The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-13

~ anu al4S u MANLY battery;
Truly it was,
Battles magnihcenuy stern arrayT
with old Glory flying from a dozen
staffs, their generals in the lead an hun
bred feet away they rushed upon the Con-
federate lines Another roar of cannon,
another crash and rattle of musketry, an
other wild rebel yell, and the shattered
columns staggered, then broke and fled in
confusion and dismay. Dick Conway,
whom you buried recently, got his fur
Tough there, ard brought back to Mrs.
Fred Habersham the flag of Fraser's bat
terry. 1t fell just where Hart and Moore
had fallen-ts staff shot to pieces, its
sllken folds literally torn in fragments ly
the enemy bullets. Like theirs, it was
the last fight of the old battle flag.
when the final break came, we paused
to shake hands with the gallant Guards al
Amelia court house, told Rice and Turner
and Topper and Blois and Percy Elliott
and all the brave boys goodby the day of
Sailors creek then moved on to our last
battle with Custer at Appomattox sta
ton, the night before the surrender Next
morning at daylight under orders, we de-
stroyed the carriages, CaissOns, and ammu-
milton and buried the guns, where we had
buried so many of their brave defenders,
under the soil of grand old Virginia. Well
do l remember Dick Conway when the
crack of carbines told us that Custer was
coming. Leaping upon the battle-scarTed
Napoleon, he shouted; Boys, let's die by
the old war hOusep When the stories of
valor are told, let Campbelps name be
breathed with Jaspers and Fraser's bat
terry the old Pulaski Guards, be not for
gotten
Lieut. Robert H. Cooper, one of the sur
vivors now residing at Gainesville, was
severely wounded at Gettysburg when
Capt John C. Fraser was killed, and be-
ing taken prisoner, was not able, there
fore 10 again join the command. AS
fearless, courageous officer, he had no
equal and many of his daring feats are
remembered by survivors. After his cap
ture only one officer was left with the bat
terry, Lieut.. VIM. ]. Furlong, unscratched
for his bravery, who survived the war aId
died in Savannah of yellow fever in 1876
Mai. Robert II. Stiles Of Richmond, was
of Adiutant Cobilfs battalion of artillery
when Campbell fell at Cold Harbor He
went to the line to visit the gun during the
engagement coolly walking over an open
field for 200 yards, under terrific fire OF
sharpshooteTs, and remained at the gun
during the charge in which Campbell was
killed. When Campbell fell Lieut.. Robert
Faligant caught and tenderly laid him
down. Maj Stiles took CampbelPs place at
the gun, and conducted the firing during
the balance of the engagement.
Immediately after the battle of Gettys-
burg. Capt. Fraser having been killed. and
Lieut.. Cooper wounded, and taken prison
or. Lieut.. Morgan Galloway, of Cuts bat
TALON was assigned to the command of
Fraser's battery, and with him was also
Lieut.. Fauigant, of Mllledge's battery.
These officers, with Lieut. VIM. ]. Furiong,
remained with the battery to the close Of
the war.
The following is the company roll fur
| uished by Chief of Police McDermott,
whose father was a member OF it:
Company roll of the Pulaski Guards leav-
ing Savannah, Ga, for Richmond, Va,
June 10. 1861.
Captaln-John P. w. Read.
I.ieutenant-John NJ Millen.
Iieutenant-George s. Cheaver.
IIeutenant-John c. Fraser.
First Sergeant-Aaron A. Ward.
| Second Sergeant-Joseph H. Wilborn.
Third Sergeant-Wlllam j. Furlong.
Fourth sergeant-F. w. Johnson.
Fifth Sergeant-Davld f. Reiser.
First Corporal-Patrlck McSwiney.
Second Corporal-Hugh Young.
Third Corporal--John r. Swain.
Fourth Corporal-R. G.. Bailey.
Privates-David A. Ambrose, John Ben
nett, Edward Burney, James f. Beard.
Murphy NJ Baker, Patrick Burns. John I.
| COWart, John ii. CndlllCn, II. w. CAdl-
| finch. r. II. Conway, Patrick Cain, ?. d.
! Cochran, Peter Connolly, William II. Cur
ran, Alexander Campbell, Eugene NJ Cal
| der, Henry NJ Little, James F. Murphy, A.
! c. Morgan, John Morgan, Patrick McLain,
e. G. May, G. H Mccall, John MCGOWAN,
DR.. G. r. Millen, James Mahoney, Henry
MOBILES, John O'Connor Arthur Powell,
| Herbert Robinson, Francis St. Clair, A. j.
Scott. John Sapp. Charles Gushing, John
| Cash William Downs, I. A. Daniels, S. e.
Daniels, p H. Fallon, John j. Frazier,
! John n. Falkner, Edwin r. Forbes, John
Fleming, Gus Gallavant, r. ]. Grower,
| Charles Gilbert, John M. Griffin, Patrick
Henry. william 3. Hayes Thomas H.
Hart p. C. Harper, Samuel ]. Hammond,
ID. [. Jackson, e. w. jones' Peter Kehoe,
J B. Kieffer, p A. Keebier, Frank Kee-
nan Patrick Kelly, William M. Lanier,
Henry Iovett, John Lynch, John Williams.
Frank Wilkes, Henry T. West, A. L. Zet-
tier. John Mooney, H. C. Morrell, Thomas
| McDermott. Thomas Moriarity, A. M.
Moore, w A. Malphus, Patrick O'Brien,
William Olmstead, James Quinley, b. II.
Ruth, Samuel Spiessiker, Charles p. Sac
| cree, Patrick Sullivan.
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CITY BREVITIES.