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 rcvery. That
is Jackson.
Another is portly, athletic, with d
long brown beard and mustache, hall
covering the broad, calm face, which
habitually smiles--a man apparently
Of invincible coolness, almost apathet-
ic-looking, but notable. That is Long.
street, Lees "Old War Horse" ia
man to count on when hard and stub
born fighting is necessary-when to
spring like the tiger and never let 90,
like the bulldog, is the order Of the
day,
A third is the gay cavalier yonder,
with the heavy mustache, Che 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
rattling sabre. That is Stuart.
OF Jackson, Lee will say when he
falls, 81 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 ut the southern
lines, on the Groveton heights-the
gray-backs lying down in a crescent
shaped order Of battle, and ready 4;
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 bis right against
Jackson's left; a wedge Of Federal
bayonets pierced gap in A. = Hills
line, and the extreme left OF the Con-
lederate army seemed about TO be
annihilated. Hard fighting only saved
it; the enemy were repulsed, and
when they attacked again with fury,
thoy were again driven back. Gen
eral MCGOWAN reported that "the
opposing forces at one time delivered
their volleys into each other at the
distance Of ten PAGES, and Hill stated
that his division repulscd "six sepa-
rate and distinct assaults"
This attack was made by General
Kearney, one of the bravest and most
accomplished officers of the Federal
army. 1t nearly crushed Hill, but
rciniorcements 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.
The dawn Of Saturday, the 30th of
august, found the adversarics still
face to face. General Pope had do
termined TO remain and fight it out,
though, by retiring to Centreyillc, he
would have united with Franklin ard
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 30th, incredible as il
may appear he seems not to hare kROpn
Of the presence Of L0Hgstred,* and 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, and the bloodiest. The
Lioutenants of General Pope were
ADLER than their commander, and if
his own oountrymen were authority,
possessed more military nerve They
attacked with a gallantry which moro
than once threatened to sweep before
il the Confederate line of battle, and,
IN charge after charge, in the face Of
lrightful vOlleys Of small arms and
artillery, they assayed to break thro
the bristling hedge of bayonets 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 TO be in
column Of brigades. The first bri-
gado advanced at a double. quick from
the woods, so admirably dressed,
that the halfbent knees Of the meh
moved in a line as perfect as on pa
rade. Before, however, they had
reached the centre of tho 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 bri-
gadc appeared, advanced at a double
quick, like the first, and WAS in like
manner torn to pieces by the frightfnl
fire, disappearing, like the first, he
meath the protecting shadows Of the
woods A third charge was made