The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-10

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80 R - the rebul stronghold, 1t
fEg SsA m having been planted IN
49, = # the rodouht by COM
- ~ & maud If Col. Harlow,
80 TX Color Sergeant Bowen,
-aASasn of Co. A, having the
CE honor 10 fulfill Col. HGr-
T. - =, - lows instructions"
~ h my answer 10 the
formr ati Gle written by H. L Matthews
showed cnu,lusivey that the 9th Me. were not
the leAAp'- n that charge but u was the two
charging .niumus chosen Tor that purpose. Tie
right rurIuu. under Col. George G. Spear was
compuEr 90 the Glst Pa. ana 43l n. y, OF the
Light brigade. They were supported by the
9th q sud sod Pa. under Col. Shaler. The
loft couu,n consisted OF the eth Mass. and 36th
n. H. under command of Col. Thomas ID Johns,
of tHa 1rH Mass. The supports OF the left col
umu ..t-.r commanded hv Col. Hiram Bum
ham. were composed OF the 9Th Wis, as sllr-
misbcF 9th blc. aud 3lst Ny. these three
regime belonging to tho Light Brigade and
the OBI ia.
am overcome at the exceeding generosity
OF III. d. Bowles IN letting as share IN the
honor OF the 9th Ne. IN capturing the said
nights lu bis truthful account he tells OF the
regiments which participated, as though he
knew ID ull. Do lac did. why ID it that he left
out The rlBnt 23G Pa? The reason is obvious.
Like tne dog in the fable, he lets 10 the bone
too h.gf and wants al the honor. IL is all
very eII 90 write a lowery and picturesque
article ui tie article being written a how-
cry aud flowing style, almost poetic in Dts pic
turcsqueugss does not always prove its truth
fuluc5s.
The morning sun shone brightly, It's
true, ANA ali Nature seemed glad 10
do homage 10 the Creator on that Sab
bath moru when man on the hills crest
was arTdyed lu all the panOply OF war % XIII
his bruHer man, in ike array, IN the valley,
each uleru2 supplications TO God that they
might gain The victory. HI. hi. Bowles Says The
Bprcs u historic Fredericksburg were gilded
in tAo -l.,ndor Of the SUMS brightness, while
far up Or, nights the biazgu guns Of the famous
WASH Htu Artillery sAouo like Furnished
gold rs. ie glittcrug hayomels would soon
be tr seed with human blood" j VIII refer
90 tAu IH uugts again ] viii now give some
quota aHs from regmeu'a ist0ry by Comrade
Walter Is .tass: The forenoon of the day is
wear rnsE. and SID wC lay uibblUg hard
tack, aasag I0r orders 90 move Al lcngth
Gen Sal n * came aHd looked us over with
solemn cap ION, which med 10 say, there
will te thinning oEt your ranks very soon.
MltlUl uUcIluE Wor4 Returned on AIs heel
and H.lafi away. Then the order came 10
pile hHaHsauks, and soon we were in line as
one o.. .ag stormiug columns which were 10 as
EaA larFrs Nights, tAe famous stone wall
be.ug ,gr objective poi,li Al IL o'clock we
leo oil t..e Both y. y. following close IN our
rear. Hu i4-t CautlOuary WORD H. passed along
the l4ut br officers, Don FIRE gun, whatever
the plarugal0n, but give them The cold steel
An 0miuuus silence prevails all along The ene-
my's iur. They are bidIug their time as we
20 marching into tho Jaws Of death into the
mouth ui hell We are nearing their earth
work, aua are beginning 10 know how a man
feels ahen he looks into the mouths oil cannon.
Right aFead is the frat line OF works, in the
form OF IGepiJs The occupants appear TO be
asleep they do not greet us with a single
complimentary shot They were expecting
that The column would deplOy into the field
on their iTOati 90 prisoner told me after, but
the street was cut through the abrupt hill for
Gn easy grade. b that for q space we were lost
10 their view, aud, 10 their utter establishment
and discontinue, the head Of our column
popped out 10 the rear u them. Then there
was q scrambllng among tho Johnnies several
ol iHum throwing down their arms and they
Bll srHtlrd Tor cover behind their more iOrmid-
sbie roa-tworks, willie VIC howled al them,
Hurry up, JOhnnies; go it, Graybacks!'
