Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-15

Gross brigade won't in with the Irish
brigade. soon To be followed by their com.
panlon brlgadss under Gen. Zook aud Col
Brooke. What harvest Death reaped on
that wheatileld ia AN old story. The Fifth
bore it, share as usual and Cross was NOR
tally wounded In front Of It's upllftcd ban.
ner while melting his boys, as be had ever
done In the heat Of battle. The next day
the regiment was under IRE from Lees
batteries during Plokett's charge and came
out Of tho fight with death rUll Of %. the
total killed and wounded numbering 20
This left but " men and officers. not more
than one full company, to march back
with tho ylotoEs To Virginia.
But the organization was too glorious 20
he given up, aud the remnant was sent
home TO the old state 60 MI up the gaps
and renew IL shattered banners. Il ru.
ported back TO the army and resumed lis
place In the brigade on June !, istI on the
Held OF Cold Harbor On the Sd IL trottod
out Mt daybreak. 5JT strong, with arms NJ
shoulder Shift and dashed forward half
n mile In the famous grand assault. bound
Ing over tho parapet Of \ Confederate hat
terry without airing shot This was Bar.
lows celebrated charge, unequalcd for
| daring aud unparalleled In the slaughter
suffered by the Aasallanis.
Tho Filth passed through the battery
and rushed for the euemy's second limo,
hut was met on the way by strong opposl
ton from the front mud both TANKS. No
support coming 10 liza aid, retreat was neo-
cs.ary, and IL fell baok to the battery, dis.
putting every foot Of ground In hand 10
hand struggle, The Confejerstes that had
been captured In the outward rush rcpudi.
atcd their paroles, aud catching up weapons
from the fallen New Hampshire boys
opened fire upon their late conquerors.
At the battery tho conflict was fierce In
decd, the artillerlsta throwing themselves
In front OF tho retreating men and laying
hold to capture them by main force. but
the gallant fellows OF tho Fifth rallied "a
one another's aid and beat down their foes
one by one. a captain Of the Fifth WA
one OF tho last to abandon the battery, and
his parting blow WAS q sword cut that
split Confederate artilleryman from the
shoulder down, leaving him dead and
nearly decapitated beside his gun. Terri
bic work. this, and the bloody IAns, with
is savage war whoop, and the stone wall
and the wheatheld. but such Ia war, II one
gocs In TO win. In this charge e12 fell
OF which % were killed.
! AhN regiment Ntht ON INTO Tue IttttH
burg campaign under Gen. Nelson Mile,
~ brigade aud division leader. Ia th,
Petersburg assaults 10 lost 10 killed ant
it, second colonel, q. " llapgood. wound
ed. Col. w. A. Crafts, who had passet
through every srado from sergeant gp
next took command. Ia the trenches Il
lost "a killed aal in various battles Ia II
the Appomatiog campaign II lost kille,
at sidlur'l Creek, and 40 faFmIilr, Apr
!, was oycrmatchcd In a desperate charge
losing 20 killed, 60 Woundcd aud e. cap
tured out Of companies engaged Capt
Kicker, tho bloody sWorismAu OF Cold
llnrbor was In command and was wound
ud three t.ngH before he surrendered hh
colorl, lie GA soon rociptur,d, aud th,
Gag wus restored 70 ~ brave hearted dc
fgudeH at Apponattox two days later.
50 Il wa that the "Fghting Fifth'
rolled up itu awial llst OF SOC killed Ia bot
lie. GgomL l.. kiLNEa.
An innovation.
Iiuukor-What do you suppose Aii.
Flip said when asked her to mar
met
Spaits-l SUPPOSE she said, %
Georgel this is so suddenln
Hunkor-Noi she said, "Pve bee
expecting You to propose for tire