Arizona republican., 1892-08-31

Alter the Wilderness campaign the scene changed, and the Pennsylvanians escaped from the dull round of wholesale carnage to take part in some of the bril- liant exploits of that last year of the war. The upper Potomac, Maryland, the north and even the capital were at the mercy of Jubal A. Early's raiders, who rendez- voused in the Shenandoah valley. Getty's division, including the Sixty-frst, sailed up the Potomac to enter the valley, and in passing Washington the vessels were sig naled to land. The president was at the wharf, and a sigh of relief went up when the new arrivals were seen to be veteran troops of the Army of the Potomac Early, with 10000 troops, was actually at the gates of Washington, and even the most hopeful believed that the Union capital was doomed. A brigade was hurried of to the Qualifications north of the city and piloted by secret routes to the very front, opposite Fort Stevens, where the Confed- crates had seized two wooded hills over looking the fort.
 So intense was the feeling that Lincoln and his cabinet went out to the fort to watch the issue. A straying shot wounded an officer by the side of the president, and be was begged to think of the nation if he did not regard his personal self, and retire, which he did. The fire that provoked this episode was drawn by tine sudden spring ing up from it's cover of the Sixth corps brigade, BidwelPs, which contained the remnant of the SiXty-first, The charge drove the Confederate advance from it's vantage ground and Early gave up the at tack. The adjutant of the Sixty-flrst was killed and Maj. J. ". Crosby wounded.
 Maj. Crosby was the hero of Marye's Heights, who didn't give up because of one knockdown. He was also one of the Wilderness victims, and was lying in hospital at Washington when Early's raid CTS appeared. His Wilderness wound was unhealed, and the surgeons refused to return him to duty, but in answer to his appeal granted furlough which enabled him to join his men at Fort Stevens. He paid for his daring by the loss of an arm, and was discharged to make way for a sound leader at the front. During the winter following, the regiment was re- cruited up to nine companies, and Crosby was asked to head it as lietenant colonel. He took the regiment into it's last fight, the charge upon and over Lees intrenchment at Petersburg, April 9, 1885, and fell dead there, the last epauleted hero of the noble nineteen
 After Fort Stevens the regiment went to the Shenandoah valley with Sheridan, and was in the thick of it at Charlestown, Winchester and Cedar Creek. Five off cers were killed in Sheridan's battles, and the end of it all was this roll of dead lead. CTS: Colonels-Oliver II. Rippey, killed at Fair Oaks; George c. Spear, at Marye's Heights; J. w. Crosby, at Petersburg. Staff-Adjt. G. w. Wilson, killed at Spottsylvania. Captains--Lous Reden- back, Company E, mortally wounded at Charlestown, Va; w. O. II. Robinson, Company c, killed at the Wilderness; D. J. Taylor, Company D, and J. Barrett, Company G, killed at Cedar Creek: Joseph Gerard, Company c, killed at Fair Oaks Lieutenants- Company A: John Pollock, at Fair Oaks; r. M. Brown, at the Wilder ness; J. N. Price, at Charlestown, Va Company E: William Scott, at Fair Oaks; William Laughlin, at Fort Stevens, and E. c. Koerner, at the Wilderness. Com pany c: c. II. Rhodes, ut Fair Oaks, and J. w. Prophater, at Charlestown. Com pany R. G. F. Harper, at Maryes Heights. Company H. Alfred Nloyian, at Fair Oaks. After CGpts. Barrett and Taylor were killed at Cedar Greek there wasn't an officer above the ran. Of lilJteuqnt in the regiment. GEoGaE l.. hILNER