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At B ft l Jccllciimu.ilKti or rUi on lisnl B ttimlawtiultUmlit llutduriiiKtlietaorilh B iurccillii)( th rfetmint fomtht Mrrrtin H k vcnjfrnii-aUtlniinoof wliieh Itlwttmoroinrn B kf.lwltliAn in anyftUrr vt the U.lrty-lx B UttU.t.dttcinfr Tl.lrtrltbfltllt.aur- H Ing tlirwi jean of flfiLUnftl Un Imttlo fur B cwh month of tlifffMl work nf the war, B j, one tjAltlo a month wlieturIcc wtro B lucritortont iuwl rorwtlcitnuv B it Th Hrt Main wat rccrultM tnalx B vrtkk' Hin. la lU fall of lhOl, tlia whol B !l iUtU-iiiKttiB mut4rln firU. TliooHl B kH (rnliiultlirlr tlrk of mmlU, brcauwilt B 1 1 " t,ta ,lr,t CA'' fur tnutvrs ftlhl tli ()Uotft B ftllownl but cm rAtilrj n-lnirlit, hi tlirf B tuok "nouf but ftMimt, AbllMll! mvti In B ftUrtlrcti, lirtnmi lh Rifmof dlitrfn H mid thirty flvo mn, vt corrrcl tnornl ami B Umix-rftt habits, actlrci, tntelllKfut, vl B orvua iiul faunlj-, wpltcliluff mt kutlian H 123 nor mors than lfr xmii(lA." B 1 Tlisflnamantornllit ujw Jonathan I1 H Cllltf, ami ha vra alao tha lint man B f. wounilrtt Tli (irRW)M nrunouurrd bla B t k xttnl fatM, but h llrM to U the lot B k cuinmanderuf the rvffluirnt nnd Ktlltln H p tbo latt right baUlf un tho lUt. B I The troop m (teftlml their tnnMr n awonK B 111 but only liciiratlTfly, IntltohlJoAmlarck. B 1H cAnipnlKnof thofahuonJoah vnllejr In t lift B e aprlui; of Wii llivj early tint without B tMtt r that UUh.Lt ft UMful Icwun. In B ttiwiUiu lUnka rctront d iwn ttio vallrjr In B MArt tnn batlnllon, cut Infirm In txIuimu t B finirnaloucft nirrow Ve ran full tilt into B m C&nfcderaU battery. Tl loulcm rrlnM B nnlnauriirlw ami the nnr ratika ruahM B otl 11't0 wUr over ft mllMtun, wen ami B liuriu-ft lccotnln InroWwl Itt nboputtM atul B ' llitnatrnrleiicoff tl o irgtment wa B at Cnl11, mcunutn, on the ItapMan, licrt B ' twtl Id lino f"t aoms hour iindrr flw B i' fromfirttllcryaiitl tartrtltba uriUnl with B out filnchlnif n tha otbtr buttle of thilr B J flrtt year, Hsconil Hull ltun, A&tlttam ami B I 1 rttlrrlcktburtf, the rtutmrnt uaa ofun B umlcr 11 ro with fatal naultt, ami In the )t ChanrflloraTllU ciunpnlgu wrnt with (Ira B ' htonrmnu on Itln fainoua rhlaarouml Ieo' B wrmy, luwtltitf ilh atlrrln wlrrnturta B I ! n'1 n llrrly hruU now ii i.J then, byikiial B ivna, wltlithOonfotIerAtotruinlnitur B1 ult. Hut allor till won wily priwtl for B ' ' tbo erlou work fthml, nnl 1 1 vran nn Idral B carnlry corjw that drn IMronton 11 out B ) on Juno P, 11, tocruMth llappnlintinotk B riurlnthofaceof "Joli"btuart' itnllant B aquntlrona hi1 llnJ out wlut lr wahilolntf B t Willi bIlillonuy Tho Hrt Malnw wo B' lntbeillrlilouuf Uen Grrctf.anl hml for B ' lli hrlcwllrrtliobuliluff jouuk Kltintrirk B boy of twtuty ta No tired tu tll hrrv H j bow Uo nu ti of Ilufonl crowl tie rlrrr, H , met aiul Urure Iwtk Htuart'a In-tt hrUudca under Grna. Joue llnmi ton