New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-07

the 18th Rochester The 9th aud 10Th Regiments
formed the Second Brigade. In less than two hours
our march having been through those same Internln-
| able woods we had known the last two dsys-the
column halted. 70 the right and left of our regiment
were Darshy bottoms and coarse meadow laDos
| fankod by lofty thickets and scanned with running
waters clear and sweet and plentiful and sweeping
riQbt before MS in bold curve the high bills, on
the southern slope OF which looking toward Manesss
lay the dngy, aged little village Of Cenireyille 10
the left of the road stood what seemed 70 be large
aud massive house. Between this house and tbe road
a space Of three hundred yards-a formidable eaftt
| work flowned upon the advancing troops. 10 me
| right cresing the bills Of Centreyie, were the
huts Of the Confederate campi ana lu-t above uese
wiheTed structures, but miles away, blending toitN
and elowngly with the ichly-tinted sky, the oiler
unduati0ns Of the Blue Ridge me the view. Inc
bi wde under Col. Hunter, from Alexandra, pouring
down into the valley from the belt Of woods behind u
on the extreme eit, with it, varied uniforms and was-
ing colors, Suddenly threw a gliitering stream oil I'VE
| into the solemn picture where II WA needed most
Every part Of il was now liz up-lit up with broad
veins OF bayOnets-lit up with the sacred cnsigns
studded with the symbolic stars Of the RePubclt up
with the glorious sun which seemed 10 tara every
thing ia tie vast LANDS ape into godthe green woods,
the brown water, the red hills, the yelowish wastes
Of Wiied pastnrEee and meadow which i0rn cd TIE
valley, in the heart OF which we hailed, awaiting the
return Of the Dragons who had galOpod toward the
carthwOrks on the hill
A shout, hearty aud prolonged coon told us that
Centfeye, also, had been vacated The huts crestiug
the rising ground the left stripped 70 the yey
leaves aud branches Of which they had been built The
rcd1Bb bet ween the house and the road was empted
too nothing falling into the possession of the Federa
troops but few am1 unition boxes. IL was clean
sweep the COlfedefates made they fell back, aOan
douiag position after position until they here stood
their ground ia that fatal labyfutb brisi ling 70 miles
AHEAD, between and Manassas. IL wa there they
wanted us; and their abandoned positiOm-ai Vienna
az Fairfax, a. Germantown, Al CeniTcNille, wherever
they hsd been giorped between Bull Run and Fails
Church up 10 he cyenir OF our Hdyance-gerc but 80
aTIprs DELIBERATELY ARRANGED along line OF
march 20 ence a. hesdlong, bfeathiess and bIeade-s
al lo5t 10 destruction.
Al noon, the 18th July the Stars and Stripes were
firing over CeutfeIIlie. lie fe-iments uudct ttl
keres accompanied by Brigu0ier-O eneral Tyler,
moved down the southern ,lole OF the bills already
mentioned and disappeared. Sherman linga1e broke
into he fields ~ the rghi OF where We halted on the
ro8d-arns were stscked-haversacke and c1ntoens
were brought into pay-and the soro-foOted volun.
tecr- their blanket spread over them on rails ana
mushets, 20 a. 10 shade them soTevhat, enjoyed "a
lunch Of buscl and bot water, and four houfs fepose
Little they seemed % heed the cannon which Hi long
ntery.l-interyuls Of from 10 TO % minutes-when II
first began 70 boom. of there ia The bay ODD be-
low. told them the enemy was found al Las. Vhe
might have thought that every man OF The b.;h had
ieep a hardened and Gallons veteran 20 cooly ~ IN
differently 70 aEy dii they take those dread inima-
lions that death had commenced bis havoc amid The
lgiIuing- and with all tie pOmp of war. Not pulse
seemed 10 queken--n0t an eve 70 iash-not heart To
quai-not a miuhtul thought or word 70 ialteT-a-
ho-e subducd nders rolled upward from those enor-
nous mssses OF foliage under which bill ana valley,
raviue and river Law buried % the lef OF position
and about four miles 10 advance OF It, Tor lesgne n
least. Nor was il that tie fatigue, occasi'rcd by
those swelteng marches OF the ast three days. hei
dcadtnsd them thoroughly that tley had become iu-
zpueible 20 the eECitemcu aud duugtr OF The rOrN
now actually begun, and were incapable Of emotion
activity. liarms5ei indeed, they were. Weakened /
too they wen Tor wait Of sufficient iOod % beng iu-
possible f1s them, such stretch of road ts they
had 70 take with such mTdity, % carry tbei three
DAYS rliOns iar-tht more especially a. ons 81 twice
upon the march they were ordered TO prepar Tor a.
