The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-18
Strategy at the Capital.

You are probably aware, my boy, that tie
unconquerabe Mackeral Brigade is still advan-
cling upon Washington in a highly respectable
and strategic manner ; and thai ali cnrrespon-
dents are excluded from the lines lest some Of
them, IN their natural backness OF heart, should
construe the advance upon Washington into a
retreat from Richmond.
But gained admission to the sccnc by adopt
ing the airy and pleasing uniform Of the South
ern Contederacy; and am thereby enabled to
give you some further account OF the skillful
retrograde advance to which d;m!y referred in
my absorbing last
The uniform of the celebrated COnfederacv is
much respected by many OF our officers, my boy,
and the only gulse in which fellow being may
scrutnizo tao national strategic works with en-
tire safety.
Thus attired, Joined the Mackera Brigade
in its cheerful work of pushing Richmond away
from its martial font, and having penetrated
to the rear, where horrible carnage was being
wrought in the frantic ranks of the conederacy
beheld the idolized General OF the Aiaekeral
Brigade anxiously searching for something
| upon tie ground. In a moment he looked up,
aud says he to the warriors in his neighbour
| hood
"My children have you seen anything of
1AiuAA '"Ch DotpiO tHtSt plesCtO ROu Tue grass
just now, when | turned to speak 10 my aid?"
Mackcral chap coughei respectfully and
says he: " guess it was taken By some cques
trlan ConfederAcies, which has just made another
raid
Thunder - says the General, " that's the
third bottle I've lost in the same way within an
hour" And he proceeded slowly and thought
fully 10 mount lis horse, which stood eyeing
HIM with iunerli solemnty, and many inequali-
ties of surface.
Turning to another part Of the line my boy
| beheld Captain VILLAIN Brown and Captain
Bob Shorty IN the act of performing great
strategic movement with the indJmitabe Comic
section, many Of whom were employing the
moment to take last look at the cantecns ere
sented to them before leaving hone by their de-
voted mothers. A number Of reckless Conlcd.
eIacies had just crossed a bridge spann- Il small
stream near by, and the object Of this daring
movement WAS 10 suddenly burn the bridge be
fore they could retreat and then make PRISONERS
of the whole
1t was sublime conception, my boy, a sub
lime conception, and rich with strategy.
Like painters surrounding thelf unsuspect.
ing prey, sho willy Mackerals swept noiselcssly
across the bridge, applied their axes with the
qaicknees OF thought, and in moment, the
doomed structure fell splashng into the water.
lt was beauii.u! to see VILLAIN honest cxulta.
ton at this moment; his eyes Frightened like
small bottles q. brandy with the light shining
through them, aud Gays he
1--WE have circumyented the Conlederacy
All - says William proudly " tho United
States OF America is now prepared to continue
nthe exchange business, and"
lie paused lie paused, my boy, because he
suddenly observed that Captain Bob Shorty haJ
commenced to scratch his head in dismal man.
ner.
I'm blessed" says Captain Bob Shorty, in
a colericll manuec-" lu blessed, if | don ;,
think there's some mistake here my military
infant
"Ha!' says William, with dignity; {" d,
you discover flaw in the great chain woven b,
the United states oil America around the
doomed Con!cdcyacy ?"
Capt. Bob Shorty again scratched his head
and says he;
= don't wish to make unpleasant insinua
tons; but 1t seems to inc that this here body O
infantry has lett Itself on tho wrong side Of TIN
stream "
And so 1t had BY one Of those little mis-
takes which sometimes occur to the most vjcto
nous armies, the Comic section had thoughtIess
ly crossed the iridge before destroying it, thu
leaving themselves on one side of the river
while The Iiotous Coniedorates were on the 9th
or.
low they got across again, at lordable plac
higher up, just in time to see the confederate
cross again ut u fordable place lower down,