Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-11-27

70 Perusc some private lc;icrs from Col
Edvar1s q The Ctr. IL has occurred 10 ne
that several inciicnis vhioh took place IN
tn iaie fight vcr'l D. of interest. ard
TRANSFER them or yOur raPe- Frr,oaai In
ci,lcuts src guiic a. interesting % most
readers a. 'hc NOW general FEATURES % a
'rs,tic- n some a. our soliicrs anil or
ccrs woun write out with ulinutencss evcrv
thing they seo AMI everything they do in
onc DAYS hattie ii would D. read uilh de-
Light BY thousands.
Aftcr ibc char-c upon the rife pts and
shc surrcn,ler - the rclcls in such large
numhcrs. lieut. ". McIcIlan % tic SIR Ne
stepped beyond TIE riic pits whcrc h
found t~o osiccrs in ciarre Of the picket.
Alter relieving then - their side arm. he
With two men - 60. n collected IN their
Whole picket 81 twenty-five men and rviurn-
81 them a. prisoner Lieut.. Mel. has
lost two hrothcrs In the vEr.
One q the Colonels captured hy the sth
Ne. attempted % escape D. wadinr across
the rivcr. bu; be declared With an cath that
the water was too cold f1r him. 50 he
concladcd IL best % surrcndcr. one ofthe
last men capi-rvd Wa North Caroiinian.
When D. gave hin4svE up O. Col. r. be
saii. o. ara glad % fall into 80 brave and
80 rencrous an oli-cr's hands. ana then
be- sobbcl hike child. Col. p. Assured
BAN that BE- would bc kinilv treated ard
thanked him sor hi- compliments. lie then
told Coz D. that b. had been IN the Con
tederaic scT1ioc a long time. hut tha; b.
had never frcd q r-usk 90 a-air a o. and new
cr would. lis wife toll him A. tbcv tore
hin away from his bone. never o. frc uron
our troops and &C. thaak God. ~ aid b.. Il
never have
j. one ia wcrc found two men. union
and scocsh. u appeared hat tLcy uc-s
boih raortaiiy wounded and erappled VIII
cach other When they fc,l dad one uJ.oa
the othc-.
One inci'icnt !, worthy % record TIucrc
were two brothers by thc name 81 Frost in
Go. h. FROM Mechanic Fails. Ia thas cal
lani charge upon The rifc pts tbcv stood
shouidcr TO shoalicr. when one % thcra f,u
dead. ball having passed throueh has
heari. but ihc living hero psshc,l on. jump
"a ;hc pa. did his whole duty A. ab-asr
soldier AMI thea moiestly r,-qac.isd q b..
Colonel permission o. look after his below
q brother nov sleeping IN death.
Another brave nan fen IN the sane CON
PAW. Lieut.. Tubhs IIis commission had
been ISSUED tn p-vvious week bot be hal
not reorisei &C.. lie va screlv wounded IN
the lrg before reaching che psf. but said hc
iaust 60 iuio The frht with the rcst q The
boys he had Just rcachcd the c,i-c q the
Fii when b. vs. .bot through the hcar,.
lieut. Preach fcll a the same time.
After tie rcgiu1cnt we're fairly into the
pa there "a bot Istlc fighting. One Of
their Captains would not surrender 90 ore
81 our ucn when f-llow bv the name of
bomPos Prcsente1 tie point % q tavoret
70 his breast. vhen the captain a,lrastir ,erl-
ed tie rausEet out ofhis kard. But D.. "a.
not % Del P1i 81 ia that vay. D. spran- M
on has ants-oui.t ant ralicd him oat AZ.
T1t by the barr % his heal TIE can-ai-
aterTard ard hc ihoa-hi his heal va com
ing Oh. Herr . ii,,ic fi-iure. Aher
starting 81 al the pri.oaers. uhirh were
wcrc sd numcroas that on one instance Two
hundred were sent avay with onis tuo
guards. W vcrc relicscl ard cau-sd down
i"r The nigit With our dead living around
us- Cur wounded ~crc carried ausr uhiie
nc we're gathering IN f'ic harvest n prison
rrs- it vas nov twelve O'Clock A. ri-l,.
'ur boys bui.; fc- Ettlc fres. made th.i-
coffee, rrlatc'i their exploits and ti--n Ven,
90 sleep. vith one az ny lieutenant.
started with tro caufecus Sled 18th tea o.
;hc rebel WOUNDED. la. We fs..4
o .ne around a. thcy had been carried a-,r
".'a o1r wounded roaH butthi-k q
a lai Three az bone volli say O. see enc IN
ihe short h7ur. ~ night. hunting after
wounded rciels.~
sho1id have been glad o. tran.-ril., o.,
~ho.e letter giving graphir description 81
The whole ahsir. Which vii be rcrorIed
ar'oag ihc most. brilliant exploits o. the
"h'i' var. NIT.
ErWoED CHrEcHEs. To Meihssis
Church ai Rlm;ori Center. vii ie drIicat
% oa 'he tserty-foarth of december.
The Jnrcnaiisf church b. eel s.lran~,5
and VII Ie ready foror-urat. .n l.-,-. ,t.