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VII They had retreated with their horses Ttii
co, On the hill, had observed and pointed ont to M
Id oo @ cloud of dust which rose tbroncb b t ~
mnst sht front In my present position that nio(
% ult nave been on the right rear and is cd ,dd p'al
t utt aiter AL there really might he n bd 20 @ " 70 III
TO th~se wa' out Muat himself would not have cha
= If the dnnf ca,n ra .nat deep, well fenced lane
ely ma rnSS would De different matter Anv a - " m u
now wei established that the retreat III way II wa
menced though saw but few wonnds5 d"u really I'm
regiments which were falling back had NOT anu %
1t loss No seemed 20 know ot suffered muel
$, Even the cavalry charge a rumor Severa1 *, a @
1T id they had carried guns and lines but then Ih
1f Lto te nonsense which one reads and hears
l. anout masked batteries " One or two talk ed r,or
1y about the strong position of the enemy the f1tign -
hei men, the want of reserve, severe losses and n
U" cGhoaCt OF certain regiments Not one spoke if h
dns. VI let,lh& beyond Ceutreve The clouds
uI RISING above the woods marked the retreat of tn,
tnoI ana the crowds of fusitives continued tc
go, IVY: "y along the road The declining and
some thlrty miles yet remained he accomplished ere
puu @ nope 70 gam the shelter OF Washington No on,
hhe" whlther any corps regiment was malcbing but
tiere were rum0"s of all kinds-'The 6gtb are cnt
pieces The Fire zouaves destroyed y and so on
Iesehty tremor through the mon bv ,vhoro INC
uns as the sharp reports of some field pieces
ii , e Wo9d close at hand Of subdued roar
IKE the voice of distant breakers rose II, frort F -
,he Soulers, who were, think Germans broto ~, "
quick, looking and then over heir qhon
ihere was no choice for me but ia resio an ~
Ioa Inc mai from Washington for the wednesday v
steaher at boson leaves at 2 % on Monday ana so my
roads as ] troI Keeping in the fields alongside the
] as much as could, to avoid the fugitiYes til
a oLce more on the the baggage and s,ara
the al h u pressure OF the crowd, who conscious of
"iich i Sie vehicles would afford them against
iaFary charge and fearful, nevertheless 'of thrr ro
The road was now Iicrav co nc naamen as they ran,
IL seemed to me as if the men inside we1e tbr,wir
@ @ pgs t f out pu poSey Stop, cried to the driver Of
oHc oi the carts, "evcrything is falling ont ;, " VI
you, you, Shouted fellow inside. If YOU ston bi-, I,u
SAM Dat Dr "."ihs out My attempts to save Uncle
@ All properly were then and there discontinued On
approaching Centreve, body of German nf,ntr "I f
rent in some d a.tShiES down ano stemmed the cur.
ssns and another battalion Of fresh troo,s w. 1 o'
but two,o i' h mile beyond The vehicles had left
ooad ed rosr'oh w where we had been standing The men
ooAeu we'll As yet there nothing to indicate rnn
ers and the iGo "e E ii pehavlor among the wagon
was pot b. itira. i, Oh Inherent regiments Centreve
reason vby IL dh,d ~ properly occupied, and no
the att,rt Hot pe 4.e'" II II was meant to renew
renewed if there had bce,, s "tdch ShOud not be
made So I iSu "eeh any why 1t should have been
Thn ,S SSTeIt the fleld once more.
| all There was ,1n f.i ueuser ana nearer. That
hnrsois LI was no hTlng-no muskctry. I turned NV
afar ,t "tn, & ana rode away through the village aLd
to prevail SndInn1r h olu ie saIlt confusion seemed
tI go uaucn'y te guns on the hill opened and at
on the right rear The pede became general W.
