Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-05-31


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Average per battle. 1900.
Historians agree thai the battle OF
Borodlno fought by the French and
Russians was the bloodiest battle
fought since gunpowder has been used.
In that battle the French army num-
bered $4,000 men and the Russian 1872
600. The losses were $4,000. about
equally divided.
The greatest loss sustained In one
battle during the Franco-Prussian war
was at the battle of Gravelotte, where
the German army lost POST OF the iie.-
900 engaged. In the battle OF Gettys-
burg the Union army alone lost 2S.OOi,
or less than half the number engaged.
Two OF the greatest battles OF the
K are Waterloo and Gettysburg. n
there Is a remarkable similarity be-
tween them In the time. number en-
gagged and losses. The battle continued
for three days In zach case. French
army, 10000: allieo army, 10000 Union
army. 49, 900; Confederate army, 10000;
1862, 900 men In each battle. French loss,
26, 300; allied loss, 20, 1s5, Union loss. 3D.
DOL; Confederate loss, 10000.
We have reason to be very proud OF
the rag conduct Of the Ameri-
can soldier. nov recognized through
out the world. This was s%trlkingly H.
Illustrated at the battle of Gettysburg
by the First Minnesota infantry. len
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federates emerging from the bushes
evidently intending to take possession
of an important but unprotected posi-
| ton. The First Minnesota vas near
by. and General Hancock ordered Col
onel Colville to attack the Confederates
and lake their colors. We did so, and
after a fierce battle, which lasted but
a few moments, of the 262 men In the
regiment 224 lay dead or wounded upon
the field. Speaking OF this afterwards
General Hancock said:
II would have ordered these men In
there IL | had known that every one
| OF them would have been killed. 1t
had to be lone, because ! saw that
must gain five minutes time. Rein
| forcements were coming. but | knew
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federates would seize the position UNI
less checked. There is no more gall
liant deed record in history. and l was
glad to find u a gallant body OF men
at hand willing to make the terrible
sacrifice the occasion demanded"
on the hrst day OF that battle the
Twenty-sixth North Carolina infantry
a Confederate regiment, engaged the
One Hundred and Ffty-irst Pennsyl.
vania and Cooper's battery, and after
the battle was over for hat day IL wai
found that 5ss of 500 men of the regi.
ment were either killed or wounded
Only PIG men remained ht for duty
On the third day OF that battle the
remnant OF that regiment. PIG. were
again engaged, and when the engage.
ment was over there were only so mer
able for duty. Thus a regiment of SOC
men was cut down to so within three
days.
One company Of this regiment, com
manded by Captain futile, went into
the battle with three officers and 81 men
and when the battle was over the
three officers n SO OF the men lay
dead or wounded upon the field. Blu
one man remained for duty.
But | cannot dwell to-day upon suct
examples Of heroism, although they ar,
so numerous, but We may well D,
proud OF such deeds of our American
soldiers. as they are a guarantee OF the
perpetuity OF the republic.
But the men Of the nation have n,
patent upon bravery. We do not hav,
Il all to ourselves, for America Is 4
nation OF heroines as well as heroes,
The women of revolutionary time
were most enthusiastic revolutionists
and their enthusiasm did much towar,
the success OF that war. The wife o
General Washington vas an angel o
mercy upon the battlefield OF Vale,
Forge, and many OF the wives OF othe
officers were with her there,
The brave little girl. Emily GeigeT
acting as a messenger for Genera
Washington, when captured swallows
the message she was carrying. an
} when released she delivered the mes
| sage in person.
r History records no drawer conduc
than that OF the noble America.
woman. Molly Pitcher. This brav
woman went upon the battlefield G
Monmouth Court House where he
husband was a gunner In a battery
and when he had been killed she brave
e ly vol his place until the battle wa
over, She also participated in the ba
tie Of Fort Clinton. For these service
she was made a sergeant In the arm
upon recommendation OF Genera
{ Washington. which opposition she hel
e as long as she lived.
. IL Is utterly useless for me TO attemI
I to refer to the heroines of the civil wa
y for there were thousands OF them, le
q by that white-haired idol OF the ives
ern soldier, Mrs. John A. Logan, VII
= ministered to the comfort OF the dea
e and wounded soldiers on a hundre
q battlehelds. There thousands OF mob
e American women performed deeds
e love and heroism which Justly crow
n American womanhood with eyerlastiI
glory,
Coming down TO the Spanish-Amer
can war We ind Clara Barton, a
embodiment OF charity and the foun'
er Of the American Red Cross, togeth'
with her trusted l%leutenants, Mrs. Jof
Addison Porter and others, braviI
death from yellow fever that th'
2s might aid the sick and wounded 50
er diers upon the battlhelds round sa
tisgo de cuba. And We can never 10
get the noble Helen Gould who found
SO and supported a hospital for our oil
r and wounded soldiers and poured o
" her wealth for their benent IN {
Is camp at Montauk Point. Nor the .