Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02

Capt ITazlett, whose battery was aldlng
Ninccnts men, was Killed at his guns. aud
Col. O'liourkc, u tho One Hundred and
fortieth New York. was shot down as he
led his regiment 20 their support. Col.
Vincent soon fcll with mortal wound, but
the lght went on until Hoods charge was
eileetually ropulssd.
The loss Of tho regiment was %, the
death list being ~ The men had fought
behind shcltering powders, anil thus tho
casualties were comparatively slight.
The Eightythir entered the Wilderness
campaign Ia the spring Of 1871, In liartlctts
brigade, Grlninsdlylsion, Warrcn's (Finh)
corps. Bartlett opened tho battle at tho
Wilderness on May 3, aud tho regiment
lost 20 killed and wounded on that field
At Spottsylyanla Bartlett again opened tho
fight. Warren's corps led the march In the
attempt 10 seize the court house. Tho gen.
erals expected TO encounter nothing more
than Stuart's cavalry outposts. but when
the Eightythird attempted 10 brush away
tho opposition met at Laurel liill Il found
n line OF Confederate works, manned with
infantry, blocking the road \ CALLING
musketry fire saluted the advance, but tho
Pennsylynnians fixed Gbayonuts on tho
march and dashed upon the barrlca,.e,
Many men crossed over and piled the bay
onot, even taking some prisoners and send
ing them back To the rear
Every man that entered the works was
wounded and some Of tho number severely.
Tho regiment meanwhile held Its limo with.
IN few PAGES Of the barrioade aud poured
In fuslladG until Is ranks were fcarfhlly
depleted. The color bearer was wounded
at the beginning OF the charge and tho col.
ors left his hands 10 subsequently, TO-
ylvod. seized the nag again nnd planted II
on the breastworks but receiving another
wound In the breast, hurled tho banner
back to the rear, whore II was secured by
other hands Lacking support, the rrgi.
mCnt finally reiterated alter losing i0t killed,
wounded and missing, Tie death list in
the end reached b. Spottsylyania was
the sixth and last great battle Of the regi.
mcnt. In these six-Gaiues Mill, Malvern
Hill, Second Ball Run, Gettysburg, Wilder
ness aud Spnttsylvnnin-thc death list ON
the field amounted 10 233. aud the record
shows how great the loss OF life may b,
In negative lighting. Tho regiment had
storined no batteries and carried no key DO.
sitlOns-simply stood It's ground yalltntly
while there was hope, 6omotimos ynlnly,
and again with success
During the remainder OF the campaign
to Petersburg tie loss was slight. Al Pee
blcs Farm, Petersburg, on sept, 20, 1854,
the regiment, reduced to battalion,
charged upon Confederate redoubt
planted IL banner first upon the parnpet
and learned after long years OF bloody
wor, how sweet Is the taste Of victory. It's
loss In that affair was 10 killed. The mem.
borshlp Of the regiment first and last was
l.sB OF this number Oh were Killed or
wounded The total deaths In battle was
2s9, the deaths by disease etc, amounted
To 1855 OF the wounded Sg5 were purma
nently disabled, aud hence the waite Ia
aggregate Amounted to ~ or 40 per cent,
OF the hardy young country boys who went
out IN the bloom Of health TO battle for
their country. 10 this should be added