Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-15
MISCELL AN Y.
The Brilliant Charge of Major Ia
goDyi, at Springfield.
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The account Of the charge of Fremont's
body guard, Is exceedingly interesting. We
copy from correspondent at Springfield
Mo-, who was on the ground when the
charge was made, and writes 10 the Tribune
under date If Oct 29!h: -
Gtn. Fremont's first act upon his arrival
was to visit the new Court House, now
used as a hospital for the members of his
Body Guard, who were wounded in The
brilliant. but terrible fghi--lhe Balaklava
Of our war for Tie Uniou--on Friday night.
There are about twenty Of these wounded
10 the hospital, and the General visited the
couch of each man, and SAID to him a few
words of encouragement and praise. He
then est,blished his headquarters in house
on The wes side Of The toan, whica Gen. l.. :
~ occupied for the same purpose Nlie lie
was here.
Gen. Sigrrs men came in apparently
quite fresh, after their march Of thirty
miles; rome ofour other commanders seems
10 push his troops forward as rapidly as
Sigel, and he deserves to be as famous for
brilliant advances as he is for masierly re.
\ treats. Before lie left the railroad, lie found
( himself like the other Generals greatly
camped for want Of sporation, but he
/ pressed farm-wagons, stage coaches, car
riages, oxen, horses aud mules, until he was
amply supplied, and came on far in advance
Of the other divisions.
After our arrival on Sunday night, Wis.
it@d the hospital to learn the fate Of an old
friend who now belongs 10 The Boly Guard
Mr.. Edward L. Dean. His name did
not prove TO be in the list of the dead, and
upon searching among the wounded, found
him al last, stretched upon cot. His eye
frightened as he recognized me, and grasped
my hand. :" Is your wound serious +"
asked. " Painful, but not fatal" was his
reply. i am fortunate in not being with
those poor fellows who are stretched out
down stairs. O, it was glorious fight"
Iis comrades beside him all seemed TO
share the same spirit. They are right; it
,eas glorious fight there is nothing more
brilliant known to our history perhaps TO
any history. Wilson's Creek is doubly his
toric ground upon it, on the 10Th of Au-
gust, occurred the terrible battle in which a
thousand of our brave men poured out their
blood like water and the heroic Lyon laid
down lis life for The country which ,hall
ever cherish his name in green ard grateful
remembrance and eleven weeks after, on
the head waters OF the same stream, was
made that charge of the Fremont Body
Guard, under the gallant Zagonyf, which
will ever be coupled hereafter with that Of
the Light Brigade Of Baluklava-
Into the jsws Of death,
Into the gates Of he'll =
Time will not permit me to record, be-
fore the nail closes, anything more than a
few incidents Of the battle, II battle il eau
be called but it is clear beyond dispute
that I50 raw men, who had never been M
der fire before after wcaryins ride of 90
miles, Jcliberatrly rode through gallfes
fire for more than a quar- er of mile, dis
mounted, tore down fence, remounted and
formed. all while the bullets were flying
about them like hail, and then, with enihu-
siastr shouts for Fremont and the Un-
ion," charged through aud through body
Of more than 1000 cavalry and infintry.
conspletely routing and dispensing fhrur :
that they then dashed into the city and
chased the remainder of the flying rebels
through The streets for an hour and half,
until the last man sf Them was driven out
of Springfield short that l50 men de-
feated and drove 1000 away so effeciuaily
that the lirle guard les behind was able to
hold the town for two days, until the re-
main,ler of the army came up.
The loss Of the Body osaard. As far as
can ce aScertaired At this firpr. amounts TO