Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-04-23
THE LATE CAVALRY DISASTER.

tOMU.
Capt Flint came along past our tent
about one in the morning of the first day
of April and wanted all who had horses
good for anything to mount up as soon as
possible, for they were going to catch Mos.
by. That was just what we wanted to do,
and we were soon ready and on our way.
They had left DraiDsville and stopped at
plantation few miles from there, where
we found them about seven in the morn.
ing We had hoped to surprise them, but
instead of that found them already to re-
ceive us. Capt Flint took the lead with
his company, and cousin Augustus Pad
dock and myself were in the front set Of
tours, and therefore received their first
fire Tn the first fire Capt flint fell on
my left. with six balls through his body,
and one John Reed of Albany fell on my
left, with ball through his breast They
did net hit me at that fire. They charged
again and some Of the horses began to rear
aud pitch every way, and either with or
without help to wheel about and run
Most of us who stood our ground were Ell
Their killed or wounded. A rebel rode up
toward me and we commenced firing at
each other. He hit me twice, the first
ball passing through my leg. and as the
second one passed through the groin l
rolled off my horse without much exertion
on my part, | can assure you. Well, as
soon as | could, | raised my head on my
hand and looked about me to see what
was going on in other parts of the field
Every horse was turned and running for
the woods as if the devil and all his an
gels we're after them, and in fact they WERE
for Mos5y and his men are devils unac.
;ountables. | then looked the other way
and saw our good captain lying on his face
| worked myself along to him and got
there just as rebel came up to take his
arms and mine, I asked him to help me
turn him over on his back, which he did.
lie did not speak after | got to him. |
held his head while he brcathed his last,
then laid rail under it and went to Il
house which was a few rods off. had
not been there more than five minutes be-
fore A. was brought in wounded. A ball
had passed through his breast and out un-
Ter the shoulder. Six more were shortly
'fter brought in and one of them was
Lieut.. Gront. | never saw any one suffer
IS lie did with his wound. His agonz-
ing groans could be heard at a great dis
lance. The ball struck nerve. .and ev-
cry time his heart beat it felt as if melt.
cd iron, was running down his leg, even
to his toes. | warmed cloths and put them
on his foot, for three or four minutes, but
it made my own wounds ache SO badly,
shat was obliged to lie down again. We
laid there, till three in the afternoon,
when the surgeon came with an AIN bulance
and examined u.s. Three ofashe thought
might be carried to camp, ten miles from
there and over a very rough road. Cous-
in A, could not be moved. | was very sor-
~ to be separated from him, but could not
help myself, for when they say 60. we
must 60 They do not ask, if you would
like to go-but it is 60 you must and 90
you shall The rebels chased our men
some FIVE or six miles, shooting and slash
ing with the sabre. They did not hit
Lieut. Woodbury. until they had chased
him about three miles He would stop
every few rods. and try to rally his men
to make stand against them, and was
doing so, nobly doing bis duty. when he
fell. We ought to have beaten them. bdt
our officers were too sure of them, and did
not take proper preeaution, and the reb-
els had on our uniform, so that it bother
cd us to tell which was friend and which
was foe, while they knew all their men by
sight; and then our horses were never un-
der fire before, and the rebels ho,scs were
used to it, which made all the difference
in the world, And some of our men had
never had an hours drill on horseback,
and ! suppose that made some difference,
In the chase they had the advantage too,
for their herses were fresh, while ours were