Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-03

After the Wilderness campaign thn
socne changed. aud the pcunsylyanians
escaped from the duh round of Wholesale
carnage TO take part In some Of the bril-
liant exploits Of that last year Of the war.
The upper Potomac. Maryland, the north
aud oven the capital were Mt the mercy Of
Jubal A. Enrly's raiders, who rendcz-
vouscd In tho Shenandoah valley. Getty's
| division. including the slNty.nY,t, sailed
up the Potomac TO enter the valley, and In
! passing Washington tho vessels were Sig
/ nailed 10 land. The president WIS at the
| wharf, aud sigh OF relief went up when
| the now arrivals were seen Go be veteran
troops Of thcArmy Of the Potomac. Early,
| with 5000 troops, was actually nj the
yates OF Washington, and even the most
hopeful believed that the Union capital
was doomed. A brigade was hurried oil
10 tho Notifications north Of the city and
pllutcd by secret routes to the very front,
opposite Fort Stevens, where the Confcd-
crates had seized two wooded hills over
looking the fort.
So intense was the feeling that Lincoln
aud his cabinet went out to the fort to
watch the issue A straying shot wounded
M officer by tho side Of the president, and
he was begged TO think Of the nation IL he
did not regard his personal self, and retire,
which he did. The fire that provoked this
episode was drawn by the sudden spring
Ing up from It's cover Of the Sixth corps
brigade, Bidwell's, which contained tho
remnant OF the sixty.lrst. The charge
drove the Confederate advance from It's
vantage ground and Early gave up the at
tack The adlutnnt Of tho siNty-hrst was
Killed and Mai. j. W. Crosby wounded.
Mai. Crosby was the hero OF Mnryg'H
Heights, who didn't give up because OF
one Touchdown. lie was also one OF the
Wilderness victims, and was lying IN
hospital at Washington whom Early's raid
ers appeared His Wilderness wound was
uuhcnled, and the surgeons refused "a
return him TO duty, but In answer to his
nppenl granted furlough which enabled
him To Join his men at Fort Stevens. lie
paid for his daring by the loss Of an arm
and was discharged TO make way for d
sound leader at the front. During thu
winter following, tho regiment was 70
oruitcd mp to nine companies, and Crosby
WINS asked TO head II rs llctonnnt colonel
lie took the regiment intoits last fight, th'
charge upon and over Lees intrcnchmen
at Petersburg ANil 9, 1863 and feli dea'
there, the last 6pdhletod hero OF tho nobl'
nineteen.
After Fort Stevens the regiment went 4
the Shenandoah valley with Sheridan, ant
WIS In the thick Of IL at Charlestown
Winchester and Cedar Creek Five oil
GERS were killed 10 Sheridan's battles, AM
the end OF II all was this roll OF dead lead
ers; Coloncls-Oliyor u. Rippcy, killed u
Fair Oaks; George C. Spear, at Mnrye'
Heights; j. W. Crosby, at Petersburg
Stan-Adjt. g., W. Wilson, killed a
Spottsylvania. Captains-Louis Reden
y back, Company II, MORALLY wounded a
d Charlestown, Va, W. o, II, Robinson
2 Company q, killed ut the Wilderness y
p j. Taylor, Company d, aud j. Barrett
'e Company @, killed at Cedar Creek JOsep
!. Gerard, Company g, killed at Fair Oas'
o, Iieutenants- Company a; John Pollock
ID at Fair Oaks; Il. NJ Brown, at the Wilder
"a ness; j. n. Price, ut Charlestown, VI
Company d; William Scott, at Fair oalsi
d William Lnughlin, Mt Fort Stevens, an
10 u. Q. KoerneF, NJ the Wilderness, Con
10 pany c: q. II. Rhodes, at Pair oaks, An
ID j. W. Prophater ut Charlestown. Con
BY pany Il. 6. Il. Harper, at Marye's Height
"A Company III, Alfred Moylan, NJ Fair Oak,
"a After Capts. Barrett and Taylor WEI
~ killed at Cedar Creek there wnsn't q
:. officer above the rank OF lieutenant In th
= regiment. GEORGE l.. kiIMEIL