The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-08-12
The Retreat.

The Baltimore Sun of the 9th inst. has the
following:
Tho retiring" of the Federals is thus de-
scribed by correspondent OF the, n. Y.
Times.
Meanwhile the panic extended. Scores
of gallant officers endeavored to rally ana
reform the stragglers, hut in vain, while
many officers forgot the pride oftheir shoul
er straps. aud the honor of their manhood,
and herded with the sneaks and towards.
. that had known the names OF those ON
GERS l saw, the brave and the coWafdlv'
that here now, might reward ana punish
bv directing upon each individual the re-
spect of a whole people!
That scene was one not to he forgotten
Scores of riderless and terrified horses, dash
ing in every direction ; thick flying bullets
rging by, admonshing Of danger; every
minute a ,ran struck down wagons, am
balances. and cannon blockading the WY
wounded men lImping. groauing, ana bleed
inc amid the thrcng; officers and clVlilais;
Hcnuunc!uw. el,treating and reasoning, ana
| being insen> IDLY bone along with the mass
| the sublime canuoiadiug, the clouds "' BAT
! tlcsmoke. and the sun Just disappearing,
| large and blood red. l cannot picture H.
! but l see it and always shall
! Huddled among the wagons were lo,oou
| strag@lcrs--fnr the credit ri the nation ne II
| said that four-tiths of them Were Wo''nue"
sick, or utterly exhausted. and could moi
have stirred but for dread OF the tobacco
warehouses of the South Ihe confusion o
this herd of mules. wagons and wounded
men on horses. men ON foot, men by I'M
roadside, zen perched on wagons, mel
searching for%>htcr, men famIShing Tor wa
ter. mon furnishing for food, men lame !n'
blcceipg, men with ghostly eyes, loohin;
ont between bloody haudaGns that hla IN
fucc--turn to some VIVID "ccvu''t "a III
: most piiiiul part OF Nnpo!eon,s retreat iron
. Russia, and tlll out the picturc-the g;iil
gaunt, bloody picture OF wal IL Its most Tel
r.ble features
!; was determined to move during til
J NIGHT. The distance to Turkey Islam
= BRIDGE, the noin: on James river which We
t 10 be reached, by the direct road was 81
miles. Rut those vast Numbers could M
move over one narrow road, N days henS
: every by road. no matter how circnitom
I had hce- searched out by questioning PR
g oncis ard by cavalry cXcul,l"''S. RIVER
-, one was filed by one Of the advancing c.
umn. The whole trent was Ia M ION
: -p.3., Gen. kcyes III command Of the "a
! vance.
l. rode with Gen. Iowc's brigade,
Through dense woods and prccifli"lIs rhHiu
wind Nc sinlouslr far around t" the lett a
stri!.i. 2 the river some distance below 4 !
l,oy Island Commencing At dusk. t
march continued until daylight, The ms.
a. was dark and fearful. Heavy thunder r
y. led in turn along each point OF the horlZS
and dark clouds spread everywhere.
'e were forbidden TO speal. cloud, or, LEST
or light Of cigar should present target ioI
u nuhushcd rife, we were cautioned not
smoke. Ten miles Of weary marching W
90 f,cauent hats, as some one Of the huuai
IL vehicles of the artillery :Iain III our cen
lie by Il slight deviation crashed against II
80 wore away the hours t. dawn when we
houched in 20 q magnificent heat field g
i the smokc-siacit Of The Gaiena Was IN sig
I'D Ncnophon'> remnant OF the ten iho"s"
CO shouting The sea! the sea were
ncr more glad than we.