The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1885-09-03

General Howard. The first Divis
ion OF Jackson's old corps, support
ed by the bIigndes of Trimble ant
uordon were lying directly in Their
front. The Federal brigade Of Gen.
crnl Robinson was exactly in from
II tho Confederate brigade to whicl
the writer vas attached.
General Robu-ons skill aud courS
ngr in this action were cunspicuous-
" displayed, until bc fell with his
charger to the ground, both iildled
with the bullets in all parts Of thcil
bodies. /, mny I've OF interest her,
To state that the General Rpbiusut
spoken Of is tho same gentleman
who was ,lccted Secretary Of Stat,
/ Ivy Republicans Of Olio last fall.
/, hns often been snid that nc
man is ever missed The maxim is
not always true. The first oppor.
tunity was here presented to engug,
m enemy by the division under
great disadvantages, without the
presence # the mighty gcniGs who
had guided il. whose name had al.
ways been sure pledge for victory,
aud who on many hard fought bat.
lle.hclls had infused into the hearts
4 his soldiers the hcroism Of his
own fcail,ss aud determined spirit
lie vas well known to all the old
sold crs OF General EIrly Division.
but had fallen mortally wounded
Just two months before Mt Chauccl-
lursville iu II iire delivered by bis
pwn men His name was Stoncwull
Jackson
There was one circumsta, CO that
made the writer feel sad. The
Eighty~second Illinois Regiment,
Colonel Fred Hecker, was brigaded
with General Il binson aud in this
regiment the writer had frvoiitc
half brother who commanded Il n
company. Amid the shouts OF th"
army md beating of music the order
II Erlly was received Lot The
line advance :" The division noved
rapidly forward to about bali way
up The Ridge, when deadly fire
rom tie Eleventh Corps caused il
to reel and fall back. A second as
sault was ordered, when tho top Of
the iidgo was reached under n gall
ing fire. Two Confederate brigades
on the left Of the division pushed on
nearly To the turnpike, when Cnp
ain Bill Murry, from Winchester.
Va, a brave Yong man whom no
danger could frighted, dashed for
warl with portion OF the Mary
lIud Line and some Virginia troops.
and delivered deadly fire light in
to the very faces Of Schemelfeuing's
German brigade. But such rcck-
less termerity have but one result
Tut moment vClley from Robins
sons men laid the brave Vitginiau
and his companions dead upon the
ground. Notwithstanding these
apparent advantages aud the galInut
effort made by General George III
Stuart the division began to falter,
At this critical junture General Isaac
Il. Trimble, the soldier without
fear or reproach,' ordered the dlvi-
sion to move on to tho turnpike,
II was an awful moment. The
Eleventh Corps vomited forth one
iuextinguishedable flame that struck
the division like the lightening's
tiery scourge. UndismAyed by the
blood and terrors Of tho conflict the
brave Confederates pushed on, Sow
eral Confederate regiments reached
tho baltimore turnpike aud closed
IN n grapple for life and death with
the bayonet. The curses aud shouts
Of these mon could be heard above
the sharp quick rattle Of the mus
ketry.
Heavy columns Of Federal toops
were gradually pushed forward by
Hancock to reinforce his right wing,
and the division was gradually beat
en back to the foot of the ridge, and
from there retired to dense wood
short distance beyond.
We had lost heavily and accom-
plishsd practically nothing Many
prisoners were taken on both sides
Among those captured from the
Union forces was yoaug Captain
Emile Frey, of the Eighty second
Illinois the popular Swiss Ambsssa-
dor Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary at Washington, lie
was sent to the rear and taken to