Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-16

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I, A. military secretary On the t'nh OF
y emmsndcr, Gen. Butler, aud was en-
.,t,iic over the first battle Of the little
~ nutlsr ala not 20 TO the battle
| ~ssiln tcrlua and Winthrop rode out
head @. COL. Duryea's column of
h y1gayo4 10 meet the enemy.
4 sunrise that hHd been planned was
-rs.Iei by nn accident, aud on arriving
it dr.d Il enemy Wns seen 90 position,
sh sifthNorks sh,ltcrlns his hnticries
f.fr, from those hlttyfirs WIS too severe
-tte nav ,ruops that faced them and the
ei.k WIS suspended gll along the line.
iils critical monrAt winthrop resolved
tspIre the men with yalor equal 90 the
-rguey. llis face Ind a glow Of ~
,se 10 10. aud when hc called for yolun'
81 CO. iorlutn hope, drt1chmcuia from
Hynt regiments responded, On up
-ashIng che battery there was indcclsion
the llitlo phHlauN o. tn the best route 20
ttiner. Rud the column halted under Tho
iaa Confederate rincmcn who supported
/ q battery. winthrop wcnt ahead, FOL
lss By ono or two mtn, swinging biz
rtl and yoiuting out tie why. The
a,rJ booked un with admiration, hut the
tssaii1n f0r crack shots 90 make tuigCt
Z t.i conspicuous nsgw oyorcnmc their
aluU u think eau bring him. was
u,slLfug1 scveral times repeated ~ tine
,arallders umvcd permi', sion 90 draw
lsa 90 zoe hero Finally Winthrop
grgyl tan log and waved his sworl
"a fad 20 the column, tagging lonie
tiera b,hind, to follow. Atthht Instant
lat pierced bis ltft side aud he tell.
lbsoHtFs retired aud the Confcdcrutcs
HAd tie spot 10 ilud tho gallant fel'
lrtaA
Aap.orable tragedy on the Confederate
~ "a DE fall Of Gen Felix X. Zolli.
uftu Mil Springs, ny, Feb. 10, 1854
rs 1garmcnt, known NJ tho timn AS
t'Conisdcr,ie "Bul Run Of the West"
Hadght for the Possession Of east Ten.
iasit Zolllcolcr led brigade aud open
dnsbailc, On approaching the Union
TO At IN early morning hour some coniu-
80 ard uncertainty arose ~ 10 tho Identity
dQpoany troops Soon after the action
commenced Iollico1or ordered the Nine
Nth tennessee, Of his brigade, 90 cease
iHng. ~ they appeared 10 Dee sI ting into
h,als Then riding forward 10 com.
tiad IN front, which proved to be the
!l'ih keatucky (Uuioul, under Col. : s.
" b ppoasal the caution, saying 70
W I'VE must not lire on our own men,"
shedding toward tho Nineteenth Ton
ape. AZ the moment Of adlrtfsing Col.
y The general became aware OF the mis-
u, but bis Confederate garb was we'll
lden under gum coat that shroudei
iihgurc, md he quickly decided to brave
olt, and coolly added, pointing 20 the
.1iederato line, Those are our men"
va Try rode hlck 20 tell his kcntuckiaus
AAl the strange regiment In front were
lntldS when an officer on Zolliconcr's
n,,Al sent shot from his revolver into tho
ggtlon mnkS This opened the eyes OF all
~ tufhcd and shot at the rider In the
tgn coat and some " his mon fired at
70, sane time, and IOllicoiler fell with II
Ihal muskct bail wound and also u scyrrg
l4lll shot wound. Similar presence OF
MOI and daring carried mon through
.sla and again In the course Of the war
Az Wonli have Htved Zolliconcr but fol
Wg bcklcNncss Of his subordinate.
Ha'a battles under tho long range sys
WA OF lighting do not uiIcr tho san,
,llhc,s Tor individual daring that were oh
.ll,d 10 The days u boarding and baud 6,
lNl struggles ON deck, but the WA
1'Shl out some heroes Of tho soA for all
Il'N was Commander Tuns 4. VI. era
,l. VINO went down In the M fated mont
NJ W irenmseh in fluragnts battle In Mo
We ua} Aug o. 1871, The Tccumseh WA
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