There De- solemn silence for q moment, then
The storm OF battle burst upon MS with al It's
whitening fury. Our long column. that like a
tina wedge was penetrating the enemy's CEN
ter has becOms cntaugled in the border oil an
enfiadug fire, There Is the music Of missiles
hlling the air, The sW0Up aud screams OF sAclls,
the sharp piping ping Of canister, the zip, zip
Of mlHIes-all singing the choral of death.
From tHe front from the right aud from the
left oi us came the swift messengers on their
erraua- NJ bate. In moment five Giles at the
head Of Tie column arc mUwu down by one
swift illEc, and the whole length Of the line
81 shattered and CORY. Two comrades in the
line with ne are stricken down, aud the man
behind. covering me- D. sent 90 earth by ball
crashing through his brain. lie brushes me rs
be FOus down ] turn aud glance nj hiss pros
tTate form then pass ou again. The head OF
the llue b staggering under its heavy load,
while rle rear is pushing % the front. ] notice
lieutenant up ahead urging On his men, when
missile strikes him down. lie scTamblcs n
hi feet, waves his sword. shouting, Forward
bOys' aua is again fcllrd 10 the earth never
more 10 rise A long imbed youth grasps his
Gun De- iHn taiI-baHd, steps IRON the ranks
waving H aIo'l and hcrOically shouts abOv,
The baIra Glu: Come on, boys they can 4
lick us just then hc Is stricken in the leg by
q bullet rGc falls Dis courage quickly flowing
from aH HgIy wound. a shell made a dip Al
our col. and exploded as d struck Us azur,
held. uua q was u0 longer q starry banner bu
h0ie with h rag around il ID now rests II
D0ric Ball. beneath The Cd lded dome q memeut,
Of the vIcissitudcE Of Southern storms"
Another paragraph says: Col. Johns wa
down. having been twice severely wounded
Lieut. fg.. Harlow WIS Frustrated By beinl
struck Do the stomach with ball Lieut. iii
Eou, ~ fn b. was Killed Adj't Dean Can't
OakmaU. L.euts. BisbOe and Soayer, Of Co. 4
Capt s of Co. j, and other officers who's
name lave been unable 10 obtain were se
Vcre.y wounded. A0re than 50 men 81 th
leading com panios W. j, and * were kille
o. Wl...".. Ia the space Of q few minutes ID
7tI h.t .0st over 100 men in killed aur
W0uH.ra and captured two pieces Of artiilur,
and moi ban 100 priEouogs
Lntef reese circumstances ia II any woude
that lr leading c0mpauirs were chccEod2 Blu
the le.. companies did not stop. Company /
20 which ] belonged, was BCzt 10 the lcf CON
pany and ID but few seconds until
found uglibl Tie front Of the line ran n
tie D. il. and. as stated IN my former u-tjcl,
Vccrcd 81 io the left, iu front Of whore aftcl
wards 10, 9th Mc came up. We had broke
the lIIlg BOD the center and the enemy va
forced o l... back on The right and lefl h cor
Sequence. li was al this time that was Gro
upou rom one Of the guns Of rebel batter,
that bad igil The front line, where afterwarl
the Co BE- came up, after we had relurmo
on tAr crest Of the hall, with the Both r. j. .
ou4 l,ll.
Wll n0W give the letter Of Gen. Newton
Gov AutIew. IL was published Ia the BOsto
JOiUIn IH -G3
HEADp r.rTErs THED DIVISION SIXTH Cours
OlIluE 90 ADJUIAhT GENERAL MAY ~ ls5g
8u lils l-H'yllcncy ioiu AZ. Andrew, Governor
MH-sf, t-iIsFttE.
olE Permit 90 call your attention 20 ile al
cclleHt rnHuuct ~ tIe Massachusetts REGIMEN
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