Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-13

them. This was queer place to meet
old friends that l had not seen for 50
long. We hurried off toward Strasburg.
All at once missed Brennan, and run
ming back, saw him laying on the ground.
The enemy were so close [ could not 90
to him, but suppose he was shot. l went
on and met our howitzer coming back.
Chas. Huber was laying ON the caisson
with his head bound up and my ex-bunkey,
Richter, holding him. l mounted. A
Maj of some cavalry directed us to a
road to the left; we took this road, which
led back to the mountains near Winches-
ter this being our only way to escape.
1t was twenty two miles to Winchester
this way. We drove with all the speed
we could, over one of the roughest roads
in the country, and through streams, full
of rocks. was knocked off again, where
we nearly upset; but | found an officers
horse running loose, and mounted him,
and soon came up with John Bowen, who
had also been knocked off, | took him
on behind, and soon drove past the artil-
lery. Their horses were giving out, but
we got through by 2 o'clock, a. M, of the
25th.
One of the bravest officers on the field
was Capt. Hampton of artillery. He was
killed Or taken. The company of Banks
Zouaves have not been heard from. The
last saw Of them, was at Strasburg.
All our boys that drove through the fire
near Cedar Creek, had their faces burnt
to blister, the hair was burnt from the
horses sides and the hayersack which
No, 5 carried full of canister, was all
drawn up to crisp, it being leather ;
fortunately it did not explode
Well we got no sleep that night. Fir
ing between the pickets was going on all
the time AS soon as dawn, our pickets
were driven in and shortly after the enc.
my got possession of the ridge back o1
Winchester, there they poured down Q
tremendous volley upon our men. Ou'
battery and Hampton's was stationed OIL
the Strasbnrg side of Winchester, where
we kept up terrible fire on the enemy
Soon the enemy got battery on to thc
ridge and opened on us with telling effect
Soon after the enemy opened another bat
terry on our left. We we're now under ;
cross fire, which raked our lines dread
fully. About this time | noticed Col
Murphy leading his regiment (29tl
PENN to the attack on the heights, ac
companied by another regiment; thinl
the I'd Mass. They moved slowly an,
steadily up the hill covered by N. Y
battery; the stars and stripes wavin!
, over both regiments. The enemy wer
+ coming on the lower side of the town, anc
our section was ordered down there
G While l was going down I heard the tire
f mendous volleys of musketry on tn
heights Soon ace were engaged. Th
9TH Conn. was just in front of our battery
r in the ravine, waiting for the enemy t
D come up. About o'clock, l think. b.
o the sun, the battle was waging fearfully
r | saw the cavalry going through the tow
Q on the charge TO the assistance Of ou
= men, toward the ridge. learned b
s this that our men were repulsed wit
s dreadful slaughter, and all that kept tn
+. enemy from entering the town and car
:. turing our battery was the gallant charg
\ of the cavalry. The brave Col. John K
Murphey, who shot three men and CT
IS another down with his sabre, at last fell
# his horse following us to Williamspor
e Our army soon got on to the road in fu
/; retreat; in fact we were completely route
|. every man was flying for his life; ii
te ground was strewed with arms, coat
Il knapsacks, and everything that soldi'
(. could tighten himself with. When goir
r through Winchester, shots were fired
g. us through windows. One block of IL
X village was burning. l learn since, th
m the enemy set our hospital on fire, fillc
70 with the wounded, aud burned it dow
,d with all in it, The enemy followed us l
h. close sending shells clear over us, ar
n bursting over our heads, which great