Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-22
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hand conflict, and at last making his way TO
the Union lines.
Fos BRAVERY At oETrYsBURG.
Medals Of honor were awarded the following
Union soldiers. who helped break the back
bons of the eonfederscy'' at Gettysburg:
For galantry in action-Francis Irsch. cap
tain. forty nth New York infantry; Edward l..
Gilhgan. captain, 0ighty-eighth Pennsylvania
infantry; Hugh Carey, sergeant, company L,
eighty-secon6 New York infantry ION the sec
oad and third days the eighty-secoad lost 1872
Lil.ol aud wounded out Of the $50 who entered
ths fgit). Jefferson Coates. sergeant. company
"a. ssveath Wisconsin. The seventh Wisconsin
va- one OF ths three regiments which los: the
nnOst men killed in battle Of any regiment IN
the Union army. At Gettysburg 1t lost u killed,
los wounded and 81 missing.
Col Edward Rice. L. ;. A.. was a major in
the nineteenth Massachusetts infantry on the
third day at Gettysburg.
The very day that Gen Lee.
Flower Of southern ehivalry.
Bsiasd aad beaten. backward reelei
from . stubborn Meade and a barren field
He Was presented BY Congress with a medal
Of honor for lead * the advance Of MS resi-
meat All ths fOrty-sccond New York in the
charge uIade % close the gap in the Union line
and repsl Pickctts assault Maj. Rice was
twice sOan'ied AMI tbs regiment lost over 80
Der cent Of Is Numbers killed and wounded.
MAJ. Rice Il al present stationed in Chicago as
acting Judge advocate, Department OF the Mis-
souri, The following men o; the nineteenth
we're asArdsd medals tor the capture OF eonied-
crate f<ys:
Benl +. Falls. color sergeant. company A.;
Jossph II. De Costa, corporal. company l; John
Robinson. private, company 1; BENZ. II. JeIli-
so, sergeant company 4; Marshall sherman.
private. company &. first Minnesota infantry.
Brig. Gen John Gibbon. L. S. A., command
ing second division tanI during the temporary
absence Of Gen Hancock Commanding the
second corpsl, IN his report Of the battle saws:
''Ihs division went into action about 3.sgO
strong. lost In killed and wounded over l.6C0
and captured more prisoners than II had me n
on the ground At the end Of the conflict, besides
many colors.
Col Fox in his Regiment Losses" SAYS: at
Geuysburg the corps was hotly engaged IN the
battles % the second and third days, encoun-
terinz there tie hardest fighting IN Its expert
snce. and winning there its grandest laurels;
on the second day. IN the fighting ct the wheat
Geld. and On the third. IN the repulse of Pick
ett's charge. which was directed against Han
cocks position The fighting was deadly in
the extreme, the percentage Of loss in the
FIRST Minnesota, Gibbons division. being with
out equal in the records of modern war
fare" Again he says: In proportion TO the
number engaged the greatest loss sustained by
any regiment during the was that of the
Fret Minnesota At Gettysburg. This regime Mt
vss then In Harrow's brigade, Gibbons dlvis-
Ion, second corps On the afternoon OF the
second day ~ Gettysburg the Union line WA
driven back In confusion from its position
along the Emrnettsburg road While Hancock
vas patching up a second line be perceived .
column Of the enemy (Willcox's brigade)
emerging suddenly from q clump Of trees ne ar
IN unprotected portion Of his line. The frs.
Minnesota alone and unsupported was In posi-
son near BY. and Hancock, DESTROYS OF gaining
time untn rsinforcements could be brought
forwsrd, rode mp 70 Col Colville and ordered
- q -. -.
70 the celonsl and pointing to the confederate
solumn. be exclaimed, DO you see those
eolors, take them Gen. Francis A Walker
hsa second army corpa) A desperate fgh,
lssvtnG sAsis colors In the hands of the Srs
NipnssoeA Speaking Of This affair afterwsrd
6sN Hancock h reported TO have said: There
y - more gallant deed reported In history.
Oosrsd those men In there because knew
~ 1nin Ave minntss' umA Reinforcement.
SsSS9ng On the run. but Iknev that befor,
they eonl4 reach the threatened point the con
fsdsrsses. unless checked. would seizs the posi-
ton ] would have ordsred that reg1nens II
n bad kaova every man would be killed !
gallant body Of men ss hand willing to maxi
,es ,str;els sacrifice That the ooeasion de
The regiment took 2s2 ofscers and men int
his sasir. II lost 20 killed and liza wounded
total ne casuAlties nearly al Of which occurre.
IN this aSht A remarkable feature Of this los
y that none we're missing. Seventeen ofioer
we're killed and wounded. including the colonel
majes and sdjutAnt The killed, with thos
Who died Of their wounds, numbered rs, o
ever . Per cent Of those engaged. Q percent
go Of killed unequAled In military ssatistics
Private John q. Bourke, company z, al
tssnth Psnnsylvanis cavalry (nov captain
sAkrd q 8 cavalry. vas awarded . medal o
Asaor, a. provided BY section 6, act Of Con
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