nixl Ia-v. It B vii tht flrvt (ttiuluo borMbiKk flnUt of Bs tl,t B (rfRH'a tltrlaton fonlnl the rlvrr and B, rcUnl stUKrt'A blTOuac, Ilmndy Hutloti B brail(UAitcra (mil nil, ntil btuart, arouwl II ta wratli, turm-d Ida whole jowrr Iocmo upon tho d firing hriiwlt of CA. 1'ircy Wynlham that had depo(Inl bU rniiii, i flfrittf 1" claiiiei n I I0-I11K tho friiltacf . hi clmrtfu when Klljmtrlck npp-Arul,lrAl 1 ln li a n mtnftn 1 for the lint time undrr B 1 fire Comltiu to the Held the tirtRAdoeim rs"d B I from tho wooil tni iwiigruutid aiKlcharKi-d B In column of a-iurwlroiw, A t'onfttlrratc B ItAtterytKctTtnvd by hhrul Ury. wilamml fl tho now wrrlnil vrlthhtlU, anil a forto 1 B 4 Confttlrrate carat ry dahM upon tho lend B lnt; niflioviit, tatturlnit (ta ntouvl nnl B liurlltiK Hi HaaU-jk Theaocond rrKlxicnt B fared even woritf, and KUputrlck rodo to B the I In.t Miiur, xhotttlnif, ".Mun of Maine, B yyu tuuit ave tht day 1" B m B mm B SaK' HH rm. caimv . ninr, H Kill. 1 In rlrcel A1J1 1 HBl MnVlis n illcbt detour lo tin rleht, tin AaH rrgiinrnlMrurk the ConMertito Uonotu AaK Itiu HftliL, rriuliinK nit hUwiimlroti4, ttita BBHj antl'tcnuiitliulilllliita mul owr tlm hat- BBI . tajr, haotlu mid klwhiui: rliilit itwl lilt BBH ( Intliv invlfv tl raul irc LniLen nlut BBBt ll.olni.Ur altnl i ti" lulrmtn 10 rnllr BBH tbo kurvlvuiA. tl ( ilunir inranlllne rtlkli BBBBM , tut; l to Uum Hie itiipn.-alui't tlirlr n turu. BBBBS Ihv column ir-fornitHl nnil rhl htrnlelit BBBBSi fortUolilterimitlii,tluiiMltU n imliltn BBBBB kwrrrtf thellnuk atoltliil It mid citlotMI BBBSMI Uck tu tlm lllKa.U- (lliljr I UM, 9 BBBBK uouniU(l unit 3- tnptunil vrro the ciu- BBBBM ualtlm,tut Iillulrkk told tht lw) oil BBBBVi tlm pot tliut It ik "oimor tlie 1 t tluUKt BBBBS nn uuulf," nal tliut It uvi-.l tin illi laluii BBBBM froimlfrrnt KiliNttrlck yot natarfor tint BBBBBji tiplolt, uml tliuukiil tbo Unit Mulua for BBBjt wlnnlnitit. BBBSMI nhl.lTilnlcrKlpalrirW, nt tho lira I BBBBBj of it l ew ilh UU n, tnrt htlmrt In front of BBBBS! ,, AMInUap, III tlui Hlua llMui. mid Kiuint BBBBS) tlnjrtligiror.tof ltwlirntir Bacoluiun, BBBBBjf tiltlithu FlMt Slillna Uuilllift, lin. timil to BBBBBjj litiald. 'llioConfiilirntraluul tlicivliiin BBBBBJ la p witlift kin It r or liar larks, natutio BBBBBJI i rtul iiul u ImIcIi, UJ utktul of Klluib nrk'arrtflmriiU IW Uta broken up and drlrcn liork to tblr eannou KIIwlrlck looketltotha rAr In dcepnlr and l.leye caught night of the First Maine. Oallop-ln((upta Oallop-ln((upta lutolonclbe fbouted, !! of Maine, Jou jwiTnl the day at llrandy Htiv tlon, Mm It Again at AMIe! ' There were tm bitlAllonp prmland (V)uadm(ia were hmtily fnrrniil for the cimr c KIlpatHckroileaiiff liyailewltb CoL Dmity.AJKlriTintf three rouMnKcheen With WATlfiR nnhre the cAvalcado ewrt I down an Incl n lowarJ the tctorlotit enemy The lUdniw tb-n ml nt the flnt dahnndonwanl the Maine