Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-12

/ entered the house, and have faint rec0iiec-
ton Of seeing his boot circulating IN very close
/ proximity to the VirginiEn, Who finally laHdei
| on the outside Of the house. In an instant tie
[ csrpe, in the room wss torn up and with other
/ articles pile1 under the piano, Adj1tsnt Stew
| ems lii the match. Soon the flowing blood, the
/ forked tongues Of toe Kissing flames and TIE
weeoing women told the story Of war, while
shout after shout rent the air "a the troors
marched BY the bnrniDg building soitsrr
/ chimney end a weeping willow markell the spot
Adiutant Stevens was shortly afterwards sp-
I pointed Assistant Adjutsat General 10 MAJOR
/ aereral Ben Butler. With rank Of Captain, AMI
died the following year.
Cen. Pierce pushed ahead upon the rosi 90 BIZ
I Bethel with Col. Duryea's regiment, the Nes
York 9Th. Lieut.. Colonel Washburu following
with bis command, composed Of portions Of tae
/ 5tb Massachusetts, ard LIST Vermont regiments
Lieut. Gre5le's battery Of howitzers snd Coioae
/ Rau3ix regiment the It'll New York, With 1us
six-pounler brass field piece, AMI then fo.loa=l
/ Col. Townsend With the New YORK 81, ,0. t.-
len with the New fork let, AID Col. arr vI'l
the New York % regiments ~ O'Clock
m We approached Jhs euemy's fcass AMI
drove n their ski-misaers. line o. battle vac
formed upon both sides OF the roal, partly cove
e-ei bv woods, about one mile from shat wss
formerly known 80 the C0uuiy-5rllze, bu- vt.el
had teen destroyed by the enemy
Tlrce c0gpsniss of the New l0fz .a reg
nent, under command Of Captains ~ ms.
Bartlett and kipatricE, were ordered % Do.
forward A. gkirmishers, while Lieut. I-eo.- 81
vsgce5 some thirty or forty rods upon che rtl
With two howitzers and q brass s,E-f-1-i--
The main body o. Col Durysa' rs-iuCul mdssl
forward uron the road iu column, suFp1rt1-
the artillery aui sSirmishers, while L.-l-. O.
Warren directed the rec0nnoissnce AL .9-ll
3 tie enemy strongly posted On tIe arp1s De- p .-
Z q the aarsdy stresm called the North icsl.-
: Of Back river. with three lines If tlr,.d1.,.-s
a u.sEel battery On either flank, sI-e tll-ee-
rfec-s of artillery, mostly r-lel, sui AtlI, .s.
thousand men. Our forces opened TIRE sl s..-
a. they commenced 70 aiva1cc,a1a lieut. Gre
poured g-zoe shot directly INTO t-e c-elys
camp They returned the tire, h9eevl-, --.-
rlsi artillery, snd uusketry, Q parrot gan
/ doing great execution 10 the raass o.. la-
Zluages TIER shells fell thick az fast s-.1-t
Z cur sm.l. battery q artillery, all Lieu. d-e..
found himself iu very dangerous r.1
several Of his mea beiaG 1il eli CT disabled. L-,.
were nov within a huniret ya-i- 1f ,-e a1--
rnv's Eorss At tlis tine l.ft. A..ps. -.-- 5..
ceele. IN coming % h.s relief T--l a ---
men aui served ghe artillery ui-1 srir.t latte
tine Lieut.. Col. ~ .sl1arL' cCau4-1 Bal s-..1
In line OF battle T. the le.. q. tLs l--i. H3--
ezrosci o. tl- e1euy's artillery L-e. ss t-s.-
r.ieic,uaou carried nearly half mile .ey1l
the advance .ills As TINS "as --e lrt- battle
participated il z must acknowledge thar i..-s
LITTLE uneasy ard perhaps lt,-e al-7.- Do. a-
-hat tine. We ca very Ilt-.e az our evening
meal On sunday, being too basT raa-,1- I-a-s-
rat.ons for tie battle. The events q Che r.---
iur did lot Ihlrpeu my zupe,i-s; ..- s-
turnel 10 the rear and behe.i Lieut. OBJ Hl.--
bura lism01n'ei. holding The b-.ie -t
horse, ami leaning upon Bic sword quite ge-
cerne! I tl.z cut o. ny lsve-sa-a " l---
-zcz'' ari With some fred bacon al- ---- a.
c.sse tas-I lzl in uy cau-ea1, .l.lIsl--- --
a.taktasc While thus euzsEs le-- Pierce b.
re5.si s. ra1er.. assault uF1a rls t---T vo--s
C.r Aliens regiment lad previously hem I.-
rro-sl 20 fr1a- of L.elj. Gret.s's battery. U4-z
kIpa-ris.. S. lsl1T aui E41t-st- were .ira--e-
% ch.r-e t1a enemy IN ir1at1 as'. le--aes--
Li-ut. Duryes, AID from two o. three --li-.t
Toy giiss 1rou the right, All Ca.- F-s-1-'s
regiment upon the left. /, was about q ..--.-
ia the forenoon sni We hal not ye- l-el stl.-
Lieut.. Col. WashbIru received -r-C-s- 90 si.,---
lis command uccu oar extreme ris--. cross --s
marsh so creek am alta. .-- enemy .l t--
aauk Weu9yei by the right tt1z alta i.-.
