Arizona republican., 1891-12-19

go up that TiIl ant drive. ouy the enemy. The two regiments numbered about 800 in all, and stretching their line so as to cover one slope the men pushed their way up a steep ascent of about 250 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 fire passed over the heads of the dar- ing assailants, but as soon as they reached the summit the clear moonlight revealed them to the COnfederates at short range. The latter were sheltered by breastworks and opened murderous fire upon the ad. vancing line The Seventy-third was alone for a time, and forged it's way over tree, tops, rocks and logs up to the Confederate works.
 In a few minutes the Massachusetts men Joined the Ohioans, and grand rush of the gallant band forced the enemy to flee down the hillside. This cleared the road for sup. ports to reach Geary, and Longstreet aban. doned his attack. Gen. Grant pronounced this action, which determined the result of the battle of Wauhatchie, as Geary's fight is called "ons of the most daring feats of arms in the war" The Seventy-thrd lost 65 killed and wounded, resulting in l6 deaths all told. Thus it cost the regiment less in noble blood to win immortal fame in an incidental fight at Wauhatchie, than to wage long and stubborn battles in an ob- scure corner of the field at Manassas and Gettysburg for the deliverance of the capi- tai of the nation.
 After the relief of Chattanooga and of Knoxville, which soon followed, the Seven ty-third was reorganized as a veteran regi, ment by re-enlistment of 225 of the 230 original members still able to do duty. With the addition of some recruits the regiment started on Sherman's Atlanta campaign about $50 strong. It served in the Twentieth corps, formed by consolidation of the Elev- enth and Twelfth. On the way down to At lanta it was engaged in many brilliant ac- tions at Resaca, New Hope Church, Pine Mountain, Kenesaw, Culp's Farm and Peach Tree Creek; it's deaths in battle in the campaign running up to 5S, with about 150 wounded in addition. Then it started on the great march to the sea.
 On the way up through the Carolinas to join forces with Grant, sherman had but one serious encounter, and that with only portion of his troops, the left wing. un- der Gen. Slocum, which Gen. Joe John ston attempted to overwhelm at Benton vile March l9 It was sharp game of Jshnston's to crush Slocum alone and then turn on Sherman's other wing and serve that the same turn. In defending it's ground against repeated assaults the Sev. enty-third faced the most terrific musketry fire it ever endured and fired the last of its sixty rounds of cartridges in return. For tunately, covering of underbrush gave the men partial protection. Yet 1t lost 80 killed and wounded, II being the final mortality list. This closed its fighting ca reer, swelling the total deaths in battle to Fl and the wounded and recovered to 5l0, or 6Sl in all out of l,2jT members in the regiment. Only five Ohio regiments in the Fighting 3O0' exceeded the Seventy-third in the number killed in battle and only one in percentage of killed to the membership
 GEORGE l. kILMER.