The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-08-08
NO.2s

much fatigued, most of them having got
but two or three hours sleep the niehs
before. Still they trudged cheerfullJ a.
long. animated BY the task before them,
and made more elastic BY the sound of
the cannonsdc, which had for some tine
been heard, and which they were now
sensibly approaching. In the brigade
nay, in the whole liue, none heard this
with higher spirits than the list. About
10 o'clock the head of the column esns
into an open country, and after proceed
ing in it for q mile, Capt. Ellis of the
7lst, detected a masked battery abous
half mile to the left; and bringing our
/ glasses to bear upon it, We could also
perceive the enemy moving to their posi-
tions through the woods, in considerable
force. Soon after this, Gen. Mcdowell
caue riding up, aud orders were given
that We should proceed at a more rapid
pace, and an hour more brought the bril-
gade close to the rattle of the strife:
The column now made its fnal curve, and
turning sharply to the left faced the roar
OF battle as it came from the head Of the
central column, which, under the lead Of
the 69tb, was now pressing its way to-,
ward rs. The din of great guns and
musketry at this point was alno desfen-
ing, and the very earth trembled with the
roar Of the heavier artillery. Burnside,
who was forward, then sent an order to-
the list to take its howitzers and dash'
through piece Of woods and from its po-
sition on the right OF the Rhode Islanders.
ObeyiDg the order with alacrity, the 7lss
passed the New Hsmpsbire men in their
impetuosity and emerged into the 6re,.
while the I'd n. II. formed in good order
on the extreme right.
THE RHODE ISLANDERS, TIE SoCoND
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE SEVENTY
FIRST.
The Rhode Island cannon were the
first in position, and opened with good
effect. upon the battery that was pepper.
ing as, with a heavy cross fire upon the
left. The hoWitzers of the 7lst were
next in play, and, between their heavy
roar. the muskets of the brigade replied
the enemy. But tie fire was most CALLING
to US, from our exposed position, and a.
moDg those of the brigade who fell be-
fore it was Gen. Hunter, sufficiently hurs
to require bis removal from the 6eld.-
Burnside lost bis horse at the same time;
while the charger of Gov. Sprague had
his entire head taken of with she'll as
bis gallant rider was spurring hin up and
down the field. Captains Hart and Ellie
of companies A and G of the fist were
likewise wounded in this Ere. while brave
ly cheering on their men. Cornelius"
the faithful servant who had accomps-
MED Col. Vosburg from New York, and
who more lately. adhered to bis success
cessor. sank gently down by the side of
Col. Martin, and died from a rife stroke
just below the chest. Many others fell
under that hail, but the regiment sternly
stood his ground-such bold spirits rs
Captains Coles and Mesehutt, Commissas
ry Borrowe, and LieutenaDss 0aklyy,
Embler, Maynard, Denyse, ssd Others
giving cheer by their stauuch GOODNESS to
the entire line. While the regiment was
thus standing under fire, it came very
near being thrown into confusion BY the
reckless conduct Of Grifin's West Point
Battery, which without any sort ef no.
tice. tore through its line in the rear at
top speed, in order to take up position
in the front, and thus actually cutting fs
in two. This discourtesy, to say the
least of it, sprang, doubtless, from the
contempt which the regulars are rapidly
evinoiDg for the volunteers, and, under
ordinary circumstances, would have jos
tilted the list 10 firing on them 10 retali-
alton. The FIRE of the enemy came dou.
bly, hot just at this moment; the regiments
wayered slightly under it, and threatened
for an instant to fall back. At this crit
ical moment. an American flag suddenly
appeared within the redoubt that had
done US our greatest damage, and thas
stll kept up its storm. But, seeing this
signal, an order was given TO cease firing,
as We were shooting our friends. A fur
ther order was then made to advance our
colors to the front, bat, as it seemed to
be certain death TO stand exposed to the
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hill, the color bearer naturally hesitated
for q moment; whereupon several Of Con.
pany F sprang quickly forward, With the
exclamation, "Give Us the coIors? But
Capt Coles, Of Company G. was the fore.
most in the effort, and, ssizing the aag
he ran with it full Fifty PAGES to the front.
and held it al arms length high in the
air. and then planted it into the earth.
II, folds we're hailed in the Rebel battery
with q dem oniao yell. and in the next in
slant the bright banner was riddled With
a shower of balls. Providentially; the
gallant Captain was untouched.
Beholding that starry challenge, the
Alabama lst, which had long ago ex-
pressed. in print, their desire to meet the
New.York list, deployed from a wood
upon the right, and formed in full force
to charge up hill upon the flag The
Tlst. recognizing them, answered the