The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03
DURYEE'S BRAVE ZOUAVES.
GALLANT WORK OF THE REGIMENT
IN TWO CIVIL VAR BATTLES.
Gaines's MIN and stubborn Defence of Fitz-
John Porter's Left Wing mt the Second
Bull Run RecallAd-Reunion To-day mt
Gen. warren's Statue in Gettysburg.

Bull Run ACKNOWLEDGMENT To-day NJ
Gen. Wsrron's Statue in Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, Pa, Sept "A happy though
came TO the veterans Of Duryee's Zouavos, th,
Fighting Fifth" Now York Volunteers when they
selected tho notable statue of Con Gouverneur X
Warren on Little Round Top the place for q
reunion tomorrow. Tho surviving Zouaves ar,
scattered all over tho country, and many Of them
will take In tho reunion here while on their way
To the Grand Army Encampmont which will
open In Philadelphia on Monday.
Gen Warren, In whose honor this Zouaye 70
union is held was the second colonel Of tho Fifth
New York, having succeeded tho father Of the
| regiment Abraham Duryeo upon the promotion
| OF tho latter to tho rank Of brigadier-gcnerai
| Warren led the Zouavos In two Of the heaviest
| engagements Of their career He was q regular
Of tho regulars, while the Zouaves were volunteers
But the Zouaves idolized Warren In tho field: the
| survivors yenerate his memory.
The Zouavos as q distinct class dropped out Of
sight In tho Union army before the bloody period
| OF the war was reached. This was because their
peculiar uniform was discarded, and with this
gone they became simply soldiers like tho rost
although In most cases their Zouave designations
wore adhered TO regimental names
Tho Confederates called Duryocs men red
legged devils" name suggested by their trousers
their sabre bayonets ard their revolvers conspicu-
GUS on the front OF their belts
The Fifth was raised In weok after President
Lncolne call for volunteers When the Army
OF the Potomac arrived in front Of Richmond on
May, 1852, they were put in the division Of regu
lar troops commanded by Gen. Sykea Col
Warren took command Of the Fifth and Tenth
New York and fought them as a brigade side by
side with two brigades Of the regular army.
The FIRST battle In which the regular division
took part was Gaines's Mill, juno a. In this
light the regulars had the task Of holding the
right As the battle advanced the Confeder8tes
threw their weight upon this wing where the
ground was occupied by thin line Of infantry
and some artillery. In front OF Wauen's brigade
there was . wooded ravine about 400 yards dis
tant After keeping two companies Of Zouavas
In tho woods for several hours as administers
Warren withdrew them In order TO give the artillery
FREQ play upon the enemy. Tho Oonfederates
wore advancing In force to got possession Of the
woods, and when the Zouave slcirmiahers withdrew
they followed them upin desperate charge ainst
the mainlin Warren promptly ordered the Fifth
TO make counter charge. which they did. driv-
Ing tho enemy back to the woods In this counter
charge tho Zouaves met Ous South Carolina
Rifles. ono Of tho noted fighting regiments Of
Lees army At times the fighting was hand to
hand Col Orr led In 537 mon and lost 3l5 killed
and wounded.
n SoConu Son1euerdt6 CnorRo was made from
tho woods, and tho Zouaves met It as before 70
pulsing the advance and forcing their way up
to tho woods again. For the second time their
colors were carried across the open field up to
the edge Of tho timber. The loss was appalling
and was not exceeded in the division that day
except In one case, that Of the Twelfth United |
States regulars Out Of $50 men engaged the |
Fifth lost 8S killed outright and ITO wounded |
OF the wounded 10 died subsequently,. Just be-
fore the last charge when the ranks Of the Zouayes
become thinned out so to destroy tho align |
ment the regiment was paraded under a CALLING |
fire, the gaps were closed and tho men counted |
of anew. leaving out the fallen The position |
was held by Warren until support came I'D,
and tho enemy failed TO secure the heights they
were aiming for.
Two months later, at the battle called Second
Bull Run or Groveton. August 80 1862 the Zou-
aves were brought into action under conditions
still moro exciting than those at Gaines's Mil
Inc oatue al Groveton was apparently favorable
to the Union army until nearly o'clock In the
afternoon About that hour the Union comman-
dor Cen Pope, ordered advance OF his whole
force on line at right angles with the warrenton
pike and north OF it Stonewall Jackson's Con-
iederate corps was retiring westward, and il was
supposed by Pope that jackson was alone and
could be routed by sharp attack on his night
which was to make the assault formed the left
wing OF Popes army. Two divisions Of Porter's
corps lay north OF the pike and ono of Reynolds's
south OF It When the attack began Reynolds's |
division was ordered elsewhere leaving Porter's
lett nank unprotected. The extreme point of this |
Hank was held by Hazletts Battery Fifth United
States Artillery. Hazlett had taken position
on hill In order TO throw shot In advance of
Porters infantry into the woods occupied by
Jacksons men. The next troops north Of Haz-
letts Battery were Sykes's regulars and Warrens
demi-brigade Of volunteers, the latter forming
q reserve to Sykes's division.
When Warren saw Reynoldss division movipo
OH and leaving Porter's flank exposed, he resolved
10 recover the space with his little force Just 600
men, Six companies Of the Tenth New York
were depoyed as skirmishers, with four com
panies In reserve. and the entire Fifth Regiment
was posted as support to the battery In
short time the fortunes of the day depended upon
Porters corps, and the fate of his CORPS rested
with Hazletts Battery, whose fortunes in turn
we're In the hands of the Zouaves, recruited since
iaines's Mill to be 400 strong The idea that
Jackson's corps was retreating was a mistake
and Porter's men were met on their charge by a
orce strongly intrenched behind a railroad en-
oankment When the charging column fe,,
back before this obstruction the Confederat,s
ollowed. It, and the Battery alone was in a posi- |
ion 70 nre upon the enemy in aid Of the retiring |
roops. One Confederate column in particular
vas beaten back by the shots of Hazlett's guns
warren held on with his handful, determined
o save the Battery lose all in his effort In
short time new enemy appeared. for there was
mother mistake made that day in the calcula-
ions at Union headquarters. Jacksons corps
vas not alone on the field. Longstreet was at
land with $4,000 fresh troops. who made a wide
'ircuit bringing up at last Porters left flank
70 as to envelop IL completely. Warren was
coupled on his front with force that attacked
lis skirmishers when the new enemy made his i
appearance and rushed for Hazlett's Battery
Tho Tenth fell back from the skrmish line in such
way az to prevent the Fifth from firing without
itung fnendA Warren succeeded in extrica-
ing tho Tenth, and just the front was clear
Dr. the Fifth to open fro sharp volley was poured
pom IL from the left and rear Hazlett WAS q
rompay informed by Warren that his Battery :
as In danger. and at the Same time the Fifth {
as ordered TO retire Longstreets overwhelm G
IN column led nv the dashipo En.A !