The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-04-22
WAS ONCE EGBERr.s cAproR
Gallant Captain Rode into the Rebel

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Philadelphia Record: Colonel Henry c.
Egbert. of the Twenty-seeond regular In.
'antry, who was killed at Malinta. Luzon.
Philippines. In the battle of Sunday,
March 26. was captured during the battle
uf Gettysburg by Major W. w. Goldsbor-
Dugh. ex-confederate, and now of This
city. In a book entitled The Maryland
Line, C. s.. A." written in 1863 by Major
Goldsborough, occurs the following:
while directing the firing of my men
I was approached by an officer on horse
back and asked how the fight was going.
From the shape of his hat. which ! could
father indistinctly see through an opening
In the foliage. l was satisfied he belonged
to the enemy. l told him l did not know,
and stepped toward his horse to take hold
OF the bride. His suspicious were evil
IDENTIFY awakened and he asked: What
corps Is this Selling his bride rein II
presenting my revolver, ! exclaimed: This
Is a rebel corps. and you are my prisoner.
Dismount quickly or you will be shot to
pieces for many of my men had observed
; A. Ism mistake AZ by this time; and feared they
possession he dismounted and, unbuckling
his belt. handed me his sword and pistol.
remarking coolly: They are yours, n
fairly won He proved to be Lieutenant
Henry llgbert, a STAFF officer, who in car.
tying a dispatch had lost his way LNving
10 the darkness
II was in this way" explained Major
lwell's corps made its advance On Cups
Hill late in the afternoon of July 2 Stu-
arts brigade of Johnson's division took
possession of a line of log breastworks
that had been occupied by Geary's Penn
%Eylvania division, but the division had
been called off to the left of the federal
line to help repulse Longstreets fierce as
sault and had not returned. An hour or.
L M "a fhfG "a ~ Ta - IN nd ~ n nd unE
much surprised to find his breastworks In
possession of the rebels. 1t was upon the
return of Gears's troops that Lieutenant
Egbert, with some others, became entan-
gled in our lines.
Lieutenant Egbert seemed much put
out at his mishap., and said he could
scarcely realize that he was a prisoner not
over a hundred yards from his OWL cont
mand, for the two columns were that
close to each other. l made him sit down
behind a huge rock to shelter him from
the nre Of his own troops, for which he
seemed at the time very grateful, and
some time after. when there was a lull
in the firing, / sent him to the rear.
But had a substantial evidence Of
months later. On the morning of July 8
Stuart's brigade attacked Geary and was
repulsed with heavy loss. III the assault
l was severely wounded and made pris-
oner. In October following. along with
others, was transferred from the field
hospital ut Gettysburg to Vests hospital
IN baltimore. This building should never
have been selected for a hospital. as it
was on one of the docks and surrounded
by mountains of oyster shells. which
emitted q horrible smell. The hospital
was in charge Of DR.. Thomas Hewson
Bache. of Philadelphia. one OF the kind
est men that ever lived. One day DIR.
Bache brought into the ward an officer.
who introduced himself as Lieutenant
Henry Egbert. He said he had called to
SEQ his lifelong friend, Bache. in passing
through baltimore, and In narrating to
that gentleman his capture at Gettysburg
and subsequent escape in Lees retreat.
had incidentally mentioned my name. and
was surprised when the doctor Informed
him his captor was In the building. He
seemed pleased to see me. thanked me
over and over for my kind treatment, and,
thrusting his hand into his pocket. drew
i9rth a roll Of bills; which he insisted l
should take. but which | declined, as /
was among my friends and had all the
financial assistance ! required. When he
COOK his departure he begged DIR. Bache
10 extend me all the kindness he could
cons1stent.with his duty, and even strain
a point
And DR.. Bache did strain a point for
when. some time after, at the suggestion
OF Colonel William II. Forney, OF Ala
bama. a fellow-sufferer, l asked. as u
great favor, that Forney and myself be
transferred to the hospital at Fort Nc
Henry, DR.. BacEe said: Il promised Egg
bert | would strain a point to serve you,
and | will In two weeks after my ar
rival at Fort McHenry 1 was convales-
Gent. Had ! remained in Vests miserable
hospital would most assuredly have died.
have not good reason to mourn this no
Bile fellows death in far off LuZon?"