The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-07-19

0our companies) and 18th q. S. Give
companies) had moved down about this
time on our right, to take their place.
But throughout at this point the 9th
were standing the brunt of the action,
their fanks being protected by the other
troops. Their losses show this, as the
killed and died of wounds just equaled
the same entire loss of the five Regular
regiments or battalions of the Second
Brigade, but in wounded and missing
theirs greatly exceeded ours Cpd. The
loss of life generally shows close quarters
1t was critical moment when Serg't
John H. Berrian, (promoted, and re-
signed; in 1880 on the police force and
detailed to the largest savings bank in
Brooklyn,) who carried the regimental
colors, strobe firmly 80 PAGES in front of
the regiment, planted the staff in the
ground, and looked defantly about him.
He was Immediately joined by Serg't
Allison, (kiIled at second Bull Rum
who bore the United States flag.
The Colonel and officers shouted to
them to come back, fearing that the
enemy might make a sudden onslaught
from the wood and capture the flag.
But they were idle fears; they could only
have been taken over the bodies of scores
of brave men, who would have
FOUGHT WITH THE BAYoNEr
TO the last to preserve them. When our
men saw the bravery of this action, they
gave terrific yell-"a yell never heard
off the battlefield" a yell that in peaceful
scenes cannot be inflated and, without
orders, of one accord rushed like de-
mons for the wood with the bayonet, and
never paused until they saw the enemy's
line completely broken and shattered
and flying to the rear, their officers try
ing in vain to rally their command our
men in the meantime making the best of
their time in picking them off as fast as
they could.
This charge was made without orders,
and started the battalions of the 10th
and 18th L. S., OH our right, to follow it
up; and the officers and Regulars on the
higher ground that overlooked the field
have said it was one of the grandest
sights they ever witnessed. Ali of the
official reports of Sykes, Buchanan,
Lowell, and the commanders of regi-
ments give a synopsis Of all that was
done, without going into details, and bear
ME out as to the general movements.
They are too long for insertion here.
The correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
naerciat thus describes the conflict ON this
portion of the line:
"Again he gathered his columns, sup
ported them by fresh troops; again ad-
vanced, extending his lines as if to flank
our right, and renewed the attack with
greater ferocity than ever to be again
repulsed with terrible slaughter. Sykes's
Regulars and Warren's Brigade, in which
are the Duryea Zeuaves and Bendix's
10th n. Y, played brilliant part in this
portion of the engagement, the Zouaves
fighting with a desperation
and tenaeity only to be expected from
such superior men"
The Comte de Paris says (Vol. 2,
P. 96) Hill was repulsed by the right
of Morell's Division, and by the brigade
of the young and valiant Warren"
A. H. Guernsey writes: " 1t was past
2 p. M. when Hill was directed to be-
gin the assault. For two hours the bat
tie ragged with equal obstinacy ON both
sides. The Federal troops gained ground,
and from being assailed became the
assailants. A. p. Hill was defeated,
crushed, and almost routed. Some of
his regiments stood their ground others
threw themselves fat on the earth to