Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-08-02
Incidents of the Battle.


point and romance to their pages. A
thousand busy pens are daily recording
the strange scenes and incidents of which
the field of battle is so prolific, and send
ing them to the press for publication. We
select few of the latest;
"BLAZE AWAY, MIssIssIPPIAN."
During one of the charges of the Fire
Zouaves upon the Mississippi Rifles, q
Zouave and Mississippian came in con-
tact on an open space, both with dis
charged rifles. Simultaneously they at
tempted to draw their revolvers, and the
Mississippian having succeeded before
the Zouave in drawing his, the latter
cried out, Blaze away, Mississippi; I'll
take the last shot" The Mssissippian
instantly did so, the Zouave, who, having
drawn his weapon, discharged at his foe,
piercing his heart and instantly killing
him.
HAIR BREADTH ESCAPE.
DIR, J. H. Irwin, surgeon of the Second
Wisconsin regiment, was chased by one
of the Black Horse Cavalry, who fired
when within ten feet of the surgeon, at
the same tine shouting, Surrender, you
ID addition scoundrel - The ball
grazed tie head of DR.. l., who, at the
same tim, made a big leap into clump
of woods The trooper rode round to
head hin of, but his opponent meantime
managed to load his rifle, and when the
trooper lext appeared shot him through
the chet. lie fell sideways, the saddle
turning with him, and the frightened
horse sallopped off with its dead oil
wounded rider dangling by the stirrups
BEfO1 BAhBARlIlES'
One Of the enemy's cavalry rode up t.
a wagon containing wounded German
soldierof Captain Langworth's company
Second Wisconsin Regiment, and, drag
cling him out by the hair of the head
pierced him through the body with hi
sword, yelling, "I'll teach you id blacl
Abclitionists to come down here to figh
US = The trooper then rushed upon tht
driver of the wagon, and, with back Gu
of bis sabre, nearly severed the mani
heal from his body, and he fell .lifeles
among his horses.
A MEETING OF FRIENDS.
A member of the list regiment of New
York states that in one of the charges o
that regiment upon a rebel battery, bt
met at tine point of the bayonet a mem
Der of one of the Virginia regiments, will
whom he had formed intimate relations
Of friendship while the rebel soldier wa
at college in New York. Each instantl.
recognized the other, and instead of car
rying out the work of death, they clapser
hands with the exclamation, God bles
YOU" and separated.
TERRIBLE CHARGE UPON THE REBELS.
The New York Goth, 10Th, and 18th
and I'd Wisconsin, charged a large bod,
Of the enemy and drove them into tn,
woods at the foot of the slope of hill
This column followed the enemy INTO ant
through the wood, both emerging on thu
other side, but with terrible loss to thu
enemy. The witness passed through tn,
wood after the troops, and beheld score
and hundreds of men lying, sometime
piled one upon another, dead, while man!
more in the agonies of death, were pite
ously moaning. All the sufferers wert
of the enemy.
REBELS CONVINCED THAT NoRTHERNERs AR
NEITHER BRUTEs nor EDWARDS.
A Rhode Island soldier writes: "Ou
own men had been carried of, but in tn,
corn-feld l found numbers of the enemy
dead or dying. After rendering wha
assistance we could, | conversed will
some not so severely wounded. The,
belonged to New Orleans and Alabami
regiments, and stated that their colone
was MORALLY wounded. They said tina
all that morning troops had been coming
as rapidly as possible from Manassas, By
rail and on foot; that their force wa
very strong, though they had no mean
of ascertaining the numbers; that Beau
regard held command in person and tina
we should find the batteries very formi
dable. They seemed grateful for any kind
ness, and said they were now convince'
that we were neither brutes nor towards
as we had been represented to them
One poor fellow, shot through the hip
begged US to send home the body of hi,
lieutenant lying near, as he was of {
wealthy family, who would pay any
amount for the service"
REBUFF OF THE REBEL COMMISSION
ERs AT PARIs.-We take the following