Gtt.al az thc nili cannot say, but all the road fran
be wiinessed ~ - tes M presented such sight only
demorazed am, nGh oi me r4naways of utterly
heat tba~ y army nrlverS logged. ashed, spurred and
teams and ran bv tb tptd aoEo and abandoned their
servants and r. 'ie sue OF the road; mounted
To;.t anu @ men 10 uhItorm vehicles of all sorts com
hof Wagons ahronged the ways. At every
of ool uon as II were seized the morbid mas,
gvinr @ Mool' ana IRON, and thrilled through it,
Get fire.. from Ill, "uu action to its desperate efforts to
| o. - ''HiN W. ltoeli.
afraid nrs,, se!Sy VI CaFairy arose. "What you
"ITn not ,rn5 d W d man W was running beside me
me- t - dG oi YOU replied the ruffiau leveiing his
6r the co u po!Iins lhe trigger 1t was loaded
| uparrrodP od ~ nv "n' lor ihe gun did not 20 off was
% una med and did go of as fast I could resolved ~
m j., W Iwa counsel Tor the second time that day And
49, ,t V "n At one time whole mass of fnfip-
V win hXed haycnetS, down the bank of tho Toag
wonpdnd t1 r,lns as thty ran must have killed aud
WV, "oI'ucu ulose among whom they fell As knew tIn
my horse to vaIIop nnG assaoe or blocked pat
mounted men still rode faster, shouting out ,.cayairy %
GJmnG hG AGAIN yentured to speak to some ofiicgrs
| overlook nd S.ii a.
stopped the whole of the POSTS and ,claI ~; ar not
ton will fly also" anu i''oNe'S INTO Washing
and GHG sm On without w fro saying word his
dered the Tove5,ant 'r "T not know whether he or
was now sndsn o[ not nut the van ofthe fugitves
wood at the roadside saw a, Pressing on through the
inc mn fa rs Mi "a; "a" OF Infantry block
musket was eveiled at NV head as ru ,Sthevlle-
''Stop or Il fire At iha 60, p'siLeu 10 the front
sbo,ttin " Az the same time the officers
of them and said .Sr 7 ann Rritist 'u'iISStu one
assure Won running awav ha suoJFcI am not,
stop this disgraceful las had have bce eg' o 10
can't let Won mass sir, I htti. .'es oi IIetn ~
Scotts pass The adutant read IL d nT H. Vi General
given al oDp tbe limo - At tIat - | '"e "oI WIS
through uncertain If coId ah pas. anu so rode
in time pass over without the conrtS @ ionS btldse
about this tim mot cat ~ counlerslGn 1t was
bv group of soldiers sorna o - oansiue a surrounded
caps VI "i0iA hao o'' on their
The owner az I toni, hin, % ro MO- :.
and cried ont as ,asgeJ &C. wa wa" IN great distress
the Sxty.ninh are? These men eo, e e sIr' Nhete
pieces y, 81 can't toll Won ,, 81 ny "le c"L 20
mails sir and will deliver them If d. Vi W.
are a gentleman and can dnnond ~ @ u'e & LuI II You
af4 fnr IN
dcjGcls, assured him it was and asked tho ,, r W ~
regiment how thev hanrenri t bo - e n,t o' t'e
Colonel himself told rs to 90 off cys~ |mUre i the
hook, and to fly for our lives rcpcd ono NJ
The mail agent Who told mo be yyas m NJ 'iItu
started the cart agan sincerely Ion m m &
himself his charge followed mi advica - ~ 20
fax Court House; the people blarl ,n, rhiI i4,
anxious faces were at the doos md tln ift, VIII
under arms I was besieged r,ith @ tni"l''ry were
hundreds gitives had passed tbro Sns, though
At one house stopped 10 ask for water rcr r bor
the ewner sent his servant for ny huist,
| fIl in vain -ed
in the forenoon There's fright amonr tn " o' I
reply his question resIjectn,r tl,n -"
- an Amer, re afraid of the eneDy,s s1,I
WELL thcn," sa1i.i fsEte -wTII be cavaITv - 49,
soon enough. Thee 90 coo of the hest G m
world III Nnginny ~ Washington was still cicftcrn
nllles away. Ihc road was rongh and uncertain and
asai my poor sted was under way but it was no use
trying to ourstrip the runaways. Once or twice maoi
ed heard guns in the rear, but could not be spr f
IN consequence Of the roar of the flight behind me 1t
was most uprising to see how far the foot soldiers had
contrVea 10 get IN advance. After sunset the moon ro
and amid other acquanances logged alongside an Off
Ger VINO was IN charge OF Colonel Hunter commander
& uiisaue: oeheVe VINO was shot through the ncck
and M was inside cart escorted by few troopers
= rms olhcer was as understood, the major second
m H comma OF Ioi hunters regiment, yet he had
tshI 10 'ahe charge OF his chief, and to leave
hs battalion lie SAID they had driven back the enemy
hd o". ao not pseh supported and bamed-as
oao oIcerS ahd Goon ones viii dothe conduct the
general so mean hight never saw" was remind.
