The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-28

| A fighter Ike General Illl needed no or
ders when his rear was pressed. and by
| daylight next morning the tramp OF that
! ~tlre!ess Infantry that had already march
| cd and fought until any other less hard
ened soldiers or men OF such spirit would
, have given out and broken down. was
| heard marching back 10 the river. the
| clatter OF their canteens. the occasional
| clankine OF a musket butt against a bay
onet and the rumbllng OF the artillery
| carriages being the only sounds. but
| plainly showing that General Hll did not
| intend 10 allow General Mcclellan TO push
! General Lee. but TO give him = tussle
for the advance.
COULDN'T STAND THE CHARGE.
| How far we marched that morning
/ do not know, but when the infantry
! struck the Yankees that were cncampcd
on the south side Of the river preparing
their breakfast the tired stride that had
! carried these veterans over so many mles
was forgotten as. with an old-iashlo-ed
rebel yell, they opened fire, and ID Il
! short time charged, and though the
Yankees fought. and fought wei, they
) could not stand the rush OF HIS troops.
! am under the impression that we dld
not fire a gun on that morning. The taht
lasted probably an hour. though. as Bob
stiles says. mo man knows in a hght
whether nc has been there five minutes
or a whole day."
But as the Yankees began % give way
and 10 rush down the sides OF the ravine
into the road and thence into the river,
the fire of Hill's infantry became steadier
and their aim truer, and how many were
killed no one knOws-tho ravine was mar
row and full Of men, every man for him
self I'm a mad effort TO cross the river be-
fore the rebels could overtake them. /
remember seeing the river fun Of men, as
I recall now, not firing a single gun while
our men lay on the top of the blum and
poured volley after volley into the enemy,
every man who was shot Going down TO
his death IN the river either by the shot
or by drowning. 10 was one of the h0rri-
bic sights Of war, but a necessary and et-
fectual check TO Mcclellan.
/ have been unable to find in the short
time / have spent I'm looking over the vol
! tunes Of tho WAR of The Rebellion how
many men Hill had and how many Fed
eral troops there were. my impression
being. however. that we carried between
800 and 400 men. Five Of our guns had
been left on tho hun, and were found
/ just rs we left them. The one belonging
TO our battery was quickly taken charge
I OF by our men, and the march TO the
rear again resumed.
This time General Mcclellan was con-
WINGED that IT would be prudent Tor him
20 allow General Lee TO choose his own
( place forsmeeting him. and We were not
pushed nor followed, not even a gun was
fired from the other side Of the river as
We withdrew.
: This action Of General HIPS proved 20
be one Of the turning points in the cam
, paign of '62. Mcclellan certainly had had
an experience that made him cautious.
On the 22d Of September, with nearly
| three times as many men as General
| Lee had. Mcclellan again reports from
] tho north side Of the Potomac that ne
! "a not feel authorized 20 cross the river
IN pursuit OF the retiring enemy" and
in tho same report (Which IS the only
reference I have found as to the instance
| related above says: "The enemy stiil
| continues 10 show their pickets along
! the river. and with a large force drove
| back the last reconnaissance that was
1 attempted on the other side" This hardly
| sustains the boastful claim of a victory
az Sharpsburg.
WANTED MORE TROOPS.
A perusal OF the War Of the Rebellion
/ 20 the men who participated in these
scenes is exceedingly interesting. and es-
pecidly when q victorious army al'er one
of the bioodiest battle of the war, re-
mains ON its own side or the river Ior az
! least six weeks looking for General Lee
with his defeated columns up ana Gown
the river when tneF could easiy nave
found him at Bunker HILL nor twenty
mics from me fotomac' waiting 10 give
NcD4eIlah a enlnce Tor announcer tloilous
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