Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-13

STRICT ROBERTS CAPTURING 'TfiE FLAG.
through this under FIRE from muskcts and
cannon, the line swept on ncross "a Held uf
stumps and brush up to the dry moat thnt
covered the entire length Of the pnrnpet-.
Officers and men fell at every step, but the
survivors went ahead and scaled the works,
rcdoubts and all, at one impetuous rush.
The lieutenant colonel was one ~ the
first to fall, and from that time on tho bat
tie was 30 close that IL WIS simply a melee.
with every man for himself. one u the
captains, II. W. Furlong, OF Calais, lcaped
over the works, and after cmptying hig re-
volver fought with n cluNhed musl,t until
he fell dead. Around his body lay many
Confederate dead. who had been Drained
with the musket stock. y sergeant 90. ii.
Roberts, Of Company II, from Corinthl,
who found himself alone after lcnping the
parapct, threw up his hands when sum
moned TO surrender, but seeing that he had
been followed over tho works by several Of
his men called out; "Nol ! take It backm
with five comrades he rushed upon the
color guard OF the Eighth Louisiana, seized
the flag and In desperate struggle bore
oil the trophy and batch OF prisoners
along with IT, Deeds of yalOr without
number marked the field. The officers fell
rapidly, and sorgcants and priyatcs as
sumcd direction Ia their stead.
The bitter struggle couldn't last long
with odds Of 10 to /. The Maine skirmi,h-
crs who entered the rcdouht on the right
were driven out. but they did not retreat.
Some Of those confronting the rife pits be.
tween the redoubts had also been repulscd,
and these bands uniting bore 20 the left
and Joined their comrades In the other re-
doubt and helped TO hold the fort. The
| Fifth Wisconsin meanwhile marched 10
| the aid Of the administers, and other rcgi'
mcnts followed, but the enemy barely
waited for II second clinch with men W de-
termned rs the Maine boys hnd proved TO
be. EVERYTHING went by the board, and the
victorious administers received the lions
share Of glory and trophies. Their emp,
lures included $50 prisoners, 4 cannon and
battlcnag, But again they had paid
for the post OF honor Out OF 81 oil
GERS engaged Q were killed and 10 wound.
ed, and Of 800 men % were Killed ana ~
wounded
The Sixth dropped into one more forlorn
charge, it's third aud last, when IL joined
Gen. Upton's column at Sputtsylvana,
MAY 10, 1854. The loss there was l2l, the
killed counting 81. The major command
ing and three captains were wounded. ~
the close Of the fight there were 20 men
left, and on the expiration of their term III
July following the handful marched home
ward. They reached Washington during
the scare Of Early's Maryland raid ana
promptly volunteered to defend tho city
The regiment carried but lsOO men on
It's rolls in all, and $40 Of them were killed
or wounded The killed reached laj' Ih,
first colonel OF the regiment aud Leader o'
the line OF battle at Marye's lielshA
Hiram Burnham, accompanied the Ne',l
ans home. lie had been promoted loB'h
ernl, and after u brief inrlongh retu,ns'
TO the front. The day nfter he reaoh.' wv
field he was killed IN leading u most W.
2 nernte assault at Fort Harrison, neAI
RIcbmond. Fated somehow TO be breast
= ,vork stormers were these bold sous
4 Maine. nLoh"h 80