Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-10-27


air " more lively, be formed the division for a
charge on the mass OF cavalry which occupied
the hill in our rear. When everything was
ready he shouted " Boys, are you ready to
give 'em help" yell which Tor the moment
drowned the roar Of the artillery was their reply,
and the air vas blue with clrcng sabres. With
out awaiting further orders they started. The
General rushed to their front and succeeded in
stopping them but the rebels had seen enough,
they ddn Z care to wait for the finale Of that
charge, and had broke for the woods and got
dnder cover Of their battery on our left Gus
tar's flying battery was then sent forward to oc-
cupy the hill they had left, which ho did to such
good advantage that in five miutes after reaching
the position he silenced their Hankng battery
Tho division then moved on to Brady Station
and made another stand. Here the enemy
pressed US very closely.
Our party had been instructed to remain
with the General s staff, and Of course we were
obliged to follow them aloug the front as they
lote back and forth to encourage the boys and
wprn them not to break and while rallying
the troops at this point, my horse was shot from
under me by a carbine bullet Luckily for me
our forces held the bill long enough to enable
ne to get beyond the next hill, else | must
either have been run over by our own cavalry,
or, worso still, captured by the " Jobnnles. -"
Being discounted, and not knowing how fast
the division might retreat, | concluded that my
wisest course would be to skedaddle across the
Rappahannock as fast as possible, which | did,
aod saw no more of tho fight that day though
| afterwards learned that Bufords division
joined and assisted Kilpatrlck in holding the
enemy in check
The next day found Capt Gloskosh's am
bulanc., and have remained with it since. Our
route to our present camp wa. from Rappahan-
mock Station 10 Bealtown, from thence south
to the vicinity Of Wauentou Junction, and
north to the Warrenton and Alexandria pike,
near which the Reserve Camp is now located
one mile east Of Fairfax Court House. Cen
Fitzpatrick sent all his beadquarter wagons
back to Centreyille and Fairfax Wednesday
night, from the Bull run battlefield of last
year. where his division was lying, for he said
he mus! hold that position at all hazards, and
be didn't want any teams o the way On my
way here that evening, although it was very
dark, recognized portions Of the road over
which certain 81 ort legs done tall travelling :"
two years ago the Dist Of last July. am to
remain here until my wagon is repaired, and |
get new horse, and then rejoln the Captain,
who, with the other three of The party, is still
at the front with the cavalry, Had remained
might have sent you list oi the casualties
in the Vermont brigade, but have no means of
dong 30 now.
Ii Is the universal opinion that this last ske-
dsddle will end the campaign, and that the ar
my will winter hereabouts. Gen Meade re-
ceves great praise for the mastery manner in
which ho has conducted the retreat end even
Wv N'N "SS'Vi'ou "Vi7hiPptIo VI tho hIIll are
iain to acknowledge that their blindly-adored
IDOL Of the peninsula could not have done bet
ter. The enemy evidently intended to have
Gen. Meade send a larg. force of artillery and
infantry 10 the extreme right to dispute his
passage OF the Rapidon, 50 as to enable them to
cross below and got to Manassas first, but the
commander of the Army Of the Potomac did
not " see the point" or at least be =" didn't see
1t in that light" and kept his infantry back to
as he night think proper in the course of
events.
man just arrived in camp from General
Meade's headquarters at Centreville, reports
that one of Capt. GlOskosho's party was killed
yesterday One Of them, Willie Townshend, is
from Co. c, 10th Vermont, whose parents re-
side at WalIingtord cannot learn which of
the three were kllled-possibly it may be false
report, and they are all safe, Pr.