Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-09-14

! by the 9th corps. on Bolivar Heights.
about 8 miles from Harper's Ferry This
we did and remained in quiet during the
Esd and 9th; the rebels thinking the
ground we then occupied would prove too
aoarm for camping purposes, boinaR high.
b Early on the morning of the 25th. our
Division, together with the lst, moved
out on the Shepardstown Pike, for the
purpose Of. making reconnaissance and
discovering if the rebels if the enemy
were crossing into Maryland at the Ford
at Shepardstown. Near Smith6eld we
found them in force and soon became &C
lively engaged along the entire line. Gen.
Custer led his brigade in his usual gal
liant style, right on to the Ford and there
crossed Gen. Mirrit. in his rear. was
compelled to fall back Our division
= fought them for about an hour, when their
Infantry advancing in large numbers
forced us to retreat. We fell back in
good order, the | st Vermont, supporting
the division, and holding everypusition it
was ordered to, in its customary cool and
determined manner, until ordered back.
They pursued us for mile and a half,
but signally failed of gaining any advan-
tage farther than forcing us back slowly,
to our old camp, where we held our posi-
ton undisturbed during the night; the
enemy not daring to follow us further,
probably fearing what might be behind a
line of dirt the boys threw up on ourie-
/ turn. 5G aH aU
Our casualties on this day are as fol-
4 lows:-- fsa sr -,.,r...... .t.
KtNcd.-Sergt Harmon D. Hull, Co.
B, from gun shot, in the head. Private
Edgar E. Wright, Co. A, gun shot in alb
/ domcn.
Observation-Disclosures Edward King, Co.
B, right foot, slightly; Byron Eagar, Go.
B, gun shot in left shoulder, slightly !;
Lucius S. f. Reed, CO, ID, gun shot, frac-
tulo of right arm VIM. II. Day, Co, II,
gun shot in abdomen, since died Sergt.
Henry c. Streeter, Co. F, left arm and all
domen, severely Corp. G. W, ,Wiso, Co.
Il, gun shot in left leg, slightly.
Two of the detachment Of the End
Pennsylvania Cavalry, $50 in numbcr)
who are assigned to duty with US tempo
rarily, were wounded severely, also. We
crossed the river Oh the bridge at Harpers
Ferry, early on the morning Of the 26th,
and bivouaccd at Boonsboro, Nd, at 4
P. NJ, that day. On the 2Sth, ycster-
day. we crossed the river at Butler Ford,
about 2 P. NJ, having proceeded far
enough toward Willamsport the day pre-
vious to have asccrtained that the rebels
had all returned into Virginia. Our
present camp or bivouac, is near Charles
town, Va, notorious from its being the
place where John Brown was hung. 1t is
reported that the 9th corps, which was in
front of us, united in singing "JJhn
Browns body lies Wondering in the grave,
while his soul goes marching on, Be-
while marching through the town, yes
terday. '' . '" '
What thoughts and memories must
have been conjared up in the minds of
the secession inhabitants whose ears were
greeted by those mournful strains, issuing
from the threats of hundreds of wars
veterans 1t is rumored that the rebels
have returned to the Shenandoah Valley.
and we are to follow in pursuit. q Boots
and saddle" have sounded f! d .,a.
Truly yours I VERMONT
p. S. Heavy firing can be heard in
our immediate front, and it ssems to be
coming nearer each moment. Y.
CAMP OF VI CAVALRY, NEAR BERRY
FIELD. VA, Sept lst, 1861.
4 Mr. EDITOR IF it be true that .com-
ing events cast their shadows before"
then it might naturally be inferred that
Gen. Sheridan would be in full pursuit Of
Early ere many hours, for yesterday we
were sent from this camp-whcre we ar
rived at 6 P. M. on the 30th-on scout,
to find what had become Of the rebel
force, which had disappeared from our
immediate front. and we quickly learned
they had fallen back, probably into the