Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-07-20

magnitude they could only guess at b.
the slaughter in their ranks. They in
stinctively felt that their enemy had boel
playing base trick upon them by retir
ing 80 steadily before them. They were
not to be decoyed-not they. and woulC
advance no farther! The check was
complete. At least fifteen minutes
elapsed before they recovered from the
shock. and during that interval The dis
organized mass OF troops they had beer
pursuing, gained the Brock road and the
entertainments along it. Once out o.
the dim, half impenetrable forest, the
work OF speedily reforming scattered
bsttalions and educing something like
order was possible. and comparatively
easy. Never was point of time more
precious to the Union cause, or more
proyidentially gained. Indeed, the
enemy did not. for about three hours.
venture beyond the point where the flank
volleys we!e poured into them.
l say never was brief period oil time
more value TO the Union forces. yet u
handful of men. less than three hundred,
with fatally directed volleys, were inslru
mental in obiainingit; what seemed like
imminent defeat was warded of by the
reSolute standing, amid the widest dis
order. of a small body of troops under
the lead OF an intelligent, brave and be.
loved officer. And il was not without
cost. Is soon as the enemy began to re-
cover from their surprise. they proceeded
to change front, aud open fire upon their
aSsaiianiS. Col. Connor sprang forward
into the ROAD 10 beck II charge upon the
Zoe, almost insanity he was struck by II
bullet and lell helpless TO the ground. -
His fall WAS taken by hi, troops aS their
signal To retire; the enemy were lowering
close on their llAukS, aud they fell back
10 tho Brock road, their wounded leader
"''"1 '"' "' "'''' ''o Hc'" c''PP'e 'o'
life. and nmroNly escaping capture.
Such, Mr.. Elilor, was The manaer in
""'1n 'ne "ou"u 'haI EeceSs't''es 'hose
clutches was received.
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10 tins testimony oil Gen. Webo VIII
append from Rebellion Record, vol. H.
p 443;
- The brigade OF Col.
Frank on the extreme LETT was broken
and fell back precipitOusly. The pressure
was so great along the whole line ot the
command thus assaulted, that il was also
broken in several places. Portions OF the
line re!reated in disorder.
Also extract from Ueadley,s History,
vol. 3. %. 353:
e.. uaroooL ,,eod;lv
nusbod ,bo ensmv tor a mil, and a half
,.l;oo q sm,l, riaa nj, and five stand Of
colors But At length
ua.oooL,s ,.;c,orio,s c.rser WAS stonned
Tho rabeIs rallvino tell on his exhausted
ba,,a,liops whose ammunition was now
getting low. and bore them steadily back
HIS EXTREME LEFT FOR
THE MOMENT WAS TURNED. But THE MIS-.
CHIEF WAS QUICKLY REPAIRED -
(by Gen. Connor's regiment, had the
Tbo ,o,iow;ro a from, Dan,;no's Life oi
Grant, D. 3S7:
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