ft % VI a. "a , ~ sTielh VINO made us all merry by saying
Ete he III 81 Dohoirdment' in the whole course of my
never sa" siege conducted on such pcinci
PFC as theSe' our hlend had been without food but
not suspect without drink-and that we know affects
empty stomachS very muci-snce two O'Clock that morn.
nS' 4o" WHAT Is 10 pe thought OF an oficergallant
he may be- as stee-who says, heard this gentleman
say to PICKET who asked him how day went in Iro.
we'll we've been licked into cooked hat; knock ed to
II TINS was his cry to teamsters, escorts co1yoys
the officers, and men guard and detachment while
ignorant OF the disaster behind tried to moIify the effect
| OF the news by adding, oh it's drawn battle
The troops re-oCcupying the position from hich
they started in the morning" Perhaps he knew his
troops better than did 1t was strange ride rounh
country row still death the white road Lininr IiIa
river in the moonlight the trees black as ehnr IN tb
shade; aud then a figure littinn Inv, - ~ -
could say? Then the anxious nicksfs and - ~
asking whats the ne ln and evidently nrsnarJ %
any amounL of loss Twica or tbri.o ,ro H. .. - oi
onT certainty about !, and sbo,tad ~ i,S % way o,
Tsraivad no renlv axcent r.; a. ., houses anu
we were set right Az we " ul tneh
sters For an hour howeyar we saeroaJ t w. ~ Fi
aIonr a road which in all its rcirts Co.. arl - .
miles from the Long Brdge, ), Tn hiris | d r W -
Inye with no silarf ns ,ro ii''S, uo"l ihIo .a
W. W, VA % ., % ~ e.n %Tou or ever oy our sides.
,,,r,, fo, Tho bor.s I. sioon'' nLokei only Dy
snrnd ke tLa ,Inttn,, F y H.. T D'' i@'ui"'
| AS 7 anproached Washin,,ton I,'; ia =, r, -, ,
and his escort at sonp sever T1iIos m +t
the long Bridge | found The crsrJ @ u'l si,'e y,
n,sts and indiv;draI ssrtr;as s'u eialus PcktI'
word ussd to mass along S,Iyhnt 49, ~ "S anu lle
Jack p, Bagorra he tefis M, rra ~ ta man say
retr,tng to tho ould lines for " ~
IN morrng au.in on tiaI,s ilIIt ~ eiSS ~ Vi isithS
The t,tc do nom bowayer ~ - 'tt on getting 10
tbrouph on thp n+ndnction of Ca,ar"i S pass" me
The lights of he civ Tars IN sibt "a - u"t".
waters of the Potomac nst ,iist; @ 'ieeteu on ihe
moon sbone the n,v IanHs of ~ y Wv 'io,ieu
the President was nrobob bIv - Gse' THere
silence passed m err tbe lon, Rr;ae So lu
later il nui yered under the stems of a r,bi f 9 '
men At the Washington end reg;r,er+ u,t Ill - ~
were waiting to cross over into Virain;. r;s u
cbaarir pafora tba ,narn;ti =, " s'"'a' singing abd
bai;.,ne r. .sSist IN % a sley reserved orders,
.I.,.h So - = .hs 4"i9 laiu quiet For the