New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-24
rrcrvr + o,coNyoR IN THE WAR.

TO the Editor OF The Trib nne'
Sir: In our late unpleasantness with the ooul' auu
after serving in Virginia till after Getysourg "r,s
capain and later leuenant-cOlOne OF the l'oth hes
rnent of New York Infantry then at New-Orleans'
II was originally nine months regiment, but there
after ded ND and reorganzed for the war whereby 1t
had service Of over four years, being mustered out al
savannah in MAY, 1866, the last New-foTk regiment
10 return from the field. ~
In my company, X, was Eugene Franklin OCo"noi'
then only seventeen years old, handsome Doy' VIM
went out in 1862 with the original regiment IN the
Ranks expeiitlon having enlisted in 1t as private
after two previous attempts at enlistment had tailed on
accOaut of his extreme youth. He carried muSAe'
mora than year through the several battles ID LOUISE
ana and was promoted for gallantry 10 seconu Heu,
tenant in the reorganization in time TO serve Win creu'
throughout the Red River campaign IN the Nihe'eeh
Army Corps 80, ,
THAT corps moved to Virginia in August, 1864 and
served in sherdan's brilliant campaign in the ehenan'
dOah Valley where, after three battles, OCohhor wa
again promoted TO first lieutenant and brevet captain
under the circumstances narrated at the uhe Dy
correspondent OF The Tribune, september ~ 1oo4 as
follows: ~.
have known an officer OF this army to beg shirt
NJ the sanitary Commission for himself so dlfhct mas
IL been to carry supplies in these rapid MARCHES anu
was recently promoted from the ranks for gallanry
wID was offered S500O0 and an established business az
nome by his tind father II he would resign anu Con'
Aud the gallant boy replied: NO, sir, wiz never
leave this army Till obtain captaincy at least OF
die upon the field
A month later at Cedar Creek on the morning Oh
shendans ride" that boy was shot through the lel'
arm and I'm the left breast where he still has scar az
large a. his hand for which he was brevetted captain
and retired to the Invalid Corps at baltimore, whers
he still served to the end Of the war.
His courage at Cedar Creek was the pride OF Q
brigade on whose staff he was then an aide-de-camp'
~ he rode down the line toward our left with Coone
Dan Macauley. Of the nth Indiana, who comnahdel
the brigade they were among the first officers mounted
and under fire. and though both Of them were shot
before o'clock OConnor. with his chivalrc nature
which all who know him still recognize in the man, got
il first As he insisted on riding on AacauleyS Hshl
and between him and the enemy ana on Ihe return
toward our right, In the same way nc rOue Oh
Macaueys left whereby he caught the shot in his eit
arm and breast which but for that would nave reached
his chief and probably have left the brigade without
a commander. - ,..-.o to
That he did this Intentionally and said so before ne
was hit ali the staf know, aud 90 fine an act OF
herosm. II generally known cannot tall TO give MN
all the Grand Army votes regardless OF party j.,
Comrades Of the e.. a. r., let us snow nun thal
fraternity means something, ana the pOHuclhls mat
such candidates deserve success and shail receive ~
~ WILLIAM W. BADGER
New York, oct. 4, 1891