Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-05-09

cap, who rides with his knees drawn
up, and raises his chin to look from
beneath his cap rim, rarely speaking,
apparently sunk in deep revery. That
is Jackson.
Another is portly, athletic, with a
long brown beard and mustache, half
covering the broad, calm face, which
habitually smiles--a man apparently
of invincible GOODNESS, almost apathet-
ic-looking, but notable. That is Long
street, Lees "Old War Horse" "a
man to count on when hard and stub
born fighting is necessary-when TO
spring like the tiger and never let go,
like the bulldog, is the order Of the
day.
A third is the gay cavalier yonder,
with Che heavy mustache, The laugh
ing blue eyes, the gauntleted hand
stroking the heavy beard, the lofty
forehead, surmounted by the plumed
hat, the tall cavalry boots and the
rafting sabre. That is Stuart.
OF Jackson, Lee will say when he
falls, "I have lost my right arm"
Of Stuart, 81 can scarcely think of
him without weeping"
When he parts with Longstreet, his
"Old War Horse" at Appomattox,
there will be tears in the eyes Of each
Of them, as they remember all those
glorious encounters, one Of which we
are now essaying to describe
We have looked at the southern
lines, on the Groveton heights-th the
gray-backs lying down in crescent
shaped order OF battle, and ready ;
but we have forgotten the Federal
line, as the laughing "rebels' appear
to have done. 1t is a crescent, with
artillery on every knoll, cavalry ready
at every opening The bristling bay
onets Of the great host curve round,
following the formation Of the south
ern line. The two crescents will not
fit into each other without the cement
Of blood
General Pope attacked in the after
noon, and his first movement was
resolute. He threw his right against
Jackson's left; n wedge of Federal
bayonets pierced a gap in A. Z. Hills
line, and the extreme left OF the Con
federate army seemed about TO be
annihilated. Hard fighting only saved
it; the enemy were repulsed, and
when they attacked again with fury,
they were again driven back. Gen
eral McGowan reported that "the
opposing forces at one time delivered
their volleys intb each other at the
distance of ten PAGES, and Hill stated
that his division repulsed six sepa-
rate and distinct assaults"
This attack was made by General
Kearncy, one of the hravest and most
accomplished officers of the Federal
army. 1t nearly crushed Hill, but
reiniorcements enabled him to hold
his ground, and at night Kearney
retired. Thus terminated the first
days operations the railroad cut
was full of dead and wounded, riddled
with bullets, pierced with bayonets,
and torn by shell, but both lines re
tired
I The dawn Of Saturday, the S0th of
august, fonnd the adversaries still
face to face. General Pope had do
tcrmined to remain and fight it out,
though, by retiring to Centreville, he
would have united with Franklin arti
Sumner, coming from Alexandria, been
nearer his base-that is to say, his
rations, and would have occupied a
position greatly stronger than at
Groveton.
But the evil fate Of the Federal
commander drove him on, and blinded
him. On the Both, incredible as il
may appear, he seems not to hare kH0Cn
Of the presence Of Loagstrect,* aud he
still cherished the hope Of crushing
Jackson. An attack in force was ac-
cordingly directed against the Con-
federate left and centre, and the sec
ond battle of Manassas, about three
in the afternoon, commenced in all
its fury
1t was one Of the most desperate OF
the war, aud the bloodiest. The
Licutenants of General Pope were
abler than their commander, and If
bis own oountrymen were authority,
possessed more military nerve. They
attacked with a gallantry which moro
than once threatened to sweep before
it the Confederate line of battle, and,
in charge after charge, in the face of
irightful volleys of small arms and
artillery, they assayed to break thro'
the bristling hedge of bayoncts before
them To this, the attention of the
present writer was particularly called.
The charge was made from Grove
ton, right in the face Of Stephen ID.
Lees artillery, and appeared 20 be in
column Of brigades The first bri-
gadc advanced at double-quick from
the woods, SO admirably dressed,
that the halfbent knees Of the men
moved in a line as perfect as on pa
rade. Before, however, they bad
reached the centreo of the open field
in front, thirty pieces of artillery
opened upon them; the air was filled
with shell bursting in front, above, on
the right, on the left Of them; great
gaps appeared; the line wavered,
then broke, then it disappeared, a
mere mass Of fugitives, in the woods.
In ten minutes, however, a second bril-
gade appeared, advanced at double
quick, like the first, and Was in like
manner torn to pieces by the frightiul
fire, disappearing, like the first, he
meath the protecting shadows Of the
woods. A third charge was made !;