boyi rodelu e j died fureult uitil they atrurk n illft nmunir-1 Una Uhlnd A atom mhII At this point the MaIdb ranks aulTcnl MTerely for a moment buttholmpeluaof thechirito bore them through the ConfolrrAte line. tt itlrh waa routetl nifl ilrlrrn from the field Col Uuty fell at the U ne wall, plentfl WlthtMobuttetA, Thla ftlTair cottn kilUl nnd IT wounded Two dnya later, nt .Mid dlelmrc the reutment chirftel a potlth. acrrenel by wox!a Arvl a atone wall, ntul curried It, losing 3 odlceni and 8 mta killed nnd .7 woitnde1 In the (lettynbunt tattle tho Tint Milne mliweil A e hMYy lUhtlntt or Qrvux'n dM-sloti, dM-sloti, the brlffAiln tliAnrliut ptNii with (u ter In the ifnat romUt Df July 3. On the nturii march, howetrr, at bhrpheplttoMrn tni the rotomar, July 11, It hwt 9 klllnt nn 1 17 woundod In nn nffAtr with the Cou fiilerate rear K'tard Theeampalfn of 1V! In the Army of the Potomac m one of warfare ln the rudille for the cATalry TLe mountnl Infantry thiM rAme late In the fullnwintf yar tit Iffore the mmanee perto.1 faded the tlrat Maine had one more ibanre to via unique d Kindlon for dnrlnft work A detail ofanwAAchcMeu by Kllpntrltktoridtfoii the anion ral 1 to ltlelimuid In bniAry, IS! l-ilcr, wb n KUintrirk and the rub Iiiht(rrrndlrldel furrem, fire cumpAniiof the .Maine lxjye hende'l the little column if COO which lUhltstin led with ruch fatAl rra'iltanftAltiHtthenorkeof IhoCcn-filerate IhoCcn-filerate rnp.Ul 1 hU ride of unex&nipted wltdiiPMAtidbraTfry ct the rrKlment 1 dctttlmlnlkattloAiMia w'ilI(d( bvalde 11 denthe In i-rion and 19 1 Inner inn rftptlrce. Then followed the trn of awlft rldt a nnd ahnrji H.ht of dUmountiil rnvalry Un the 11th cf Mat, IWM, In hln-ri-UV Itirhm.-ntrAld.tho Firt MMnu waaiear (fiianl vrhtn Stuart wn.drfAte4l nt rlMw Intern The Mai nu lioya fuujfht on font atilonhorHlAck,anl Iroke for tho first tlineunter theproxaureof nwholebrIiA.le. The Iom waa U klllctl aimI 13 woundo.1. The next flht of the retflmcnt waa m wnrmMnny cnralry mannnnrnt on rtc ord, nnd UmKn'ii dlvlMou nvnlu Irorotho brunt Tbla wai nt Kt, Mftry'a Chunh. Va , JiineSl, wlten Undo Hampton with a Inrtfe mounted forou nttemitwItoctiti.fr (irniit'avtuuon train paiinrf from the I'd tmuikiy to the J a mi rlrir The lint) mimW TttlV tlMlFAST OF HlMPAKT A. TbeLrothrraH W and P M LUrk.1 Malootook tho leAdof the dlrhlou,And when the troupe taw that they cried out, "1 Ight today, boya, the tint Maine'.. In tl e tidrnnce." (ircKi dtmountid Ida men nnl built mdu bn A'tworkt, aji 1 the n the Maine ini n 0enrd the ffc,Lt Aiilrndeillt, uttlngboth rarbtnee nn 1 rerolrera. TliouuU orlerctl tu n tire, the men did an alowly, luntlnji ut every rid ye and fence nnd clump of true for uuo mora Tolley, fa they bell on till n Iwittery caiuo to their aid, ami they 1 l.d to def t n 1 that hi n It run out if ammunition. Of tboSijUmrn mgAKed IT were killed nnd W uoundnl