The National tribune., 1884-11-20

! NHellH tIle S,otU ullueT fiOWaIu, NDO
eating supper, playing cards, or lying list
| leSsly upon the gronnd, their heads upon
| their kuapsacks, their cartridge-boxes on
| the ground, their arms stacked, and who
! have no suspicion of the whirlwind that is
| just ready TO sweep over them.
Suddenly the Union pickets behold rab-
bits leaping past them, and squirrels scam
| pering over the last years leaves. deer
! bounds through the forest. a moment later
! there is Il confused nOise-a ruStling Of
! leaves, breaking of twiggs-a tramping of
feet, and they behold with astonishment
long line of men in gray, swiftly advancing.
They fire their guns and flee. The line rolls
| after them. Howard's men hear the guns
| of the pickets, behold the rabbits bounding
over the breastworlls and wonder what has
startled them. The confusion in the woods
! increases. 1t is like the rising of the wind;
| like the surging Of an advancing wave. The
| pickets come running in with the Confed-
crates close behind them
The 153d Pa. and the 6Sth n. Y. are the
extreme right of Gen. Howard's line. They
are new regiments but q few weeks in the
| field. The soldiers never have heard the
sound OF hostile shot coming upon them; they
have had but little experience and know
nothing of discipline. They are strung out
like a picket line, with their guns stacked
1t is upon such troops that the blow is to
first fall. They hear wild yell, a rattle-a
roll-a roar Of musketry The air is thick
with leaden rain. They hear humming as
Of bees. but they are bees with mortal
stings. A shell explodes among them. We
might as well expect house built Of laths
20 withstand whirlwind as to expect un-
disciplined soldiers to rise from their card
pla anH Soi1a shair aud
confront Stonewall Jackson's veterans under
such circumstances. few, more resolute
than others grasp their muskets and fire, but
most of them flee as fast as their legs will
carry them to the rear, some of them never
stopping till they reach the river three miles
away where one, throwing himself exhausted
on the ground. exclaims, Mine Gott, vat
timeSi"
Capt. Hickman, Co. /, LIST Ohio battery,
has two cannon in the road leading up to
the woods from Mr.. Hawkins's house; but so
swiftly advance the Confederates that the
gunners have not time to open fire, but flee,
leaving the guns.
portion of the 153d Pa. stand their
ground till the Confederates are ready TO
tlre into them from the rear, and then give
parting volley, which does fearful execu-
tion.
The 18th Ohio is in reserve in rear of these
two regiments The men seize their mus
kets, change front, and make desperate re-
sistance. The 25th Ohio also changes front
and copfropts the enemy with voliey after
volley.
McLAIN'S BRIGADE.
The brigade commanded by Gen. McIain
has been facing sou h, but the soldiers, in
stead of fleeing, change front to the west and
deliver fire which holds DOles i'll check.
1t had been under fire many times. AT the
second battle Of Bull Run 80 bullets passed
through the flag of the 10Th. Soldiers who
have been in score OF battles do not become
panic-stricken, even under such a surprise;
but they hold their ground till five COM
manders of regiments are wounded and one
Lieutenant Colonel killed; till 900 have
dropped from its ranks; till the Confederates
have oveIlapped both fanks, and then the
lines retire acress the hollow On Hawkins's
farm.
The 18th Conn is on the farm of Mr. Hatch
its right wing in the garden near the house,
the left extending along the Culpeper
road. Col Noble is wounded, Lieut-Coi
Walter is shot through the head, but the
regiment, instead of fleeing fires volIey after
voliey. For 10 minutes most of the soldiers
the Confederates are curling around the
right flank, and the line begins to melt away
Gen. Devens does what he can to rally the
men. He is wounded, but endeavOrs to
form new line.
Gen. DOles, III his report, says: 1.-The 4th
and 44tb Ga. assaulted his position in front;
the 21st Ga. was ordered to flank him, so as
to enfilade his intreDchments; the 18th Ga.
was ordered forward to attack force on its
right. After a resistance of about 10 minutes
we drove him from his position on the left
and carried his battery OF two guns
sCHURZls DIVISION.
Gen. Scburz was at Howard's headquarters
when the crash came. He leaped into his
saddle. AS he dashed up the turnpike he
saw the Confederate line rushing upon the
26th Wis. aud 119th n. Y.-new regiments
which never have heard the uproar OF battle.
The soldiers hear the opening volley and
the bullets cutting The air and the unearthly
yelis They behold the oncoming wave, but
they do not run. They seize their muskets
and give an answering volley. Col. Peissner,
of the 10Th, falls, instantly killed. Nearly
every officer in both regiments is wounded
or his clothing riddled W tn bullets. For IS
minutes the regiments hold their ground
and then retire III good order past the
church to the ridge north of the tavern.
GEN. SCHiMMELPFEYNIG.
He is from Germany and has fought in
the Old World. lie commands a brigade in
the second line. The troops in the front line
dash through his ranks, but he changes front,
does not stop to confront the enemy where
he is, but marches his troops in good order
TO the ridge The SD LII. and l57th \. Y.
occupy the riae-pits, face about and open
fire, delivering SIX volieys in quick success
sion. Seventy men drop from the SD Ill.
Col. Hecker seizes tie flag, cheers his men
till struck by a ball, and he reels from his
horse Slowly across the field the regiment
retires, losing 156 men in all. Equally
steady and true is the 18th n Y.
In three minutes afic the first crash Gen.
Howard Is in his saddle issuing orders. He
can look across the field and see the storm
cloud sweeping all before it on lIawkins's
farm. He knows that the only place 20
make q stand Is the ridge north of the tav-
ern. He orders the artillery to wheel into
position. There is quick lashing of horses,
pointing Of guns, and in less than two min
utes Dilgcr's and Wiederck's cannon are
sending shells, and then, as the fugitives
Drift past, canister, into the advancing foe.
BUsHBECK's BRIGADE.
| have said that Bushbeclss Rrigade-the
29th II. Y, 73d and 10Th Pa.--iaced south
The 154th \. \. was in reserve. The bri-
gade was behind nIrenchments. When they
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