net, with many thousand
pounds a year, was killed at the battle of the Alma, and his brother who
succeeded him fell directly afterwards. Both commissioned and
non-commissioned officers and men performed many gallant deeds.
Several, when their comrades were wounded, dashed forward, and though
the shot, shells, and bullets of the enemy were flying about their
heads, lifted them up in their arms or on their backs and took them out
of the fight. The Honourable Major Clifford in this way carried off one
of his men who had fallen close to him, from among the enemy; so did
Sergeant Moynihan, who is now a captain. On the 8th September, Sergeant
Moynihan was the first to enter the Redan. One of his officers,
Lieutenant Smith, having been killed, he made a gallant attempt to
rescue his body, and after being twice bayoneted was made prisoner, but
rescued by the advance of the British. John Alexander, a private of the
19th regiment, brought in Captain Buckley and several men after the
attack on the Redan. At the battle of Inkerman, Private Beach, seeing
Lieutenant-Colonel Carpenter lying on the ground, and several Russians
advancing towards him, dashed forward, killed two of them, and protected
the colonel against his assailants, till a party of the 41st regiment
coming up put them to flight. Private Mcdermot, also at Inkerman, saved
the life of Colonel Haly, much in the same way. However, I could fill
pages with accounts of the brave deeds done by our men during the war.
Many young sergeants not only gained the Victoria Cross, but had their
commissions given them, and are now captains and adjutants of their
respective regiments. A man, to gain this rank, however, must be steady
and sober, have a thorough knowledge of his duty, be brave and cool, and
a good scholar.

However I must go back to my tale. We remained at Balaclava till June,
when we were ordered to the front to take part in a proposed attack on
the fortress. The French were to attack the Malakoff battery, and we,
under Sir George Brown, the Redan; while another force under General
Eyre, was to threaten the works about the dockyard creek.

The French began the attack before daybreak, and before long the order
was given for us to advance. We could not hold the Redan till the
French had taken the Malakoff. We advanced rather too soon. We were
met by a tremendous fire, and Sir John Campbell who, calling to the
troops to follow, led the way over the parapet ri