The National tribune., 1896-04-30

were the best regiment of infantry in the
Union army in regard 10 their fighting
qualities, personnel, and general makeup
Tell your old comrades that the officers and
men of the 18th u. S. Of old worshiped
them. and are never through talking about
You"
And in another letter: AS certain cpl
cure said of strawberries, doubtless God
could make better berry, but doubtless he
never did, so say / in respect TO the 9th
doubtless the Z. S. could organize better
regiment than the 9Th, but doubtless they
never did, or viii do So"
am not sure that this spontaneous and
generous tribute was written with the
thought il would ever appear in print, but
venture to give it because it reflects fully rs
much honor upon Capt. Cbase's own heart
and sodierly qualities as it does upon the
high standing of the 9Th n. Y. And / may
add The following from one of the comrades
Of the 5th, writing Of the time ut Chancel-
louisville when the Eleventh Corps had bro
ken up and Sykes's Division was sent in 10
stay the Confederate onslaught:
20, the excitement of that moment In
iiffy Col. Winslow gave the command,
Double quick = aud we rushed to the front
like an avalanche We passed the Regulars,
who were already in line, and many of them
said: Here's the 5th. Now, boys, you'll
see some fun In all my experience / never
saw sncn pandemonium as was let loose by
the skedadde of that wornout Eleventh
Corps which had been surprised, but through
no fault Of IFS rank and file; army wagons,
ambulances, cattle, artillery, infantry. ali in
one iumbled mass. And through all this
we pushed ou- way 10 the front, and were
placed Immediately in support of a battery /;
bat the fight for that night was over"
With its last work at Charlottesville the
Duryea Zouaves completed lis service and
crowned itself with honors which had been
mounting higher and higher from the begin
ing, when among the Nations minute
men il fought in the first actual battle of
the civil war at Big Bethel, June 10, 1861 (;
next at Gaines's Mills, where it stood in the
front line under Gen. Porter, and in the
hottest OF the fight from the first shot at
noon till the last at night; and their
nerve" WAS proven, as in the above incl
dent in again and again counting off under
heavy fires, when their line was re-estab-
lished and ranks closed up" At Second
Bull Run IFS luster shome forth more
brightly, when every man present proved
himself hero, standing unsupported IN open
ground to be shot down by an unseen foe
Hoods Texas Brigade), s~arming IN, and
then charging from the thick wood in their
near front and left; every man in the regi-
ment became justly entitled TO medal OF
honor. As recorded 10y Davenport: g BY thus
taking the enemy's fire rather than surrender
to five times their own number, they saved
Griiin's (Hazlett's) famous Battery ID, 5ih
u. s., and all their flags, and out of the
remnant Of the regiment a line to the stand
ard OF company rallied in. good order 10
fight again under their chief, the gallant Col.
G.. X. Warren. death list of 1l9 out OF
$50 tells the story palmer than words. y
Rev. Jos II. BRADLEY, ID. D., Captain, Co.
g, 5ih \. Y. and Chaplain, 10th n. Y. Cav,
Tuckerton, n. j.