Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-08-02

porting that he had safely crossed the
Run. The general was lying on the
ground, having been i'll during the night,
but at once mounted his horse and rode
on to join the column on which 50 much
depended. From the neighborhood of
Sudley Church he saw the enemy's left
in battle array, and at once advanced up
on them with the Fourteenth New York
and battalion of regular infantry-Col.
Hunter ordering up the stalwart Rhode
Island regiments, one led by that model
of the American volunteer-Burnside--l
the Second New Hampshire, and our own
finely disciplined Seventy-frst. Gov.
Sprague himself directed the movements
of the Rhode Island Brigade, and was
conspicuous through the day for gallant
ry. The enemy were found in heavy
numbers opposite this unexcelled division
of our army, and greeted it with shell and
long volleys Of battalion firing as it ad-
vanced. But on it went, and fierce con-
fiict ensued in the northern battle ground
As soon as Hunter was thus discovered to
be making his way on the flank General
Tyler sent forward the right wing Of his
column to cooperate, and grand force
was thus brought to bear most efectually
on the enemy's left and center. .t
The famous Irish regiment, 1900
strong, who had so much of the hard dig
ging to perform, claimed the honor of a
share in the hard fighting, and led the
van Of Tyler's attack. followed by the
10th (Highlanders) and the 18th New
York and the I'd Wisconsin. .,t.. a,
1t was brave sight--that rush of the
69th into the death struggle! With such
cheers as those that won the battles of the
Peninsula, with quick step at first, and
then a double-quick, and at last run,
they dashed forward and along the edge
of the extended forest. Coats and KNAPP,
sacks were thrown to either side, that
nothing might impede their work but
we knew that no guns would slip from the
hands of those determined fellows, even il
dying agonies were needed to close them
with frmer grasp. As the line swept
along. heagher galloped to the head, cry
ing, Come on, boys! you've got your
chance at last p l have not since seen
him, but hear that he fought magnificent
ly, and is wounded. d ri t,. ,rs{
Tyler's forces thus moved forward fol-
half mile, describing quite one-fourth
of circle on the right, until they met q
division of the enemy, and of course bat.
terry of the enemy's most approved pat.
tern. ,a. 4r- sid 30 ,'r.fg.s.-tE h.
1t was noon, and now the battle COM
menced in the ferceness q of its most ,ex.
tended fury. The batteries on the dis
tant hill began to play upon our own, and
upon our advancing troops, with hot and
thundcrous effect. Carlisle answered fol
us, and Sherman for Hunters Division
while the great 32-pounder addressed it.
self resistlessly to the alternate defenses
of the foe The noise OF the connonad
ing was deafening and continuous. Con,
versely to the circumstance of the former
engagement, it completely drowned, al
this period, the volleys of the musketry
and rifemen. 1t blanched the cheeks Of
the villagers at Centreville, to the mail
street of which place some Of the enemy's
rifed shell were thrown. 1t was heard al
Fairfax, at Alexandria, at Washington it.
self. Five or six heavy batteries were in
operation at once, and to their clamor was
added the lesser roll of twenty thousand
small-arms.a What could we civilians SEE
of the fight at this time? Little: YET
perhaps more than any who were engaged
in it. How anxious we strained our eyes
to catch the various movements, thought
less of everything but the spectacle and
the successes or reyerses Of the federal
army. Our infantry were engaged in
woods and meadows beyond our view
We knew not the nature or position ,oi
the force they were fighting. But now
and then there would be fierce rush in,
to the open prospect gallant charge on
one side and airetreat on the other, and