The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-02

Capt Hazlett whose battery was aiding
Vincent's men, was killed at his guns, and
Col O'Rourke, of the One Hundred and
Fortieth New York, was shot down as he
led his regiment to their support. Col.
Vincent soon fell with mortal wound, but
the fight went on until Hoods charge was
effectually repulsed.
The loss of the regiment was 46, the
death list being IS. The men had tough.
behind sheltering powders, and thus the
casualties were comparatively slight.
The Eighty entered the Wilderness
campaign in the spring of 1864, in Bartlett's
brigade, Griffin's division, Warren's (Fifth)
corps. Bartlett opened the battle at the
Wilderness on May ). and the regiment
lost 30 killed and wounded on that field
At Spottsylvania Bartlett again opened the
fight. .Tarren's corps led the march In the
attempt to seize the court house. The gen.
erals expected to encounter nothing more
than Stuart's cavalry outposts, but when
the Eighty-third attempted TO brush away
the opposition met at Laurel Hill it found
line of Confederate works, manned with
infantry, blocking the road. a calling
musketry fire saluted the advance, but the
Pennsylvanians fixed bayonets on the
march and dashed upon the barrlcade.
Many men crossed over and piled the bay
onet, even taking some prisoners and send
ing them back to the rear.
Every man that entered the works was
wounded and some of the number severely.
The regiment meanwhile held its line with
in few PAGES of the barricade and poured
in fusilade until its ranks were fearfuliy
depleted The color bearer was wounded
at the beginning of the charge and the col
ors left his hands. He subsequently re-
vived, seized the flag again and planted it
on the breastworks, but receiving another
wound in the breast, hurled the banner
back to the rear, where it was secured by
other hands Lacking support, the regt-
ment finally retreated after losing l64 killed,
wounded and missing. The death list in
the end reached 81 Spottsylvania was
the sixth and last great battle of the regi-
ment In these six-Gaines' Mill, Malvern
Hill, Second Bull Run. Gettysburg, Wilder
ness and Spottsylvania-the death list on
the field amounted to 232, and the record
shows how great the loss Of life may be
in negative fighting The regiment had
stormed no batteries and carried no key po-
sitions-simply stood its ground valiantly
while there was hope, sometimes valnly,
and again with success.
During the remainder Of the campaign
to Petersburg the loss was slight At Pee
bles' Farm. Petersburg, on Sept 80. 1854,
the regiment. reduced to battalion,
charged upon a Confederate redoubt.
planted it's banner first upon the parapet
and learned after long years Of bloody
work how sweet il the taste of victory. Its
loss in that affair was 10 killed The MEM
bership of the regiment first and last was
sos Of this number 9T were killed or
wounded The total deaths in battle was
282; the deaths by disease, etc, amounted
to 1873 OF tine wounded 3g7 were perua-
nently disabled. and hence the waste IN
aggregate amounted to So, or 20 per cent
of the hardy young country boys who went
out in the bloom OF health TO battle for
their country. To this should be added
the permanently disabled by disease and
hardship. and il would be interesting 20
know what proportion Of the men who
stuck TO the coiors escaped either wound.
death stroke or permanent disease
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