quick slightly CrlIlueiug O. tie f---r- r--1 F.
gl-si the eueuy's drs- -ue .- r.1a sri
tae cover it gave u7 continued onward s-----.
from their f-e Soon Ue emerged t-.- --.
woods into go Cp5u iei -t..i ST a double gl..5
Al. was excitement then Tie enemy -re1-l
Jlrritc fire sl0ng the whole line ~le.s =e--
sa-iez.r- through the trea--ops 70 quick sl..5s-
sion. now bursting over and 1sl.ll ls. All
cold shes p.1l-hei deep t1rroTs in the -r--l
co ls-ely Cl-lys-ej, while the hot breath DE
cls-y's hl.'e.s -sausi the CHEEK OFT L1-
s1.-e-. C11re. Bsnliz's regiment fl-..Esl file
.r.a
plugging into ;hc deep muddy vs. ers 1f -1s
creek, barely Saving cl- ca-t-i .-ss from bl----
ing wet. Safely acrcIs We sIvsu-ei up u1l=-
e natural eu5alluelt, IN elevation FOL. -s
grolui, ana opened vigorous FIRE upon rLe ere
ny within few yards of bis Tlsss L'a-'s--
ant Colonel NssaClru vas 10 l1r mi is-. -ass-
a-auss-ts trl0pr wCr, on our right Ile Ger
uals uVcu our iei-. Major Winthrop, ct Gel.
Buffers s'll, 5llS q c-mpsuy q Col. Beu1zt
men AMI .esQ-uE rwsrd upon jle eueuy'E r.
3 ubt shouted. &c One more e-s--t aui the lay
0--s,' when p3ercsi b Carolina r'ie-51..5-
Pc f-.s back a1i expires. 7 sivancaI th-e
times upon the elevated ground 10 front Of rls.
triug my rifle, tut being siuoa.slei by = th--
which killed 2 young German a, my elbow.
retired 20 The line o. 10y company. snI i.5 III.
again neel.ss5ly expose myself Siuu'raueo1s7
v --h this movement uCiy q Colonel Il Tnse-i's
ue1, numbering about tlree hundred. chs--si
the rei1l.r urc- t-e extreme -a.t Of the line
a.mos; gl.-.-s possession co the elCuy's guns.
N-e- --- --s-- ttins fe-ll----- = i---l--E-
tAe 4--a'i- were 17e1I 3"eIei ana oesi g s--r.
-t ti-e pune lv.4a--- 40 ---s ---4 ee.l-
Townsend discovered Us upon the extreme right
--- Isl--Als "-re t-5r gray -'eIll f'f- -l-
'-s-' a'eJ t.t---.s were s.ll2s 1'ilsi i-7
--'-.-e'A- 4he vernon an A-af'i---''l-s
--11' 7--- Z -7" exc ls, As' were s''y ~
,,----.' Az I'd ~ Al'"-v-Ee' We nan ll
i-e --"' -- -s l- ''1 SNeLJ -lt ,--s7s- -.'
= meal I, .7-'.S ~ 'o.-s TITS DE- --'
o'e1 l-- '-l' lana anu e- !'5s-i --i ---'-l- upon
-.-- -l' e-s-l! --s ',.- -ss'-.l -.e-,-----
% 'e..e --J .1N' uP'u 'A- sF---- .-- '--
'7 -'--- p '.--- e- '-- enemy "--Ai' s--.
--''-5 .4--- .- -- --'i' ,-i i-s --sz7-
s,Al-' .-'e-, NE f-' i-1 W2-- % n--l,-
-A.e- "--e7 --- enemy IeA-a7 vas -------
-'-- p go y. .e-, --7-i '-.--- a-7
-'--i ---'-' SUI '-l --='7 ---.'- % .s''-
le-4VA- we -.' lA'l-y e--.-'i -l- s.-a-
s''u reeve -le 'eroat order. L-e---1a-'
e-s- " as-'1ru repeater DC again. AMI a-i.--
lore ne Qlys ie.t llcInel 10 --.-ns l.s- .-
lo'i,'5a- t7riu-a'e-y i-r no Tc 1at sr
'len II t-- front, an we rt.--lci es--5-
across me cr7ea- -cey 1oTeYe7 pencil ---'s-'-
p are ul -s &C so'n As BE reached '-e ..t
SIDE
Inc enemy '1la t-re" 'lt -l1--1- i-ss
-a;n a4es. L-au---c-1le. Nl--el ve-.---
'11FsId agaln Eiih few men O.. bis regiment
Al4 Drought or the body o. Lieutenant J--a
snd his ncWi.z2r ta1'sin hi.qa-ricE vst as.
brought on tine 1e' 4 T1-nlei IN r-e t-r-r, s-t
regiment sitter regiment t.el into The .lsi s-
iaS DISCS 90 fof-rass Monroe and NeTF GO N.F'
4Aree CON aAle- OF ile en2uys cavalry
ia- 7cei he pursuit while eccas.1ls..7 ss-.
rom tAtlr rIe cannon pssseI over ls a-t
dropped lar m advance. About .l.s tae.
o. 'c-ccA P. D. Lielieneu, Alrr,a With 'T0 .'
noEitzeTs, Colonel Cars regiment. hell -.---
ioioIe ~ reserve ani number 1. e. --a-.f'.
came 70 ou- relief a-l il c-vs- cor -s-sa