Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-12-24

PRESIDENT LINCOLN IN RICHMOND.

The following retrospective communi-
cation on the war and its C ose from the
Boston journal, will be read with inter
est
ANTIETAM.
It was one of the few battles of the
war where the spectator could obtain an
almost unobstructed view of the whole
conflict. The battle commenced on the
right and was taken up by division after
division toward the left, rounding of
with Burnside's attack at thestone bridge.
| recall the morning Clouds rested
on South Mountain and rolled in dark
masses up the Potomac valley. The sky
was overcast, as, early in the morning,
rode out of Hagerstown in the direction
Of the firing. Hooker's and Stonewall
! Jackson's batteries were already at it.
I remember rebel-pale, thin, cadav-
erous-lying at the root of an oak tree,
by the road side. He was utterly ex
hausted- lifted his hand as if to say,
"Don't fire 70 / had neither musket nor
pistol-nor was armed during the war.
Il will not harm you," said. A CRATE
full smile passed over his face. He was
: too weak to talk-the roar of battle was
increasing, and rode on. A little fur
: ther and came upon six soldiers of diff
, ferent regiments, with their guns on their
shoulders, who wanted to know the way
) to Hacerstown: said they had been sent
} there to hold the place. They were skulk
e ers who had eluded the cavalry stationed
:. in the rear Of the line of battle to arres
i all runaways.
/ Through ravines, over knoiis, across
o fields, taking down fences, moving alway
l. toward; the cannonading, L came at lengtl
v to the Antietam riv r, spurred my hors
y into its muddy water, reached the othe
re shore, rode up the hill and was in rear
re Hooker's right, where the battle was rag
o. ing in all its fury.
l. There we're heart.rending scenes O
y, that slope in rear of Pofenberg's house
IN The entire hill side was covered with tn
ol diving and dead How those six bate
ii ries on the ridge overlooking the Sharps
90 burg road, poured their iron hail int
ep the ranks of the foe upon the other sid
'e Of the turnpikel What a scene was ths
On around the bunker church where Man
lp fields advancing columns were force
back! What terrible struggle was th'
a on the hillside west of Roulet's house !
,p. How fearful the scene when the field
sse won-the rebel dead lying in rows b
ep meath the tasseled corn-lying as they fe
Ike when the murderous fire of Richardson
,ep division cut them down-lying as thu
,ep were heaped by the enflading fire of tt
gh shells from Ayers and Ricketts, batteri'
ted Thirteen men layin one heap, all kill
by one shell. The yellow soil was crll
ION son, the russet corn leaves weresprinkl
,ck with their blood. Thousands of de
are and wounded were lying on that slo
gin east of Sharpsburg. How costly
, sacrifice?
lbt- wander over the field at night VIII
xed the roar of battle has died away; sig
and groans rend the air. The wound
ney are everywhere stumble over dc
ten men in the darkness. From group
fat n bivouac fire I hear plaintive song
ton chorus
DO they miss me at home. do they miss me.
At morning, at noon, or at night
avg And fingers gloomy shade round them
That only my presence can lightf
d in From MANY a fireside-many hol
ring hold-missed evermorel
am OLD VIRGINIA.
and The nights are cool-the roads
best hard. The leaves are falling, the ar
'e as is ON the march through Virginia. !
poll that was glorious campaigning We
must turkeys and chickens. We sang song
blazing camp-fres. recall night
ying plot of the 9TH New Hampshire
In slaughtering Of seventy fine muttons,
will their tossing the pelts into the cam
the Hawkins Zouaves of New York.
ably the morning the old farmer wanted
Is Of Those we're the days of red tape and
and cerly treatment ofrebels. The Zou
rthy, said that they did not steal the she'
nmon they protested their innocence. The
" un- mer obtained permission to visit the
cows. New Hampshire.
are 81 cannot permit you to 90 through
year, camp" said Col. Gross. at is unm
more nv. Ny troops would take it as al
r per suit. They are honest. They came
our or the Granite Hills-from the State
time. gave birth to Daniel Webster and Fl