Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-01

Ind ssgac,ly, ana int mere 80 oOtn'W8
.rther from his thoughts ihaa . sur.
ender ofthe army. Indeed. from some
captured ty my men, ! learned
hat he had crossed tbs Chickshominy
, i,h his entire force, had gwen up his
|ormer base oflrstrsst asd was nov ap.
the James river, probably
wi,h . view 10 form junction With the
deet. l At once te"t an tM ;er With the
intelligence 10 General Lee. Hereupon
| rec, ived orders to halt, and presently
there rushed ty tie twelve tue bsigsdes
OF Hill (ln aud Longstrset to give
the SUPP o.ed h.ing enemy his dratL
blow. About five miles from barley
town. on the newmarket road, we got
sight Of The foe; bu. they had taken up
! splendid position. The plain, thi:k'y
bose. with trees at this point, and rough,
broken ground, Was very unfavorable 10
the operations Of our brave cavalry, and
,hey were condemned to insct'on.
Gen. Mcclellan had taken his posi-
tim II Ffszier's farm, which formed his
ccnue. Tni. point he had strengthened
With nineteen pieces OF heavy ar illery,
hid collected his best tio'ps there, and
firmly aud coolly awaited cur attack.
We had, at all hazrds, to drive the en-.
emy from The neighkornood OF our cap,.
tai or snccumb ourselves. No other
choice remained for Us. lint Gen. Nc
CI.lIan only too we'll understood his crit.
iosI position. BY the folly Of Gen. Nc
Dowell, the pi,iiul conduct Of Secrt tsry
Stanton, and the political reasons Of
Commander in.Chief lIalleck, at WISH
ing,on. he WAS OF r.. d up, ~ it wee, to
destruction. Many other Generals
would, re,haps, under snch dreadful CIR
Gums, ancss, have sought death amid the
crash OF battle. uo"sver, he did not
hesitate 4 moment, notwithstanding the
tr ghtful losses he had sUf ;red during
those tour DAYS sruggles, TO trust his
tate, like an old and gallant soldier, to
the sword.
During that four days massacre cur
troops had been transformed into wild
beasts, and hardly had they caught
sight OF the enemy. drawn up IN order,
ere they rushed upoo them with horrible
yels. Yet calmly, - on the parade
| ground, the latter delivered their fire
| TIE batteries in the ccnt,e discharged
their mur.lrrous yoleys on our men, and
great disorder ensu.d among the storm.
ING mAsses. Gen. Lee sent all his dis.
D. bic troops to tho rescue, but Nc
Ciellan opened upon these newly formed
s,orm,ng columns 30 hellsh . fire hat
even the coolest blooded veteran lost BIZ
self possession. Whole ranks OF tur met
were hurled to the ground. TIE ,hun
der OF the cannon, the cracking OF III
musket,y from . hundred thousand com
ba.an,s, mingled with the acre, ms tfth'
wounded aud dying, We're terrific to III
ear and the imagination. Thus ragged
the co.h'ct within comparatively mar
row space seven long hours, and ye
not a foot Of ground was won. All on
reserves hid been led into the figh,
and the brigade Of Wilcox was ann
Lilatcd. Al length the coming OF nigh
mpelled \ uuc', and utterly over
come Ly fatigue, the colder sank npo
the ground ~ his post, ,hougi t'e.s q
even the triend torn from bis side, ao'
enpro.sed OILY with the instinct c
seit preserva loo. But "Water! water.
was the cry ir,m the patched Ups o
ali sides. Tho empty TASKS CONTAINED
not q drop, alas aud at length slee
oy.rcane each worn-ont warrior, an
e,on thirst aud hu ger were forgotten
Gloomy and out Of hnWor, Gen. lie
rode through the camping grou'd
tn. decinsted regiments, attended b
his It #, and then with dry, hars
voice. ordered mp the diyis'os Of Wis
and Masruder to bury the dead. Wit
n bri,i ,ema,k, he next indicated
Gen. I.ongstreet his position for III
next day, and rode of with his aids
vist other portions OF the Inc.
The gray OF morning "a. Just b.
ginning 20 appear upon the horror
wien the roar Of artillery was Que
more heard. A bitterly which, durio
he night, Gen. Anderson had place
n carer to the hostile lines, was iustan
" noticed by tie enemy, and viso
o,sly attacked BY his field pieces.
Eye,y shot struck, aud the frsgnen
were bn, led in all directions. Of Il
Twelve pieces in the battery, five We
Quickly dish, ountcd. and tho teams hH
j. stroyed, yet the commanding othc
held hi. post. Ia the meanwhile o.
, columns had formed without has'r
tasted any strengthening or nonIi.h'I
, refresh ment. Exhausted by the fAt'gu
! OF the prsc, ding days, they fairly rel
|, I'd on their feet, yet not man s'rsi
4 b,ck from duty. At length, as the 81
, rose 10 spl.ndor, aud We could betl
discover the enemy's position, An
Voluntary exc amation escaped m",
| j, was evidrn. to M, from the dens
ranks he exhibited, that Mcclellan hi
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