Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-06-27
The Boid Dash or the R.h.,
Nsnllick Inndi. "ee

some iur'per particulars Of the ns
rebel cavalry within the lines Of a.,
Clellan's army are furnished by n.
pondent of the Philadelphia iso,o,..
the attack on the railroad train. h. :.
eCapt. Winslow Of the Quarters
Department ut White House Lana
a passenger on the railroad train ~
and from his narrative Of the incias'.
the attack, we Gull the following se,.
The captain LEFT Orchard sla,ioa S !,
half-past six o'clock, and did NOT Stow ~
train reached the Water station ,s'
beyond Despatch station, where tbs y
took in water. The train then n,.s
on its way toward Tunstalrs station \
point they passed without moles,s,;
When half a mile this side Of the ~
having crossed the bridge over Blacl !.
he first beard the firing of muske,,,
shot from which struck the tender \
engine, which was in advance Of the H. l.
The noise produced was that siml, n
gravel being suddenly projected apaiDs
side Of tin vessel. lie then saw a,
cts running, who cried out TO our ma, u.
were standing upon the platforms ! n
open cars, For Gods sake get down,
rebels are ahead N
The captain was sitting by the "A. K
Captain Voorhees, Of the 96th New N
regiment, ard private John Bieps a II
9th New York battery. A few ser,X
aiterward the Captain heard a yoI,,
musketry, which proceeded from tle I.
bank of the road, while at the SAM ~
few struggling shots were fired from Nh
The Captain, then looking up, saw lhrs h
four cavalry-n,en, with carbines 10 M
firing upon the cars. He then pros,uS
himself upon the platform of the cars !.
in this position passed ont Of harms NJ
John Biggs, ofwhom we have before spcLl
was instantly killed. The Captain al.s Z
several men fall around him, among IA
was, he thinks, colonel.
The rebels did not form themselves !.
line Of battle, but were scattered aloas|
embankment, which, in consequence III
deep gorge at this point, formed a hi
breastwork for ihem.a
Another correspondent says.
From several captures made iodrl
appears that detachment Of cavalry, 4
six hundred strong, belonging TO Slesr
Old Virginia cavalry, now commando
| Col. Fitz-Ilugh Lee, left Richmond Ii
before last, and secreiing themselves
ing the day within our lires, al the !
named, made the attack at the two p
named, having effected an entrance On
left wing. The force attacking the car;
ard dark did not number more than
hundred men, although they assert tha
was thousand strong. No doubt Ia
part Of the regiment, il may be all :
was within our lines, but the force wa:
yided up at the several points of ATTACK
| At a late hour during the night, the
cavalry concentrated in and around To-
station, left that point and retreaied a
the PamunSey river at Garlick Ian
their horses and riders being feFried a
the river in boats. Thus their exit
made by the right, although entrance
effected BY the left.
Al Baltimore Cross roads an attack
made upon surgeon and several
men, all of whom was carried oil, 10:
with a considerable amount of m
{ stores, the rebels say they were in u,
them.
The atrauk was certainly n bold one
the reason why the rebels did not do
, amount of damage lays in the fact that
were in fear OF being cut off by a for
ready marching upon them from the
There is DO doubt in the world but
their original intention was to burn as
OF the bridges between the White
and the Chiekahominy as could possit
fred by them but from the suddenn
which the alarm was communicated Il
troops in the front and rear, their {
was foiled. The White House was /
ened for the time being, but the 5
marching of troops from this point |
front caused the rebels to beat has
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