The National tribune., 1908-12-24

The evidence he produced proved the
Aoiltrary. hope this is a sufficient
Apology for what follows:
! Early Enroilment.
The I'd Del. was enrolled on the 22d
Qay OF May, 1861, to serve for three
Fears. unless sooner discharged. Capt
a ". Wharton, OF the Regular Army,
Was commissioned Colonel, ana the reg
Gnent was put in camp at Camp Bran
Sywine, near Wilmington. Del After
Bome time devoted to 'Iioking us into
the shape OF soldiers" the regiment
k'as' assigned TO Gen. n II. Lockwood's IS
Brigade, and started on its way to the
Eastern Shore OF Maryland and Vir-
8inia to drive out or suppress the Con-
1ederates who were forming companies
IND drilling them all down the PENN
&ula, and were making brave threats
Of whist they were going to do with any
Yankee army that had the temerity to
poliute tbs Sacred Soip' of Virginia. II
was estimated that their force mustered
from 5000 to 3,6ee men, and our boys
thot that they might have q little
s'scrap" with fhe Johnnies down In that
osAighted region, but when their pick
cts discovered that our brigade was ad-
vaHcing on their works-they had
khrown up quite number OF them
they did not stand on the order of their
going. but "skedaddled" toward Drum
Ihondtown, the Countyseat of Accomac
County, and the home of Gov. Wise.
When we reached that point We found
them not--for they had kept on go
ing, and quite a number succeeded IN
crossing the Bay, ana joining the Con-
xederatesN at Richmond, while not a
Kew surrendered their arms and took
the oath Of allegiance to the United
took the fret opportunity to go South.
We captured eight cannon and secured
q number of small arms and a lot OF
ammunition. We didn't do much fight
ing in that campaign, but II was not
eur fault; We were hunting for it.
with the Army of the Potomac.
After wiutering In that section we
were sent to Baltimore, and from there,
May 81, 1852, were sent to join the
Army of the Potomac. and assigned to
the Second Corps, Gen. Richardson's
First Division. At this time the
strength OF the regiment was 1872 en-
IN the company Of Fighting Regi-
plents," and We had our share of it.
Ne were IN Gen. French's Brigade. II
was three days after the battle OF Fair
Oaks that we. Joined the Army OF the
Potomac.
During the retreat tseven days) from
before Richmond, when Gen. Mcclellan
changed hfs base TO Harrison's Land
ing, the regiment was engaged several
Zines and lost two enlisted men killed
kwo enlisted men wounded and 80 cap
cured or missing. Quite a number oi
those reported as missing landed ir
Houthern prisons and died there; Others
10 reported were never with the regi.
msnt again, and the presumption Is they
were killed.
At Antfetam.
At the battle of Antietam, Sept. IT
1852, the regiment was In Col Brooke.
Brigade. {Fourth), (Firgt) Division
Second Corps. (We were still among
fhs Fighting Regiments.) The brigade
consisted OF the 52d and 57th N. Y.
SD Pa. (Col Brooke's regiment), ant
the I'd Del. Gen. Richardson command
ed the division. Gen. Mcclellan, in hi.
report Of the battle Il quote from Off.
aiel records), says: The ground over
which Gems. Richardson and French
were fighting was very Irregular, inter.
Sected by numerous rayines, hills coy.
Nrsd with growing corn, inclosed b.
ptone walls, behind which the enenny
uouid advance unobserved upon any ex.
Eosed point OF our iines. Taking ad.
vantage OF this. the enemy attempted tc
9stn the right of Richardson's position
cornfefild near Roulett's house
Fntrs the division had become separat.
"a from that OF Gen, Trenchie. :, 4
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