The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-08-08

len silence. Our first shot bad been fred
at half-past six, and it was now after sew.
en-; still the foe designed no response. and
it was plain he would not be satisfied un.
less we sought him deeper 10 his fast,
nesses. The big gun. therefore. was su-
perseded by light artillery for closer SER
vice, and an order was given for the bri-
gades thus strengthened, to move right
and left and explore the adjoining woods.
This order necessarily brought up the
brigade of Keyes. which now occupied
the center, but still acting as a reserve,
The timber braDched away on either side
in sort Of crescent toward the batteries
of the enemy; on the right hand, however,
it pursued the straightest line. Both
brigades, with skirmishers we'll out at
once proceeded upon their respective
tasks, Schenck following left oblique a.
long the edge of the wood, with Col. No
Cook and the lst Ohio in the lead; Col
Tompkins and the New York I'd next,
with the Sd Ohio, under Col. Harris, in
the rear. The brigade proceeded in this
way, exhibiting the utmost caution for
the distance of about mile, when they
struck fine newly opened road to the
left, whose clean, broad path seemed to
invite their entrance. They turned into
it and followed it for some distance, when,
to their surprise, it ended abrustly at
fence, with no evidence of any road be.
yond. Suddenly the enemy showed him.
self in two or three places to the left,
and shaking bis fags at our troops, open.
ed tremendous fire. It was promptly
answered BY the whole brigade, who en-.
dured the storm Of balls with the great
est fortitude, and returned fire for fire.
Several fell at this spot, and among 9th
ers, the favorite drummer boy of the I'd.
The poor little fellow was struck by
cannon ball which took him just below
the arm pits aud literally cut him iu two,
his childish shrek of pain mingling with
the whistle of the rAed shot as bis little
life went with it down the wind. The
storm from the batteries seemed now to
increase rather than to siOken, and una
bic to endure it in such an exposed posi-
ton, the brigade fell. in good order, back
upon the wood. General Schenck, who
exhibited throughout the whole affair the
most reckless bravery. now ordered bis to
emerge and charge the main battery BY
a flank movement, but owing to the re-
uonstrances q of nearly all the officers, the
desperate project was abandoned. The
men, though now out Of musket range,
were yet subjected to the constant drop
of she'll, which seemed to have instinct
lively found out their leafy covert; SO, af-
ter consultation, they were drawn off and
retired, in good order, to their position
in the neightorhood of the Parrot gun;
hearing on their way the thunder OF bat,
tie on the right, with an occasiona heavy
report from Richardson, on tho extreme
left. to indicate that the enemy bad been
putting his feelers forward at Bull Run,
to try whether a movement to turn our
rear were practicable in that quarter.
The Sherman brigade, which had sep
arated from the central column, aud went
off to the right at the same time that
ScbeDck's brigade set out in the opposite
direction, had proceeded but little way
upon their erraDd before they we're salu-
ted with fearful showers of shot and shell;
but receiving it only as provocation,
they overran two or three eartbworks
With their headlong charges, the Irish
men and Highlauders screaming With ex-
citemeDt all the while, and the stout Wis
consonians and brave New York 18th ST.
lently waning by their sides. But We
must now leave them in the midst of this
pleasant and copgeDial work, to follow
the fortunes Of the fanking column.
THE BATTLE ON THE FLANK.
Having now shown the course and fea.
lures of the battle on the centre, for three
hours, We now turn to the Hanking col
umn, which was expected to be able, IN
about that time, to turn the rear of the
Confederate position, and unite itself,
through the broken columns of the foe,
with the direct onward tide.
This column, as | have already stated :,
contained the two divisions of Hunter,
and Heintxlemau, and it was led By the
Burnside brigade, consisting of the lst
and I'd Rhode Islanders, the I'd New
Hampshire. and the NewYork list
The next brigade was composed of the
New-York 9Th, l4th, and 9th; the next
of the lst Michigan, the Fire Zouaves
aud the 3sth New York; the next, the 5th
M massachusetts,, and lst Minnesota. and
the last, the Sd. 4,h and 5th Maine, and
I'd Vermont. The Colonels of these reg
iments respectively. in the order | have
placed them. were Pitman, Slocum,
Marston. Martin. Lyons. Wood. Slocuu,
Comstock, Fsrnhsm. Ward. Lawrence.
German; Tucker, Berry, Donnell and
Whitney. The reader who is especially
interested, will place them for himself
Immediately after leaving the central
column the Burnside brigade having the
lead, threw out its skirmishers. and pro-
ceedcd along at brisk rate. preserving
ho wever, common time. in view ot tue
long distance to be made. The course
for the first four or FIVE miles, was rath :