Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-07-18
a Quaker in the AIdie Fight.
Correspondence of the n. Y. Evening Post !

WASHINGTON, June 30, 1868.
The company General Fitzpatrick was en-
gaging the rebels at Aldie was ovcrbornc by
their superior mass, and he was left pri-
soncr in their hands. Captain Nicholas
lIallcck Mann, of Milton, Ulster county,
New York, was in command of q squadron
of cavalry, composed of the two companies,
and was Il witness of this misfortune. His
squadron itself hcsitated, wayered, and was
giving way before the terrific sweep of the
enemy's horse. He gallopcd to the rear, and
by great cXcrtion succeeded in stopping
their backward movement, and in restoring
order to their ranks. Again he at their
head, facing the foe and waving his sword
over his head, he shouted Men, are you
heroes or are YOU towards? Follow me
chargcw Without waiting to look whether
a single man would obey the order, he spur
red his horse to an instant gallop and plum
gcd alone upon the rebel ranks. His blade
flashed right and left as he dashed forward.
| The squadron could not hcsitated at such a
brave sight, but with one impulse shouted
and followed their leadCr-too late to save
him. for his artlor had given him consider
able start but they broke through, rode
over, and cut down the rebels ranks with an
irresistible plunge General Fitzpatrick was
released. The artillery came upw with Il rush
and poured in the canister and grape. Flight
was established on one side, and pursuit on
the other To use the expression of one of
the soldiers: "ThOse who escaped the artil-
lery We hazed down with the sabre One
man, short and slender Frenchman named
Pinot, or pronounced with that spelling,
killed five with his own hand, and then fell
himself lie was said to be u recent emf
grant from his own country. The slaughter
I in nl, hafs 20 Fptn
soldier.
Captain Mann had been struck by sabre
and unhorsed. At the game moment his
horse was killed. lie lay on the ground
helpless, but this did not prevent the rebels
shooting him, as he fell completely within
I their ranks. \ pistol ball was shot through
/ his back under the LETT shUudcr-bladc, max
/ ing the circuit of his ribs inside, and lodg-
| ing between two ribs i'm front near the nip,
/ pie, whence il was skiliully extracted by the
surgeon several days utter, That it escaped
| his heart Is scarcely less than miracle. lie
now lies in the Emory hospital, mile or
more from Washington, and has such use of
| his arms rs 10 indicate, with the healthy
suppumtion of the wound, a speedy recovery
/ Indeed, he is already thinking OF his saddle
and says he will bc in il again in few
weeks. The cut ON his face extends from
] the ChVck bone under ms Nghl eye 10 the
muscle of the neck across the angle ol the
jaw. It Is already in AN advanced healing
D state.
Captain Mann is a Quaker, over six feet
high and in for the war llc has two
cousin, OF the same persuasion in the same
cavalry, and has himself pl-srd through
many hght-, until nov without niury, Np
ono would supposc to hear thpm converting
| in lhc gentle "thgc aud thou language, that
/ there is underneath such "a noble. i,trl,-,
and rgsulutr military spirit But thr Qul-
kcr When th,y iu lsAt show dr-nr 90
] pluck that eniiilrs them iu rank With thu
hnyct snldier OF any tlme or country the
] CromWellian.
A at talking With ,he captain on sa-
I iurlay, asked him "A ho those Josia hlloNs
/ were on ihe opposite bad piay ing duuiuu,s.
I lle answered that thfy Nsrv hls mrn. onc
had had his lrs ampuiaird and the other
@as nursing a mansicd l,ul. Tho mfnrr
l Ngs nom Indiana, a Thorough rpuhiiCaa ahi
IlDfalisl, although biz hihll and a lnthrI
aie aidtir ,u ihe nlt aiul.