Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-02-19
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large branches came out aud after taking
| In the situation took dslibers'e aim 81
the supposed sentinel and fred. That
was bis las, shot Joe covered his head
9th HE old Kentucky rifle and fred.
The bulle, struck the man In the center
Of the forehead. lie fell into the river
and his body washed ashore. where !,
vas found 70 1. negro. but there we're
no morr pickets killed on that post.
April 18th the enemy zen, down .
battery Of ho-itr,rs and shsllets us Zoe
two hour. The shells ven, shriskins
over head. but no one Vas hurt. ~ they
did not have . good range 81 us.
The 10th an advance was made to
fnd where the enemy were. Mats
battery Of elk t-elve.pounders took the
lead. supported BY the 9th corps They
Engaged the enemy. captured . battery
and some prisoners and returned TO camp.
uaion loss. -four killed aud three NO md.
ed. The nes, day Mats command be
gan TO build breasiwofks In iron, Of their
guns. A hundred men we're detailed to
build corduroy roads, With c many to
guard them while s work. A s,rons
piek,: guard WAS KEEP, around ell the
time.
From April 18th TO May "a We lay
i wsr~iek Court House making roads
and doing pickle, duty. May 81 there
vas heavy hring ell day 10 the direction
Of yorktown. We we're under msrehiug
orders With three days cooked rs,iOns
The troops -ere called gu, At midnish,
aud lay on their arms; no hsss were ~.
lo-,d. At dsylish, an advance VI.
made seros. wsr~iei river. capturing .
snail fort and sendinc the enemy back
toward Dixie. 0ne Of our men wn
killed and several wounded by torpedo
placed under q small bridge. There ".
heavy eaanoasdins N Yorktown all
night. All. a N, there vas terrible
explosion. All the troops were under
aim, Ia = moment. IL VI. ,hOash, by
many thu, the enemy hsd blo-n up .
magazine 81 Yorkio.n. The nsI, day We
moved up and arrived =, Yofkio-n A.
nooa. We .oon found the cause Of the en-
plosi1n. The enemy had evacuated the
forts. .nd 10 give u' parting SALUTE. over
charged ons Of the biz guns. ban,ing II
ia,o seven pieces. killins seven men aud
~oasdihg many more.
yorktown !. where General Corn~slli.
surrounded 20 General Washington.
The ol! breu,-ork. aud uenehs. are
plainly 10 Be- seen. A post stands we're
the two generals met. Ga the opo.i,s
side o. the river u large fort bail, by
The enemy. called For, M.srudsr. which
command, the river from the bay up to
the village. The ground s ,lopins In
every direction from yorktown. The
enemy had f,lled tree, and cut the
br.behs. of sharp snd placed them
aroand the village TO keep ,h. ysn.
kss, .-.y. There IL 10 the village an
old d.iky and ~i,e lie told me be had
,addlsd many = horse fof Mass. Wash.
ins,oa While here ssd the Cd wife aid.
Il have washed mahy . shirt for M.sss
Washington" They were over one
hundrsd years old Their wool ~n
White a, The snow, Of winter
May 9Th. our tfoop. moved Al day.
light. and dsployed . 'kiimi,h line aud
.,n, them in advance. 10 les. than al
hour the snsmy'. picket. we're reached.
They bss.n 20 fall back I'LL near VIII
lism.bars they met the main army.
Which gave W battle. !, ragged all day.
the enemy rs,rsa,ins and hsh,ins a. they
fell back. They bad ,~o sand fort.
-hsre they had three b.,,srie. Of Is
pound ho~iirsr. In the afternoon they
took their guh. Gu, aud .,.,ioned them
near the oolles, bgilding.. ba, -sre soon
driven from thu, pO.ilioa. They lost
no., Of their battery horses, and could
DO, g,, away With their guns, 80 bari,d
them OF run them ia,o the liver 10 keep
them from f.lliss ia,o our hand. In
the f,ld ~e., Of the college they buried
,ir Napoleon ho.iirs. aud marked their
gun. Nth headbO.rd.. {. though some
distinguished man bad died Oae va,
Cap,.ia @. w. S,o;i. l0lh r'ginen,
l.oai.i.as. G. $. A.. another Lieut.. Lsu
C9m,ioek. is T,x.. regiment, aud
0eofse Me0rgO'. Ia, 0sofgi. regiment.
Bat the yaaks,.. bsins very inqii'i,i's.
dag one u the bodies up. When 10, u had
pe,riied ADD VI. solid brass.
The uaion lo.. VI. 500 ALLIED aud
wounded: the enemy lo.i 1000 killed
AID 1000 Pri,oasr. We captured ons
Of their best commanders. General Ma.
srudsr. Oar men made 'plsndid
charge through the streets aud around
the village, capturing many pris1asr.
The women we're very bitter .s.in,, the
yankees. and would ,pi, their spite at
every ehsree ,k-y could get
Williamsburg u quite . village. veil
laid out Here |. located William and
Mary College. |, j, bull, Of brick which
-srs brOash, from Rasl.ad. After the
battle /, ~As used fOf hospital fOr our
wounded
From the 9Th to the lS;h til. troop,
were Engaged Ia baryiag the dead aud
r,.,ins. The roads we're in . very bad
coalition ior moving. ba, =, Daylight.
OF .b0a, Tires. N. the basls soanded
from headquarters to pack up la
fsw moment. little fires Ike stars could
be seen in every direction . the men
~sre making cup Of eoti'e. 50 dslieioa,
TO soldier. Al 9. A. N, the whole
army "a. ia motion. going 10 ,hs dirsc.
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