The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15

canned III 49, IS DIlSoNS
80 - ho1d them. had not -. Given
tho brigade) on the oonse-
IN, had they known ' he at
way b,,np upon their actloh =
quehoe' 49, they would lave PASS
that moment ~
on tora that.
-, D;o,,att,s men were perIectis 800
having never fired a gun +arribly
- orr brigade had been 40
ont IN on the first. especians o,+ into
" Tho 26th, which Went 90
So tho ST 500 strong, on 'nc
INV bad for duty 230 men anu $3.50 If
% command the compares: -.
=, troons can gain so much 80 .hot
haine defeated, is 1t not line
notbine is said of US. Wheh VS. ,oei-
.fter line of the enemy from - for
ton like sheep. and pursued eaaao
Two miles. What | say OF GU
might say Of the whole dlVlslon. hon
i',sn. troons ever fought better thah
re-va were engaged for hours W.
~ ~ number. and routed them
connlete}y. but our loss was leailu. 49,.
sSaia. General was wounded the hrst gay.
Ca1+.;rc and lieutenants were III con
aaa Of raoiments on the 3rd, sun We
- ,rt in The front rank, the POI "
bonor and not in support, as the IN
o,,iror has it. when there were on
,roons comDaratively fresh, VINO might
baye taken our place. Does not lhlo 'ho"
tho confidence of our general III
..Tben look at our losses, which. leav-
49, of account the first day, greatly
exceed those Of any other troops az
General Heth not been Wouhueu'
80 1,mented pettigrew lived, they could
have told a tale that would nave niau0
those blush who are now trying - 80
off honCrs so nobly won by otherS. Du''
alas. we have not even enough lett !
fute the foul columns OF those VINO odoei'
endeayor to pluck from our pro"7 1he
1aureIs placed there at the sacrlflce Vi 50
many of our noble companions.
s.That we still retain the confidence OF
orr commander is shown by our belns
nlaced as rear guard the part OF honor,
while the other troops were safely cross
ing the river Potomac). 1t was mere
failing Waters) in an attack made upon
orr lines that the brave PettigreW Tell,
while setting an example of heroic couf-
age and presence Of mind. to those VINO
had followed him unfaltering through 50
many dangers and hardships. In him the
brigade sustained its heaviest less. IN
him. our State lost one of her brightest
stars. and the Confederacy one of her
ablest defenders.
.sTho above is a hasty sketch of facts.
If they will be Of any use to you in your
noble endeavCr to refute the SANDER on
the brigade, you are at liberty to use
them as you see fit. In conclusion, al
low me to subscribe myself.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
~. JONES'"
"This unprecedented loss Of the
Goth regiment can best be realized by
comparing ii With the losses Of other
bodies of troops in other wars. As
above stated. the loss of the Light
Brigade at Balaklava was 31.3 per
cent: that of the opposing armies at
Waterloo wa p per cent. and the
heaviest loss of an German regiment
in the Franco-Prussian a in 1870.
was 49.4 per cent. In the Union army
there We're $500 regiments. and there
were only 45 regiments which had 200
men killed or mOrtally wounded.
"While e company in h Goth
regiment suffered so severely. vet
some Of them suffered more than 9th
ers. being almost annihilated. which
in these companies s much greater.
For instance. in the first days fight
Company +. from Caldwell county,
had 81 men for inty and lost every
MAJ killed or ~wonn,!ed, except one.
named Robert Hudspeth. In the third
days fight IIudspeth was reinforced
by four or five of his who
had been ON detail duty and all of
them. except Hudspeth. were either
killed OF wounded in that charge.
and he was knocked down by the
conclusion of a shell as he Y falling
back. After the battle this gallant
hero was made Lieutenant. but. sad
to say. was afterwards stricken With
fever and died in 4 hospital.
TO illustrate the cool courage and
unsurpassed bravery Of these heroes
OF the Goth regiment. attention is call
ed to the umbe of men who were
shot down. one after another. while
carrying the flag in the first DAYS
hSht. The first standard bearer was
j. Is. Mansfield, Of Chatham, who was
SHOT Town early in the action. but
survived ms wound for several wears
alter the war. All the color guard.
III al'er announcer, were shot down.
then Captain McCreery.. of General
Pettigrew's stan. seized the flao and
he. too. was shot dead. The next TO
snare his fate was Colonel Burowyn
himself. then Frank Honevcutt. o.
mon county. undeterred by the fate
OF all who had carried the flag. with
4 courage worthy Of immortalitv
snafched 1t from Colonel Burowyn
ana ne TOO IN q few moments gave m
ms gallant spirit to his country and
ms GOD. When Iloneycutt fell with
the colors. Lieutenant Colonel Lame
ana Lieutenant NJ. \. Blair. of Cald-
faI1a county. hoth rushed to seize the
laiien flag and had quite a struggle as
10 who should carry it. Lieutenant
'olonel Lane succeeded in ~securino
''e lag, and rushing ahead of his
men shouted to them, goth. follow
Ne IN q few moments. when near
'ie TOP OF the wooded hill. he fell
desperately wounded as the enemI
nroke Il fled. 1t was here that ,
Fedefal officer exhibited u corrau 90 of
Mh'ch an American should be proud
MS men turned to flee. he with
OILY nail a dozen hoc;J. -.