Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-05-09

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Rebels had taken up their POSITION on
road that ran perpendicular to the one we
approached by skirtiag wood having
cleared land in front All the roads III
this country have deep ditches along the
side, and this, with rail fence in front,
gave them all admirable rifs pit and breast
work. We got in along by rail fence
running perpendicular to their position,
about 200 or 80 yards from them. y
few skirmishers opened on them aud they
gave us regimeutal yolley. Our wishes
aud prayers have come at last. We had
me. the Sd Georgia, but, as they wore
biue overcoats Captured on the Fanny
some one cried out We were firing on our
own men. The colOrs were ordered to be
raised, and such storm OF bullets it has
never been my luck to hear. It sounded
to me like hail on window glass. The
colors were lowered, aud we went to work.
1t was hot work, aud bloody. Three of
our own Company were wounded-they
were dropping all around. The 9th New
York attempted a charge, came out in
good order on double quick, bat a
discharge Of canister confused them, and
they came in over us pell NELL. If we
hadn't been ph!egmaiic Dutchmen, We
might have run too, as 1t was we'll c4lcu-
lated to get up panic. We kept behind
the fence, lying down to load and taking
the best opportunity to FIRE. Every one
appeared very deliberate, and | am proud
to say that Co.'S H., T., aud Capt. Blair's
company, G, and C., worked like heroes.
do not speak of them in disparagement
of others, but because they came more
urter my observation. We moved by the
faux down the fcnce-" CiGyye." said
sOmebody dy-d0wn went the fence, with
crash-oyer We weut, and across the field,
in time to see the Rebels tarc. Brouse,
Co. G., fell here, shot through the head.
We can't tell how much they suffered, but
We could see them drive up with four
horse wagon aud carry off the wounded,
They left six dead on the fsla. We took
some prisoners, and had whipped the 80
Georgia and an Alabama Regiment.
1t commenced to rain. We were too
tired to pursue. We stacked arms, and
marched to the position We occupied when
we charged, to bivouac for the night.
The other Regiments were dispersed all
around, each throwing out pickets AT
ter visiting our wounded at the Hospital,
Beaver got gate,wc made FIRE aud coffee,
aud after discussing the day little while,
turned in to sleep, with the hope the Reb-
els would leave US alone until morning.
/ About nine o'clock, evening, 1t. Col.
Bell called Is Up, stated our ciFeumstnn-
ces, and gave US orders to wnken up the
men quickly and get ready to march.
The enemy had reinf1rcements, and our
pickcts heard them stack arms and pre-
pare to attack Us il the morning. We
did SO, and taking the caps off the pieces,
filed ou. and formed in the field. Ii was
very dark, you could just distinguish the
black form Of the man before you. The
first brigade moved first, then our Regi-
ment, then the u Mass, two pieces of
cannon, the pioneers nnd axemen, who
destroyed the bridges after US. Then We
made march Of % miles, such as has
not been equalled In almost perfect
slence-it had raincd, and the roads were
horribIe-(they get bad, very quick, here
you could hear nothing but the stomp
/ of the mud. We reached our landing
about four o'clocl; in the morning. We
have never experienced anything Ike it
marched Sc miles and fought battle,
in twenty four hours
The Rebels fired on our hospital; the
bullets flew all around, while they were
carrying iu the wounded.-So now-ou
the anniversary of the day some Of US left
/ Lewisburg to enter the three months ser
/ viee-We have another name for our Tag
-"Camden" with Gen. Burnside's per-
mission.
The position Of the Rebels was admira-
bly, chosen, and they burned two houses
and the fences in order that the smoke
might conceal their position. 1t is the
first time | have noticed that expedient.
We could hear the cannon and see the ball
where it struck, bat we could not see the
flash of their guns-so We had to root
them right out-hunt them up, and were
on them almost before we knew 1t. Gen.
Reno was around among Us all the time,
and they canDOnaded him very heavily
once as be crossed field. | don't pre-
tend to give full account of the battle.
saw the correspondent of the New York
Tribune on the field, and he will no doubt
give an accurate description, Dating their
New York bias.) IL.
.~Every dark cloud has its silver lining
We see il stated that the Rebels also, on the
night after the battle, took an alarm, ,reireated
towards Norfolk, and reported "all Burnslde's
Yankee devils after them If correct II IS
curious to think Of these two opposing forces
..heeling it," in perfect silence, in the denseSt
darkness if rot rain, and over swampy, slip
perry roads-but in opposite directions. Had
each known that the other party was hasten
ing from them, they might have parted more
lciSure!y. and relieved memorable hard
days work.
PartlealarS-frOm yaEiOuS sources.
Gen. Reno bears testimony to tho good
conduc. of the men, and Gen. Burnside
compliments .hc 5lst Penn'a, with the
other Regiments, for the efficiency OF the
work done. They report If killed, %
wounded (some, probably, mOr;ally,) and
. missing-l12 in all. The. 9th N. y.
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