Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-09-18

emotions as ne stepped upon the stage 4
where one OF the most bloody aud san.
culinary military dramas OF the 'late
unpleassntness" was enacted When the |
mind recalled that. just twenty nine
years ago, the Union army Of the Poto |
mac, 81, 600 strong, under command of |
Major General Mcclellan. faced the Con |
federate Army of Virginia, 81, 600 strong, |
under command Of General Robert II
Lee, end that the very lane upon which
he was standing was piled eight and ten
deer with the dead, dying aud wounded
The visitors were soon scattered all
over the field of battle, and the old
soldier "shouldered his crutch and
showed how fields were won Many of
the soldiers had not seen II since they
fought there twenty years before.
There were four common points Of in
teresl n Bloody Lane, where so many
were killed bunker Church, where the
rebel sharp shooters did such deadly exc
cution before they We're routed by the
federals; Burnsldes Bridge. where
fierce hgting went on from the beginning
TO the end of the battle, and the National
Cemetery, wherein repose the bodies Of
those who died in the encounter
These places were all visited There
were two points Of interest In which the
Delawareans we're particularly inter
ested. They were the positions occupied
by the First Delaware and the Fitch
Maryland Regiments The ri tn Mary
land Regment had many Delawareans In
IT'S ranks and was IN the hottest of the
fight, with the FIRST Delaware Regiment
upon its right
These we're the objective points with
the Delaware and Maryland excursion
lists In some way, however, they could
not hit it together.
The state omcers Lost
The last Delaw ara Legislature passed
bill appropriating $500 towards monu-
ment to mark the spot occupied by the
Fifth Maryland Regiment. 1t was dedi
Gated yesterday The state officers of
Delaware were booked for speeches.
The committee put speaker Donahoe,
| Speaker Sirman and State Treasurer
Burnite into carriage and told the
driver to take them TO the morument
| fhe driver took them in an entirely diff
ferent direction, and before they knew
IL, they we're gozng at the wonders Of
bunker Church Fading their mistake
they quickly ordered him to drive back
to the monument III turned his horses
and took them to the National Cemetery
Patience ceased to be virtue, and they
told the driver In strong Delaware terms
what they thought Of him
In the meantime the handsome granite
monument was dedicated.
Patience had ceased to be virtue
there also. and time WAS precious. A
business meeting of the Fifth Maryland
| Association was called and speeches were
made by Harry Graham of Baltimore;
/ Dr. Charles Goldsborough Of Frederick
City Md. Captain Samuel Ford of
Washington. D. Colonel l. ID Davis
Of Elkton, Nd, and Sergeant Foster Of
this city.
When the state officials found them
selves, 1t was all over
Locating the First Delaware.
One Of the special objects or Colonel S.
A Mecsllster was TO locate the position
Of the FIRST Delaware Regiment. There
is not a monument 10 mark the position
Of the blue Hens Chickens A move
meut is on foot to get the next General
Assembly to appropriate money TO erect
monument. The EVENING JOURNAL
staff correspondents accompanied him
over the field He said that the fences
and boundaries had changed so much
that il was difficult; thing for him to
do. After deciding upon four or Eve
| places on the left OF the Fifth Maryland
Regiment, he at length decided on a spot
in the large field, but still keeping the
| position to the left Of the
Fifth Maryland regiment. After he
| left the EVENING JOURNAL man fell in
| with some First Delaware men, aud they
| placed the position to the right OF the
Fifth Maryland Regiment. in what is
now a cornfeld Colonel | d. Davis Of
Elkton, Md who belonged to the Fifth
Maryland, says they are right and
Colonel Macallister is wrong. The First
Delaware fought on their right and the
Irish Brigade SWEPT over the ground
that Colonel Macallister designated as
the First Delaware Regiments position.
other Visitors on the Field.
When the local exeDrsionists reached
the field they found il already occupied
| by several veteran organizations. amopg
them being the l30th and 1891 Pennsyl-
vauia, and the l04th New York regiment
survivors
The l32d regiment had a flag presents-
ton and very interesting exercises Cap
tain Mensch Of Delaware. was elected
vice president Of the organization
The National Cemetery.
After visiting bunker Church the party
went to the National Cemetery. Il is a
beautiful spot and nicely kept. In II
are buried 500 Union soldiers. OF this
number 1880 are known and /, $50 are
unknown. Each grave is neatly marked
with a marble headsione, 1pon which ap-
| pears In raised letters the number, name
and state where known, and whore un-
known simply the number. The 29-ton
/ statue Of an American soldier keeping
guard over the dead is AZ feet high and a
magnificent piece Of art work
Delaware's dead are buried in pretty
spot to the right Of the cemetery as yon
enter There are twenty eight graves
| The names of those buried are: Gottlieb
Geutholz, Joseph Sheronk, p r spicer
| Sgt John Livsley, Thomas Oskius, Eli
Sheppard George Taper. Adolph Brink
man, w p. Savoy, Edward Quigley, Viii
liam Cummons, Stephen Connolly, Samue
/ Mumford, John Porter, William Gorman,
| corporal; Philip Gregory, M. g. Blades,
Richard Ards Joshua LofAud, William
Seville, Benjamin Russell, corporal; L.
/ @. Parson, henry Coleman, Daniel Duf
fee, Charles Isams Thomas Burns, S. y.
Jones and Mitchell Lank.
Homeward Bound.
The return home was begun at 6
o'clock and without incident. Several
WilmingtoniaRs stopped off at Washing
ton. Those who did not, reached this
city at o'clock this morning.
| Notes of the Day.