The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15
BATTLE or NE MA I2FlE7.
Its History and Its Vast Importance Errors
81 History Writers Corrected.
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Returning nav toibur part Of tie .strug-l
gle, IT'S we went forward C6lohol 1cdt
gar gnve usi!goMe relief from tic ter tyr.
3urlli.s WhiohJsss Wis iainado necessary 9y
the sink hoesi clnnips Of treeA etc. 4 R W.
were ,stG tho lust moment II full battalion
ai 'ust II t tshr hs as Sdehs
saW the headasot tho men Sor tue ifly.
first coming oyer tit crest. they let ny ny
gun NV &, what IL; Touring t!e n,,ssil s
sde Es thgAy saayi so Ell:
a oi 1SslnHisT fEe
Shan } }SS sfSSSa 2n thsi SssE!
thnd eidnngtrelG our ranks by theirl5eI ~.
Sss wsrc s not aS q WhG the wo y
.ahd y were ilEeiS iEt,eg,s 7, /, Is, p Ss
AL the. bssn l u q L, loo e. h en9
Unclaimed ssah dHosa aG S hs,"do0 .he,s
!ns III lie Battle INSTANTLY Ct ,hls. Jung y.
Golonsl lldsa n frot. hIs hpi ls
Tie same Instant. !. GeneYsti Disadvantage
Gashca along our Inc rear ,aIloiIht IL
whsolo War }steyeer Wifinessed' nlore beau,l
iltul res bonae.5 Nolttne was lust., Every
man Aeeined Ito know the lnportahce OF
Eatng; the foe heiore 1 IF.
8ly-hrst and IN TO The enemy the men
went III such dash as caused tho r, foa,
to ~ way at tile top Of MS speeu. Ih y,
Southern SOLDIERS have many ,l'i''g sa, -
The splendid dash OF tho ,'Twenty-si
virglnlu Battalion OIL that day.
While az pot wish to 4, dctra as 4 i.ua
ment,.il should 30 said they,might easily,
and should have risen from the ground
and rushed the enemy without waiting
for $us 70 pass, over them. I IN IN, a.
5ribc again and dash upon the foe. other
wise Their. falling only causes fatal J, . t
ever, we gtlvelthcln little chance to think
or act: our line went oyer thohi 80 q!lioE:
\ that have reason 70 believe s9m ,.,,, OF
them did not know tl'llt we a ~, Eoan n,
criticism except III cnses where tlieyy
broke back upon tls Or sought continued
shelterq1Jy Remaining upon tlie yroln,na q.
sower = Ii VII big p dEopa Sasa % fa cauS
Ing the smoke Of the encmy's suns TO
stand still n,{n3 long string with the ,
lover edge about tWo feet above ,G W. NE "!
gIuuIlu... WE SUW tlt iptSs ~ l''o.
BY looking through. under tic smoke Aru
could see t hat they were very busy
carrying their owners To the rear but
wheh We t,erged irom hia coi,'i1' ro 0a
III our Front. artillery, SUPPORTS, reserves
and All. Werd IN the first stnsen oil
complete rotlt. Some of the guns, were
CO Gould id, lake ihuhii,. one wns 1,,4t sovplns
up TO 20, mon wore. flying US Il before II.
cyclone. md nobody WAS ,hklIhE tIme.
e lo sor enRBt y ,sHoo hs down
Horses stopped and captured another gun.
which had gbne about 100 yards. Wn l,ur-
sued the flying foo as FAST ns men can
and When they We're prnoiI c1lly, o'it q
f. fnSr i'h loot q lie 30, where We r.
nlne hy aspWt n, wb Ge we w nGus
ali alarming report passed alohE our line
on. our flank ana were about -, 40 at
S 1nGN " 8 df0 Se o that 81 se p i
Of his line. with + he. pi,rbose pf attaeki,
Ing ~ g the flank e wS shos Sey ye Wera
fsc at'x.i and I'D Colonel Tdgar sent two
companies Of his mon. who ,dlslodHod them
and sent th s1 srnapeng after ter thet
report that Colonial 11dgnr's ,nen were
$"cut Off "a report credited to my cup
tain, u. s.. nead-whch appeared III the
santont ons sa ssnaturo Of
AS this paperais devoted to correct
Ing history, and not to furnishing rca1,,
lble story, we pause here TO- comment 1T
farther foot or The hill was the stb-
jeot OF excited discussion among the SOL.
liors, who were ell generals, ana who
new o Iey Ie in, ~ef9 sSpey hefGGd
Colonel Edgar said TO Colonel Forsberg:
Colonel. we, are away from our COM
mahders,. and YOU arc the superior Of,
sThls is recled u hero as Testimony
To- 70 bo used later n our criticism Of the
Ds WS nn I'd wSc pssS e ovs s 9a . Summit
Of tho NIL. as soon tis We saw that our
work vas s,lcccssf FUZZY done we took time
to look TO our right to SEQ how It went
suetie was inspiring beyond description.
Our entire line was In, full charge at SOME
PLACES within few rods of tho .enemy,,s
teen o,,,.twenty rods from c, AZ going
against him with Il nlnd rush. making him
certnln no, must either ny or take cold
stool. md be In q hurry about making his
liz drive through tho enemy's right wing,
MASSES with Utmost speed. This At once
nsplrted our men anI 1hlsPlted tle en.
driving back tnoir loft wing TOWARDS tho
5rUnd 'rhls also had IL similar. effect upon
both parties ut tho centre. But for all
TINT tho foe was not willing to retreat
Till ho had done hid utmost TO snatch
victory from us. nnd stood to their work
with stern resolution TIL they were liter
ally driven from their vantage position,
behind Il bhrricnded fonce IN some places.
So severe was their fire TINT the Sixty
second Regiment IN part. for q moment
hestnted, then with seemingly double
resolution dashed upon their stubborn foo
ana put him to flight This regiment has
been ,unjustly criticised Their answer
Is tholrs werc nearly half the casualties
OF tho bntte! Bravo! Slxty-second! Your
critics either did not see you Or wcro
themselves frightened ont OF their wits.
NV sight OF That charge WAS but for y
moment, but long enough to write i upon
inemory's pn9e 50 lndolibly that 7! s9enl
5ntill to sec II. The cadets were In line
With their right and left IN proper toucll
with their veteran comrades, but their me
bent little at tho centre. convex towards
tho enemy. and their cheering, so much
like TINT Of hoys ut play, touched the
henrts OF their fellow-soldicrs and made
many to regret their presence on the bat
tlched. No one regrets more than the
writer TINT n halo Of II has boen woven
BY Orntory, around the cnrcor or tho
cnduts on that occasion, making " neces-
sary to deny tho Fictitious parts III ~ m
tnrcStg or truth, rh6 pluln truth or tho