Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-06-06

We are permitted To copy the following
from an interesting private l%e,,e-, from a
member Of Co. X.

We are permitted % copy the ~f1ll9Niue
from an interesting private ie,,e-, from a
member Of Co. X.
WILLIAMSON. Nd. Nay IS. I-t-.
Las saturday We were encsupei uea- >trts
burs, from which place the q. s. infantry had re-
treated the day before. takiug al the artillery
e1,sq, az guns sni leaving about forty wagons
20 be protected BY cur regiment and the 5th y.
+. o~svalry. We started about ten o'-ioo- fr
W inchesisr. and sitter We had preceded about
eight or ten mile, we're informed re were out
fsnkei. The rebel army had e,ns Arouai THO
the mountains sui got in fro1tcf Us. While znoth.
sr i1rce cane ia the rear. 81 you zee We were SUP
rounded We put our horses e 8 gilIoP AID it
vas DC, lous before We heard the rattle ot musk
ETY. and the rlar q cannon. We came up Just in
time to se the wagon guard driven back by the
rebels, tf ur regiments of whom were 10 The
Woois1 We formed q lire q battle AID It tae
wagon guard foam in the resr e as. some c, the
wagon gasri we're w~ouni,i, but none we-s kllei.
As soon As the rebels saw US they turned their at
teution Co US. The way tley poured 10 she'll and
SHOT, whining snd b~u-sti1g 10 an directions, vzs
swfsL We waited till the wagons got in the rear,
wien we T~etreaied across a urer AMI burned the
bSidse. We 1~etrcatei a god piece. the rebel ia
aa,ry fdug al Is all the time, and their eaanon
blaziag away Nse thunder. We had a large nun
beg o. horses killed, tut only e few uen were
Wouldei- They though; they had 81 .fus Fris-
onsis but our new Colonel. I3uPsia, ,oz,ia't
] "a 30 nn# 50 r.Lr frn-Ea e. 80 -.r-s.--- "a
after rising ab1st 50 miles. came into winches-
ter about one o'clock in the morning. 7 v.s
played or, So lay down beside ny horse On the
vet ground. cold and hungry. aud fell asleep al
most instantly. The riekeu Of both parties were
firing when we e2me in, and the firing became 50
heavy a5ou; four o'clock, that ! was awakened, 20
stand with my teeth r@s1a-5ng fT an hour. with
OF, anything to eat, and 90 one knew when we
would have any. At about SIX o'clock the cannon
Of both parties were playing away like thunder,
and then I knew We were to &c attacked. At sew
en- the infantry were engaged close enough, and
We were drawn up On d hill outside the town.
ready to charge should the rebels cine down over
the hill outside the town. After about an hours
hard fshiing, our men were ordered to fall back,
WREN we were ordered to charge through the town.
Our Infantry r~etreated down the hill in pretty
good order, AMI when We eams Up in fr1nt could
sec the rebel in.aufry drawn NJ in line on the top
Of a bill firing IN terrible volleJs On cur men
Rerr. again, they turnei on n. and threw she'll
in amongst u. and musket bullets were very plen
ty. After the infantry g; past. We wheeled
about and protested their retreat TO this place
Ihcy tthe rebeis) veTe for about twenty uiles
within cannon range q u, aui shensver we
~culi stop = rhde % let the infantry rest. car
artillery and theirs would Pelt away at each otber
as bsrd as they ecu d. Their SHELLS we're s-ei
pretty r=u. Dut lev Il them t1rloied. Our shells
always exploded. AMI I ihiuk We killed a terrible
crowd Of thsn on the retreat. seine Of their IL
faniry regiments were al out % Fiec=>. especially
the 25ta North Carolina ard Lauisisr4 Tg0s.-
The 25.h y. Y. were behind a stone wall living
down, and bsade them was the Isl n. Y. battery,
or six PaIr5tt guu-. The rebels hrsd 81 them a
long tine, When cur artillery boys all d,opped
down. ihe Iy~,, thinking cur usea we're all
killed, sisanced with ioud cheers 70 take the
guns when th- eot vi,hta pistol shot. the Bat
AeIg ~ ANNNN u aNA vs. = N4nAt IL lHTEEe
OF gr.pe shot iato them Before the e1ssss could
run, the artillery gave then another voiley Of
grape an ! canister. The 2sth y. l. then lump
ed uP and gave then a;errhs volley. Il is aid
only ose hundred OF then wsre LETT. Prisoners
Of the 18th North Carolina say they did not want
70 hght Is, but we cut them all down before ihey
could get their minds made Up. We kept the
rsbI cavalry back well. ard whenever we would
halt, 20 would they.
A party OF their cavalry charged On some or
cur strasslsrs; when they (the .trssslsrs) got
together ard killed nine Of the cavalry, took their
horses and ride along like Colonies.
A woman killed one Of our meu With a glass
bottle coming through Winchester; ste vas hot.
One Of our men who was taken prisoner, killed
two Of them, and go; in 10 us all nsat. General