The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1902-05-16

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494 per cent. In the American war
120 regiments on both sides, lost more
than so per cent Of the numbers en-
gaged-some as high as 60, 10 and Is
per cent-and one on each side lost
over 81 per cent.
At Waterloo Napoleon had $4,000
men and 256 guns. Wellington with
the allies, had 73, 900 men and over
200 guns. The loss on each side, in
killed aud wounded, was about 23, 900
or 80 to 35 Der cent. At Gettysburg
Meade had $4,000, with the Sixth
corps in reserve and $50 guns. Lee
had $4,000 and 200 guns. The losses
were $4,000 on each side. The great
est battle fought in Europe was
that at Leipsic. Napoleon had 49,
900 men and the allies 100000. The
losses were about 40, 900 on each side.
Mr.. WarnOck noted two instances
of exceptional bravery and loss by a
Federal and d Confederate regiment,
respectively: On the second day at
Gettysburg, when the Union army
was driven back from the Emmits-
burg road in disaster and defeat, Gen.
Hancock was making a wonderful
effort to establish new line. He
had one regiment at hand-the First
Minnesota, numbering 262 men.
While he was having the reinforce
nents hurried up, he saw suddenly
marching from clump Of trees Will
5OX's Confederate brigade. He saw
from the position and rapid move.
.nents of that brigade that they would
ccupy, unless he could prevent it,
Jhe position tnat he regarded as the
key to that part of his lines, the pos
ltiOn at Little Round Top. Seeing
The extremity to which he was re-
duced. he rode to Col. Colville, COM
manding the first Minnesota, and,
pointing to the advancing colors.
gave the order: "Take those colors.
Without moments hesitation, the
gallant Minnesotans charged upon
those colors.
ga desperate hand-to-hand conflict
ensued. The advance Of the confed-
erate brigade was checked, but 215 Of
Jhe First Minnesota regiment were
left upon that battlefield dead aud
wounded and bleeding. The forty
seven, however, who went back, car
ried the cOlorS with them. That
check saved that line from disaster on
that day Gen. Hancock, speaking
of it afterward, said it was the most
gallant deed recorded in history. i
needed, ne said, "a few minutes iu
order to repair my lines. l saw that
if l could not check the brigade that
was advancing, my line would be
broken and the position be lost.
would have ordered the regiment to
make the charge If 1 had known alb
5Olutely that every man would be
killed. l was glad that 1 had regi-
nent so near at hand and willing to
make this great sacrifice. The loss
70 that regiment on that day was 81,
per cent"
In reply to a question as to the
conduct Of the .Twenty-Sixths North
Carolina on the same field, Mr., War
mock said that he regarded it as "one
Of the most remarkable instances in
all history" and he explained;
"That regiment was $40 strong. 1t
had Sc killed and 5O2 wounded, max
ing total of 58S, 71,7 per cent. That
was on the first days battle. But
the most remarkable part of it was
that this regiment on the third day
fight turned up with little remnant
Of 216 men out of their $40, partici-
pated in that gallant charge, and
came out with only eighty men left,
That regard as the most remarka-
BILE loss in history. There was com
pany in the regiment-Capt, Tuttle' s
Company-that went in with three
officers and 81 men. They came out
with only one officer and one man.
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