The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-04-18
MAP BY G. H BLAKEs1EE TRIBUNE

H NATIONAL TRIBUNE, FEB. IA, 1895.
Diyision) through some mistake on their
part" This was division of the Fourth
Corps.
The list of casualties is also omitted from
the report as published in THE NATIONAL
| TRIBUNE, and is as follows: Goth n. Y, four
wounded; 18th n. Y, two wounded; 102d
n. Y, three killed, nine wounded; 18Th
N Y, six wounded; lag h N. Y, one killed, %
wounded; 29th Pa, six killed, so wounded
111th Pa, four killed, % wounded. Total,
| Ia killed and 1913 wounded in brigade OF
seven regiments, which did so much that
day, including the capture of the 4-gun bat
| terry.
Gen. Howard says of the charge or assault
Hooker appeared to gain ground for some
time. His men went on by rushes, rather
that by steady movement"
Speaking Of the lunet or fort he says:
A rush was made for it. Butterfield, aided
by Geary, secured it." Then why make it
appear as if Col. Gotham commanding Third
! Brigade of the Second Division, did so nearly
/ all?
He also says: "These guns however, at
intervals, did bloody work, using canister
and shells against the brigades farther off. :"
Now the fact is that these guns were not
I4Gi dliSt Ailt clOi tOAuinu ROb W anu
beyond them, where many of the First Bri-
gade (partly under command of Capt. Will
son, of the 18th Ohio, who is meritoriously
mentioned by Gen. Ward in his official re-
port remained until after 10 o'clock at
night, when we were relieved. say Ue be-
cause the writer was with that party.
We will here quote from Confederate
Gems. Johnston aud Hood concerning the
attack and the distance the guns were in
front of the main works. Gen. Johnston in
his Narrative says, page 3l3: Maj.-Gen.
Stevenson had, early in the day, and with
Lieut.-Gen. Hoods approval, resumed the
position from which he had been recalled the
night before Here he was directed by the
Northumberland TO place a field battery
ia "a position some so yards in front of his
line of infantry" He says nothing about
| its being 100 yards. Before the necessary
arrangements begun for its protection were
/ completed, he was directed by Gen. Hood TO
! open its fire. This was no sooner done
! than so Impetuous an attack was made
! upon il that the guns could not be drawn
! back TO the main line OF the division. After
sharp contest the enemy was driven be-
yond the battery by the well-directed fire
Of Browns and Reynolds's Brigades, but
! found shelter IN a rayine not for from It,
b rom inns position lhelr mnsKetry COM
manded the position Of the battery equally
as well as that Of the Confederate infantry,
SO that neither could remove the guns and
they were left between the two armies I'M
/ I'll night"
The party mentioned above was composed
in part OF those commanded by Capt. Will
son and mentioned above.
Gen. Hood, in the appendix to Gen. John
ston's Narrative, on page $50, says: Dur
ing the attack on Gen. Stevenson a four-gun
battery in position 30 PAGES in front of his
line, the gunners being driven from it, was
left in dispute. The army withdrew that
night and the guns were abandoned to the
enemy"
/ am very sure that if these guns had
been used at ali both Of these Generals last
| quoted would have been free to make men
tion of the same, but they both say the
guns were useless 10 either side.
We will now look at the mention by Gen.
Howard of the First Brigade He says: 1.-THE
various accounts of thin battle represent rs
engaged in it Brig.-Gen. Ward, of the Tween
tieth Corps, hearty, cheerful leader, OF
large size, who was as brave as he was good
aud fat. Col. Coburn's and Col. Woods
Brigades of the same corps were also in