Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-02-15

still recuperatics AZ the Atlantic sea
board, the fathers already friends. the
daughters still "on guard" at the very
moment when Jack Chiffon. scouting
with the advance of FitZhugh Lees
brigade. and Paul Ladue. riding tbs
dim picket lines OF Ewell's rim vet
Grams. and Fred Benton. here at Buck.
lands, closing in with that strong.
disciplined division, were dreaming
not ten miles apart of what the NOR
row might bring forth.
Not until the shadows grew long
across the stubble fields that lovely Au-
gust evening came the first fierce grap-
pie of that devoted brigade. March,
ing at dawn through Bucklands, they
found the pike toward Gainesville
crowded with Sigers trains and team
sters through which they slowly forced
a way, for. far in the eastward dis
lance little SNOWFALL puffs, bursting
sudden into view above the treetops,
then drifting into vaporous nothing,
told the shells were flying fast ahead,
while similar, fieecy cloudlets against
the dark background of the Bull Run
range told equally of other fighting
to their left and rear. The corps COM
mander, with his one division, dived
into the winding wood roads toward
Manassas until brought up standing
after two p. m. by disconcerting news
from Pope-that the hare had not
waited for the bag, that swift-footed
Jackson had given them the slip, and
wasn't where they looked for him at
all. In point of fact, having no caval-
ry to do his looking for him, Pope
didn't know where Jackson was
1t is three hours later when, bidding
his biggest division obey its new or
away to find his chieftain Pope and
show him the field Thereby he loses
Pope, loses touch with his divisions.
loses all chance of usefulness in the
battle that is to close the day-poses,
in fact, himself for he cannot find his
way TO his own command over the
field he knew so well the year before,
even when signalled by the guiding
thunder of the heaviest cannOnade.
the sullen crashing of the firecest vol
leying. those tangled woods have ever
heard. At five or Whereabouts comes
staff officer from Pope With these as.
founding tidings: Jackson is located
Jackson has dared to Cross Bull Run
and march in the teeth of the coming
corps of the Army OF the Potomac.
Reno and Kearny have followed his
rear guard-Hill's light DIVISION
straight to Centreville Where is Gen,
Mcdowell? Here, Well. Gen. Pope's
orders are for this. McDowelrs corps,
to retrace its steps to the Warrenton
pike, then turn eastward and march
forthwith on Centreville, whittier Jack
son, with all hands, has shifted his
colors, and where Pope now proposes
to apply the sack. Further orders will
meet the corps on the way.
Now there is but one division to
obey the order, but loud ring the bu-
giles through the leafy woods. Up
spring the men of the old brigade. re-
freshed by three hours rest. with cof-
fee and hard tack to comfort them ere
starting, and, as the heads of columns
reach the pike again and turn sturdily
away eastward, some levelheaded band
leader signals to his men, and the
Black Hats set up shout as the woods
ring to the rollicking strains OF 'Aint
| glad to git out o de Wilderness!"
Four brigades in solid column they
swing along the broad, dry thorough.
fare, full 5000 boys in blue.
ITO Be Continued