Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-06

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out through that part and the position of
his camp would have suggested that that
would have been his plan of attack. He
descended upon the little force at Front
Royal through the narrow gorge which
run parallel with it down between the
ranges of hills beyond. His appearance
was sudden, and cutting Immediately the
telegraph wires and destroying the rail
road bridges on either side, he prevented
the transmission of dispatches and the
sending rcinforcements. Thus complete
ty cut off, did the Maryland regiment
maintain themselves against the three
brigades of the rebel Ewell until they
were completely surrounded, and destroy
ed or captured. My conversation with
several of those engaved in that fearful
massacre confirms the worst of the terri
Bile statement in regard to the inhuman
ferocity of the rebel soldiers. Wounded
men without doubt were pierced with
bayonets, and the bodies of our men mu-
tilated and desecrated by an abandoned
and unmerciful soldiery, "show the
ID Yankees no quarter" was the cry,
and men were heard to say Kill them
| (the wounded); we can't carry them"
The few who escaped at the battle of
Front Royal from the enemy surrounding
them we're surely saved $50 as by fire.
Capt. Mapes of the Pioneer corps, cutting
his mules away from their teams, escaped
through the cloud of dust and confusion
caused by their wild stampede, following
Immediately in their wake as they broke
through the lines of the enemy, who
opened their ranks to let them pass.
The severity of the fighting beggars all
attempts at description. Not private
soldier, not an officer in the whole regi-
ment, but fought with desperation and
determination not to surrender to rebels
and foes of their country, which has
placed them already upon the most hero
ic and brilliant pages of all history. The
slaughter, which was commenced and
continued until they we're completely
powerlcss, was terrific. The loyal Mary
landers encountered them hand to hand,
fighting when a crowd of rebels were upon
a single opponent an instance of individ-
ual bravery have been mentioned to me
which seem almost fabulous. No man
upon the field of battle ever managed his
soldiers with more coolness, judgement
and bravery than did Col. Kenly. His
cry to his men was not ego" but come
with me" and they did SO, every man of
them. When ordered to surrender, he
shot the one who demanded it, and when
overpowered and summoned to give up his
sword he broke the blade in halves, was
shot, wounded, placed in an ambulance,
and afterwards tell it not on the testi-
mony of one but of many-while being
carried away was killed by pistol shot
fired at him as he lay wounded in the We
hicle.
The forces engaged upon our side COM
priscd eight companies of the 1st Mary
land, two companies of the 29th Pcnnsyl-
vania, two companies Ira Harris Guard,
: two pieces of artillery of Capt. Knaps
f battery and Capt. Mapc's pioneer corps
: of fifty six men--all who have come in
c are not more than $50. aaa aAi.
, THE RETREAT.
t One o'clock Saturday morning was
awaked to make preparations for immedi-
ate retreat The remnant saved from
the battle at Front Royal had rotreatcd
and the enemy we're known to be in close
pursuit. Their movement, too, seemed
evidently intended to cut off our connec-
S tion with Winchester, and we saw very
/, naturally, before us the prospect of an
/. enemy (EwclD in our front, while Jack
$ son, whom we knew to be. behind us
, near Harrisonburg seemed more than
0 probably intending 10 push upon us in
: our rear, placing us between two fires
each doubtless larger than the little com.
t mand which remained to Gen. Banks af
!. ter the Withdrawal Of so large a portion
9 Of it to reinforce other less exposed divis
! ions Of the army. We moved on, and
: had proceeded thrcc miles beyond Stras
. h,ra bal crossod (ndar (,raolk bridon