Ilniuptou hha hell up until the Mnjm train wm beyond rrnclu Bhrldun left the Army of the rotomao Auj? 1, 1S;, but Oriffft'edlrUlon re malnnl behind At li tere-burifi tere-burifi following the fortunra of Hancock lu hUexpfdlllotianulhe Con fitter At u llaiika, 1 he rt tclnivut wldnl four battle to It lUt durtnif Auifuat, and In txptimUrwaare-cufuixttl txptimUrwaare-cufuixttl by lUht nnniHtulca of Maine trofi)atrnnffrnd from the lint District of CutumblA inralry The atntitfth vr alutMO ultltlhli IncrenM On Oct, ST, At llovdtoti Hond, 10 ncro killed ntut M woundwl In a aavnuo flu lit with a.1b llumptou'e mounted forcta. Tho 1 1 nt Maine at that time belonged to n brigade lommanttrd by Col. 0. II. Hmlth, lu former lender, who una n rnji-tain rnji-tain In the n glmmt lu 1S..1 tilley, the flnt recruit mil the lint mnn wimndi-d, bod ttrnvltntM to the Up mil led tho rrglnntit, Thehluhott riuiulty Hat of all waa at Wnw Iddle Court Henna. Afarch 31,t!.c pro-llmliiArnrrirelorka. pro-llmliiArnrrirelorka. bhirldm'atAialry wit forced toffita uround all dar aii1 At leiik'th Hmltli a brikode waa cilhul upon to ik ft ud n crock rrowtliu ng iliut lit itvy oild. The I int Maine dUmountc 1 un 1 mlvaucid In it dt ploj i-d hue to meet churni; cnrulry. T hey optiml fire with fcpeneir mid lliury rit.ea,7andl(.d.ootrA,and the Coufedir ale column tiemhlcd, wai enxl un t purled riijht and left, uwu to molt u ny lu n form leu wrtkof dwid Lnruaaud mtn In thla flilht the Tint Malnu'ilou waaS7 kllti-d Attd tOMouudtfb At Aipuniiittox, Sinlth'a briKade wm rlnced lu the liut cop opined IoIai. the .ym hlmrff rood T ho (Ithtlim u faun 1 ly, April V, that eodrd In Uv'i aurrendtr, Wan on tho frt tit of tho 1 Int Muine, nnd Iti l.w, tl tr mam T klllcl aiul 13 Houndeil I he K (ill hM uf the n Jim. nt Vilh d nml nuirtillyMnuiiJ.xlMni ft otlUcn util 1VJ nun the blithctt audi red byanycurntry hirli lent tn tlm Uni n army Ihel Int Milne hhi i-rinlml anllul thrntiuliuut by volunteer oiliixra. Hint 1 intuiiel, J nmjnn. an 1 o enptnina klllmt In nitlou VtM .Murj'el'huah lu colonel licuteuunt colout.1 nnd a major were .ouudM And All tliU nobloncord m w mnde ly nvirneintn. The twin MrKniU, no IliturtM from photograph taken duiliu In uanuoinpanj tliUfktt h Mould n t Mun 1 out on no AHlafa cunwm Hourintlly andoHitue if the Uhlan and Druituota thnt rodo at (lrovulloiu ant hlnu, but tlayarvtypee of the rint Maine tnoi for whom tin re can Iw tioumudir inUuy tlitntbuaimile record of their pemiatuit tlnrlutf Atiotberthlng 1 have afntwl that lite Hicinuut miMbnl by uluiitiirH, Ijirlj lultacureir Acut Iron rule of nut i prof an It) no I total ubuliut nre wm pniniulUAtetl nt liMdiituirtir. this miy not .HKUlfy nnythtuif, bnt omo watr, noutl hwo ft thnt for irotiiwrnliilhelild tlitro wiano iwliwmiiij ice Kft ri'i 1 1 liulittng I eu o tl.Jlhii-lj-fcU laUUminllio flnt MufnuN iUli.- (JlOI.i.K U KlUtkU |