The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06

HEa tsst Hs @Hf ftH
s. alj derive a, pmai aaa which
miat teaeb hw IS san ilsa great eaa
ultimate ae9ess which IS certainly desiia-
VI Is nva will triumph ihe American
arms and carry ae American Banner
again tae Naf5aal Ensign over ble sea,
ard over the laa1 ir9m tLe Grcsa Noun
tain. Is tie Bi9 oraD1e.
lbs de,aG Of this well-ioaglt battle are
alreaay before yoar readers iis results
ara Know 70 thc world That our bra,c
solliery fought desperately ana @cil, in
,hc main, /. everywhere acknowledged
Wherever cor infantry me, that q the
Rebels they we're speedily yanqnished and I
driven from The field but 2oooomcn, all /
tmt uas actually engaged Of tbs Federal .
force. could NOT ol.rags contend against
four Time. their number, while thalenemy
were protected by ombu,hes and numerous
batteries ii heavy artillery
Ifitbc true that lie general direction
81 tl.e battle vas unfortunate It i not for
me TO censurc, the people can Judge ior|
themselves 81 tits. But | believe tiat
|uis DAYS reverse has shown that a much
larger body u infantry cannot successfully
take hcscmany different masked batteries
placed at every available point from Ban
Run to Manassas, and al commanding
each other as we advance, and sheltered
by woods and made difficult Of acee. from
their position. They can only be secured
by bringing up heavy artillery and shei-
ling tie enemy for days while large bodies
Of infantry are thrown upon tIeir flank
and rear until they are compelled TO fight
upon something like equal terms.
This may not be military opinion, but
ii is mine, after careful investigation and
inquiry from those engaged in the Battle
Of Bull Run.
E ! am happy TO record that the Vermont
Second Regiment fought CALAMITY and
bravcly during that action--that they were
the last regiment that left the field and
2 then by command OF their officers, and in
: good order They were in Col. Howard
r Brigade, consisting Of the Third, Fourth
and Filth Maine, and Second Vermont
b REGIMENTS. The Vermont ID went into
7 the engagement in the advance Of thcr
j Brigade, and covered the retreat whcnrc-
firing. They were more actively and
: longer engaged than the Maine Regiments
+ and had the most exposed position.
y It Is aie testimony Of the Regiment that
> Col. Whiting, the Michigan commander Of
d Vermont troops, behaved very discredita.
d bis upon the battle ground. When the
Il Regiment moved into the action he wa.
Il seen hiding behind log-heaps and trees, an(
a at no time during the engagement was y
where his duty called him, or direetm;
!. and encouraging the brave men whose live
! he had been entrusted with.
J. They we're calamity led by thcr Ir
4 mont officers and fought effectively an
!, brayely 10 the last. Lieut. Col Slannar
. and Nlajor Joyce, were at their posts an
+ the latter Is especially praised by all 70
a. his gallant conduct.
- They we're stationed upon an elevate
j. plateau exposed to the raking fire Of iop
= rebel batteries within tlrec-touIths Of
a. mile, and having large body Of the en-
"a my's infantry within one hundred yarC
II on their flank, concealed from view BY
q thick woods, and separated from them !
dccp rayinc which prevented their maj
ing upon them a successful charge Twi'
the colors Of this body Of infantry, VI
2 kept up an incessant fire, were display
aauntingly, and thrice the rebels in who
hands they we're borne were instant
picked or BY our Vermont sharp shooter
It is almost proyidential that our bra
regiment ii ills exposed position escap
4, with 80 little loss Tie total numb
killed ana missing wiz not exceed for
and the wounded are being well cared
4, and viii generally recover
i Capt Drew, Of Burlington, who v
~ not in die engagement, is yet missing.
81 The other Captains arc safe, and with
other commissioned officers all bghaH
with coolness and intrepidiiy worthy
thc defendants of Allen and Warner
ID The Bennington company suffered son
what, and ono Of the Sergeant suPpo
to be Killed. was taken prisoner but i
cscded IN making good bis escape fl
tlieir clutches. and reached camp ycst