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

cd it. And so the conflict lulled for a
little while. 1t was the middle of a
blazing afternoon. Our regiments held
the positions they had won, but the en-
envy kept receiving additions. and contin-
ued flank movement toward our left--a
dangerous movement for us, a movement
which those in the rear perceived, and
vainly endeavored to induce some general
officer to guard against
Here was the grand blunder, or misfor-
tune, of the battle. A misfortune that
we had no troops in reserve after the Ohio
regiments were again sent forward, this
time to assist in building bridge across
the run on the Warrenton road, by the
side of the stone bridge known to be mined.
A blunder. in that the last reserve was
sent forward at all. 1t should have been
retained to guard the rear of the left, and
every other regiment on the field should
have been promptly recalled over the route
by which it had advanced, ordered only
to maintain such positions as rested on a
supported, continuous line. Gen. Scott
says, our troops had already accomplished
three days work, and should have rested
long before. But Mcdowell tried to van
quish the South in single struggle, and
the sad result is before us. ...
AS it was, Capt. Alexander, with his
sappers and miners, was ordered to cut
through the abattis by the side Of the
mined bridge, in the valley directly before
us. and lay pontoons across the stream
Carlisle's artillery was detailed to protect
the work, and the Ohio and Wisconsin re-
serve to support the artillery. Meanwhile,
in the lull which have mentioned, the
thousand heroic details of federal valor
the shamelessness of rebel treachery be-
gan to reach our ears. We learned the
loss of the brave Cameron, the wounding
of Heintzelman and Hunter, the fall of
Haggerty and Slocum, and Wilcox. We
heard of the dash of the Irishmen and
their defamation, and of the havoc made
and sustained by the Rhode Islanders, the
Highlanders, the Zouaves, and the Con-
necticut Third; then Of the intrepidity of
Burnside and Sprague-how the devoted
and daring young governor led the regi-
mcnts he had so munifcently equipped
again and again to victorious charges, and
at last spiked, with his own hands, the
guns he could not carry away. The vic
tory seemed ours. 1t was an hour sub
lime in unselfshness, and apparently glo-
rious in it's results
AT this time, near o'clock rode for
ward through the open plain to the creek
where the abattls was being assailed by
our engineers The Ohio, Connecticut
and Minnesota regiments were variously
posted thereabout; others were in distant
portions of the field; all were completely
exhausted and partly discovered no gen.
eral of division, except Tyler, could be
found. Where were our officers? Where
was the foe Who knew whether we had
won or lost? ..'
The question was quickly to be decided
for us. A sudden swoop, and body of
cavalry rushed down upon our columns
near the brigade. They came from the
woods on the left, and infantry poured
out behind them. Tyler and his staff,
with the reserve, were apparently cut off
by the quick maneuver. succeeded in
gaining the position had just left, there
witnessed the capture of Carhsle's battery
in the plain, and saw another force Of
cavalry and infantry pouring into the
road at the very spot where the battle
commenced, and near which the South
Carolinians, who manned the battery ST.
lenced in the morning had doubtless all
day been lying concealed. The ambulan.
ces and wagons had gradually advanced
to this spot, and of course an instantane-
Gus confession and dismay resulted. Our
own infantry broke ranks in the field
plunged into the woods to avoid the road
and got up the hill as best they could
without leaders, every man saving himsel
in his own way. ~a Iat '.u
BY the time I reached the top Of thu
hill, the retreat, the panic, the hideou'