The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-27
The Pulaski Guards.
(RY ~ 3. CApDALIl.)

i54fH-ltHt&. ok u. b. SAOOkA1l+J es5ttti. re
Lon the sd Of April, 1851. in the old CITY
Hall, In Richmond, '-The Pulaski! Guards q
l3comnandcd by Captain james =. w ak X
| err Wa mus cd into the service OF the
! Sta e OF Is Virginia by Colonel John =:
sEaldjw in HI Of Stanton, inspector general
Of the mil tia. OF the State
This company (which had been ORGANIZED
a. ear orr; more previous Is, was com
pos cd 8of sixty strong, stalwart young
men, ranging In their ages principally
from eighteen to i thirty years, though
there were several old rBlnengS who had
seen scry.lce in the United States army
in Mexico, a nd wi TIN General Albert Sid.
ney ohnston on u the n Vest ernf plains:
Anon g the ternns were r.. d. Gardner
first lieutenant OF the COMMA " alter.
noted 4 for his GOODNESS and courage in
leading his regiment as slieutenan t-colonel;
Into BATTLE !; Theophllus J. ocke,5 Robert,
Tort on ] Ohm Owens and David Scantlon,l
the company's drummer. Il ..5
This company, dest gnated as - company
G., conshtutcd a par " o + the g new y
organized Fourth: Regiment Of Virginia
infantry under the command OF Colonel
James Il \ Preston, n who had been a cnp-
tain in the 4 Mexican war; T he Fourth
Regiment was ordered To- Harper g Ferry,
where 1t was rganized In to q \ bri gadc,
with tho Second, M Fifth, 4, IiW en- y-seventll
land Thirty-th bird Virginia II giments.Band
inc sOrlBtlQo Was KNOWN az
gade& Of n he Army Of the y Shenandoah
IrThis brigade was command led Il by: e iga77
Edler-G eneral ~. =. 8; jackson Il, q nd consti-
tuted q part of; Genera Joseph p. ~ ohm
ston' $ command ingthe Valley of Virginia
on the 18th OF July. 1861. s General j ohm
ston, with his forces from st efs4s Y alley.
was ordered to- join General sBeaultgard
tut z lana ssas. 1nathe dispose tlOn5o the.
forces Beaurega occupied u line alcHk
Bull Run on July 81, J S61. &, General y hn-l
ston WAS on his left. with his line thrown
back at something like a RICH tsangl be-
low the Stone Bril- ge, to protect the loft
flank OF II tho army. Jackson 81 brigade
was placed on the left Of Hampton, Z Bar
tow and Bee, WI icli8 mms,nds had pres
yiousl vi ken posi- lions on the$ fl eld. .sand
General j Jackson mad tlei following dis
|iposition of:tlis force: !; T he Ro ckbridge Ar
tlllery, under. the Rev. w. N.4S Pend Teton,
as captain, which had been attached to
tho ibri gade, ! as placed In position on
tho crest OF the hill to Il he right OF sthe
Henry house commanding the plateau
iowa r'ds& the Stone house on the Sud ley;
road 81, Mnnledl lately N III y The rear OF and
slll,Is olting this ba tterys was the Fourth
Regiment, under Colonel James +, Pres
ton, wi thes Invent y-seventlliR egiment,
under Colonel ~ ohm ls chols.
formed a. few9pa ces In II rear Tho lfthF
Regiment was on the ghtfof Brigade
Regiments onStlle le6 T Ills post ion was
maintained 4 for two hours in q broiltng,
July sun IN an open field subj eoted to d
fire from 4 no tilerys Of tho enemy from
Which the two regiments, Is Fourth and
| tTeWnty-seyenth. immediately y In rear o
| stlle, battery Mffered serious loss. Is n VIII
Sa At about 81 O'clock the enemy had push
ed foiWitd n strong 5eolulnnt{os infantry,
and &art illery, and had arrived in close
proxinllty to acAson s u oft flank near tito
| Henry il GUS 10. tAths&tlme Sthe5,len OF
the Fourth Reg ment wore lying flat$p
their faces In the rear ofPthes battery to.
escape he heavy artillery fire or the
enemy when we We're called to attention
and ordered " forward 3Rat q ubla-quicls,
and on an obllque 3mnreEto the lef over
"a stake and brush fence, through a skirt
ofITplnes and u sui Joct to q heavy X fire
sof nusketly. In very few minutes we
were In close contact WI b i the ranks OF
the enemy q which avery conspicuous
body was ~ HouaVa Regiment from M en-
leYork, q With highly decorat ted uniforms.
Iaconsisting Of loosely, fitting red breaches,
lablue blouses, wit Turkish fez and tassel
as head gea I, acksoI's men n rushed ut
| Them. with bayonots fixed, 81 every man
yelling at the top of his Voice. la Here
was theIorigin OF the !. Rebel yell.n which
llafterWards became SO conspicuous In all
later battles of the Army of Northern
Virginia. The men fired as RAPIDLY as
they could load their old Esmoot h-bore
rhlskets,san IN! n few mlnute Les the Cons
| federates were In full possession OF that
part of the field and q fine battery Of
field artillery. RIokettsl Which was IN
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