Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-02-07

back Five Of the bollest passed down the
hill, joined Zagoayi, and were conspicuous
/ by their yalor during tie rest Of the day
I Fairbanks and kehoe, having gained the
rear and left Of the enemy's position, made
two or three assaults upon d, tached parties
of the foe, but did not Join in the main at
tack.
I now return to tie Guard. II is form
4 ing under the shelter Of the hill. In front
with a gentle inclination rises a grassy slope
broken by occasional tree.stumps. A line
Of fire upon the summit marks the position
of the rebel infantry, and nearer and on
the top of lower ,minence to the right
stand their horse. Up to this time no
Guardsman has struck blow, but blue
coats and bay horses lie thick along the
bloody lane. Their time has come. Lieu
tenant Maythenyi with thirty men is order :
ed to attack the cavalry. With sabres
heroes spring towards their tremendous foe.
Right upon the centre they charge. The
dense mass opens, the blue coats force their
way in, and tie whole rebel squadron scat
ter in disgraceful flight through the corn
fields in the rear. The boys following
them sabring the fugitives. Days after,
the enemys's horses lay thick among the
uncut corn.
Zaconyi holds his main body till May
thenyi disappears in the cloud of rebel cav
airy ;-tben his voice rises through the air
-" In open or,ler-charge The line
opens out to give play to their sword arm.
Seeds respond to The order Of their liders,
and quick as thought, with thrilling cheers,
the noble hearts rush into the leaden tor
rent which pours down the incline. With
unabated fire the gallant fellows press
through. Their fierce onset is not even
checked. The foe do not wait for them
they waver, break and fly. The Guards
men spur into the midst of the rout, and
their fast-falling swords work terrible re-
venge Some of the boldest of the South
rons retreat into the woods, and continue a
murderous fire from behind trees and thick
cts. Seven Guard horses fall upon space
not more than twenty feet square. As his
steed sinks under him, one of the officers
is caught around the shoulders by grape
vine, and hangs dangling in the air until he
is cut down by his friends.
The rebel foot are flying in furious haste
from the field. Some take refuge in the
Playground, some hurry into the cornfeld,
but the greater part run along the edge of
the wood swarm over the fence intn the
road, and hasten to the village. The Guards
men follow. Zagonyi leads them. Over
the loudest roar of battle rings his clarion
voice. Come on, old Kentuck! I'm with
4 you =" And the flash of his sword-blade
tells his men where to go. As he approach
es barn, man steps from behind the
door and lowers his rife; but before it has
reached the level, Zagonyi's sabre-point
descends upon his head, and his life-blood
leaps to the very top Of the barn-door.
The conflict now RACES through the vii
lage,-in the public squares, and along the
streets. Up and down the Guards ride in
squads of three or four, and wherever they
see a group of the enemy they charge upon
and scatter them. 1t is hand 10 hand. No
one but has a share in the fray.
There was at least one soldier in the
Southern ranks. A young officer, superbly
mounted, charges alone upon large body
of the Guard. He passes through the line
unseathed, killing one man. He wheels,
charges back, and again breaks through,
killing another man. A third time he
rushes upon the Federal line, a score of
sabre points confront him, a cloud Of bull
lets fly around him, but he pushes on until
be reaches Zagonyi,-he presses his pistol
so close to the Majors side that he feels ii
and draws convuLively back, the bullet
passes through the front Of Zagonyi's coat,
who at the instant runs the daring rebel
through the body, he falls, and the men,
thinking their commander hurt, kill him
with half dozen wounds.
!" He was brave man." said Zagonyi
afterwards, i" and / did wish to make him
prisoner"
Meanwhile ii has grown dark The foe
have left the village and the battle ha;
ceased. The assembly is sounded, and the
Guard gathers in the Plasd. Not more
than eighty men appear; the rest are killed
and wounded or unhossed. At this time
one of the most characteristic incidents Of
the affair took place.
Just before the charge, Zagonyi directed
one of his buglers, Frenchman, to sound
a signal. The bugler did not seem TO pay
any attention to the order, but darted of
with Lieutenant Maythenyi. A few mo-
ments afterwards he was observed in an
other part of the field vigorously pursuing
the flying infantry. His active form was
always seen in the thickest of the fight.
When the line was formed in the Plaza,
Zagonyi noticed the buelcr, and approach
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