The National tribune., 1910-04-14
THE DURYEE zoUAyEs.
The 5th y. Y. Will Celebrate the 10th
Anniversary of Its Muster-in

Editor National Tribune: The 49th
anniversary of the muster Into the
United States service of the 9Th N Y.
lDuryee Zouaves) will be celebrated
Saturday, April 23, 1910, at Hotel Marl-
borough, broadway and 36th street,
New York City. The skirmish line will
be thrown out at p m; general en-
gagement at 7:30 p. M; recall, 11:15
p m. Every member of the regiment
alive is expected to be in line. Bring
your sweethearts with you. Ammuni-
ton for the affair will cast 81 for each
person, but members who are short
Will be supplied free by the ordnance
officer. This regiment, next to the
ISL Mlnn. at Gettysburg, lost the larg-
est percentage of any in single en-
gasement at the second battle of Bull
Kun. This was 76 per cent killed and
wounded and not one missing or unac-
counted for. Comparatively speaking.
very little is known of the history of
the hight made by that command. 1t
was another of the regiments that made
a worldwide record in heroism. At
the second Bull Run, Aug. 80, 1862, the
regiment went into action with 462 Off
GERS ana men. In less than 10 minutes
IS6 lay dead or mortally wounded, 203
wounded and II missing, who were
afterwards found to have died in the
enemys hands; total of 76 per cent.
The only command showing a greater
percentage Of loss was the 1st MINI. at
Gettysburg. The 5th n. Y. Duryee
Zouaves) was commanded in the battle
Dy Col q. K. Warren, that gallant SOL
aier VINO afterwards commanded the
second and Fifth Corps. Warren, see
ing an exposed point in our line of bat
lie ana the paramount necessity of hold
ing II, placed there the command that
so heroically defended the position
Longstreet's Confederate Corps lay in
front, and, preceded by a terrific artil-
lery hre, advanced to the attack, Hood s
brlsaue in advance, with the 1st, 4th
and 9th Tex, 18th Ga. and the Hamp-
ton Legion. Less than half a regiment
was there to meet the onslaught, truly
forlorn hope, but the Zouaves never
ialtered. They returned the fire prompt
ly and effectively, while the rifles of the
enemy played mercilessly the song of
death. A few minutes and all was
over. Almost annihilated, but neither
conquered nor disgraced, the men slow
~ retired, carrying with them their
lags and some of the wounded, This
regiment served in Sykes's Regular Di-
vision of the Fifth Corps. 1t passed
thru and participated in the battles
around Richmond, at the Peninsula, at
manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville and other engagements
lts nrst engagement was at Big Bethel
va, June 10, 1861. The following gem
eral officers graduated from this regi-
ment: Majs.-Gen. G. K. Warren, Jud-
son Fitzpatrick, Henry f. Davies and
Joseph r. Hamblin; Brig.-Gen. Abram
Duryee, Brevet Brigs. Gen. Hiram Dur
yea, Felix Angus and Charles G.. Bart
lett. A monument has been erected on
that historic battlefield of second Bull
Kun in memory of those who gave up
their lives and in honor of those who
survived that bloody and unequal strug-
gle. Its term of service having expired
It was then sent home, and mustered
out of the United States service at New
York City, n Y, May IA, 1S63.-James
w. Webb, 13 Willoughby street, Brook
Iyn, y. Y