The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-11-17
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From the CORE. .pondenee Of the n. y. Herald.
The country around Centre,ille
has become so famous in American
history that a short description oi il,
and a sketch Of tie notables il has
produced, viii, | think, bU accrpla-
bic.
1t is a haunted, holy ground for
every knoll i the grave Of beroas
whose chvalrous deeds shall be the
lhcme Of future poets and historians.
Pilgrims from all clines visit the
plains Of Waterloo, aud The historic
sceues Of Roman lrayefy and Gree
elan ch.valry. With equal devotion
Shall The tourist view our battle fields
and kneel n the shrines Of our mar
tyrcd braves. When we consider the
uying haed,ips aud priyaIio1s Of a
soldiers litr, NC mus be iorcibly inn
pressed with tie ulabacd zeal, the
intrepid courage, the devoted patriot
ism, rcqnired 10 sustain men under
such circumstances.
CESTREvILLE
is now a heap Of ruins. Piles OF
stones and some standing walls, with
some tail, gloomy looking chimneys,
are now the ruined details OF its for
mer glory. About twenty houses are
let standing, inhabited by persons Nh1
could not well leave. Even these
houses lock rainons and solitary a.
il ashamed Of themselves. The fen
cys and rails have been all burned up,
the trees that sheltered the village cut
down, giving Tie bare hill upon which
the few struggling houses stand
gloomy, 'ororn appearance.
On he fop Of the hill was hand
some EpiscopaIian church, which was
burned on the 26h Of hast June
Tie Methodist church is sadly dilapi-
lated, and has been used as a stable
Beside The burned church is the little
cemetery, If few scattered, unen-
closed erayes can be called 50. They
are mostly soldiers graves. In one
lie eight soldiers, who were killed by
The same shell. Beside these sleep
the reputable citizen, Warden Grigs-
by, who. If | am 10 credil the respect
able m.rble slab-aud ] don't see any
reason 10 dsercJit it," Was an az
fectionale husband, aud a kind neigh
nor and faithful friend.
Ile forts around Cenueyille are
very powerful, and we're built under
tie surerintendence Of Beauregard
himself They were at one time
mounted wiib dummy OF Quaker guns
in order to deceive "a.
A good road connects Ccntreville
and Warlemon, a distance oI seven
teen miles. Running at both sides OF
tb 5 road to the village is aa extensive
plain, crossed by deep belt Of woods
ana then running in on B4ll Run
Passing from Ccufreyile 10 Ball Run
the visitor crosses tlie heights through
a skirt OF wood, mostly cut down, ard
after trarcrsing about three miles he
comes On the Bull Ran plain, which
is large fat, containing about one
thousanl two hundred acres Of land,
At both sides Of tile Manassas road
Separated from this by Bull Run
stream IS Broad run, another ex'en-
sige plain, rnuning ito Brisioe Sta
ton. the sceue Of lbe late fight. Ea.t
Of the valley i Little Rock run. in
by steam Of the Fame
name, which enpies Itself 1t Black
run ford. On the 9est j. great Cedar
Rocky run, with stream h9giag into
Cab ron below lhe bridgo. All these
plains aud runs are fully under range
Of The forts. Caaniill i about four
miles northeast Of Fairf,x, eig 4tmlles
in southeast direction from Centre
vile. Boil run mountains. which are
a continuation Of broken ridges, ruu-
niag IN curve from west 10 nof,h,
are about fifteen miles from CDlpep-
per. Thoroughf4re Gap i about
seven miles TO tie right Of NJ arrealon
road, IN the Boil run range
why Ball run las been 80 called