Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-07

ny's Jcr1oy's" nevertheless, and be was
tiair One Armed philn In the fond illu'
sion o. the time, 20 u Is all the same thirty
y,,r. after whether the pretty idea was
spun from truth or fancy. Tho surviving
Veterans look upon Hcnrny w having
hccn their military father; they "rcunr'
on his old family muuor, and Keep Ills
memory green In countless ways, Us become
brave soldiers Tor fallen hero. While
tic gallant Taylor fcll Ht their head AMI
Tnfhtr. led them TO many victories, hnd
hali doz,u other brIsadicrs AZ we'll
Irnrny has br,u their idol "irt. last
and alwayah surely ho wa grand figure
fornny holy % men 20 Tie to ~ marshal
ON The. tented field and the Jerseys were
valiant conpan, IN any man on horseback
70 IAN iu with while going 10 the wars.
Ho,ng 20 well met, though their contact
was brief let their wraiths travel down
famc'a golden pathway together
The FIRST Jc7cy brigade was made mp ui
certain old volunteer companies lcit over
from the thtuc months quota Ia April, lsdl,
and other companic, that took time 10y the
forelocy, got themselves up In military
shane and were hoping the rebellion would
not collapse without permitting Scw Jcr,
hey TO get IN a lick, whom lincolns second
coll 70 m.-May ., idi-made II Eccm TO
them pleasure just 20 live. The Iirt,
Second aud Third regiments hurried Go the
front and served Ia the reserves az Bun
Rum In August the Fourth regiment aud
Urxamcr's hnttery-"A." First New Jcr-
scy lisht nitllltry-j0incd their comralCs.
aud Philip keauy, hero Of many iolds,
already wearing an empty sleeve, was com.
inis4ilncl lrigudicr TO lead them. The old
FIGHTER wus u stern, uuhonding MARTINEZ,
and for seven months he put the Jerseys
through course OF hammcring that turned
out 400 soldiers wiitrc 400 budding now
ices had been. The upshot was crac.,
brigade, ahead OF AL its fellows Ia deport'
Incnt and drill. Kcany had done II, and
the whole army as well al half the country
had admired the performance 70 kcnny
anil his Jerseys were In hnu feather before
tie lighting commenced. 10 April, ls1a
when the army started for the peninsula
kcarny was promoted to The command ul
division and separated from Jerscymuf
for good. They dtiftcd into the Sixth
corps and remained there 90 the end.
Tho nnt affair uf blood WIS at West
Point, on Yogi, river, May :, where Hex
amer rcpuisod aeharP, with canister ant
the Icrscya made couutercharge III,
division comrades OF the Jerseys quickly
concluded that Krarny hadnt erred i.
farming ont his soldierly reputation anon
such ready fighters II was NJ Gaiuga
NH, though, that the Jersey boys legrnr,
that The rebellion wasn'tn bubble 10 col
lapse AZ the first prelsiug. They wcr
called out In Slocum's division Of reserve
to aid Portcr's Filth corps in q struggl
where the odds were two TO ont. Col
T'orhcrt 80. up from his berth sick with
fever 10 follow his regiment. Ia the Sec
Gnd there were only four companies 10
duty, but their leader, Col. |. NJ Tucker
put thum IN the front limo TO rulloyc iul
regiment that had been cut 10 pieces
Col Tucker was mortally wounded, nn
when some u his men started to carry bin
~ the rear lac called out, Don't mind m
but 20 ahcadW The major, II. o. Ryei
sou, then ran tothe colors, waved his .wor
TO rally the men and was quickly Ac
down, In this little battalion alone 10 wcr
killed and IS wounded inside II an houl
The Fourth regiment under Col, j. II
SIMEON, refused to retreat when cut %
from all support and defended its gruun
until ~ were killed and l0l wounded, nii
gave up only when completely surniundri
The Third lost - killed aud 1875 wounde'
The First lost a. killed aud 80 WOUNDED
Reserves always find the hottest place In
light II they find amy, and kcarny himsc
could feel proud OF the ranks that stood n
until nearly $50 bit tho dust out OF lc
than 900 engaged Every man doubts b
own courage and that OF his fellows INT
She baptism OF fire IL passed, aud the No
der ~ho left Gaines MIL field without d