Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-02-04

oughly "brOkcn in" under experienced
officers. Gen. Franz Sigcl was the division
commander and Nicholas Grcusel their
colonel and brigade commander. Col
Greusel was u German American, who had
served in Mexico and in the militia.
The liYst important engagement Of the
Thirty-siNth was at Pea Ridge, March :,
le'j2 where the Confederates, led by Gems.
Earl Van Dorm, Sterling Price and Zen
McCuiioch, attempted to cut Siseis di-
vision of from the Union army under
Curtis. The regiment reached the scene
of fighting Just as Il stampede of cavalry
took place after II rash and Intellectual
charge. The men showed their mettlc by
standing firmly us the disordored squadrons
swept past to the rear, riding down the
artillery and it's infantry supports. When
the crisis hid passed Col. Grcusel sent two
companies Of the Thirty-siNth to the front
to see what the enemy was doing, and they
advanced with such bodness as to str mp
II large force that lay in ambush awaiting
SigclS advance. The shirmshers opened
fire and retired slowly Their report of the
ambush led 20 Il vigorous Smelling by Col
Grcu-els batteries that caused terrible
slaughter i'm the Confederate ranks, and,
what was OF vastly more import, one Of the
siirmi-Eers, Private Peter Pelican, shot
down Ben NCCulioch. WAC was at the
front directing his Troops. The death Of
McCull0ch ana the terrible punishment
suffered from the Union batteries dis.
hcar,cncd his followers and virtually put
an end to the fighting. The Thirty siN II
lost 10 killed aud D. wounded.
The next butte of the regiment was at
Pcrryvilic, Ky, Oct. s, 1852. The Thirty.
sixth was still under Greussl as briGduierr
in the division led by Gen. Phil Sheridan.
Sheridan held a position on tie flank Of
the advance Union corps Me- ooll's con
Meeting that with the remaining Union
corps, which were not all up The Con
fedcrates were hurled upon McCook in
ovcrpOwerinJ numbers and after his de-
struction an attempt was made to crush
Sheridan. IS the C0nGederatcs advanced
the Thirty ,ixth changed front under firt
to meet them. What then took place was
thus briefly described by Cppt SilIs Miller
who commanded the REGIMEN lit: we had
hardly executed a change OF front when
hearing u yell, we erw the banners Of tins
Confedcratcs advancing over the fields,
We could see their bright hayOnets glitter
in Just as beautiful line of battle as waj
ever formed. We Icy perfectly still ant
did not display ourselves till they came
within range oil canister. W Z then receives
the order 10 fire, and from IA thousync
pieces leaped forth the death dealing bul
lets which finally caused them to reel anC
fall back in utter confusion.' The Thirty
sixth lost 23 by death and 30 wounded. ;
number uncqualed by any other regimen
in Sheridau's division.
At stones River, few weeks after Per
ryville, McCook again had the post of dan
ger, and Sheridan division was TIE con
Meeting link between him and the reserves
In a fierce assault sprung at daylight Nc
Cook was completely destroyed, and hi'
conquerors marched down the line against
Sheridan, heavy masses cOnverging ant
striking from two directions at once. The
Thirty sixth was in ShrriGNn's advance
brigade under Gen. Joshua W. Sill, Col
Crcuscl leading his own regiment. The
Confederates were allowed 70 come within
fifty PAGES and then the ball opened. -
dense was the encmy's mass, however, thai
the bullets made little impression Tit
troops on the right OF The Thirty-sXth CAV,
way and, driven to desperation, Col. Greu
sci ordered the Thirty sITth to charge. !
was a handful against an army, but TIN
foremost Confederates yielded ground an(
their line halted.