The National tribune., 1903-07-23
Army.

the fleeing army. that could not be stopped
short of Washington
LYON IN MISSOURI.
Who other than the brave Lyon at the
time would take upon himself the capture
of Camp Frost just outside the city Of
St Louis, when such men as Grant and
Sherman, living in that city at the time,
considered the matter in the light of inter-
fering in personal liberty and the sover-
eighty Of q sovereign State and the rights
of its armed guards? Lion-hearted Nathan
iei Lyon was at the time but 4 Captain IN
the I'd L. S. Inf, but could read the pa
pers of the day between the lines as well
as any man, and comprehend the reading
probably better than some men of the
times, consequently did not wait for the
coming overt act of the Missouri militia,
but took the bull by the horns, allowing
that the tail should go with the hide, no
matter what the consequence. Had he not
acted thus promptly st. Louis would be-
yond question, with its L. S. Arsenal and
jefferson Barracks, have been in the hands
of Frost and his cohorts in another week,
if not in Il day. How well Cos. Il, G. and ID
Of the 1st u. S. Inf. and Cos. B and + of
the I'd Z. S. Inf; Battery +, I'd Art; Co.
Il, LIST Cav: Co l and Co ID, 1st Cav, and
Co. G, I'd Dragons. fought under the same
Lyon at Springfield or Wilson's Greek in
August, 1861. is known the world over,
because of their discipline and training,
both of which traits We're highly conspicu-
Gus on that field by these well-organized
commands. Lyon at the time of his I'M
timely death was still n Captain of the
line. His death WAS keenly felt by the
officers Of the regiment, as well as the
!, men. and mourned as Il severe loss to the
army.
The CORY field Of Shiloh gave evidence
of the prowess of the Regulars in
squadron of the LIST Cav. the LIST Inf, and
battalons of the 18TH 18th and 18th Inf:
also Cos. G and l of the 4th Cav; Bat
tcries II and NJ of the 4th Art, and Bat
terry II of the 9Th Art. We're there, where,
/. under the undaunted Grant. the Union
Army still at sundown held its own
against an overpowerins enemy, flushed
victors in the bloody strife of this never
to-be-fcrgotten field.
on TIE PENINSULA.
,, Early in April, 1862, the Army of the
Potomac was landed at Fortress Monroe
and vicinity and Immediately moved for
ward for Yorktown, where Gen. Magru-
der was intrenched with about 5000 Of
the Confederate army. The Regular in
; fantry were the I'd, Sd, 4th, 9th. 10th,
1lth, 18th, 18th and 18th Inf. During
the siege these organizations, besides the
cavalry and artillery, had the same oppor-
, tunity as the volunteers to see the pass
/,
cnemy's works while delving into the
, earth with pick and shovel from dusk till
dawn. We will now for the moment go
back to Big Bethel of June 10, 1861, and
show that one Of the bravest officers Of
the Regular Army, Lieut.. Greble, of the
, ID Art, gave up his young life on that
miserably mismanagcd field while gal
lantly serving with his own hands his two
guns while the militia, the whole COM
, manded by Gen. Pierce. of Massachusetts,
!, were firing into each other, having mistak-
en- each other for the enemy. The body
of the noble and gallant Greble was
brought off the field by the I'd n. Y. on
, one of his own gun-carrages, and turned
: over to his brother officers at the fort for
that burial under military rule so much
liked and spoken of by the true soldier
> when living that, should it be his turn
, next, he feels that he will certainly go to
an honored grave; and so it was with the
lamented Greble-his brother officers gave
, him soldiers burial, and mourned his
= = demise with extreme sorrow for the loss
, of so young and promising life.
, We will now move up the peninsula
: from Yorktown to the field of Williams
> burg, where the enemy made a stand, and
where the intrepid Hancock proved him
. self so superb. The 9th. 1st and 9th Cav.
o and Batteries II, 1st Art; G, I'd Art; f,
: 5th Art; B and l., I'd Art; c, Fl, and G,
I Sd Art, and NJ, I'd Art, participated in
: this action, and were the major part of
: the advance guard to that field. At Seven
:, Pines mention is made of Batteries A and
G, 4th Art, and and E, 1st Art
. On the field of Gaines's Mill, June 81
CD, it can well be said that five companies
of the 5th Cav, under command of Capt
Whiting, surpassed the Light Brigade
;, when, just before the setting of the sun
! they charged forward and prevented the
i rebel infantry taking possession of the field
4 artillery of our army, just then pouring
r grape, shell and canister into the ranks
y of the oncoming rebel legions. Six out OF
4 seven officers and so men of this cavalr,
:. command were struck down in this daring
and gallant charge.
No less daring on the same field was
q the dashing Parker, Aid-de-Camp TO Gen
+ Sykes, who. on being directed by his chief
4 to inform Capt. Bond, of the I'd Inf, to
+ charge forward, and charge it did, but
4 unlike Capt. Nolan at Balaklava, who de
>. livered his orders to the commander of the
= Light Brigade, Parker undertook the
p charge forward Of the I'd himself; the
right wing, having met with an obstacle
in the way of gulch, did not keep in line
for the time being with the left wing. SC
8 that when it did emerge from its predca
|, ment and moved forward the gallant but
d overzealous Parker and his horse were
). riddled by the enemy's bullets. The two
g Regular Infantry Brigades were composed
|. of the I'd, Sd, 4th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 18th
/. 14th and 18th Inf. The Regular batteries
l. participating on the field were L and NJ
l. Sd Art; !. 9th Art, and D. 9Th Art.
= Throughout the Peninsuar Campaign
:, up to and including Malvern Hill. tn,
# Regulars. horse, foot and Dragons. took al
e active part on its many battlefields were
d where wanted, and not found wanting in
It an emergency. Look history over, meagei
> as it is. and it will be found that nearly
o every field of the war for the Union Dor,
!, witness to the prowess of the Regulars, in
t either cavalry, artillery or infantry.
Quoting Gen. ID. II. Hill, of the Con
Y federate army, page $50, vol. 2. BATTLES
t and Leaders of the Civil War;" who
speaking of the stubbornness of the Regu
v lars during the day at Gaines's Mill. says
y '.one of the saddest things connected with
l. the miserable fratricidai strife was the
If breaking up Of ties of friendship and
d blood. The troops opposing mine on tha
It murderous field that day We're the Regu
N lars of Gen. Sykes, SoutherneT by brit
Ie and my roommate at West Point, a mar
W admired by all for his honor. courage anG
J. frankness and peculiarly endeared to INT
r by his social qualities. During the nego
t. tiations of the cartel for the exchange Of
.e prisoners intrusted to Gen. Dix and my
r self / sent word to Gen. Sykes, through
" Col. n. B. Switzer, of Gen. McClellan's
N staff, that had / known he was in from
s. of me at Cold Harbor, would have sent