Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-02-21
Gen. Burnside's Victory.
Interesting Details.


= The details of the glorious victory at
Roanoke, are of great interest and reflect
true glory and credit on our brave troops.
The storm detained and prevented the feet
from getting in position, and thus enabled
the rebels to make greater preparations to
resist, and consequently our troops had
greater obstacles TO overcome After our
troops got into the vicinity.of Roanoke ISL
and, they commenced maneuvring, and all
was accomplished in the most perfect order.
Everything is done by signals, and the
ships formed in three columns, semi-circles,
&C.. during which reconnaissance is made,
and soon after, this being at 10 minutes
past 10 o'clock, Wednesday forenoon, Feb.
6. the looked-for signal, +" PREPARE for ac-
tion,' is flashed from the flag ship, with tel
egraph rapidity, and there is general beat
ing to quarters. The feet moves. Now
! there is hslt--a storm comes up, there is
dense fog and the expedition anchors for
the night.
Thursday, FEB. 7.-Weather prospects
look bad, and the sky is overcast with grea
banks of fog. AT 8 o'clock, the fog is still
more dense. At 8 o'clock 40 minutes til,
fog lifts, and Commodore Goldsborougl
signals Prepare to get under acay." The
sun at last shines brightly, and at 955 an.
other signal, " Get under aody." In the
next five minutes, the feet is in motion il
: distinct columns. At 1915 the Commo
dore hoists this signal, "THE CoUNTR,
EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO MS DUTY
which is responded TO by the whole flee
with the widest cheers, and the battle soor
after commences in terrible earnest. TIL,
roar of the cannonading was now ncessant
ard with the pail of blackness, the glare o
the flames, the thunder of the guns, tn
shrieks of the shot, the scene was one Ion,
to be remembered by all who witnessed o
participated in it.
Some of our troops undertook to lant
but were attacked by rebels concealed il
, the woods near the shore, when a gunboa
was despatched TO shell the woods which
they did admirably, the rebels scattering
like sheep. and our troops had no furthe
difficulty in landing. Darkness came or
and the battle stopped for the day. The
. next morning it was renewed. more earnes
than ever. The land forces had been take
off during the night at the rate of 1000 pc
hour, the entire force amounting to abou
, 1000 men. They were taken 10 within
200 feet of the shore and then all had t
wade in mud and water up to their middl
the remainder Of the distance. 1t was
most tedious and exhausiing operation, br
4 there was no murmuring. Our troops form
ed in line of battle and marched for III
rebel batteries some six miles beyond a
, under command of Gen. Foster. TIL
ammunition of our artillery getting shor
S and our men having suffered severely.
4 charge was the only method of dislodsin
+ the enemy. At this juncture, Mai. Kin
: ball of Hawkins Zouaves, (N. Y. 9lh.) o
t fered to lead the charge, and storm the ba
terry with the bayonet. /" You are the maj
u the 9th the regiment, and this the moment
Zouaves storm the battery Forward !
8 vas General Fosters reply. They starte
# on the run, yelling like devils, checred b
' our forces on every side. Colonel uawl
ing who was leading two companies in III
/ Hank movement. joined them on the wa,
b On they went, with fixed bayonets. shou
, ing = Zoul Zoul Zoul" into the batter,
. eheered more loudly than ever. The rel
II els, taking fright, as Tie Zouaves s,arte,
e went out when hey went in. having pretl
much everything behind them. no, eve
stopping TO spike their guns, or take ava
their dead and wounded, that had not bee
! removed,