Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-01
IncidentsDf the Battle.

In Tue tUlCkebt OIH6 contest a OeCeSelOh
Colonel Of Cavalryvas knocked ont of his
saddle by ball iro one of our rifemen.
"There goes Old Baker, of the Georgia
First u shouted onpf our boys, in hearing
of his chaplain. '1ho?" eueried the par
son. Col. Baker, the Rebel ranks, has
just gone to his longhome !" "Ah wei"
replied the chaplaina auietly, +" the longer |
live the less cause lave to find fault with
the inscruiable acts I Divine Providence !"
An unlucky privatI in one of the N. York
regiments was woundd in this fight, and his
father arrived at th hospital just as the
surgeon was removinlthe ball from the back
of his shoulder. Theboy lay with his face
downward on the pallet. "Ahl my poor
son." said the father, ,nournfully,. I'm very
sorry fer you. But it's bad place to be hit
in-thus IN the backi The sufferer turned
over, barred his breast and pointed to the
opening above the arm-pit, exclaiming,
Father, here's where the ball vent m!"
One of the ZouaVs was struck by can>
non shot, which tore through histhigh close
to his body, nearly severing the limb from
the trunk. As he ELL, he drew his photo
graph from his breas and said to his nears
est comrade, " TAXI this to my wife. Tell
ner died like SOLDIER faithful to my coun-
try's cause, and tte good old flag. Good
bye!" and be died where he fell"
An artillery man lay On the ground, near
ly exhausted from los Of blood, ana TOO weak
to get out of the wa! of the tramping troops
and horses that fitted about him. A noun
ted borseman can't toward him when he
raised the bleeding sumps of both his arms
and cried out, don't tread on me- Capt'n !
See both hands ale gone" The trooper
leaped over him, a snell broke near by, and
the crashing fragments put the sufferer
quickly out of his misery.
A Rebel-one of the Georgia regiment
lay With fearful slot. wound in his side,
which tore out several ribs The life-bood
Of the poor fellow was fast oozing out, when
one of our troops dashed forward from out of
the melee, and fell, sharply wounded, close
beside him. The Georgian recognized his
uniform, though he vas fatally hurt. and
feeblE held out his hand. "We came into
this battle" he said, e enemies. Let US die
friends. Farewell" He spoke no more !;
but his companion in disaster took the ex-
tended hand, and escaped to relate the touch.
ing fact.
One of our riaemen had his piece carried
away by ball, which struck it out OF his
hands, just as his company was in the act of
advancing to storm one Of the smaller Rebel
batteries. Unarmed. he sprung forward and
threw himself down on his face, under the
enemy's guns A Zouave lay there, wound
ed and bleeding. out of the way of the mur.
derous fire. Lay close-la close, old boy"
said the latter to the new conner. The boys'll
take this ole furnace n minnit, and then
we'll git up, an give the Rebels fits ag'iUl'.
Three minutes afterwards. the battery was
carried, and the two soldiers were in the
thickest of the fight again.
A reporter Tor one OF the New York pa
pers lost his carriage, and when the STAN
pede occurred he ran about, confused, in
search of the missing vehicle, without sue
cess. He saw the dust increasing, aud the
means of conveyance home rapidly decreas.
ing. So he jumped into passing ambu-
lance, which drove rapidly off. He found bis
horse OF the rood above the battle field, and
jumped ont Of the ambulance again just as
a cannon ball passed through it, cutting a
wounded man almost in halves lie declares,
professionally, that he who fights and runs
away, lives to fight another day"
Two of the New Hampshire Second were
leaving tie field through the woods, when
they were suddenly confronted by FIVE Rebels,
who ordered them to ''hdH! or we fire.
The Granite boys saw their dilemma, 5ut
the foremost of them presented his musket
and answered, 3" halt yon, or ace fire !" and
at the word, both discharged their pieces
The Rebel fell, his assailant was unharmed
Seizing his companions musket, he brought
it to his shoulder, and said to the other
g fire p both fred their guns at once, and
two more Rebels fell. The others fed. The
leaders, Lame was Hsnford, from Dover, n
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