Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-13
bull RUN REVISITED.
"Reminiscences of the First Battle-Ecttcr
from Col. 4. \. Woodbury..
WASUfNGToN ID G. Feb 4

WAsmINGroN, ID. c., Feb. 4.
Editor of the Free Press aud Times:
After lapse Of twenty-thrcc and a half
years have revisited the battlefield of
Bull Run The conditions of the two
visits are very dissimilar. Then, July
q, 1851, was Il young man in full vigor
Of physical manhood, clad in II soldiers
uniform and with musket and knapsack
as one Of martial host, | was marching
hopefully on to help fight the first great
battle for the Union.
To-day, in citizens garb, twice the age
of then, with my son and Major Armes,
L. :. A., was taken upon the field in II
carriage and pair of horses. After
leaving Manassas junction the first relic
of the war we discovered was the remains
of an old rebel redoubt, about half mile
out.
Upon the way toward the battlefield
the roads were muddy and we made way
SLOWLY strained my memory to recall
the events Of that, to me, ever cventful
day. The intcnse heat of the day, the
thirst and fatigue of the men, the courage
and determination of all. the firm assur-
ancc of victory. the shock of the knOWl-
edge of defeat, the rOut the sutierings
/
ganCe of the victorious rehelS-all passed
/ huTrlcdlY through my mlnd. | did Lot
recognize anything familiar until we
came IN slTht III lh@ !N" una runs ny 'h'
ora stone mouse Whi'n SiahuH u IN" f2
ANlHr' al 'He cr"SNil" OF lHe quincy hu"u
men we C'Hlc III view ~ lHr Ii'hI!
House upon the right where the battle
ragged 50 tierc"lN, and still further to tIc
right the "RObn~uu House which WAS
used rs Il hospital during and after tine
/ "'tV IT, b"Nn ]" 'n' ItuI'N' "N'I 'i'
/ creek we saw thr 0'3l" ilH'9e 80 Wen re-
inSmPCrVd' ana 10 Ih' IelI ana HcHoHt
/ lhr NHucN Or idN'"' was In'. remains 81
/ iuc logan ll""Nt' NhI'H P'iHL IIt'h"'
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army Oh NhISn iloN"t" = ~ -d''y " IT, iIV
tA'ir'nc tGiH. I"'o'H- H'W" I'M" me
fdNluc' we lofucd ,,c CI,"h' an S'"iI'lI :
a rev minutes aI vac oiu"o IiuI11c' air'
iooh'i| "' us oI' pIV'cIy' MN', NV, Wv,
/ mouse is nov "''Ui''Vu ny Il lhl"H! ~ l'oo'
. white pr"pl"-We passed ON up steep rs
/ ctli ana we "t toward '>"Hi'H th.I'"'
Wh!rh IG ahOW. one any H"Il Ill!IG' iron,
ln' cftrh: ne "I'i Ch''ICl "HI'H SIW"'
tnGre ia ''i was burned in' upon 'ho
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cHu''h WIS Hit" WIN mon ou'"'"
ne u! ''II'oII V' iir ""l'l'' ~" ''I 0u,ht
me ~ irr"aru'' II VAS ~ t"', SH''"P INV
PASSED. me "rch HIicI lHp p';' '!t. >HN
1ne ctytM III N"I'n 4 N', ..et ut
IhUrooaN. ai'rr "a" iEt N"hr! Spila-
from Wh'cH Hia4N before 3r ~. l','
Near Inc chllfch me- 'No '"''i','u
men VINO were III lue r'n'I army 3hH ron
them H't some very interest lE@ HlI"tIHt
ton. one "i llrn i"I9 me lhid y 7'i'i. e!
Wh1 was St"hIIhE iu ms IalHtt u1o ,r
yard about mi'e from thr church' mrs
uSC"Vtfeu our hIlI"He ny iht 2n1tti''i+
OF paHoheIS' approaching lhe Hrlu III "u
ic'"Hf |" l'' rl""'' ana ne WIN .I!e aVl
der apPr'S'H ihe renels OF our appr"ch
rms was th"ir lfSl lhiln!''on OF ll'
m"NelheAt ana was surprise |" thciii
neJ we're soon prepare" 10 meet US
however, returning; we went over IT.
ne p"i-Ih li"''S" ana thcrc hitl W I
Cross VINO now OWLS Ihe larnl' ana Wn'
witnessed lne naltie from point SUI
iut'h"r 10 lue F-hI' ne c"i'''rll'tu ~.
opinion "l WheIe we tiAtI-T" lI" rom ~, ~
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