Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-23

Color Corp. Andrew Wagner. tho last Of
the color guard, the Others having been
shot down. Wagner planted the stAf sew.
eral times under the colonies directions TO
rally the men. until no. too, was shot, Col
Morrow then took the staf Into his own
hands, for there we've none left Of his chosen
color guard 10 bear T.. When Morrow
formed this guard he called for volunteers
who were "ironclnd,n 20 that the bullets
would roll oil ike hail from % roof. Ala,
the bullets flying In Mcphcr.on'a woods
on July were not Of that kind.
A fourth line OF battle found less than
half OF the Twenty fourth coming to rally.
It, major had lost an eye on tho last line
and three leutenhnts had been killed. aud
the complement Of officers was fast thin
ming out. Col. Morrow planted the flag
with his own hands, when Private William
Kelley reached for them with the thrill.
Ing protest, THE colonel Of the Twenty.
fourth Michigan shall not carry the colors
while l anu alive"
Brave Kelley fell dead before he could
redeem his word and the dag passed Into
tho hands of another private. During all Of
this bloody work around the eolors soldiers
wcreconstantly volunteering TO act ~ color
guard In place Of the guards shot down, u
post next In glory aud In danger 10 that Of
color bearer. In that capacity Corp. Wi.
liam Zicglcr was killed, Sergt. W. j. Magic,
Corp. Thomas suRgctt and Private Thomas
Ballou woro mortally wounded between
the opening OF the Fight aud tho flith liuo OF
battle, which was formed at a rail fence on
Seminary Ridge nuar the seminary.
About this time old John Burns, the
veteran horo Of Gettysburg, Rrayitating
L. 81 4.
ward tho hardest lighting and the best
company fell In with the Twenty. fourth
aud fought with II until he had three bull.
lets In his person.
Before the sixth line OF battle could be-
formed Col. Morrow, still carrying the
colora. was hit Ia the head lie turned the
command over 10 Capt \. NJ. Edwards,
aud soon fell into the enemy's hands. The
iiag was found BY Capt. Edwards IN tho
hands OF mere boy--unknowu-who lny
dead or dying aud hugging the stan To his
bosom. Edwards waved the banner aud
rallied the remnants, aud led tho way
slowly back TO Cemetery llill. where Han.
cock had timb TO form the line that was "
save Gettysburg.
Capt. Edwards found 10 70 answer roll
call out Of aQj that entered tho fight thnt
morning. This killed and MORALLY wound.
cd were 20, tho total killed and wounded,
3iO prisoners taken south, D.; prisoners
paTulod, Including some wounded. as. OH,
GERS KILLED, $; wounded, II; captured, %;
remaining, o.
The color bearers killed were Peck. Bel
lore, Zlcglcr, Earnest, Kelley aud I'M
known; color guards mortally wounded
Naglc, Suggett and Ballou.
The Twcnty.fourth was not permanently
laid up for repairs and pensions after Get
tysburg. II charged with gallant Wads-
worth In tho Wilderness. wheru he fell, 70
sound IT, culugIes no more. II fought with
Warren at spottsylyanla and fired $500
rounds In the "Bloody Auple" IL mus
tered 100 mcu In front Of Petersburg in
June and took part In the assaults there.
The dead Of the regiment ON the field aud
IN prison numbered, all told, Get, the killed
and wounded $50, To anhly1a It's battle
record further would be- suporluous, for
this Is not a catalogue Of horrors but q
Sluipl0 BIT u history.
GEoEGE L. KILMEn