The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
OFFICIAL MAP OF THE BATTLE.

Twenty-second. and forms q battle line reach
Ing clear across the field. Wendel's battery
Seventh. Wilson's guns answer from afar.
The Seventh advances Its firing line by rushes.
marking every step gained by a vicious IRE
Eighth. and Twenty.second are forced back
slowly but surely By the mon in gray. but never
every halt. They. too. are lying down at every
halt. and volleys answer the sharp fire OF the
open line OF sklrmishers which the Seventh ad-
Col. Stewards men have fallen back in limo with
the railroad trcet:e as the seventh reserves APP
The seventh charges. It's triumph is but short.
The0os siass on The .Ss,,I hill lro roar w and 'nun Snn;
IN. snd ' .sSy, TN IN i ssfn fall 81 'P back. sev s 6
beautiful limo in open order. Wilson answers
Wendeis shots from ,his station at Gun
a ai,l' , fne rattle eoisr, OF tbs mT i,sjS and i tho Son' sen.
enth is forced back as Stewards men advance.
with first a great rush which is almost a charge
the right and left. wings. The seventh is op-
posed by q greatly superior force. Its ammu:
that ias'eA it Is ADMITS ADMITS s q che aHa and "US' that S the
fight is over. the centre companies rise
cartridges Inc In Exhibition tept voll. sys' drst by : BATTALION
and then by companies. Each vo!lev sounds
almost like a single shot and excites tho ap;
Now Wendell and Wilson begin an artillery
uti. run. cdtn NH III urn Nupot Oul GTtlI
puns OF smoke. which rise and begin TO break be-
fore the boom OF the guns reach'sthe spectators.
pared in sound to those OF Wilson'S. and his am
mint mTni1io On ouliast .iol big s. 9fPPoSH me He fires
Drums and DIES, which have been silent all
through the fighting. strike up now in signal
that the battle Is over; and the parade
lake Col. Green and Col Butt who
away. The Twelfth has been driven back until
its line Is opposite the centre of the lake. but
enty.frst. Col. Green hears the music Of
the recall and decides to retreat, but Butt has
again and again as the sevcnty.nrst leave the
field and keep It up until the last man Of Col.
Twelfth. too. takes up its march Tor tho general
gathering place on tho parade ground.
AZ the end the situation Offers no obvious ad.
Appleton's forces were outnumbered on
showing. tho movements and disposition
official criticism of it ali, but this will interest
only the officers Of his force. TIE purpose
OF the day ~ had sSe e efJcer seeGmpli Most in n
the deidd, and Gen. Merritt. who Witnessed
It all, declared afterward that il had convinced
him that the National Guard OF New York WAS
a body OF real soldiers which cou d be depended
upon at any time to do good service.
i l was = u ClUCk DtlDTt int llTt'l men SeIIlfu
themselves down for a bivouacNuncheon. Com
missary-Sergeant Tom Dolan of the Twelfth had
bb Began i bnntin sRS at tI 10 o'cloc IaH ana 'p its ~ contents hs
made that regiment happy. Many other stores
Fitzgerald entertained Gen. Merritt and all the
field and staff officers and many visitors. with
a luncheon served in a marquee spread in
about the grassy Held were hundreds OF
impromptu picnic parties. where the men OF the
Seventh and others entertained hundreds of
pretty women YiSitOrS who had SDpnt the morn
ing watching the mannuvres.
A 3 O'Clock the troops were nil under arms
review by Gen. Merritt. Wendel's battery fired
a salute OF thirteen guns as Gen. Merritt
accompanied. by Gen. Fitzgerald and his staf..
took station for the ceremonies to follow. Along
the line formed, each organization in a
m %iiny Of The s0% wBBoIa / o SHd t even thus m%s rom,
camp OF the squadron. Gen. Fitzgernld.c onspic-
uoggs on a gray horse, received the parade,
nal corps Of he BRIGADE, rode down
the music Of the big seventh Regiment band.
and even at a gallon IL took the party seven
A little later the line had changed direction,
headed north ward, and then turning, began the
march in review. This, TO many OF the visitors,
many were tho ~plaudits which the best appearing
soldiers received as they made the march. Col.
Seward and Col. Appleton had resumed com
mand OF. their regiments. and the Ninth, by
virtue Of Col. Stewards longer service. lod the
tho Ninth showed. and there was no one
who was not pleased with their appearance.
caught the applause of the kecncst critics on
the gr9undItthe ladies'. The gray uniforms,
and white gloves their blankets We're gracefully
slung across from ,%shoulde" to hip. and their
long companies, thirty-two files front, marched
Win tho even swing OF "A pendulum, with lines
distances. and intervals which dcied criticism
Then followed the Seyenty-hrst, divided into
eleven COMPANIES OF sixteen files front; the
Sixty.ninth' With nine companies Of sixtc en- hle'
front; the Eighth, in eight companies; th'
TwCnty-seconn in eleven companies, each OF III,
same frontage. ana the Twelfth, In three bat
tnlions. TWO OF four companies each. twenty
OF sixteen files front. Capt. Setter act"d a.
Major OF the Third Battalion. After the regi
! menus came the First and Second Batterie