Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-01-07

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of their souls like children. OF wha:
avail hal It been TO Us that our best blood
hal flowed tor six long days! of what
~ all asil oar unceaSiI1 AMI cNhauStin"
endurance Everything SEEMED lost. and
Il cen raj depression came over orr hearts.
Batteries dashed past in hoadl,n n fii.ht
ammunition, hospital and supply wa-ons
rushed a'ol", and swept the troops away
with them from the hp:t!c-fi,II L. Val.
IN, mo~f frantic cxeriiol. en- rc:ty. and
~uif--arricc of The staff oiiiccr- The
troops had lost til, ir ioothold. and ail WAS
over with the SoIih'ru Coated racy. In
this moment of desperation. & ncral Iill
camc MP with few regiments he h;ld
MANAGED to rally but tie enemy WAS
continually pressing nearer ard nearer:
lnu.lCr and lnulcr their shouts. and the
wafchvnryl. - On to Richmond :" couId
ha hard Cuvalry officers spranr from
their saddles. and rushed mo ia, ranks OF
The infantry rc"im n.S. now deprived of
their proper officers. General HI iz,d
the standard oG' the Fourth North Caro-
linn rngim 'Ist which h. lad formerly c,,m-
man Id. and shouted To IN. soldiers. II
Won will not follow M, | viii .cGi>h
aicn, :" Upon this numb r of officers
dashed forward 10 cover rhnir beloved
General with their bodies, the soldier,
hastily rallied. AMI the crv. Lead on.
! HI. heal your "ld North Carolina hDvs, -
I roSe over tn finlH. And now Hi cliar" Z
+ forward with the mass h had thus work
F ell up to thn widest enthusiasm. TIL
( enemy halirl when thev s;,w these CO.
. lumn$, in fii-ht a nom n. b.ti,r'. now
advancing To- the attack. AMI Hill burst
/ upon his late pjIrsu r. Ike furnished lion
. y fearful hlnl 70 band conflict now en-
/ sued. for ther' waS no time To load and
fire. The t..rocitv with which this com
but was waved was incrydibl.. 1t WIS
useless 10 beg the cNa~p rated IN for
quarter; there was no molcratiun. no
pity, no compassion in that bloody work
Of bayoA,t AMI knitt. Thc son sank
diving a his fathers feet: til. father for
got th;t Ia. had cii!l-a ding child .
the brogher dill not see that Il brother was
cXpirin% few pLcrs from him The friend
heard 10, the last cry'a:ss Of q friend al
natural ti.~ wera dissolved oHiy enc t,,rl-
in". on thirst painted in th,ir bosom
r;'SCn-c. HIRE il was that the son OF
Maio. reyion, but fifteen wears oc ;lg,.
called 10 his father for help. \ ball la !
shattered both his legs. ''Wh we have
beaten h cneiny then will help YOU.
answered Pcytun Il have other IONS Ia
lead to glory Forward,'' But the
column hal advanced only Il few PAGES
furf her, when the Major himself flH Il,
the earth corpse. ProdciyS OF valpI
were here p-rtoIsIcl Oh both sides. Hi--
tory VIII ask in vain Tor Drawer su!dirr,
inan thJse who here fought and fell.
But OF the dcmoniac fury of bo:h parties
one at Il distance can form no ilra
Even the wounded. dcspairilrg vi Succor
collecting their last enerni,s of lite
plunged t.:eir knives into the bo~oms q
toeman lay near them still bry aiming.
GENERAL. HELL SAVES THE E-EII> FEo,
DEFEAT-HEINFoECE AEIINE
The success of General iIiH enable,
! ether generals TO once more Ie;.d their d.
, organized troops back to the Il hit. and tn,
>. contest was renewed alon. the whole Inc
: and kept up until deep in.o the night: fu
, everything depended upon on: keeping tin
enemy 4; bay counting too, upon tIrci
: exhaustion at last, until fresh troops coul,
I arrive 10 reinforce Us. At lcn.th. :tbou
halt-paSt ten in the evening. the division
of Macrudcr. Wis. and Holmes cam,
UP AMI depIovcd TO the front of orr army
: Had the commanders of these divi>io.
: executed their orders with prumplitu.i
: and skill. streams of blood would hay,
been spared. ;tni the foe would have bee!
: thrown back upon his rS.rvcs in tn,
D course OF the forenoon; bat they reacha,
4 Us fully seventeen hours behind time Th,
! generals had been uncertain concsrliin.
= the marching orders. their columns crosse,
!, each other and became CHt;inrlci. an.
= precious time was irrcmc,Iiublv lost. Still
= n it was, the remainder OF our force ha,
/ to thank the final arrival OF these division
= for their rSs,'uc. 20 soon IL these rein
= torcem"nts could be thrown to the front
' or regiments were drawn back. and. a
Y far a. possible. rcorgarizcd during In,
= night, the necltul officers appointed. an,
= after the distribution OF provisions. wilicl
;. had also fortunately arrived. measure
n were adopted for the gathering of IN
! wounded an the burial Of the dead
/ BATTLE OF MALVERN HILL
+, On Tuesday, July |. at two O'Clock /.
| the morning, while the stars are still vi,i
Die in the shv, General Magru,l.r agaii
opened the battle. and very soon began ;
{ cam1nade - fearful that the very cartl
tremb!ed with the conclusion. Bv twelv,
O'Clock meridian Mcclellan had aban
: doned all his positions. leaving behind hi
: wounded, his baggage and many pieces .
cannon. Ma9ru;l,.r followed him. ho