Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-08-03
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, opinion, why is it here ?"
WhereupCn Laurens, who had been
made prisoner at Charleston with Lin
coins army, proceeded to remind Ross
that the Americans on that occasion
had made brave defense, but were
ungallantly refused any honors of sur
render, other than to march out with
colors cased and drums not beating q
British or German march.
But" rejoined Ross, "my Lord
Cornwallis did not command at Charles
ton"
"There, SIR" said Laurens, "you ex-
tort another observation. 1t is not
the individual that is here considered !;
| it is the nation. This remains an arti-
Gle, or | cease to be commissioner
| Nothing more was to be said; the
article stood, and the enemy marched
out with colors cased, while the tune
they chose to follow was an old Brit
ish march with the quite appropriate
title of "The World Turned Upside
Down."
As the prisoners moved out of their
works along the Hampton road, they
| found the French and American armies
drawn up on either side of the way,
the Americans on their right, and eX-
tending for more than a mile toward
the field of surrender. The French
troops presented brilliant spectacle in
their white uniforms, with plumed and
| decorated officers at their head, and
gorgeous standards of white silk, en-
broidered with golden feurs-de-hs,
floating along the line. The Americans
were less of an attraction in outward
appearance, but not the less eagerly
eyed by their late antagonists. Among
the war-worn Continentals there was
variety of dress, poor at the best, dis
tinguishing the men Of the different
lines but, to compensate for lack of
show, there was soldierly bearing
about them which commanded atten-
ton. The militia formed in their rear
presented less martial sight, so far as
clothing and order were concerned.
But all these men were conquerors, and
their very appearance bespoke the
hardships and privation they and their
States had undergone to win in the
struggle. At the head of the respec-
tive lines were the commanding gener-
ais, nobly mounted-Washington,
Rochambeau, La Fayette, Lincoln,
Steuben, Knox, and the rest Leading
the British came General O'Hara in
stead of Cornwallis. The latter pleaded
illness, but he sent his sword by O'Hara
to be given up to Washington. AS
O'Hara advanced to the chief, he was
referred to Lincoln, who, upon receiv-
ing the sword as token of the enemy's
submission, Immediately returned it to
the British general, whose troops then
marched between the two lines to a
field on the right, where they grounded
their arms. For the proud and veteran
soldiers, who were the heroes of re.
peated Southern victories, this was
humliating ceremony, but it was done
in good order. In the field squadron
of French hussars had formed circle,
and within it each regiment marched
and deposited their arms There were
sad hearts in the column. The colonel
of the Bayreuthian regiment, Won Sev-
bothen, led his men into the circle, and
gave the commands: present arms
Lay down arms! Put off swords and
cartridge-boxes!" his cheeks wet with
tears. A corporal in the Seventy sixth
feelingly clasped his musket to his
breast and then threw it down, with
the words, "May you never get so
good a master 7" Writes a captain,
1--WE marched out reluctantly enough"
Trumbull's painting in the Rotunda
at the Capitol represents the surrender
of the enemy's standards.
Returning to their tents through the
same lines, the British were permitted
few days of rest, when the rank and
file, with number of officers, were
marched off to prison camps at Win
chester, Virginia, and Frederick, Mary
land, guarded chiefly by militiamen
Their route lay through Williamsburg,
Fredericksburg, Red House, and Ash
by's Gap, into the Shenan loah Valley.
When they passed through the Gap,
two or three of the English officers
rode up to Mrs Ashley's tavern, and
asked if she could get them up dinner.
She stared at their uniform, and ejacu-
lated at the spokesman, "a militlaman,
l guess"
'No," said the officer.
"ContinentaP mayhap?"
Another negative.
"Oho!" !" she exclaimed again, ~ see;
you are one of the sarpints-one Of old
.Wallis's men. Well, now, have two
sons; one was ut the catching of
Johnny Burgoyne, and the other at
that of you, and next year they are
both going to catch Clinton at New
York But you shall be treated kind
ly: my mother came from the old |
country"
The prisoners were soon removed to !
York, Pennsylvania, and from there !
exchanged at the peace The entire !
number surrendered, both officers and |
men. was 7247, or 1900 more than
were included in Burgoyne's capitula-
ton. Of the artillery corps there were
233; Kings Guards, 527; Light-Infan-
try, Gil; Seventeenth Foot, 245;
Twenty third, 233; Thirty-third, 26O;
Forty third, 359; Seventy first, 800;
Seventy-sixth, 7l5; Eightieth, 6s9;
Tarleton's British Legion, 241 (; SIM
GOES Queens Rangers, 500; Anspach
and Bayreuthlan regiments, 1917 ;
Prince Hereditary, 4S4; De Bose, $40;
Yagers, 73; North Carolina Volun-
teers, l42 pioneers and engineers, 81
and the remainder, staff departments.
The casualties of the enemy during
the siege were 156 killed and 1876
wounded the American loss, 20 killed,
Sc wounded; French loss, SO killed,
1874 wounded
Of the operations on the Gloucester
side of York River during the siege it