Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06

t Pulaski's body ,uas reluctantly consig'
the battle Many declare he fell while attack
ing redoubt, but as many others insist that the
gallant Pole, with his usual daring, was at
tempting to take his horsemen between two
redoubts and strike for the center of the town.
A description of the battle in a volume, ap-
proved by Congress, in a memorial to La
fayette, says
During the engagement Count Casimir Pula-
ski. with his legion of horsemen, was slowly
gaining advantage against another part of the
works when a cannon ball struck him in the
thigh, inf1cting a mortal wound, which caused
his men to hesitate"
Capt. Mccall, in History of Georgia." says:
Count Pulaski attempted to pass the
works into the town and received a small
cannon shot in the groin, of which he fell
near the abatis."
DR.. Stevens in History of Georgia." asserts
that when Pulaski fell before the lines of
Savannah, he was carried back little distance
and that DR.. James Lyman of Charleston ex-
tracted from his groin an iron grape shot. The
operation, which was exceedingly painful was
borne by Pulaski with inconceivable fortitude."
This grape shot, as late as 1859, was said to
have been still in the possession of the LYMAN
family.
COL PAUL BENTALOU, one of those closest
to Pulaski, affrms that Pulaski while at
tempting to penetrate to the French column
under D'Estaing, which, in the swamp, was
subjected to murderous fire, received swivel
shot in the upper part Of his right thigh
"After the assault was over he was conveyed on
board the U. S. brig Wasp to 60 round to
Charleston" says Bentalou. '"They remained
some days in the Savannah River, and during
tI1nA rIx; Gel
French fleet attended on Count Pulaski 1t was
found impossible to establish suppuration and
gangrene was the consequence"
Maj. Rogowski, another of PulaSki's associates,
thus describes the Poles final charge:
For half an hour the guns roared and blood
flowed abundantly. Seeing an opening between
the enemy's works, Pulaski resolved, with his
legion and a small detachment of Georgia
cavalry, to charge through, enter the city con-
fuse the enemy and cheer the inhabitants with
good tidings. Gen. Lincoln approved the daring
plan. Imploring the help of the Almighty,
Pulaski shouted to his men Forward and we,
200 strong, rode at full speed after him, the
earth resounding under the hoofs of our
chargers For the first two minutes all went
we'll We sped like knights into the peril. Just,
however, as we passed the gap between the two
batteries cross fire, like a pouring shower,
confused our ranks. I looked around. Oh! sad
PROSTATE upon the ground. / leaped toward
him, thinking possibly his wound was not
dangerous, but a canister shot had pierced his
thigh, and the blood was also flowing from his
breast, probably from second wound. Falling
on my knees, tried to raise him. He said in
a faint voice: 'Jesus Maria! Joseph!' Further
I knew not, for at that moment musket ball,
grazing my scalp, blinded me with blood, and
I fell to the ground in a state Of insensibility."
Still another version has 1t:
pulaski rushed into the thick of the
fighting shouting his well known battle
cry, 'Foerwarts, brodens, foerwarts!' when
he was mortally wounded at the foot of
redoubt"
1t is said that when the King of Poland heard
of Pulaskis DEATH he exclaimed: Pulaski has
died as he lived, hero-but an enemy of
kings"
THE death of Pulaski occurred on October II.
Slow as was the medium Of communication
In those days. however, the Continental Con-
gress, sitting whenever and wherever it could
beyond the range of the British guns, enacted
legislation before the close of the same year
looking to the erection of suitable memorial
to commemorate the services of this valiant
young warrior who at the age Of 49, had al
ready fought the battles Of freedom for two
lands and who at that early age had given his
life to the cause.
The speedy action of the Continental Congress
was a tribute to the esteem in which Pulaski
was held. The legislative action, however, was
nothing more than promise of what was to
come later, when the depleted treasury would
be in better position to pay the homage it was
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