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

nhould they attempt to move OF IN column
they would be attacked by Overwhelming
nuihpets' but 10 squads aud detnchmeuts
the confusion Of the Hrld and tho Veil Of
tho twilight then gathering would enable
the greater part to reach the Union linz,
qhe Eishty'third lost % killed, 81 wounded
hhd ~ missing The missing included
some Killed and many wounded.
Ihe rcgiment had respite from fighting
Tor thrue days. On the fourth day, after
Gaines MIL. on july I. Il was npain called
upon for desperate duty. This was az Nal.
vern Hill. When tho battle began the
Eighty third was out of the line Of Gght.
ing but a bold charge of the Confcderates
on a portion Of the field nearly made |.
Necessary To call up supports
When the Eighty third reached the scene
Of danger u tuon battery that lad dc.
Tended its position with great rnllantry
for so'ne time was moving away Tho
Pehnsylvanians opened on the advancing
enemy aud coolly stood their ground under
iirc that thinued the ranks rapidly. The
enemy wavercd aud the battery returned
70 IT. position and once more opened ilrc.
1oaded on by the rcpulsc that followed.
the Conicderatos renewed the charge. and
the conflict became bloody In the extreme
The Pcnnsylvnnians fired 40 RAPIDLY that
thcir guns became oycrhtatod, and tho sur.
wing soldiers t""E st,i., ones from the
hanas OF their dead comrades OF whom
There were plenty The los Of the Eighty.
third was % killed outright. liz wounded
and Is missing This number. with Inc
loss at Gaines Mil. mudn a total IA four
days OF 1Gg out Of 49, that entered tho
fight The killed aud those who died OF
wounds nll or La. a..
The next battle VI the Eighty third was at
Second Bull Run. Aug %. 1854 II then
numbered ~ men. aud was led by Lieut..
Col. ii. S, Campbell In Motollia division.
Of Vita John pOrtcr's corps. IL took part In
the charge upon Stonewnll Jacksun's posi-.
ton NJ the famous railway cut. Tie al.
vance was made nc double quick across an
opun field, swept by canister aud bullctl
Lieut. Col. Campbell, the major anI cap.
tain were wounded, liuutonants Killed
and death list Of % rolled up Ia brief
struggle The total In killed and wounded
was ". Campbell had been wounded at
the head Of the regiment ut Malvern llill,
and 70 IL commanding oilloor had been
shot down for the fourth limo.
AZ Anilctam tho Elghty.third escaped
loss; at Frdcrloksburg II charged up to
the stone wall TO tho relief Of the storming
column. a very daring movement that cost
but lew men. however. ChancCllorsville
was another lucky Held for the Eighty.
third, but at Gettysburg II found u place
OF honor ut Little Round Top, on July2
Col. Strong Vincent, who had succeeded
Mclanc Ia the colonolcy, led the brigade OF
which his regiment formed part, aud Az
sumed the responsibility Of taking Il upon
Round Top when that position was about
10 flll into the hands OF the Confcdcratcs
The Eighty.third was posted In the vale
between Round Top and Little Round Top.
pass selected by the Confederate Con.
Hood To roacli the coveted hill. In that
vale took place some of the dcndlicst fight
ing Of the field. Col. Ninccnt stood upon
lofty rock 10 encourage his troops, aud 70
determined were his men to initiate his
ynlor that noucomhatants seized muskcts
from the fallen aud entered the ranks Tho
color bearer placed tho flagstaff In tho
cpyice Of q bowldur and piled his rife val
orously Death was rcaping harvest all
around. and tho Confederate, regardless %
the enormous slaughter In their front
ranks, swarInsd on the mountain sides.