The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-12

The Third Connectlc lcut R.rlm,nt va, the
last 10 savs ihs FIELD of Bull Run, ami by
nzrd fighting bad 20 detsni itssli aud to pre-
tcet oUr scattered tho1sands TO- ssv,ral mil.s
OF ths r-treat |, wa b,twesn 3 and ( 4. NJ.
when tns 90 nm and (retreat) was exscuted In
perfest oide', our boys uadi x tnrOu n the
stream 10 tbeir wa,stA Tn,y say that Il
fsomsd q river of PatsdiBs ~ iearfally weto
they suGs'i'g from thirst apd bsat bat on
they moved through th, w'ols to a pai,t in
he rsat u the oowmsnc ,ment of the battle
near ths building GA tsa Csutrcyillo rJid usel
a. 4 hospital fur Our wounded.
Ur 20 tbs moment t'sv h,d supposed The
vict'ry decided fOr tho loyal cause, and had
not tho least snspic.'1 that rhsy were tss 4 "a
r'gimsnt IN dls'tr,u, rstret, fion tho htli.
Bu now horssran rcie in shouting thai the
sn my a cavalry vero IN Va roal he'oE ana
that our day WIS los. On this Co. Guar
FfStD ordered bis msr, brotsn by ths woods
sni ALMOST dad vita OK lau1'ion, 20 form m
such order as thcy could and cover the rs-
Treat Con. TNLHR add Col kHYEs lad
inod thsmi and wore thus the las, to loays
'ha tp't. Two bras riasi piae,s were dis.
m united They tNk h)rsts from AMY vAy-
ors yohed them " clissots sIsppsd the guas
with lains u dora'a,h the litt,s and - saved
Them from felling N tbs ensmy's baad. III,
insl1ii'Y Oi tho req mont wee nov moving tl
WA's Ccnirevilc " SONS c,nfnl'Oi, too worm
90; to do ANYTHING elss; but TrlER and KEYEi
with Col. CHATFEsD. CNptsins BARLAsD m
LEwIs and a foW other company oncprs,
formed line OF fity or seventy five men In
the extreme rear, 20 resist the onamy'5 Cayal.
~, which now swept djwn the road TO hsrass
them.
Fire or sir times he r,Jel horss r1rrNi
npoH that hIndfM " brdrs men ant each tine
'reyc Tcpuksed by a determined 6lr, uii,b emp
tied many saddle. And this IL tho way in
which our rstrolt from the battle Geld was
covered.
The last charge was su,tainod at tho Cab
Crs'k bridge, mile 20 n Csntroyille AID the
Tblrd then t,ilsd on their way nnol ,stsd,
fully exp,eting TO pass the n'git In the village.
How easily our $4,000 meu might have 40
halted They could have held O,ntr.vllls,
and all tho territory Raiaed in the preceding
week, till reinforoements OF 90 000 men had
made the next advance surety. But H. Ia
too late for regrets. The labOrs OF tn, Talrd
Connscticut did not end here. Though so
w,arisd that ons officer OF tho regimsnt
says tina. $1,000 and q e0lonelcy at Vi.
ems would not have induced him TO
march there Tor II, they were pushol right
along by o;d,rs, AID reached theft old C amp at
Falls Church aftor daylight on Monday morn
Ing. Here they found the Ohio camps, at
which tho LIST and "a Ohio had refused TO p ,uss
In their retrsat. Tents, sores and munidons
were hsro all ab lndoned property amounting
in vAlus 20 t200. 900 -Rnd G 4. CHArFfwLD
ordered his mon 60 taks hold and save Il.
sending 60 Alexandra for q SPECIAL train,
they worked all day loading IL with tn, do.
serted Ohio p'CperJy, sent II or and mgrcted
away themselves lust In time to escape the
vanguard Of this pursuing enemy, and reached
Arlington that evening.
Snth is the record Of reg mt now dis
banding. should b, p'cud 10 have been a
pfiyate in the & lnnsctiCut 3D.