The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-13
FOUGHT IN MANY BATTLES.
CONFLICTS OF PULASKI GUARDS IN
THE CIVIL WAR.

Iigant and other Prominent Sur
vivOrs Tell the story of Its Tri-
umps-COmpIete Roll of the Savan-
nahians Composing 1t, Only a Few
of Whom Survive.
The Pulaski Guards started from
Savannah thirty-seven years ago to-day
for Richmond, where they Joined the Con-
federate army. There are less than TWEEN
ty survivors of the company. however,
most of whom reside in or near Savannah.
Among the survivors is Hon. Robert
Falligant, Mr.. R. G. Grower, John NJ.
Griffin and Mr.. F. w. Johnson of Savan-
nah; Lieut.. Robert II. Cooper of Carriers
Vile; Dan L. jackson and Murphy M.
Baker Of Pooler; J. R, Screven of War
renton; ]. B. Keiffer E. A. Keibler, David
Ambrose, d. e. Reiser and A. C. Morgan
OF Efngham county; G. II. Mccall of
Screven county; John Mooney, Washing
ton, D. c., and Peter Connally, Illinois.
The other members of the company a
courageous lot of men, whose sons are
among the foremost citizens here, have
long since passed to the soldiers peaceful
rest
The company was one which distin-
guished itself throughout the war, having
participated in the battles of Young's
Mills Harpers Ferry, Petersburg, Me-
chanicsville, Cold Harbor, Fraser's Farm,
Malvern Hill, Champions Gap, Antietem,
Fredericksburg, Salem Church, Funkstown,
Spottsylvania Court House, Battle of the
wilderness, Gettysburg and at Appoma-
into service it was detailed as battery,
but at all times fought bravely and he
rolcally.
Judge Fallgant joined the Guards in
Virginia, where he was made lieutenant,
and accompanied the command through
its various conflicts In his speech, deliV-
cred before the Confederate veterans in
1894, and again last April, by request,
much valuable history relative 10 the COM
pany is given That part of Judge Fall
gans speech in point is as follows:
Il want to put on record one command
that you may recall it by its battle name.
The Pulaski Guards left Savannah under
the knightly Capt. John p. w. Read. The
lieutenants were John M. Millen, who died
CALAMITY at TreVilian's station; George 3.
Cheever and John c. Fraser. 1t was at
taehed TO the regiment of Col. McLaws un-
til converted into an artillery company,
WINE MCGIuQSE was nOiuanS tne PENN
sula. From the day Johnston came down
to face the advance of Mcclellan to the end
OF the war its history is part and parcel of
the most brilliant triumps of the army of
Northern Virginia. Engaged and under
fire at Hampton, Bethel, Youngs Mills,
Dam No. 1, Williamsburg, and the battles
around Richmond, Second Manassas, and
HaFper's Ferry, at Sharpsburg, while the
fate of Lee was trembling in the balance,
where the battle was thickest with others
of the gallant boys, Lieut.. Parkman fell
and when the old battery, torn and shat
tered moved temporarily from the field
Kershaw raised his hat as they passed by
and cried out 4 salute the Pulaski
Guards When at Charlottesville, jack
sons columns were sweeping down on
Hooker's flank, Early, with handful of
men, forlorn hope, was holding against
Sedgwick the nights about Fredericksburg
Always in the hottest of the fray, upon
those immortal hills, Lieut.. Fred Haber-
sham gave his life.to his country, borne
dead from the field upon caisson, like a
Spartan on his shield"
Amid the thunders of Gettysburg, Fra
ser fell, and with him a score or more Of
the best and bravest. Dan Jackson, who
was assisting in carrying the dying hero
to the rear tells me they met Reed. VINO
had already won higher honors, hurryng
his battalion to the field. Who is that
jackson, said he. Capt. Fraser wounded,
was the reply. Leaping from his horse
and rushing to the side of his old comrade,
he soon realized that the soldiers last bat
Tie was over. With fearful eyes he pressed
kiss upon his dying lips and rushed on
to where the battle was raging
d" The bravest are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring
During the last, long death-grlp Of the
"A Of h. I,&
Northern Virginia, as they wrestled fierce
iy from the Wilderness to Petersburg a
gun of Fraser's battery, from the old
Irish section, was ordered a midnight to
point of great peril upon the broken lines
of Coal Harbor. The officer in command
VINO went TO examine the proposed loca-
ton was advised by his superiors not to
tell his men where they were going. Know
Ing them better, he told the truth and call
ed for volunteers. Every man stepped for
ward with shout, and Alex Campbell
VINO was sergeant of the other gun, beg
ged to be allowed to go along and act as
gunner to the old warhorse, as they called
the grim Napoleon. Wafford the afternoon
before, when Keitt. was killed, had been
driven from the adjoining echelon, and it
was necessary to hold the fragment of the
line until the new line in the rear was
completed. The gun was placed at the
extreme end Of the fragment of the line
supported by Bryan's brigade. At the
break of day came the first onset, met
with double shotted canister and the roar
OF musketry. Campbell with ringing
voice, would give the command, Ready
tire! then waving his hat with a shout of
defiance, give the commands again. Re
monstrated with for his utter recklessness,
ne only turned and laughingly replied:
Lieutenant, the bullet amt nodded to kill
me-
Between the charges, seeing a wound
ed Federal soldier wrthng in the scorch-
ing sunlight, he rushed forward al the
imminent risk of his own life, took him IL
MS arms and brought him under shelter.
Inc enemy seemed to understand his pur-
pose and would not fire on him. Another
charge came, and still the same defiance;
third, and with the war cry on his lips
poor Campbell fell. Lieutenant, said ne
come, look at my wound When told il
was mortal, he only answered. I've done
my duty, not wisely, but too WE'LL Then,
seeing that the men hesitated to fire the
gun over his PROSTATE form, he raised Lis
shattered body on one arm, and, with the
other, Selling his hat and waving a last
defiance, shouted: Give them hell, boys;
don't mind me' Then, falling backward,