Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-06-18

rest Of Jchnston's army, to 60 to
the assistance of Beauregard, who
had announced an attack on him
by the enemy, in heavy force. at
Bull Run. By forced marches.
day and night, it reached Piedmont
on the night of the 10Th, whence
It was transported to Manassas by
tram, andtiisembarked on July slst,
about ] p. m, five miles from where
the battle was then raging. Throw
ing of their knapsacks the COM
mand hurried on, and went into
action as q part of the brigade COM
manded BY Gen. kirby Smith.
This officer felIsdangcfodsly Wound
ed, shortly after the brigade became
engaged. and the command devoly-
ing upon Col. Elzey, he made the
charge which started the ront and
panic OF the Federal army on that
day, and which for its completeness
was never afterwards surpassed du-
ring the war. 1t will interest vou,
and ar the same time illustrate the
integrity of and generous nature of
Colonel, then Capt. Herbert for
me To read you an extract from the
New York Herald, published short
~ after the battle of Gettysburg,
containing letter from him and
substantially stating the facts of an
incident which occurred to Col.
Herbert at Manassas.
Here Mr.. Blackstone read let
ter written by Col. Herbert while
IN the hospital at Gettysburg to the
New York Herald some time after
the battle inquiring for the wife of
Capt. David Brown, of the 10th
n. Y. Regiment, who had been
killed at Manassas. Mrs. Brown
went to Gettysburg and Col. Her
bert delivered to her S47 in gold
and some letters which the dying
Federal Captain had delivered to
him on the battlefield two years be-
fore.
Never during all the poverty, pri-
Vation and suffering of the next two
years did Col. Herbert ever spend
one dollar of this money, but like
erous foe that he was, he treated it
as sacred trust, received from the
hands of his dying adversary, and
of which he could only be relieved
by its utmost fulfillment.
In May of the following year the
regiment was sent with Ewcll' army
to join Jackson in the Valley of
Virginia. Meantime Col. George
Ii. Steuart had been promoted to
brigadier-generalship and Colonel
Bradley Il. johnson was in COM
mand. On the 23rd of May, while
the men had come to a temporary
halt and were resting themselves
by the wayside, about five miles
from Front Royal, an aide-de-camp
dashed up to Col. johnson with this
order from Gen. Jackson "Col.
johnson will move the 1st Mary
land to the front with all dispatch,
and in conjunction with Wheat's
battalion attack the enemy at Front
Royal. The army will halt till you
pass. JACKSON"
The regiment was moved to the
front, the attack was made, and one
of the results of that stubborn fight
was the capture of the gallant Col.
John r. kenly and his lst Mary
land Federal Regiment. Two days
later finds our Maryland men help
ing to drive Banks's beaten army
through and beyond the streets of
Winchester. The 9th of June and
they are charging Col. Kane's Reg
iment of Pennsylvania Bucktails at
Harrisonburg, where the knightly
Ashby lost his life. In this fight
the companies of Capts. Herbert
and Nicholas were thrown forward
as skirmishers, and Capt. Herbert
was within a few PAGES of Gen. Ash
by when he fell. Col Kane was
wounded and a prisoner and nearly
all of his regiment were killed or
captured. Both Jackson and Ew-
ell, in their official reports, COM
mended the Maryianders for the
gallant part which they took in this
battle, and the latter officer ordered
one of the captured ''Bucktails" to
be appended, as a trophy, to their
flag. 1t was a commendation dear
ly won, and at the cost of many
valiant lives, including that of Cap
tain Herbert's lieutenant, Nicholas
Snowden, who was also near rela-
tive. The Sth of June, as a part