Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-09-24
Wm0EE 10. a55.


uptlnehlngly on. eh Is 6sfieesI
the horss which Neys rods fell und
him. andlsesrcely had he mounted anotl
Ter bstore il also sankito the earth, and
apolhsr and another ull ave in suceessil
bad btsn shot under him., Then. vii
drawn sabre: he marched sternl, at tl
head Of his column. .,gIn sAia did, the a
tiliery huIl, It's storm OF iron into that Ii,
ing pass, Up to, the very mukEle the
pressed and driving the ,atIillhry ms
from their piseesI pushed on through u
English lines. But jnsl as the victor
seemed won.. q tiie OF soldiers Who lai
hah On the greaads behindia low ridge
earth. suddenly rose and poured Iyolle
into their very face Anoaher and anotl,
er followed, lill one broad silest olsiism
rolled on their b0sotns. aud IN such
herce aud lnnexpeeled dew tliat they stay
gered before, it. Before the Guard ha
t'ms 10 rally again and advance ~ lleay
column OF infantry fell on is oleit Hank
CLOSE and deadly, yolleys, causing iiaiu /,
unsettled state, to swerve to the righI.
AZ that instant a whole brigade OF eaval
~ thuudessd on the right fiapk. and pen
eIraled where tue cavalry had never gou
before, ,E sr6, .,ss i,3.s. 49,
THAI intrepid Guard could have born
mp against the unexpected tife from sol
diers lhsy did not see. and would ,hay
rolled back the infantry that had bold
charged its left t4nk. but the essalr
flushed the disorder into which they ha,
been momentarily thrown. and broke III
shaken ranks before they hRe time 10 "a
form, and the eagles of that hltherto invia
cl Ile Guard were pushed back ward dow
The slope. IL was then The army. ss,zs
with despair, shrlsked out. The Guar,
recolls The Guard recoils t. and turn
ed and hsd in Wild dismay To see lh,
Guard in confusion was sight they has
never before beheld. aud is iroae ever
heart with terror. p.,l s4
"For long time they stood and lst th,
cenpunbals plow through their rauhs dis
dA,ning TO turn their backs ON the foe. -
Mrhesl. at the head OF those battalllons
ought Ikea lion, To every cOmmans
OF t'he .euemyo 10 surrender, he replios
She Guard dies-but never surrsnders.
and with has last breath bsquea,hing, thi
glOriUus motto ~ the Guard he fell alwit
ness 90 its tru b. Death trayersed th oa
eight bAytAllions with dunh rapid foulslep
that they soon dwindled away 10 two
which turuvd b 10 hopeless daring on Ih
oyerwhrlming upnbOr that pressed Ihsi
retiring footsteps. sa - sn
',Lrst Of all buta single battalion. th
dehUis Of the column ofgrauite' 81 Mar
eugo, wssleft. Into THIS; n 4poleon dun,
bimsslf.o Cambronue. its brave comman
der. saw with terror tbe Empernr 10 Il
trail keepiug. He was not struggling 10
VictUry,ahe WAS intent only on ,shuwin
how the Guard should die, Approach
iug the Emperor. he cried out. Retire
i DO you NOT see that death has no nee
of you?" and closing mournfuIly ye
sternIya round the expiring eagles. .hoa
brave hearts bade Napoleon an slerna
ahiYu. and iilnging themselves on tn
Ypsmy, were so0nI piled With the snpm
at their feet, aFt s.4 yq.,so3 hus
j." Many OF the otieerA were, seenolo d.
stroY themaelyes rather than suffer dsfsa
Thus greater than in .its own dsfeat tha
any other corps Of men 10 gainiag yictt
ry, the Old. Guard passed lsou The stag
and the curtain dropped upon its slrang
career, II had fought iLs last battle.