Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-02

treated the information lightly. Lee
again returned to his command, and as
far as he had power, prepared for the
storm. In some OF the br1gades the
men had stacked arms and were making
coffee some distance of There was
calm, as there always is before a storm;
the sun was Just sinking behind the
Western horizon one or two stray
musket shots, 3 fearful yolley, and a
majority Of the 11th Corps was retreat
ing, a broken, demoralized mob, with
out having made any resistance al all
Lee and gallant Orland Smith Of the 75d
with our AcGroarty, OF the 6Ist stood
as a rock, until the enemy had gained
three sides of them, and were about
making the inclOsure completes when
they slowly retired. butin perfectO order.
The rebels were charging headlong5
with the intention of capturing our ar
tillery. which was doing fearful work
among them. The officer commanding
the batteries appealed to Lee, Smith
and AIcTrOaFty to aid him saving the
guns, as the horses were all shot dOwns
/ The appeal was not IN vain, tha men
1 under their commands pulling the guns
away by hand, AIcGTOarty even placing
/ his own shoulder to the wheel, After
retreatIDga a few hundred yards on the
/ plank road, the artillery again wheeled
/ into position, supported by the 18th,
55th4 73d, 18th, SD, and l06th Ohio, the
l 18th Connecticut and SD Illinois infant
/ ry. Here they stood and fought ten
1 times their number until proper rein
/ forcements arrived. (12th COrps) and on
/ this sacred field fell our own glorious
/ Reilly and Patrick, and Quinten, of the
/ noble 5th fell, Us was supposed mOrtally y
! wounded. Thus, bY one mans care
! lessness, was IC It the golden OppOrtuui-
4 tY, victory snatChed from our grasp, the
/ Potomac army again forced to aeknOWl-
edge itself vanQuished, and retreat to-
I ward its base (Halleck), and the wal
I prolonged at least year. For several
4 months Gen. Lee had determined on re-
I signing, as sOOn-9s HOOker's campaign
1 was decided, as one or two members O1
| his family had been very sick, for q
I long time, and be mOmentarily was ex-
Dectiug to hear of their deaths. DnWII
/ IiugIy he rendered his resignation
which was as unwilliugly accepted
/ and he returned home to the bosom o.
his family and the pursuits of peace
/ When the National Guard was called
out, at the urgent solicitations Of Gov
! BrOugh, Gen. Lee took command o
one of the regiments, and did good ser
/ vice il and around the fortihcatiOns a
/ Washington. While a severe disciplin
ar1an and rigid as soldier, there WA
some sort of magnetic power about hin
/ which bound every one connected witt
him with the strongest chains of low
Q ttl4tA skJeCls IN lloISuA4s GEL Lee Il
l rather above medium hight, brOat
and expansive forehead, a clear, keeI
and penetrating gray eye, and gener
al demeanOr and department which a
/ once impresses every one of his intel
lectual superiority. AS a speaker, h
is bold, eloquent and logical, never ut
tering a word that does not show eVl
dent signs of careful study. If eithe
Of our Georges (Pugh or Pendleton) o
Allen @. Thurman, are anxious for
foeman worthy Of their STEEL forgot
they are peace men, and have no steel
let them attack John @. Lee, and the!
will find an adversary worthy of thei
boasted prOwess. I trust that the Stat
Central Committee will induce GeneT
al Lee to address the citizens of Cincin
natl during the coming contest, and
assure your readers of a feast of lOgi
and elOqUence rarely their good fOrtuu
to witness. Hayes and Lee are uniyer
sally popular, and will draw out an I'm
usually large vote, which will secur
the election of the whole ticket by
largely increased majority.