The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-08-15

sachusetts in the stubborn fortitude wit
which, again and again. they presse
through, and withstood the fiercest fire.
AS the Sherman Brigade went BY
Schenck's meu stood breathing in th
woods, the New-York I'd occupying
position on tho left The 69th broue
up the rear of the temporarily rctirin,
column; but its gallant Colonel, watchfu
of its welfare. fingered behind, and urget
stragglers not to get separated from thei
commands. He paused for an instant tt
salute Col. Toupkins of the %, who
stood dismounted at little distance from
his regiment. on the opposite side of the
road. Just at this moment, large bod J
of the enemy's Black Horse were seer
making charge toward them, though it,
im mediate object vas to attack Carlisle'e
battery, which, out of Ia IN uuition, stood
limbered up in the center OF the road
The two Colonels watched the movement
and, trsns6xed with excitement as they
saw the dragons saber the capnoniers,
forgot to take measures for their own
protection.
1t was Immediately necessary that the ,
should, for the quick exploit upon the
battery bad scarcely retarded the black
column 10 the least, and they came pour
ing Cd the Uniformed columns of the
Scbenck Brigade. Promptly, however.
the quick order of McCook shaped the
lst Ohio. and the others, following by in
stinct, showed firm line. with bayonets
all poised and ready for the charge
The Black Horse looked for moment,
but, not liking that array of steel, they
airted of to the right (receivipg volley
as they went). and squad of them made
dash to cut off the two coloDcls who we're
isolated in the road. Thompkins, who
saw the danger coming, quickly sprang to
a horse hear at band, and calling on Cor
coraD to follow, spurret him at a fence.
The troopers, however, were too near for
Corcorans tired horse, and whirling a.
round the Irish Colonel, they took bin
captive. and bore him off A portion Of
the squad followed after Tompkins, but
his spirited charger leaped two fences 10
fac style, and amid the crack of the dra-
goon-' six-shcoters. he got safe away
The brigade OF Schenck, being now ut
terly tagged out, and being moreover en-
tirely without orders, fell back upon the
footsteps of the 69th.
The Burnside Brigade was still upon
the field, where they bad received from
Gen. Mcdowell the news Of victory, and
consequently. had heard, with the sur
prise that was equal among all of our
brigades, the angry reopening of the
fight They bad seen, too, the other bril-
gades fle off toward the rear, bat having
no orders for such movement, and not
being 10 the fire. the staunch Rhode Is.
lsnders, Wisconsinisns and list doggedly
held their feet. But the musketry on our
side was getting faint, and the great guns
of the enemy, unprovoked from our al
most exhausted batteries. were DOW but
sparsely fired. Everything, therefore.
indicated another iull, aud it could not
be made certain to our minds but that
We had really won the victory after all,
aDd that the last canuoDade was but the
angry finish of the enemy. Sudden
lY a cry broke from the ranks of Look
therel look tberel" and. turning their eyes
toward Manassas. the whole Of our droop-
ing regiments, as well as those who were
90 owing to the rear as those who stood,
saw a sight which none who ever gazcd
upon it will forget.
THE PAGEANT OF THEENEMY's RESERVES
At a long way up the rise, and issuing
from the enemys extreme left, appeared
slowly debauchiug into sight. dense col
umn of infantry. maIching with slow and
solid step, and looking, at this noiseless
distance, like mirage of ourselves, or
the illusion of panorama. Rod BY rod
the massive coluUn heightened, not brea-
king off at the completion of a regiment,
as We had hoped. but still pouring op,
and oD. and on, till oue reg giment bad
into ten. Even then the stern
tide did not pause; for one of its arms
turned downward along the far side of
the triangle, and, the source of the food
thus relieved. poured fourth again, and
commenced lining the other in like man.
ner. Still the solemn picture sxelled its
volume, till the ten regiments had doub-
led into twenty, and had taken the for
N alton of three sides of hollow square.
Oar struck legions. though beginning
to feel the approaches of despair, could
not take their eyes from that % ajestic pa.
geant, and though, experiencing new
necessity, were frozen to the sight.
The martial tide flowed on, the length
ening regiments growing into thirty thou
sand men, with a mass Of black cavalry
in it, centre, the whole moving toward US,
as the sun danced upon its poDp of bay
onets, With the solemn step OF fate. This
was war; compact, we'll made, and reas.
oning war. 1t was war, too, in all its
pomp and glory, as well as in its strength,
aud we ct once comprehended We were
beaten In vain did our startled faculties
dart alertly bither and thitber for some
hope; in vain did our thoughts turn quick.
Dottorso1 II uouId nof H.