lion and Will the instinct Of their rice-ts Tor ~
siauce, when bearing down on FuriaK-thet Aupped
themselves OF everything bus their mu6ktts aud
c8ft1igc-b0Nes for tie Hgut
The fact i--wuat with constant alarms at Fort Cor
,or,i. forced mlr,e. aud prrCpll'e esle1ii rs two
ne three times q week, BENZ under arms upon ne
mraris every second night oil So lying n Hn ltscadt
y toe Alexandra and L0ndon railway from midnight
until dawn and undergoing III tbo hard-hgs, FiJiclce-.
and me-, of tue shocks of war-tbe men Of the bih
bat become fniliari,ed by anticipation and analogy
with the scene which, 10 that moment, was being
PLAYED out with uct terrible elect amid tde eea1nl
green tIoos of Virginia, and " one Of the oldest hRh'
road. 10 her cirn. Hence the strange GOODNESS Win
which they heard those deep be0wing OF the conflict
awaiting the summons thnt would Ting them INTO rs
rce currents and whir their banner into the Dackest
and widest edies Of the storm.
a. O'Clock IN the afternoon that summons came.
Sbcrmqus brigade was ordered Mp 10 relieve The regi-
ment that bad been under lire Tor FIVE honrs ana more
Toe 6'th led The way, and rs they hurried mp the h
.lh-'ltF ana el'uNrlisI OF tlclF rice rteitu 10
pcr,Hde them thoroughly OF those thousand men
sweeping haftle through choking clouds Of duet
and under TINT sMtiuT there Was not one bu ear
hcd himself glt gallant y-nct onc who dld not feel
tla, the homo. " lis uCe sud Hs military character
wa. s'skci that hour upon The conduct n the Old,
aud who feeling this and lifting bic eye IN rapture io
The green hag 10 danced above the rushing column,
IA moi swear meet Che rs of battle Win fear
lees heart. IN bonrs flsline-iof the maze hlng OF
the 6ph 10 Ruli Run that evening cannot otherwise b.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT the req ncGt the brow Of the
i descending into tie little meadow where the FED
eral troogs regiment after regiment, bad faced anu
stood tempestuOUs ire from batteries OF riod csuuon
uasked a. well ns naked haftcricsthe fare OF ri1--
rita downright torrent and whrlwiud of ball. and
shot all Of the deadlias cunning and upps pattern.
And here they encountered several Ut the 18th k'gl-
ueut OF New-York Volunteers hurlng from The
bloody arena IN the woods below, some Of them dla
gug dead or bleeding comrades along with them,
other. with bsnduged heads or leg or arms, s1g4er-
inc throuh the dust and the vengetIi storm from the
riiled cannon which still pursued them. here, 100,
they met the 18Th Rochester 90 o. RETREAT, tlis me
yoiug regiment having stood its ground until brok ia
and ovcrpOwered. Seeing n body Of men making
through the woods from where The mnrdefous hal wa
uourir G 10 upon them thick aud sharp ana last ana
taking Them 10 lie the Southerners ~ pursuit o. Tie
10Th NeN-York, the BOYS o. the o9ih nsilnc'lveir
brouu their hnyOnets 10 the charge, and were on tue
uoint of pluh ying upon the 18th, when Capt Haggcty
dashed along the line and struck the ll oucts upward
with his sword II Was the bold act ol cooii strong
decisive BRAIN aud in instant stayed the t9h Win
an iron hand a. were aud held il IN mastery sus
pepse The next moment we were ordered o. ne down
An double Gle la he wood overlooking TIC held Ol Dat
tie with our faces and muskes 20 the oad and in tha
petition keeping perfectly silent ana coie'ied' 70
await fnrtber ortrs FOr than three quarters Oi
an hour did the regiment keep il. position herewith
out a word from the ranks-wIthout breath almost
while shot and she'll and every sort OF helhsh msse,
swept and tore whizZed and Jared, smashed and
MINCED through the trees all about and close % as
LtSJ \, hurtiing and deafeuinR showers on either