Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-12

force Of three regiments, half advancing
at a time, and that their loss In the en-
counter was about 275 men. The disorder
caused In their advance by the psne
thicket was the only thing that rendered
such a result possible. But without TINS
combat. the whole division would nave
been assailed on its flank and rear and
inevitably destroyed.
"As IL was, the division, thus guarded
on its flank, repulsed two attacks, and
finally. attacking In It's turn, drove the
enemy from the field, and killed and
wounded, 1t was said on good authority.
about 5000 OF his men. having itself only
also engaged, But In the very moment
OF their success a courier came from
General EweI announcing that he had
surrendered himself and his entire corps.
So the division found itself in the same
moment victors. yet prisoners Of war.
I'm this affair the loss OF the Guards
was very heayy-amounting to 30 killed
and % wounded OF the IS engaged. and
every officer but one being either killed OF
wounded"
The killed were buried on the field by
the enemy. The wounded were sent 10
the hospitals. and the unwounded' TO
northern prisons.
General McGlashan. In lecture ue-
iivered at the Guards Hall December o,
1894, gave a graphic description OF ,ne
battle, In which he participated with ms
command. closely adjoining the GUARDS
and In full view of their line.
General McGlashan's command fought an
equally desperate fight, but with slightly
better fortune than the Guards. as the
losses were not so severe. In letter
from Major Basinger. read By General
McGlashan in the course or his lecture,
the former charged that the enemy fred
on and slaughtered his wounded men
after their surrender. Captain John h
Dillon. who was adjutant OF the bat
TALON, and was wounded at the battle,
furnishes the following partial list or the
killed:
Captain @. c. Rice. Lieutenants g. M.
Turner, w. II. King, Fred. Topper, Eu-
gent Blois, w. d. Grant, G. w. smith,
Sergeants George Il. James. Charles Pos
tell, r. Millen, w. c. Bennett, Privates
A. o. Bovine, J. W. Myddleton, w. H.
Rice, j. Mcintosh, b. Abbey, J. Rouse
r. l.. Gordon, John Vickers, II. CROOK
L. T.. Barrie. ]. Gould.
The wear following the bodies Of
eighteen of the Guards who fell at Sailor 5
creek were recovered and brought TO
Savannah. Only seven of these could be
identified. These were buried In the pri-
yate lots. and the other eleven were In
TERED in the lot OF the Guards. In Laurel
Grove Cemetery. The interment was at
tended by large gathering OF the citi-
zene, and the ceremonies were conducted
by Bishop Elliott and other leading d.
vines of the city.
With one exception Lieutenant Gue)
every officer present at the batte OF
Sailors Greek was either killed or wound
ed. Major Basinger and Lieutenants Dl-
Ion and Starr were wounded and Captain
Rice and the lieutenants named above
were killed; Captain George Stiles was In
the camp hospital; Captain Thomas Il.
Screven was at home on furlough, ana
Lieutenant Z. ii. Raynal was on detacned
duty with a detachment sent out In
search of cattle for the army. This &C
counts for every officer OF the command.
There are only a few survivors of that
desperate battle. Major Basinger COM
manded the battalion with the rank OF
leutenant-colonel for several years after
it's reorganization after the war, and Is
now living at Athens. Among those re-
siding here are Captain Thomas r.
Screyen. Captains John r.. Dillon. and
John Reilly, both of whom have COM
manded Company c, of the battalion. sue
cessively since the war; Sergeants NAL
colin Mclean, and J. G.. Cornell. and Pr
yate John A. Pacetti. Captain p. N. Ray
nal. who commanded Company A for
wear after the war, now resides al
brownsville. and Sergeant Bayard Nc
Intosh in Atlanta. being connected with
the Agricultural Department. There are
probably others, but their names could
not be recalled by the veterans who were
seen yesterday.