The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-12-25

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/ On and after Monday, December p, 1862,
Lin IN this road viii run as follows:
1E.yE EnESsBURG-
,t-o)A Y. connecting with Mail East
arI Phil. and Btit. Express West.
A. go P. NJ, connecting with Express
East and Fast Line West.
1FAvE CREssoN-
4tIy.35 4. NJ, or or departure of Nail
4 At935 p. NJ, or on departure OF Fast Line
"' Eyocu LEWIS, Ger, s4pa
Tus BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG
tc,o,5rsa's Suns IN TIE FG.yAt- On" hdied
*,,I ggonnded Sorrow and gloom again
.ncom PASS cur homes-de-oilt'on and an
,~,ish cushrcud the hearts OF the people
3D,rk aud sosn5re clouds overcast the way,
l. pail, and the silver lining is scarce
l. diseerniblc. The high, the noble, the
i Excellent of earth have been laid low
cur pride and hope are departed. Fell
Ind relentless the Death Angel flaps his
Kings DER the scene, holding fierce carnl-
Ill upon human greatness A.as! that
H. should level his shafts so thick and
1,,t-tllat his victims should be the pick
Ind flower of youth anl Intelligence =
h las that he 50 loves a shining mark
4hat those We cherish most and can most
illy spare are his first victims !!
TO day there is mourning in twenty
thousand homes in the North-b,indin%
tea-, aad heart breokings over the wreck
snl destruction Of sh aud vigorous man
hood Precious blood has been split as
sater, and for every drop there is sigh
Ch. that the iuiquity of bad men should
bring this great tria! upon Us. Oh that
the faithlessness Of Traitors should work
bar exceeding affection
& On orr outside to day VIC print the
general details OF the attack on the Rebel
ro.igion at Fredericksburg, resulting in Il
fightt,I rcpulSe to our arms. The un-
blenchin@ courage and dauntless intrepid
h. If the soldiers composing our army
sere never more suUiimely displayed than
Here. From morn till eve, brigade after
bri.s!e, division after division marched
s. .-lily and irmiy against the batteries
81 the enemy. Through binding storms
of lealea nal, over the dead and mangleG
cDrscs af thousands Of their comrades they
narchcd, INTO Il, jaws OF death, into the
g. Of he'll willingly, chcerfuIIy.--
Ntyer vs. more wcuGruuS courage dis
T;ayci; never greater endurance shown.
d d.achiu- thcrc--ao turnin- back from
o. terrible work in hand. But all Ia
H.. The position proved 10 be inpreg-
aa5le, ana cur arsny was Obliged 10 retire
& on, the contest, shattered and bleeding
s OF the number who thus became viii
To- sacrifices upon The altar of their
eoug;ry, Cambria 5 noble soUa did not cs-
elPe. Woa,J We could say otherwise,
! II is il is, we can only bow ouy Leads IN
i slJu:s>ion % the DEGREES OF Providence.
y Lo doc;h 10 orc thing IN vain. Maj
G5or.e VI. Todd, Of the 9i>t Pa Vols.
4 j. James 9. Noon, Of the 1884 Pe'na.
y o.s., Capt, John u. Jones and Lieut.
Y i.:anl \. Scott, Of Co. f, 1884 Pcnna.
y Us, aud at least SIX priyates Of same
6 FmPany kHisd, together with sixteen
sounlod and six uissing-these be some
q the jewels we have been called upon to
9 q:er pp. Co. !, 11th Deserves, has not
been fully heard from, but It's list Of
.ai'ies wilI undoubtedly swell the num-
Fr largely, as ii was fully engaged Gu |
4 :ae H5ht
The following letter @;res, in brief, the |
PARTICULARS Of the participation of 60. I, t
lS55 regiment, in the fra, together with !
p list Of killed, wounded and missing:
FnEuzaIcrsEvEG. Dec. 10, 1862.
& t''7r Fa'her: Last Saturday, we
,ssel Che Rappahannock, reaching ;his city
= o'clock in the afternoon. We remain
v were ordered into action the fight having
early in the day. We formed in
Y ae, uasIung knapsacks, ~nd went forward
= double-quich iuto the fight. Cur com
NY suffered more severely than any other
I the regiment The regiment fought two
: 'rs Wan 1t was relieved. have no time
! write more
our killed are: Capt. John NJ Jones,
,.,. " .i.i"In y. Scott. John II Jones, Lee