The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-09-25

himself so Tar as to otter nun all IrretTIeV-
able insult.
Il cannot serve longer in a position
from which nav superior officer has threat
ened to have me cashiered,'' he SAID, '.but
| am particularly DESTROYS of taking part
in all the actions that may oceur here on
the peninsula. Ii you can give me = tenn
porarv commando don't care how hum
| ble-I will guarantee that no disgrace
/ shall come of il The reason Why L with
! drew the Sixteenth Regiment from the
! post assigned it by General Waring was
| because General VI Clellan himself ordered
/ it"
"Why did you not explain that to Gen.
| Waring?"
His words were such rs no gentleman
could reply TO"
4 capraincy in another regiment was
offered to the major, and it was also prom
ised that full investigation should be
made into the affair.
This was on the fourth Gay of the pro-
/ tracted battle that attended the transfer
Of the Army Of the Potomac from the
/ Chickahouiny 10 the James river. There
+ had been some gallant f. hting every day,
/ and the army was thinned and weary, but
updaunted. When the line Of battle was
| formed. on The following morning, Major
| Godfrey found himself pvt in command ot
: handful of heroes, gathered from several
anmihilated companies, and formed into
new one
As he walked down this line of incon-
erunuslv assorted men. soiled. crimed and
in many cases wounded, he spoke few
stirring words
BOYS, said BE, stcrnly, "you look ike
fighters, and fighters are just what | want
I shall not ask yor 10 follow wherever |
choose 10 lead YOU And shall lead you
iuro some Jolly places. If you don't follow
IN 90 alone.
\ cheer vas the response TO this address,
for the uen saw that their captain was in
earnest-that he had a difficulty with des-
tiny. And the only meu who do anything
altogether well, whether it be singing, or
writing, or fighting. preaching. er what
not, are the oncs- Who .ere working out
mighty quarrel with fate.
The battle came on later, this fifth day,
than on the previous mornings. for both
armies were severely haraSsed and wearied
s5y repeated attacks, repulse, and retreat
The lines were not so firm and steady
as or the first day. and some regiments
showed great gaps. that told most elpquent-
/ y Of the courage and determination with
which they had met the enemy.
Still, yhen the ball was fairly opened
aid the caunonade-mu began to make
the air tremble and collapse at every mo-
ment, the tried soldiery placked up new
energy. and faught-pa7don me tha little
patriotic egotism--as believe Americans
oniy can f.ht. North and South
Captain Godfrey kept his word He
did lead his men. and into "-ome JOLLY
places He seemed 20 think that he had
command Of division instead OF Il com
pany, ana could. therefore, cope with any
ODDS. The enemy. astonished bv the reck-
/ less briIliancy of his charges, could but
think that he was supported By powerful
force, and often fell back when they might
have surrounded the entire company
/ During one Of these savage onslaughts,
n cavalry sabre happened to alight upon
/ the young officer forehead, knocking of
/ lis cap, ani leaving fne crimson trench
/ from his hair To his eyebrow. After this
he looked mere Ike the nen he led They
were ali blood aud dust and powder-srime;
and when they came crushing down, In
close order, with bayonets fixed, called on
+ by their daurtiess leader, coatless, hatie,s,
with bloody handkerchief upon his head
and his sword dropping gore he waved
on the charge, 1t was not so strange that
the foe gave way. even when they outuuEl-
bered this desperate band five to one.
The colonel Of the regiment In which
Godfrey was detailed to serve, was delight
ed. he could not see what fault General
/ Waring could have found with such an
ofhcer, and spoke many encouraging words
to the young man
'.lf he ever Comes out Of this, said be,
she will be set u? two or three pegs high
er at once, If L III any judge. he means
Fight; aud that i. just the Kind OF men We
want
There was some confusion for few
minutes, on the right of their regiment,
aud the fnen eyinced tendency 10 fall
pack, that, 10 DO them justice, was perfect
iy natural. L he Confedcrate- had ADVANCED
their lines, aud battery of twelve pouuder
field guns had been 50 placed as 10 sweep
diagouaily the ground occupied hy the
regiment, while heavy body OF infantry,
concealed la woody raviue, kept UP
murderous cross-hTe oi muskeiry.
The result OF this storm OF death, the
two currents OF which intersecied Just at
the right of the line, was frightiui, aud