Evening star., 1915-10-02
Markers Unveiled on Battle
field Where Gems. Kearny
and Stevens Were Killed.
PROGRAM At PENDER, VA,
BY VETERANS OF G. A. R.
Addresses by Col. Berkley and Mayor
Ballor Of Fairfax-Welcome by
FORMER Confederate Officers.

In the presence of a large num-
Der of members of the G.. A. r.
markers were placed today on
the battlefield of Chantilly in
honor of two major generals of
the Union army, Kearny and
Stevens, who fell in that action.
The two markers to the men,
ory of Gems. Kearny and Stevens
were unveiled at I pm. at Pender,
Va, about half mile from Ok
Hill, where the two were killed.
Addresses Of welcome were delivered
by Mayor J. w. Ballard of Fairfax and
Col. Edmund Berkeley of the sth Vir-
gfnia Regiment of the Confederate
army. 1t was Col. Berkeley who led
the charge against Gen. Kearny more
than ffty-three years ago when Kear-
ny was killed.
Story Of the Battle.
In the series of battles grouped un-
der the heading of second Manassas or
second Bull Run, in August of '62, ef-
forts were made by Lees army to turn
the flank Of the Union army and in
terpose between it and Washington.
The conclusion of this series was
fought at Chantilly on the evening of
September 80 in the midst of a violent
rain and thunderstorm.
Mai. Gen. Phil Kearny of New Jer-
sey, one Of the ablest officers in the
q do mt IN tor
and ran into a party of Confederates,
who ordered him to surrender He
turned and dashed off, but was brought
down by a fatal shot.
Maj. Gen. Isaac l. Stevens. in en-
deavoring to rearrange his lines, also
was killed. Gen. Stevens was grad
uate of West Point, and had been gov
ernor of Washington territory.
Capt. j. N. Ballard has filed for rec
ord a deed conveying to the Phil
Kearny Association about fourth
Of an acre Of his farm on the field OF
Chantilly. where Maj. Gen. Kearny was
killed.
Killing Of Gen. Stevens Described.
Gen. Stevens death at Chantilly is
described in Todd's history of the 18th
Highlanders, New York Volunteers, a
Scotch-Irish regiment that served
throughout the civil war. The ac-
count of Gen. Stevens death was given
by his son, Capt. Hazard Stevens, who
was on his fathers staff. Gen. Stew
ems had ordered an advance against
the enemy. Capt. Stevens, in his ac-
count Of the action. said:
The first line, under the whitening g
hail of bullets. was wavering and al
most at a stand. Five coior-bearers
of the Highlanders had fallen in sue
cession, and the colors again fell to
the ground. Gen. Stevens at this juno
ture pushed to the front. seized the
fallen flag from the hands of the
wounded color-bearer, unheeding his
cry: For Gods sake, general, don't
take the colors; they'll shoot you if
you do!' and calling aloud upon his
old regiment: 'Highlanders. My High
landers! Follow your general" rushed
forward with the uplifted flag. The
regiment responded nobly, and the 2Sth
Massachusetts, initiated their example
They rushed forward, reached the edge
Of the woods and hurled themselves
with fury upon the fence and dashed
it to the ground, while the enemy
broke and fed in disorder.
Falls Dead in Moment Of Victory.
Gen. Stevens fell dead in the mo-
ment of victory. A bullet entering at
the temple pierced the brain. He still
firmly grasped the Flagstaff, and the
colors had fallen upon his head and
shoulders"
The 18th Highlanders were represent
ed at the G. A. r. encampment just
closing by Col. Andrew D. Baird. Two
ment, members of the District Com
mandery of the Loyal Legion, Capt.
Robert Armour and Crammond Ken
nedy, are residents of Washington.