The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-12-07
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SO,With Early at its heels, the Union army
fell back 10 Fishers Hill, where Sheridan
turned at bay The village was i'm flames,
and half the time the men were lighting fire,
80 that the position was untcnablc. They
withdrew TO Woodstock, and there Shcri.
dan, like "A lion tracked TO his lair, rushed
upon his foes. With roar Of rage tho
Union army dashed forward where tho
ranks were thiclicst, the enemy resisting
with the stubborn courage Of men fighting
for the last spot of ground. SO impctuous
was the charge Of the Federal squadrons
that they stopped not till, piercing hcdCnso
mass Of rctrcatiug columns, they reached
the open ground beyond, and Eary's host
was "sent whlrling up the valley of the
Shenandoah"
One piece Of the cncmy's artillery alone
remained TO rain death on the vctors. Har-
ry Winthrop heard Shcridan's cry: "Tho
man who captures that shall have six
months leave and a years pay!' and
rushed with his gallant troopers TO the
charge, saberrng the heroic gunners as they
stood to tho last at their post.
Then all was quiet for "A time, and ShCri
dan, called by important affairs, went 10
Washington, leaving General Wright in
command. 1t was during his absence that
Early, who had been rc-cnfOrccd, marched
once more TO the conflict
Winthrop and his men were on picket
duty, and were the first TO realize this un-
expected attitude of the enemy, whose adj
vauccd guard suddenly charged upon him
and put his men 70 flight And in the melee
this story was nearly coming toan end us far
as its hero was concerned, for Iarry's horse
in its mad career lcapcd right into the race
of a mill-dam with him, dsocating his
shoulder and half drowning him. Even al
bis pursucrs were on the bauk, he crcpt to
the milcr's house, whore, luckily for him, a
Northern woman rclgucd rs mistress.
"Quiclin she cried, Unto this barrel
with you" and in minute, as he lay
crouchcd there, she poured over his head
the contents Of big bolster Of hens fcath-
crs. Itwas not very heroic attitude for a
hero to be in, but it served Harrys purpose
as "A place of ConCcalmcnt, and never a
Christmas passes To this day but that good
dame receives a substantial evidence OF the
Northern soldiers gratitude. The worst Of
tho adventure was that Harry lost his IA
voritc charger, "Sclim," which, had
nearly said who was as dear to him as
human friend
Back to the command again and Cedar
Crock was reached.
Morning broke. \ dense fog hung over
the valley, so thick that you could scarce dis
Germ objects few yards distant. and
through the sullcu vail of mist Eary's host
poured like an avalanche on the Union lines
Hour after hour the battle ragged, but tho
Federal troops could not rccuporatc from
the shocl, of that first terrible charge, and
at last, with one hopcl 'ss effort fOr vic
tory broke in FIGHT.
But bark, Along the road from Win
Chcstor- fourteen, not twenty miles away,
rs the history books say-Camc Gathering
the iron-shod hoofs Of horse, and gallant
Phil sheridan rides at hcadloug speed to
the rescue, with the Clnuouadng of the bat
tie ringing in his cars He meets the hur-
ryiug fugiJivcs. aud, waving his sword,
cries:
Back mon! Back! Turn with me and
you shall slccp IN your own camp tonight,
swear
What a magic there is in his prcsoncei
The dcmorul2cd force halts, reforms, and,
led 10y that splendid soldier rushcs on the
enemy, who are plundcring the camp, and
literally whirls them from the scene, and
when night comes men and horses, just
worn out, tall asleep upon the battlefield.