The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-02-19
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4sat t4 s4 s4 H1h1, q II f4fEl.tE#. slUtkH.
1a b1iat ae dream b4a eeef entered
mg b1aln t4at i. ieo. should ba sold
scg % no remote day, aud take part d
great BATTLES 10 be Tough. 90 American
sqi a tals ol tie spies and scouts 81
tAe kaWiigl. gt tiA lia.es, lbe An
dr aaa .aa Iaalape Wefo f3nma
oi ~ ~ sbaE power % l nato
= oudel3 t8en y ,b@e pictures wege
po. over ru aH8 q mca efar lived
WAo c8a.d dste and uiel al much for
ans caJs a Jia these three. and mauy
o,ners Tie zpcuence 81 lea months
9l urtfe campaign was d suHleicni an
] leanei TO looE upon tbs mem
o Welg employed .n the saera rs.ce
both ARMIES aud Who per4lel Their
A.aa sliaost daily in tllo discharge 81
tneir different d9ilea, as something more
lAln ordinary INCA, as they asafoaly
were. Many 81 them were IS rough sad
uueouth m thor phys.qr a DaMei
Boone hunters. uHietseled aud I'll
learned in the language oi schools; 6a
tley Aad 3 selfreianca. cool daaIe
ana 4 faculty oi qlel. pggce eptlon 81 hu-
man nature winch aueFcr neolsplIhl
VI education. They Bego in many eases
berdeleEs, natives ol Tennessee Ken
tue6y, West Virginia and ONO. mon
Who were equally acquainted With tile
peeulIaulies 0i tAo soldiers Of both t.n-
iOn and Hcbel armios and who could
assume citAor character al pleasure
Io sas dat The business Iii which thoy
required nerve is merely 70 repeat tho
mtulti}e conviction Of every reader who
shudders oyertAo stories Of John andre
and Nathlu Hale stories which, to nv
knowledge, nave had numerous coun-
terparts IN our late Wal. 10 the Gtn-
orais Of the Coutendlng armies, these
men Wege Indispensable The lsnoNi-
edge oi tAe position, number and prob
able intentions OF the enemy which they
were able 70 obtain, entered largely into
the plans which we're devised TT head
quarters and III more than one instance
saved whole armies from doloat, and in-
dlcated correctly where and when sue
cessful blows might bo struck. Ii has
often seemed 20 me as Il such men must
be thoroughly IndectrInatcd with Tie
Mahonetan's creed of latalisHi, and must
look at death as something which no act
II tIclr own c,.n hasten or bring before
is appointed time While la command
ol advanced Peket5 ia tie enemy S
country upon more tlan one occasion,
i have been called ID a dstQ4t post to
scrutipizc a nam WHO sought TO pass
outside LrcmeMbel upon ono oce;s.on.
M Western Louisiana, examining 8
! Aorst man, dressed iii s suit 81 shabby
/ citizens ciothlu (, and looking much hike
an niaJ.tau. ot the parish, Who pre-
Iseuted himself ut tho picket line, With
tic mss 81 the Commanding General.
knew the signature, ana could not
doubt it's genuncneas, bat Wishing TO
verify the person beyond all doubt, /
searched ms iaco narrowly aud de-
! nandcd bis business. 4 halfsmllc came
4 to tho corners ol hisrcsolute mouth, and
/ and his keen black eyes shot forth a
glance OF peculiar intelligence as lie
beut down over the neck ot his stony
looking horse, and asked in q low tone,
So tlat ms men might not hear him
Captain, have you ever heard OF
T the leader oE Banks seouts2
Very often think there was not
d colder Of eamp-lollowcr in the whole
ARMY oi the GaIf vino had not heard
some camp fro story 81 this audacious
aul
We'll, I ara he I'm bound on little
,9lp up the country; sEall probably be
At Dick Iaylors headquarters before
night The General wants some intor-
nation, and tAink | can &c, it.
INished lam g0oG-Iuck, ana safe re-
turn, have no doubt that 10 vas be-
moaning to tha rebel General some
ruthloss capture Of lbs pigs and chick
ems by the Yankees, and noting with
/ his eyes and onfs everything Char pass.
ed ID tic emp
/ Uuder thc uamo Of Bernard Bagllutt,
] wash To disguise tho personality o. q
Young m&n Oh rot more than twenty
three years ol age, lormeriY g prlfe.,
! ID enc of ,hc cavalry resneHta 81 Gus
tai command. Lest aI8 extraordinary
story hould be th9ught one ol ,ne he-
tons h winch | have alluded, a-.l pre-
pared 10 say lat from personal Aaoe--
edge Of myself and % ,Ae military s.la.
Gtl8u ii ihe Shenandoah Valley al tnc
Itlme 81 hls adventure, I most unGe iss.
tNeiy behege il, aAd can lena il ny
sul endorsement. Iii rct-A ~ oAe ~
t. mos exciting ahd Important cp..
g3des q sLe sat t.e eutpHse o. chel-
laan army near Cedar Greek, AirsLuia
On tie aoaaug of October 18th, 1864
and shows baw completely great al
itary dlsasta. ns oar defeat that IgIu-
ils certainly vla Das Lugc upon one
olseug. soldier Nul the wonderful
teIg m Na.eh Sheridan, le esal1e
ANA etll the daring scouts which ll
lad as lis headquarters IL has a.vas
seE8 lnegIIaeaca a.e l9 Le lgN
otf Generass cou.l hane renamed ia
such after ignorance q the ud
movements u tae eaeug as prevailed
amorg thein upon tla terrible morn.
a IAe Iaes were lu POS n 81
important Information as ,0 0Uf a-
be and dIspo iIons and iley
. o claimed 81 En3N .At Saeaa As
absent irom las army bai te .aise e,T-
ltF iu wheh had euFeloTed ar-