The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-15
Anecdotes and Individual Expe-
riences of the Battle of Benning-

ten.
One venerable man, Stephen Fay, had five
sons in the battle. As might naturally be
supposed, he awaited with anxiety, the re-
suit of the contest. At last news came, but
the messenger who brought it, brought with
him, also, tidings for the father, that he
feared would I'LL the old mans heart with
grief. As gently as possibly he told him he
had something bad to tell him concerning
one of his sons, ...-...
did he disobey orders, or desert his pOsti"
he asked.
mo"
did he faltsr in the chargep
mo, worse than thatP
What. then, worse than that"
HE is deadp was the answer .iE
'Then it is not worse" exclaimed the
father. Bring him IN that may once more
gaze on the face of my darling boy" And
when they brought him in, covered with
dust and blood, he called for water aud
sponge, and with his own hand bathed the
disfRured features declaring, at the saae
time. that he bad never experieaeed more
lrlc1rious, on hnppior day .srs his lilo.
Rev. fbomes Allen, Of the Berkshire mill
taNNt Aohkhb - a pAiNhtSf anu was hLHOuk lue
foremost to advance on the Hessian defense.
Arriving within speaking distance he mount
ed stump, and called out to them to surren.
der, aud thereby save the eifusion of blood.
A vOlley was the only reply. which, the rev.
erend gentleman escaping, he returned to
the ranks. Here finding himself a better
marksman than his brother, who was also
present, ,he said to him, "JOe you load and
I'll fire, and so they worked -toesther, side.
until the last grand charge that carried
Baum'sS WOFks. In sitter geargghe delighted
to recalrthe scenes Incidental to that gIo.
rious day. In conversation, some one asked
If he killed anybody On that OCCASION
Il don't exactly know that killed any |
one," was the reply, ''nor indeed how near / |
came to it. 1t was just In this way off some
distance observed a clump of bushes, from
which arose. everV now aAd then, d little
cloud of smoke, preceded by momentary |
flash, and sharp report of gun. noticed, |
too. that one Of our men fell, either wounded |
or dead every time this phenomenon oc- |
CURED, so naturally concluded that some |
thing was wrong on our side / loaded up |
very carefully and fired into the midst of |
that clump of bushes. am not certain,
mind you, that did really kill any one; but
know Iput out the fash !"
Stark ordered coionel With his regiment.
to reinforce one of the wings that had sus-
tanned considerable loss in action. The col
onel marched at the instant, but with GER
tain step peculiar to himself, slow, arm and
steady, The whole parish was in his regi-
ment, and they had brought with them their
much loved parBOn, without whose blessing
they could scarcely hope to prosper. The
officer in command of the corps to be re-
lieved, fearing every instant his men, from
fatigue and loss would give way,sent to hast
en- the colonel. Tell thOm," said he, 'we're
coming, and kept his pace steadily On. This
man was, at home. q deacon, wore on old
fashioned, lOng-waisted coat, with large
pocket flaps, and herring-bOned cuffs, and
three-cOrnered hat, the fore part something
the handle Of pipkin, except
that the extreme point Of 1t might have en-
iangered the eye Of a mosquito, had he run
lnguardedly against It. a1"a
A second express arrived. Colonel for
iod's sake, hurry; my men are beginning to
eAA paNh4 Ahub Will luitho IOOu us
ell '.m we're coming" keeping still the un-
Uttered pace and phiz quite placid and I'M
concerned.
A third message was treated inst ascOolly.
Don they emerged from behind 4 cOppice,
n full view OF the enemy, and several balls
'assed over them. "Halt" said the colonel,
form column, and let us attend to prayers"
rhe chaplain was called and ordered, with s
u due formality, TO attend 70 his duty, but q
lurinR this solemnity, an unlueky shot 7
Wounded one of the men. The colonel now, g
OF the first time, began to show some little 5
mpatience, for no sooner had the parsOn Q
.amen," than the men we
cred to march. But yet the colonel kept o
is Isteady pace, until he had taken, the '
round IN front Of the poor fellows who .
lefe almost ready to leave the field, and but
Or the love Of liberty, could not have kept '
half so long And.then the word came. :
Colonel, Riyeit to em p and he stepped q
long the ranks calmly as ever, chewing his {
uid. which he now and then replaced, often
bliging those who sat next him with his 3
OK. "The Hessians are IN 'front.' said he, 4
our wives and children In the rear. Liber-
7 is the pdEe--We fight for iBeftyP n
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