The Portland daily press., 1901-02-16


ordered forward TO support the wavering
linsr. and not only checked the progre's
OF the enemy but actually reoaptured the
ground upon which they had begun the
fight His conduct at this battle was
similar to his conduct at Williamsburg
and Bull Kun. In all these engagements
he remained mounted and was q conspic-
uous target. For his conduct In this
affair he was complimentsd by Generals
Mcclellan, Heintzslman, Kearney and
Hooker. His loss In this engagement
was 46s out Of s5U0 men Az this time his
brigade han been reduced by disease and
the bullet from 3, 400 to ]. $50.
After the affair at Fair Oaks came on
the series OF engagements known as the
'Seven Days BATTLE" in whioh Berry
brigade participated with but small loss
Arrived at HArrisnn'a Landing as o
new base General Bsrry's health began to
leave him. He was allowed In August to
take leave OF absence and repaired TO his
home for few weeks, but he returned
the latter part OF November just in time
to parti5ipate In the battle Of Fredericks-
burg. Berry's brigade, with the other
troops, occupied position on the extreme
left OF the Federal line. He handled his
brigade with 80 much skill, that, during
q cessation Of the firing, under nag oil
truce, General A. p. Hill, the Confeder-
ate Commander. sent his compliments
ana requested an aid to say TO General
Berry that his was ''the test behaved
| - fft.a DAN
eral Berry SO distinguished himself that,
upon the recommendation Of his su perior
officers, he was promoted to Major Gen
eraI OF Volunteers, to take rank from
November 70, 1862 Promotion being
made the following spring.
General Hooker, in speaking Of Genert
Berry as a volunteer, said al know nc
IL any, equals"
Upon his promotion he was assigned
to the division formally commanded by
General Hooker, and led this division
at the battle Of Chancellorsviile. he
was shot and Immediately killed by
North Carolina Sharpshooter. The brave
general fell exslaiming my wife and
child,' and expired in few moments
General Hooker, riding up and sesiug
his old friend at once dismounted auo
exclaimed, my God, Berry, why WIS
this to hsppen9 Why was the man n
whom l relied 90 much to be taken away
In this manner2' and thus ended the lite
Of one OF our most brave and successful
Maine officers.
The funeral services were held at Rock
land and were sad and impressive. TheJ
were attended by the higher officers Of the
state.
The people OF Rooklaud have caused 10
be erected q marble statute In the oeme-
terry, which will commemorate the ex-
iers OF the State OF Maine.
After the applause which was accorded
Gen Mattocks had died away Col X.
SWEET who served as toastmaster. called
upon Dr. II. Il. Holt who related how
much he had been able TO do for the old
soldiers and told some entertaining per-
sonaI experiences. Lieut.. Frank Lang,
9th U. s, Infantry, was then called upon
and this young soldier who was wounded
twice In Cuba was given very fiatteriDg
reception. Lieut.. Lang Is too modest a
man to indulge much in speech making,
but he said among other interesting
things, that in his regiment the field OIL
GERS were all civil war veterans and had
seen much fighting in that contest before
they got a taste of 1t in the Philippines
and In China. He also said that the
losses of his regiment had bean twenty
tive per cent of the entire force during
the Chinese campaign. Col Swetts who
can recite poems better than many pro-
fessional elocutionists, then rendered at
request the poem OF Mr.. Steadman on
General Phil Kearney. which was one OF
the best things OF the evening.