Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-09-11


retreat.
Such was the battle of Wagram, and
such The charge of Macdonald. know
of nothing equal to it, except Ney's
charge at Waterloo, and that was not
equal, because it failed,
On riding over the victorious field, Bon
apaue came where Macdonald stood
amid his troops. As his eye fell on the
calm and collected hero, he stopped, and,
holding ont his hand, said "Shake hands,
mcdonald no more hatred between US
we must henceiorth he friends, and. as
a pledge OF sincerity, ! will send your
marshal's statf,which you have so glorious.
ly earned" The frankncss and kindness
of Napoleon effected what all his neglect
and GOODNESS had failed to do-SUJJucd him.
Grasping his band and with voice filled
with emotion, which the widest uprOar
of battle could never agitate, he replied.
"Ah. SIRE with us il is henceforth for life
and death :" Noble man kindness could
overcome him in moment. 1t is no
wonder that Bonaparte felt, at last, shat
he had not known Macdonalds true
worth.
SINGULAR MEETING OF BROTHERS AF.
TER SEVEN YEARS ABsENCE--BoTH
WoUNDED.-A correspondent of the RicE-
mond Dispatch, writing from Camp, near
Manassas, July -, )" relates the following
affecting incident, of the meeting of two
brothers after a separation of seven years
81, tOgeTher with several other gentle
men from Mont gouiery, II day or two ago
witnessed on OF the most singular, at tbs
same time, mos. atit citing incidents, which
will probably occur during this most ur
holy and unnatural war, it it should las
for twenty years. We were struggling
over the battle field, examining the
ground upon which we had such bloody
conflict, and won such o glorious victory
| two days before We came Unexpectedly
into the Centrevile road and seeing
house on the left with the usual signs Ee
/ tokcning an hospital, one OF the party be-
! ing physician expressed Il wish to g
! down and see the wounded. Upon in
gury we learned that the stable beloN
contained thirteen wounded Yankees; ",
! forthwith proceeded to the stable contain
; ing them, and on entering we found
! Washington Artillery man seated by thu
! side Of wounded soldier, evidently aG
: mnistering to him great care and atten'
| ton. | introduced myself to him, AM
| asked if lie aided in working the batter,
which fought with the First Virginia bri
gade. He told me he did not-hc hat
fought in battery lower down, and .hei
remarked "that it vas very hard to hgh
as he had fought, and turn an | fin d Iii
own brother against him." at the sam
time pointing to the wounded soldier, from
whose side he had just risen.
81 asked if it was possible that was hi
! brother? Yes sir, he is my brother Henry
! The sane mother bore US, the same moth
| er nursed Us. We meet Tor the first tim
for seven years. belong to the Washing
ton Artillery from New Orleans -he to IT,.
First Minnesota Infantry. Br the meres
chonce learned he vas here, wounded
and sought him out 20 nurse and atten
him Thus they met--one from the fl,
| North. the other from the extreme Sout
Oh Il bloody field in Virginia, in a mis-
cradle stable, far away from their mother
home and friends both wounded -th
infantry man by q musket ball in tn
right shoulder the artillery man 10y th
wheel of a caisson over his left hand
Thus they met after an Absence OF seve
years. Their names are Frederick Hut
bard, Washington ARTILLERY, and llenr
Hubbard, First Minnesota Infantry, W
met a surgeon Of one Of the Alabama reg
ments, md related the case to him, an
requested for the sake Of the arillerymal
that his brother might be cared for. II
Immediately examined and dressed h
wounds. and seut off in haste for an an
bulanco to take the wou nded Yankee
his oNn reg,mental hospital