The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-04-09

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shutting General Warren's demibri-
gade. Warren was in support Of Haz-
lifts battery, the bulwarh then Of Por-
ter's flank and Of the flank of the army.
The Tenth New York held its ground
until overrun, then in pursuit, cheered
by the capture Of the flag Of the Tenth
by Private William Kay, the Georgians
rushed upon Duryea's sturdy zouaves,
the Fifth New York.
The Duryea's had had warning and
were in solid line, but the Georgians
struck them diagonally, compelling
them to bend back the line and fight
from two facings. In this manner they
covered the battery and stood there I'M
til over 400 Of their numb Der fell in their
tracks, over 100 of them killed. Orders
to retreat We're given before the line
was annihilated, but the officers who
attempted to repeat them along the
ranks We're killed before they could
make the orders heard. The Georgians
swept on over the PROSTATE zouaves,
and the color bearer mounted one Of the
guns and waved his battlehag to cheer
on the handful remaining.
Closing up its gaping ranks, the regi-
ment dashed on to a second battery.
The indOmitable color bearer, Sergeant
Weems led the column and was shot
down within 40 PAGES Of the second row
Of guns Two others fell in attempting
to keep the flag afoat. Blindly rushing
on, the Georgians found themselves
alone in the III idst of two Federal regi-
ments. Colonel Wofford withdrew his
remnant to the old line. Lieutenant
Colonel Ruff and the ajor had been
wounded. The loss in the ranks that
day was 81 killed and 81 wounded. The
most Of this occurred in the struggle
with the Zouaves.
Two weeks after Manassas Hoods di-
vision, together with Stonewan Jack
sons old command, bore the brunt Of
the terrible fighting between the east
and west woods at Antietam. The space
between these two pieces Of woods in
front Of bunker church was partly pas
ture and meadow, partly stubble and
partly covered with tall standing corn
that is, the corn was standing when the
battle opened. After successive charges
by the Federal divisions of Meade and
Williams and those of jackson and Law
ton Hoods men were ordered into the
corn to hold it against the enemy. Wof-
ford 8 brigade of Texans led the charge,
dashing from the west wood toward the
east reckless Or ignorant of the fact that
the open field north Of them was filled
with Federal cannon and men.
AS Wofford marched into the corn
from the west two Federal divisions un
der Williams and Crawford started in
from the north side Of the field. The
leading Federals bent around the left or
rear flank Of Wofford, completely cut
ting him off from retreat, while his right
flank was rushing ahead to the east
wood. Gordon's Federal division lay
in the open field adjoining the east
wood on the north, and Green's divi-
sion at the moment Of collision charged
from the east wood westward, meeting
Hoods daunt1ess soldiers at arms
length. Hoods line facing north was
buffeted back by Williams, Crawford
and the batteries and that portion NOV
ing east was broken into fragments by
Green's resistless masses.
Although it was a hopeless fight the
Texans, Georgians and others that had
followed turned upon the enemy, first