The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-02-18
The Battle OF Hubbardton.

The Battle o. HUDbardton.
.orrcspo,.lpnt oi,Le En,,an,l Herald .nr-
nish.s the following rar;ir,.!a-: relative to
the Gr,t battle of the Revolutionary war
io..h. wi,h;n tie limit, Of Vermont: =
since nv rcn.or.'cr.nrc 4 battle for in,lc-
pcnIerrc was !o"eh. in I!"''.2:!.on on Tie
.ronn near the Baptist meeting house. be
tween A: division cfInrroync's arm anl Il
division Of rear ~r!rl Of org a;'n!y. ro.H':s7n-
died bv Col Francis OF u" Ma =. '!lr'"it. line.
Cart. (;rcc.lcac. f.thor %. Pro.'':.o" ''r.en-
l,af, now, or !!:y!y professor Of ilw5 at Ri
rr:,..sc. W. 7 ca,t;ia il Co,o"ti TfAE,::
regiment. In ii: private journal which j.
How in ~, Iii.rar:' Of MASs}",.':~,;t: .i,.ori-
-; Sori",v i, rcia.He ~ ,.in ;pI 6 ut,
~ti'ii occurred while Ia" r'li."rH. was "a
Toned a iiron'i'To:'. and Oh II retreat with
,hc rest OF TIE GARRISON. lc:o:" III" o''T.'""-
"ring iorTcs OF Enr-o,yn'. On ihr !i'n ct
June lie SAYS. I'VE heard TIE cn"hES '''''n
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ris'd from ven ~ AR informing '"''
"e'n'"S' ''''rth Win '''' @f'''t'' tNi"'''''""'
"' 'i' eh'"! "o"''' ~ upon ~ Az '"a'
they had taken SNr'n>'o"ou=h' Ono" " hi'c-
hall. with all the baggage, ordrrc! me to
m,rrh the Regiment Immediately. mar hc'i
part OF i. 4. .wtn'y minutes p.*. :. Tie enc
NV within c,,n Shot Of us. we i,rr,, to the
right when the Gri.r beam w,.ic!, lasted IN
vi s 81 \. NJ without cca>:n-. numbers
fell on both sides. anon. orrS was The brave
AMI ever to w. l,mcn.rl COL Francis. who
f,urh. lrayr,v to The last. II, Gr.. received
a ball tI.rour'I III, rich. arm. :u,. continued
at the head o;' orr ,rao.,s t., ", r,c,.;vcJ ,,,
fatal wo.,n, ,!ro1 !, his LoIy. \, ,lron,c,, on
his face .!,uS :;.II in the prime of life. o!.c Of
the mos; pro,i,;n, officers IN he revo,,-
,;on."
4 British, oil or who wa. IN IIu'.3ay.,.on
battle. relates this battle =: follows:
sThc rear guard o.. Ike arcmv was com
posed Of chosen men. commanded w Col.
Fr,ncis. who was deemed one cf t,.c;;. best
o:liccrs. a, the comm. nccnc;t Of H., battle
the enemy were every where thrown into
conf,..io:.. but heinz rallied bv that bray,
officer Col. Francis. whose ,l,a;h. ,i,,uo,, nv
enemy Will ever l., rccrc,tcl the G,l. VA.
renewed viii. .!lc Greatest drrrcc Of fierce
ness ard oh,,inacv.
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