The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-04-07

would On that neld. Winthrop was act
ing a. military secretary on the staff Of
the commander, Gen. Butler. and was en-
thuaiaatic over the frst battle o. the little
army. Butler did not go 70 the battle
ground m person and Winthrop rode out
a The head Of Col. Duryea's column Of
Firu Zouaves 70 meet the enemy.
A surprise that had been planned was
forsstalled By an accident, and on arriving
~ the field the enemy was seen In position,
with eaFthworks ahelteFing his batteries.
The Ilre from those batteries was too severe
for the raw troops that faced them and the
attack was suspended all along the line.
A. the critical moment Winthrop resolved
70 inspire the men with valor equal 10 the
emergency. His face had a glow Of 10
mance IN Il. and, when be called for volun-
teens IN forlorn hope. drtachments from
dlIsrent regiments responded. On APP
pruarhlng the battery there was INDIGESTION
IN the little phAlAnx n 10 the best route to
nhvance. and the column halted under the
1re q Confederate Filemen who supported
the battery. Winthrop went ahead, fol-
lowed By one Or two men, swinging his
sword and pointing out the way. The
enemy looked on with admiration. but the
temptation Tor crack shots 70 make target
Of the o0nspicnous figure 0vereame their
chlvalEy. = think can bring him." was
the challenge several times repeated ~ the
Aharp.hooten eraved permission 70 draw
bad on the hero. Finally Winthrop
Stepped upon log and waved his sword
~ = signal 70 the column. lagging some
distance behind, 70 follow. Al that instant
q hullet piercpd his left side and he fell
His followers retlfed and the ConiedeFateA
rushed 70 the spot 70 find the gallant fel-
low dad.
side was the fall Of tien. Felix X. Zolll-
Golfer. Il MIL SpFinRN Ky. Feb. 10. lsoa
This engagement. known ~ the time as
the Confederate "Bull Run Of the West, !"
WIS Eight for the puss,rs9sion Of east Ten.
neHsla zollicoder led q brigade and open
ed the hattle. On approaching the Union
lines At an early mOrnlng hour some cOnfu-
sion and uururtainty urnre ~ to the identity
q oppoAlne tFuUp& Soon after the action
commeucpd TollieolieP ordered the Nine
teeuih Tennessee. Of bis brigade. 20 cease
firing, ~ they AppearVSi 70 be shooting into
friends Then riding forward 70 com
mnnd 10 front, which proved 70 be the
Fourth Kentucky tunlonl under Col. =. 4.
Fry. be rOpeated the caution. saying 70
ny, I'VE murt uot flrp on our own men, -
and noidlng toward the Nineternth Ten
ueaee. A. the moment Of addressing Col.
Fry the grnaral became awAre Of the mis-
take. hut his Confederate garb was we'll
hidden under 4 gum coat that Nhrouded
his figure. and be quickly decided 10 brave
d ont. and eoolly added. pointing 20 the
Confederate line, "Those are our men"
Col Fry rode hack TO tell his KentuckianA
that the strange regiment In front werp
friendA when a officer on Zollicoffer's
SAT sent . shot from his FPvolver into the
Union fanka This opened the eyes Of all.
ny turned and shot n the rider In the
gum coat and some Of bis men fired at
The same time. and Zollicoiier fell with a
fatal muaket hall wound and also severe
pistol shot wound. Similar presence Of
mind and daring carried men through
agaln and aHnin In the course Of the war.
and wonld have saved Zolllcoifer but for
the Fpckleslna.a of bin subordinate.
Naval BATTLES under the long Fange syn.
TEN q lghtlng do not Offer the same
chances for Individual daring that were oh
tnlnnd IN the days Of boarding and hand "a
hand ntrugKlea on deck, but the war
brought out souie heroes o. the SEA for all.
Thew was Commander Tunis A. ". era
yun, who went down IN the ~ fated monl-
tof Tsoumaeh In FaFFagut's battle IN No
bile bay. AnE. !. 1874. The Tecumaeh waI
one q four highly priced monitors belong
ing 70 the nset and had been delayed In the
aailto The rendezvous At Mobile. only ar