The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16

Corps had occupi-
ed It's lire of retreat. and which, although
in line Of battle he did not even hesitate to
attack, although greatly outnumbered. IL
was a small battle but great victory, the
secord Corps adding to its trophies 40
prisoners, two battlehags and five pieces Of
artillery.
The driving Of Hills Corps through the
thickets Of the Wilderness for mile and
half on the 9Th OF May 1854, and holding
both Longstreets and Hills Corps from
doubling up the left Of the army, may not
be considered a victory but il kept Lea
from repeating Charlottesville; and on the
7th he was glad 10 hide his army behind
breastworks We will add here that the
arrival Of Longstreet on the field just in
the nick OF time prevented the Second
Corps from achieving the greatest victory
during its organization.
II was on the right at Spottsyivania on
the 10th o. May, 1864 that the corps lost its
first gun. II was abandoned in the WOODS
because Of runaway horses, who wedged Il
between trees where it could not he extrico-
ted. The writer stood close b, side IT, IL was
silent but OH how wished it could sfesk
Before leaving fired. at rest, of the lcft
wheel lt the rebel co.or bearer just opposite.
/ This was no; a victory, Mr.. Hull, neither
was II Gefeat as our brigade had imper-
alive orders to withdraw, and which had.
to be repeated several times before the men
| fell back
/ Two DAYS later the Second Corps scored
another triumph. | refer. Mr.. Hull. to the
records OF the battle Of Spottsylvania Court
/ house and the morning that Hancock sent
/ his famous dispatch: II have cleaned out
| Early and am now going into EwelV' both
} commanier. o reDel infantry corps The
J net proceeds OF this 20 hours battle OF the
Second Corps at the now famous angle is
/ according 10 history, 1000 prisoners. the
! enemy's fortified line, an abundance OF dead
| Confe1eraies, 20 cannon, and 30 rebel bat
/ tenags This may not BE- much of victory
/ in the eyes Of Mr.. Hull. but 10 the rank and
/ file Of the Second Corps II se4med and WAS
/ great success To the Confederates il gavs
them 10 understand thHt although they
might build earthworks to the skies the
| Yankee soldier was at any time liable to
climb over them and bayOnet the strongest
| before breakfast
II seems strange that men who, like Mr..
/ Hull, claim 70 be cOnvcrsant with war his
tory should have the sudacity 10 assert that
! the Second Corps was constantly knocked
/ out after Hancock's departure.
The facts are. and every soldier Of the
] Second Corps will bear ine ont in IL, as we'll
as official records and history. that the
| Second Corps. under Gen. Humphreys, in ,
/ the final campaign of 1865 did not lose a
| single battle beginning with the 3lst OF
March the First Division, under the lead OF
/ that prince OF soldiers. Gen. Miles. attacked
the enemy along the White Oak Road while
rseling in victory over forcing the Fifth
/ Corps back Miles led hi. division in and
drove the Confederate line into their works,
! Cauturing MANY prisoners
The assault Of the Crow House redoubts
| by the Second Corps on the 2nd OF April.
| capturing the works and oil the cannon
therein, and nearly all the garrison, gave
the rebel chieftain TO understand that an
other victory had been won. The retreat OF
Pickett from Five Forks and the rebel di-
visions of Anderson and Heth from the
Confederate right being forced TO fight by
Gen. Miles command (the First Division)
at Sutherland Station, Aprl2 would not,
according to the version of Mr.. Hull, be q
Second Corps victory; nevertheless the rebel
line was carried by the men wearing the red
trefoi. The brigade to which the writer
belonged commanded by Gen. Ramsey
alone captured 900 prisoners, two pieces of
artillery, and Private Philips. of my own
company, a battletiag. From Sutherland
Station TO Appomattox it was one continu-
Gus victory. The morning flight with Cor
| don's Confederate Corps on the 9Th of April
is still vivid in my boyhoDd memory IS
last stand near Parkinson's Mill, on Sail
or's Creek. where sharp. short contest,
gave the victorious and weary soldiers Of
the Second Corps 100 prisoners, l3 battle
flags, four cannons, and the main wagon
trains Of Lee army, Gen. Humphreys, in
his report of the campaign, says;
The loss of the Second Corps this day
was 57l officers and men killed and wound.
ed. Nothing could have been finer than the
spirit, and promptness OF the officers and
men"
This must have been quite victory. We
got the goods, and the rebels streamed
through the woods a. fast Is their legs could
carry them. They never stopped as OF
yore, to hello "Good-by Yank; will see you
again" The men of the Second Corps
called 1t victory, shoudered their rifles,
and marched on, snutfing victory from
every breeze, and when the head of the
corps came up with Longstreet the men
were anxious TO wipe up the dust with the
veterans OF his command. Longstreet
asked and the letter from Lee to Grant
passed through the lines of the Second
Corps.
/ have written this hastily and mostly
from memory, and i not entirely satisfac-
tory to Mr. Hull of Virginia, will refer to
some kind old man that was too innocent
to invade the old Dominion. To the boy .
and men of the Second Coprs who so nobly'
assisted in preserving the Union, the intel
ligent man of this day will not ask them
at that time with bayonet anu ball. and no
man can efrace it until history Is burned
up and all participants dead.-C. 7. BAss
In National Tribune.
The recent death of an actress ia
London by poisoning, followed soon
after by that Of DR.. Heron, who facil-
ltated his departure by the use OF a
razor, attracted much more atten-
tion than the pair would have re-