhd faced the most terrific muaketEy
Ore IL ever endured and fred the last Of it,
sixty rounds Of cartridges in return For
tunatsly. . covering Of undeFbEush gave
the men partial protection. Yet Il lost
% killed and wounded, II being tho dnAl
mortality list This closed IT, fighting ca
reer, swelling the total deaths IN battle 70
III and the wounded and recovered TO $40,
or 81 In all out Of l,207 members In the
regiment Only 1--we Ohio regiments IN the
Fighting 500 exceeded the Seventy third
In the number killed IN battle and only one
In percentage Of killed 70 the membership
GEORGE l. KTLMRR