The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-04-29

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waiter Ja'i A. Sron 81 lhg Ncmtti.
Company Is uaief sixteen svaf. 81 ee.
nas oae - t8sa hslps IL Niee wlat
aaier iIe are ay lhe stream. esd
osis bscs ifom tle Slope 81 Eau iite
pu Jd5m g. Rafkam ID Iils compsnv. wh8
eas .l ,aro "a Tie lung. Ephrm
Broaa vito SIS. helping hn, uss hius
stes tH0ag. ile thigh lH .l.e inside. 81
dsshld Sc4 walei back, llka Ire h0y
her5 lie q aad hroagAs l.ai safely oycr.
Il was 5sli to some al ihe say lfom
New lork Is see-ihe maeely mupuer
10 which Ctpl Ayers saved De- 4h Yer.
moni's iJar companies from the iirs 81 tie
rebels, WHO swarnei more than a regiment
idil ia their fjilapi. fae m1 acnt he saw
them lJrm for charge, he rods 70 every
gun dirceiui tito bc .ga.fd SOFAS to shave
l4e top 81 Tie bieastU1,s, and then ii tie
magnetic manner which distinguishes him
in slc field, required bis eomnaud 10 serse
the ~ pieces ai,hll utmost possible rap
idity. This fire wa literally brsom 81
les, action. Tie shells bufst with pre-
csion within few aches % tlp.top s.. ite
paiapei, and OVERT, Tie iihs companies
were saved by il. Ia. rgbsls dared ~.
litt themselves Of eyen elevate tie r iictl.
above the edge Of lejr LreaslWorks g fire
down On Tie Nurm5nters Ia lh crecs.--
Their guns necessarily we're discharged
at an upaard angle, and Their fire almost
4 wholly ibtoHu Hway.
/ As evidence Of tbs crTibe accuracy o.
The dro 81 Ayse' battery, which .ilrarsd
cyey Rebel sia the ciiesi Of io4r u I'll.
shots il very sga.ismt. 4 Rsbel rcgi
meul YRS mo9ms NJ sight alges to his
position. iig fred conaai bsl 81 the
i,ie II wbieh the ais 9a. carried, ca, ,loan
/ the whole &c and threw lhe flag to tile
earth. The other three SLOTS, cqWl.ly II.
I tceiirr, scattered the regiment like smoke
i Tic naval mlAim u established that three
guns IN Il battery are equal 10 one hun
dred aioat. The proportion OF power TO-
iwecaTho,e ia cnhfasures, Against those
/ in position - 90 opra field, IS nearly rs
great. When nc consider that Capt
+ Ayers, w.il his tire Of spherical case shot.
4 from a level corn field, against large aud
exceedingly strong wors. silenced every
gun il il, sc can appreciate the mayclous
I skill and SCIENCE with which this officers
I Justly celebrated battery il worked. Every
sho. took effect within the cnbra.ute. aud
/ over the enemys pieces. lie literally
swept aud cleared lhe Rebels away from
their guns. and furnished i new aud mast
interesting fact ID tie history Of artillery
wariarr-lhe possible superiority OF guns
10 plain over an equal oam5trp pro ccted
By ctflhe olks. The all,tir is tie subject
Of general and alnifing commea, io-iay
among al lie West Pint oilisers who
have heard oft
Amoag tile incidents Of the fight was
/ tie recovery from fever of Sergent
Fletcher Of Company L, 81 Vermont, Oh
tie sick list, add excused from duly, ana
! iAe a-y he nude 81 bis temporary health.
/ rs crossed the stream ANA went through
/ fiie hght--.Aeu on his rciarr., was among
those wi.o went back and rescued tic
wounded. Ga his return to the camp, he
wen INTO lie hospital and resumed lis
tetca with aggreyaiion.
John Harrington, beardlcss orphan.
bay o. II, unarac1, went over and re-.
cucd oul 2i lhc riAc-pit disabled comFade,
Lent. NAi,temofc commanded Com
pauY I. which il viihou: Captain for
s9tae reason, This officer, with his rcyo., !
yer, covered Harrington Ia his hazardous
expedition, and killed several Rebels who
ainiel heir peites at the boy, lis most
Intimate f.ead in tic company. Private
Vance, had been killed in the rifle pit
Whistrrogc, turaged with SORROW, burst
into tears, and Selling Tic dead soldiers
muskct, stood orer him, and threatened
death to any who should retreat; and
then STOPPING down lie took cartridge alter
cartridge ifon his friends boH, and killed (
bis man with every fre--ra5ing with d. /
vine lury jhe While.
All vii recall tic case Of private Wn.
SEQ OF the 81 Vermont, sentenced by
Mcclellan last Fail 10 be .hoi Tor sleeping
on lis post, while on The Potomac, and
whom simon Cameron, then Secretary OF
War, saved from bis rigorous fac, Among
the foremost across The creek, and the first
10 be kiIied yesierl y, was this cry mah
las brave 4 solder rs cyer died On tie
field 81 battle.
Among the Phenomena Of the igilt was
the condition OF the uniform OF Capt BEN (
nelt oil Company X. Of the ID. II
lad eight bullet holes in it. One through {
the collar Of b ) coat, one through Tie right (
coat sleeve, one through hi, panialoyus
below the right knee, ose through both
pautilooas and drawers above lie Fight
knee, and four through the skirts OF his
coat. There WIS not scratch upon this
mans skin.
Tie slarp.shooliag was mar'e!oa..--
Ten men with tiic telescope lille, kell
tue Rebels hours away from their afgss j
gun. Every man who came near il vas
killed. Ii was utterly Useless Tor tia.
long time. Ii was bred four times. when
Slot from KENNEDY ) battery disnouted
il. The value Of sharp-shOoters is a de-
msnstrated fact Ut the greatest military