Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-07-19

we could not from below that there are
a few cultivated fields. high up ON the
face Of the mountain. Just at the base Of
the palisades on the summit Of which
we stand. A large white house stands
on the right Of this lower plateau 1t
was here that a rebel brigade, with
earthwOrks and rihe-pits, disputed Hook /
er's advance on that memorable Noveu- 4
Der day. and were supported by brig /
ade at the top Of the cliff. But the big /
gun placed where we stand could not he
depressed sufficiently to be Of any use
Sharpshooters leaned over the precipice- /.
and found crevices through which with
perfect safety to themselves they could
FIRE upon their ASSISTANTS. A deep rs
sure in the rock. just wide enough to
admit man is pointed out where reb-
el stationed himself with not one chance
/ in billion that be could be seen or hit
from below, while be could fire away at
/ bis leisure. But that inhnitessimal
chance happened to him, and be was
found dead, hit by bullet from below.
With all the opportunities for annoy
ing the Union army clambering UP the
long. rough steep way, the wonder
would be that the casualties were SO few,
but for the fact that a cloud came and
rested upon the face Of the mountain at
the critical time, and the shooting had
all to be at random, until the Union
troops reached the lower plateau, where
in hand to hand conflict they made
short work Of 1t The rebels had no
means Of retreat, as behind them rose
the perpendicular palisades over hun
dred feet IN height, and the only way
Of ascent was difficult zig-zag. in which
only one person at a time could save
himself. So all who we're not killed at
the outset at once surrendered themselves.
Many in the rife-pits found Union SOL
diers emerging from the cloud and stand
ing suddenly over them. Night came
: down when this victory was Won, and
{ no effort could then be made to dislodge
/ the rebels upon the crest Of the noun
! tain. In the early dawn few brave
4 spirits found the one path up to the
{ summit, and discovered that 1t was de-
E serted. Then went up the stars and
: stripes which told to all the valley be-
: low that the long and weary seige Of
: Chattanooga was at an end, and the
}, great river Tennessee was open from Its
T mouth to the head Of navigation. This
f affair brought relief to Burnside's starv.
g ing garrison at Knoxville.
Among the curiOsities of Point Look.
n out is a great pile Of fat rocks, the up
e per stone being much broader than any
: Of the others, giving it the look Of gi'
{ gantie umbrella This is perched Gloss
, to the verge Of the pricipice, and 1t Ii
s difficult TO realize that these stones, tons
ie in weight, were ever placed there by any
natural cause. We spent a delightful
Il hour rambling about on the summit
J. watching the railway trains, so distine
le and yet so strangely dwarfed, tracing
J the course Of the winding river, and ad
IS miring the white cumulus clouds whlcl
l. by noon began to fill the beavans with
r summer pOmp and glory. Then VI
to drove rapidly back BY the way We came
Is making a little detour TO visit the IA
I'd tiOnal cemetery, green rounded hill
e. ock Of twenty acres, over which from
ID tall staff flies the flag Of the UniOI
e. Here lie buried 1856 Union soldier:
BY 1929 Of whose graves are marked ''u1
on known" The grounds are laid out wit
us exquisite taste and kept in perfect 0,
BIS der. counted myself particularly fOl
tunate in meeting the courteous Ne
al England gentleman to whom l was il
NC debted for this delightful excursion.
on T. P