Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-03
INCIDENTS or THE BATTLE AT
MANASSAS

In the thickest of the Contest 4 Secession
Colonel of Cavalry was knocked out.. of his saddle
by ball from one of our rHemen. "There goes
Old Baker, Of the Georgia First ~ shouted one
of our boys, in hearing of his chaplain. "Who?"
queried the parson "Colonel Baker, of the
Rebel ranks, has just gene to his long home !"
"Ab WE'LL" replied the chaplain, quietly, "the
longer live the less cause | have to find fault
with the inscrutable acts of Divine Providence -
An unlucky private in one of the New York
regiments was wounded in this fight, and his
father arrived at the hospital just as the Surgeon
was removing the ball from the back Of his
shoulder. The boy lay with his face downward
on the pallet. "Ah! my poor son." said the
father, mourniuly, "Fm very sorry for you. But
its bad place 10 be hit in--thus in the back"
The sufferer turned over, barred his breast. and
pointed to the opening above the arm pit, ex-
claiming, "Father, here's where the ball ,cent
in
One of the Zouaves was struck by cannon
shot, which tore through his thigh close to his
body, nearly severing the limb from the trunk
AS he fell, he drew his photograph from his
| breast, and said to his nearest cnmrade, "Take
this to my wife Tell her died like a soldier,
faithful TO my country's cause, and the good old
flag Good bye!' and he died where he foll
An artillery man lay on the ground, nearly
exhausted from loss of blood, and too weak to
get out of the way Of the tfamping troops and
horses that fitted about him. A mounted horse
man came toward him when he raised the bleed
ing stumps of both his arms, and cried su
don't tread on me, Capt'n! See. both hand,
are gone" The trooper leaped over him, shel
broke near by, and the crashing fragments pu
the sufferer quickly out of his misery.
A Rebel-one OF the Georgia Regiment-la,
with fearful shot wound in his side, which tor
out several of his ribs. The lifeblood Of the poo
fellow was fast oozing out, when one of our mel
dashed forward from out of the melee, and fell
sharply wounded, close beside him. The Geor
gian recognized his uniform. though he was fatal
ly hurt, and feehly held out his hand. ave cam
into this battle enemies" he said. "Let us di
friends. FAREWELL" He spoke no more bu
his companion in disaster took the extended hant
, and escaped to relate this touching fact
One of our rfemen had his piece carried ava
by a ball, which struck it out of his hands, iu
as his company was in the ect of advancing
: storm of The smaller Rebel batteries u
armed, he sprang forward and th ew himse
down on his face, under the ener7y's guns.
Zouave lay there, wounded and ',leeding, out
the wa7 Of the murderous fire, Law close-lu
close, old boy" said the latter to the new come
,, "The boysl take this ole furnace" II mlnni
and then we'll git up, an give the Rebels Fl
ag'in." Three minutes afterwards the bate,
i. was carried, and the two soldiers were in Il
Il thickest of the ght again.
A reporter for one of the New York papers 10
his carriage, and when the stampede occurred
ran about, confused, in search of the missit
vehicle. without success. He saw the Gu
o increasing, and the II cans of conveyance hon
n rapidly decreasing. SO he jumped into passii
e ambulance, which drove rapidly off. He foul
p his horse on the road above the battle field, Al
q jumped out OF the ambulance again just as
o cannon ball passed through it, cutting a wound
d man almost in halves. He declares, professio
d ally, that "he who fights and runs away, lives
fight another dayp'