Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-02

A Battlefield Monument.

bers of the Tenth New York Zouaves
who were able to be present dedicat-
ed monument just placed in posi-
tion on the Second Bull Run battle.
field to commemorate the heroic
struggle on that frightful August
day in 1862, when a division of Long
streets corps broke from dense tim
ber and drove in our advanced picket
under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel Marshall. The rebels didn't
advance with skirmish line, they
came rushing in solid ranks deter
mined to sweep all opposition out Of
the way by force of numbers, hoping
to crush Gen. Porter's flank. The
gallant Tenth caught the brunt of the
fierce assault and retreated backward
fighting like heroes until they formed
line with that other magnificent Zou-
ave regiment from New York City,
Duryee'S ZouaveS or "Red Devils, -
called such because of their red pants
and splendid courage. But the solid
ranks and fierce assault of the yelling
rebels forced the two Zouave regi-
ments back inch by inch firing point
blank in each others faces and using
the bayonet at times so fierce and so
close was the deadly struggle.
Color Sergeant Duff went down al
most shot to pieces and the colors
were picked up by Sergeant Dougher-
ty who went down instantly fairly
riddled with bullets.
1t was hell all over that bloody field.
The Zouaves still faced the overlap
ping masses Of the enemy with both
flanks assailed and grape and canis-
ter pouring across their flanks and
the front forced backward fighting
and dying in their tracks.
Duryee's Zouaves numb bered 400 and
the National Zouaves $40 when the
battle began and when. the fight
ended 431 men of both regiments
were dead or wounded. That fearful
struggle of the two famous Zouave
regiments saved the day, holding
Longsteet's men back until new align
ments could be made and the army
fell back to Centerville during the
night.
1t was upon that historic ground
that the veterans Of the Tenth New
York Zouaves dedicated the monu-
ment to the memory of their dead
and in memory of that terrible con-
test.
The editor of the Leader who was
of the Tenth Zouaves, was
unable to attend that important
event which is deeply regretted.
Col. Marshall who stood in the
midst of that frightful carnage wa S
present with the remnant Of the reg
iment and paid fitting tribute to the
memory of the gallant youths who
so nobly died for their country Au-
gust 20, 1862.
Gen. Warren who commanded the
Zouave brigade of two regiments, a
special honor accorded them on the
claimed at that time, in
his report of the battle, and histor
ians agree with him, that the Stub
born resistance to Longstreet's furious
saved Pope'S army from
route instead of an orderly retreat.
1t is over A years since that great
battle took place but the time seems
so short as we look back through a
of time and see that picture
of death and blood.
Glory and honor for those that
died on that bloody ground, honor
and glory for those that placed that
to their memory.
1t is proper to state that survivors
of the Brooklyn Fourteenth, ,''-the
militia number Of the regiment, and
Duryee's Zouaves, the 5th New York,
were present on that historic field on
October 20, and the veterans of the
three regiments united in dedicating
a monument to the memory of the
dead of each regiment.
The "Bull Run Chapter, Daughters
of the Confederacy, served the union
veterans with refreshments and Col
onel Edmund Berkley, a Confeder-
ate officer, acted as one Of the Mar
Shal's with a mounted escort of Con-
federate veterans.