Smyrna times., 1861-08-01

teries by our men, the ammunition train, to-
gether with that having the bridge, was order
ed to advance. Upon that order there was
joint advance of large portion of the bag
gage. until the road was lined for two miles
and half with the advancing baggage train.
About four o'clock in the afternoon news came
down the road that our troops were retrsating.
and the head of the baggage train was turned
upon the rear, blockading up the road and pro-
ducing the greatest confusion. The teamsters
in their CONSERVATION, began to unhitch their
horses, mounted them, and rode of. The team
sters of the Massachusetts, 1lth, with some
twenty. y.6ve wagons in it's line, stood fast. By
the aid of officers and citizens, twenty or thirty
of these retrea,ing teamstors were caught and
brought back to their wagons. Their return
seemed to restore confidence, and the wagons
were nearly all brought to Centreville. The
Massachusetts, 1lth, the Fire Zouaves, and the
71st retreated in good order, and reached Cen.
ireville at 81 o'clock. The retreat of the whole
force was covered by the Garibaldi Guards.
Blsnker's lst Rife Regiment. Col. Einstein's
9th Pennsylvania Regiment, with its bate.
ID New Jersey Regiments. which had been or.
dereG from Vienna, distant five miles. Some
1000 cavalry lowered on the left of the re-
treating troops, but there was no attempt at
pursuit.
Mr.. Griswold represents the whole affair as
fight in the woods. Indeed there could not
fairly be said to have been any in open field.
1t was skrmishng on grand scale. The reb-
els never left their entrenchments except when
driven out. The clouds of smoke told where
actions were going on but the woods in every
direction obscured the troops from sight
between Centreville, and the hill occupied BY
the rebels, he could not at any one time set
large bodies of troops.
As an instance Of the spirit of the soldier
Mr.. G. mentioned the case of one who wa
hit some twenty yards distant from him, Ind wa
by the fragment of shell that took the viso
= off his cap, grazed his forehead severely, an
knocked him down. His comrades picked hin
up, and were about taking him to the hospital
but he had no idea of being put on the sick list
and cried. "Give me my gun-givs me m
gum
in There was properly no stand made at Cen
lg .reville as the enemy were not in pursuit.
at But the hills all about were covered with ou
il cattle, which had been brought along 10 pre-
'c- vision the army. A stand was made Ion
by enough to secure the cattle, bring in the bse
en- gage wagons, and to give chance tor straG
nd glers to come up. The retreat was covered
me regiments designated for that purpose. ar
Ol. there was no annoyance from the cavalry
arp the enemy.
me INCIDENTS.
zen The ensign of the First Rhode Island Reg
res ment was shot through the head and kille
on during the early part of the engagement, wit
be- brave young fellow, belonging to the san
ace regiment, sprang forward, seized The coloI
the and waved them in the air. A. minute late
Ieir he too fell dead to the ground.
ses During the engagement, Gov. Sprague, VI
ont was always in the thickest of the fight, h
9Th, two horses shot from under him. Each tin
on as he tell to the ground he would coolly ia
sgi- up his carbine and bring a rebel to the grour
3 on Col. Burnside seemed to bear charmed Ii
half The bullets were constantly whizzing past h
pom some of them even passing through his hat. a
han yeths escaped without a scratch.
y of The Fire Zouaves advanced to the char
the with deafening cheers for the Union, and VIC
han exposed TO a CALLING fire from the bstteri
ther TO The FIRE OF the Louisiana Zouaves, and a
d BY TO the attacks of the Rebel Black Horse-all
ssa- which they stood with heroism Of which
FORK history Of the world presents few parallels.
, be. The color sergeant of the Second Maine R
the imeni, w. B. Dean, and who bore the flag p
hile sented to the regiment by the ladies Of Cali
ighi, mia, was killed with the flag in his hands.
we're V. Moore, of company X, one Ofthe color qua
Issas was severely wounded. The flag was tai
Iorse possession of by the Rebels, but was 6ns
I the rsganed. after desperate struggle.
ed in A poor little drummer boy was &C compile
nong ly in two by a canister shot, which str
nous him just under the arms. A piercing "OI
'urth emitted in childish treble, the soldiers '
who were near him say, was a sound that will I
Zou. in their ears for life.
vslry Just as the Federal troops were about to
les Of treat, Colonel Heintzelman rode up TO WI
from the Zouaves were and asked Ghem TO fol
nents him, exclaiming. My brave ZouaVes, yol
'enth, done WE'LL" when one Of them replied, " He
The zeman, you are brave man and we W,
Rebel follow you as sosn as any man, but we
e sew not be cut up this way. We have seen br
The Colonel, but not General"
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