Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-11-09
LEIrER FROM 4 nALTMoREAN.

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LETTER FROM A BALThlOREAN.
Tue following lellcr fron The Captain Of one nj The
s'a'nare companies published IN tie American Of
that city L. viii b. ionnd nll Of ln,eresr,nr
details than any letter yet published
MosraarY. sept 27 1876.
| should like 10 give rnu lu acrnnn uf the opera.
ailous o amy from the ilme W reached his fun
onui II wa "r'ed Ia caPulac. bul have nj htr lha
tln' MOI The oparo Ia deeole to IT, shall herel uly
peak al the Pan lhlt unr battalion played including
thu het"ns tflnlhls and necohs of one OF its mri.
hefs, fauf old incud aud humble servant On Monday
lasi, The Isl. lalle having been under nus ,Illau
ol The previous nehi exposed 10 n heavy aiu, al
O'clock \. W.. We marched from camp with luur com
panes al the el nuty am alter Huf's hard marci.
~. We issued tmm cariod directly IN lftnt 81 a
battery. ef alhr iur, o sN ven pieces of ar
tllelN, and cleadel with infantry, winch rpcned "a
Us The moment HE head al column made is appear
aner. We were within punt blank fanle. aud l. lr
ihe mi uar brl HE ptsllt1e ol shut. Our hatln
hon VII immediately lufmrd lue ii hlltle under a.
ne, and W Werr ofl red taehagr Forward went,
cleruna aud ~ NY sNutd anl ,le tpu cane alter
ne Gailaudy. Nhfn within hundred Yards Il lne
trenches lonhrl bae, Ia - h. MS tdhwnr heiap
anxious "a know lie men. Judge ofnv nstnuishmrnl
~hru bthel the anr computes # t-al5rs marching
by ntul ~ tte rtgll. | Col VI aisun s,ol5lru
hui rs IL hearing nmand. that was an lnlmesibltv
0"tng Ia tn dtata1g iaaJ a the and nsketie
saW The had al Oil llte changing direction. ant
kntN nj odre thai lin punt ii auack was charged sad
ian at III, head II my company intercept the
the column. | reached Jusi CplanH Watson pns
dismounting hem bls harse, Nhirh The nrx moment
tell tom slni, HE tUlaae eflrd oul IL the uen-
"SbrIft yont-eltrs men, lIie besf way ynu can Al
this time Inc Battalion scattered over spaee Of
about an acre aud Tie men were ylna down. the shll
IN moa instances lAlng os,t heads; but ihc guns
weIc depressed aud he slmt hogan Ia take Effect
was lying rla.c IL Coloul Watson aunnsid, a. a
hed1c, nhen he Jumped up aud er,d out NV 5 tie
tine hoye follow me- | was up aud after him N SEC
md. my men following me. Newtte now in a stftet
M lane. with trw houses ttHtr side. mud within
hnulred yards ut three batteries ahch completely ak,d
N addition Ia " hieh two Twelve pnndors uerr plant
I'd IN tbe Castle On The feht, completely puii3ng the
Whole distance had make Add I this The thou
,and mn,kercs the house tops aud IN lac h1freaes
The head NJ The street up winch advanced. and
every ero-s s'taff, an5 you nay erm sere idea oil tie
DELUXE Aaa poured upon U.s. (rar in mind thai The
.our cnnpanlrs ii REGULARS were viii u.s. the ono
i lnetmnnIcd with the othpt) Oawafd we went men
md hufsrs falling at every slep. Cheers, slIeks nfoans
and words o command added the din whilst the roar
+ If The nuns was absolutely daaipnng.
We had advanced up the street under this awful and
fatal fire nearly two hundred yards when we reached
coss street at the cornur vi which all who had sue
rcedrd in getting illus tar alive, halcd as II by muull
consoul. was shaking Col. Natsan by the hand.
whilst he was conn llmeollu, me, when a shower If
rapp round and rlnlstef snd came irpin the corner
Iaoyc aud ifrr ufli els fill aud do nut kalw ha "
many prIvalts. Each man sough some place Of appa-
renl shelter.
SAT d ,wn on the ground with nv back To the wall
" a house Ga my left were iva men torn nearly To
prrrps One Of llem was lying fat on his back With
Ills rus extending aflher m the str 1t taan mile.-
Cash came an1la,r shower of grape, which tore one Of
hi, wounded c1s off lie tea ed mp md shriehed aud
j ell back corpse. never moved tot WIS satisfied
thai one place uns a. another. Directly opp
site 10 me was uy Bu,vet Pad .iauttnanl A-qnIlh on
rh tbt corn,f vas Lieut. Bow le also nj my ,,1mnany:
and close Ia me sal Gil Wutsun AMI Ait Schaefer-
I'm Ciw minutes saw our col,r Sergeant old Ilar.
come pas. with his fpht arm shattered On has since
been nfnpular,d) aud N lew minutes there caue var
Billg lImu II botut by one u the color guards cur
stars and ~tIprs !; and uoic Tins thai IT was he fIst
American fac ia The city al Alnnterrvan lunor which
we know beIonts 10 our Battalion.
" hen saw the Il ~ notwithstanding the novelty Of
the scene around me lhrll oi pleasure shot thr3uph
ne. and leli as II could die CT had made uG my
mind Ia dr and no man there yrr Thought l. r a omnent
thai he would ,el u1l alive and most oi them did not
The 6rlnu sill continued without the slIl hest Inerins.
sion Wills, we remained Al this memuiahe corner which
yas nrrbaps far 6Iipfn minutes " hen WE we're pr-
,rred tpenafue up the street, slua hesitation was
manifested by b hh REGULARS and Volunteers hat the of
fcers spranl 10 the lfuni In double file being alongside
ItCol Walsnn
Ne advanced suppose about fifty Yards, when Col.