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•vr M - . h " •'* VOL 7 ^ * Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1881. c$[eify piuifctler. Pub hed Every Wednesday by VJKJS SLYKE, I^dito* aJto. * in Old P. O. Blc --Orrosrri KivBUiDB House.-- , .V. ©*•Tsar (ta A«1 vanee) '<•*&& |f Vot Pal-1 wlthinThree Months 100 Anbtcri^tions received for three or six »th» in the same proportion. -- --- - - BUSINESS CARDS. H. T.BBOW\,M.D. AND SlTRGEOtf. Offlee nee, opn»03ite Perry:* Mai i, McHenry, 111. nn Stairs a H. FEGERS, M. D- IAN AND 3UBOBO >ars 8 to 10, A. *. O. J.HOWARD M Dm iHYSICIAN AND StTRGEOW. Offlee my residence, opposite DC. E. Chu ar". ANDERSON. SI. D. AN and Burgeon. -- Beslev's Dm? Store, Opposite Parker se, McHehry, Illinois. CARL CARLS. ALOON and TJonrdin^ House,"JohnBl>ur(?h, """ isant Rooms for Hunters svnd Ice for the use of Hunters.-- brands of Wines and Liquors always 1. Call and see roe. PRATT HOUSE. T A. PRATT, Proprietor. First class ac- tJ eommodationa. Good Barn in connection Wauconda, 111. BARBIAN' BROS. RICHARD OOMPTON. TUSTICE of the Peaceand Conveyancer.-- II Will attend promptly to the collootton of lobts. Volo, Lake County, 111. B. E. RICHARDS. complete Abstractor Titles to land Henrv Connty, Illinois. Offlce with Woodstock. Ilk ENERAL VJT Agent in h , prices low and - E.M. OWEN. Dealer and Manufacturers Leading Farm Machinery.-- McIIenry \g Farm I favorable. N. S. COLBY. sr.."? China Swine. A choice lot «f young ck stock forjsale. Please call and examine ore buying otsewhere. allen walsh, arrrr House, nenenry, m •: - t class Billiard and Pool Tables. ^ PETER LEICKEM. r#»KPAIRS Watches, Clocks and J |ti all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in the ifale manner, on aVu>rt notice and at rea- lileratos. Also Violins for Sale. Shop door North of Riverside Block, McHenry v.-. m; J. A. SHERWOOD XJCTIONE ER AND APPRAISER, Algonquin, III. ATTICS of Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds promptly attended to. ~ " y. Terms ref ' Igonquin 111. W. H. SANFORD, erehant ITa-iloi* the store of O. H. Dickinson, East side of Square. WOODSTOCK, ILL. good Stock of Pine Cloths for Suitings al* order and a lit oa hand. Suitsmade to inted- Give me a call. W. H.S oodstook III.,Sept. »7th. 1875. SANFORD. Scott <fc Co. to the Great Northwest. Rss. 135 and 137 IMaiison St.. %Z NEAR CLARK ST. • "'^ITave ft larger stoek and greater variety of " rlos for you to choose from, than can be ind in any other establishment in Chicago the West. It will pav vou to cali'and see Prices the lowest.in the land forUgoud BRANCH STORES S. E, Cor. Clark & Lake sts & S. E. Cor. Halsted and % Harrison sts., CHICAGO. 0* H A R O U S ' GERMAN BOOT BITTERS. Manufactured' bf F. MARCUS --DEALER IN-- tURE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock III. The bast Tonic in the; world. Put*oo in S»intaa4 ljuart Bottles. ~ F. MARCUS Patentee. JOHN HENDRICKS. BLIVIN'S MILLS, ILL. Is now prepared to sell and repair any kind of a Sewing Machine as cheap as the cheapest. Will also towure your life and propert y at reasons hie gtes. l'ieaso give me a call. BUSINESS CABDS. -in i •, •. i., A.'B. BALDWIN, M. D. "PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and I re»i<lcnc3 at the old Steverr.'place; on Clay St., Woodstock, 111. Prompt attention given to professional calls at all hours. •• C. & GREEN. "y ETERIN AR Y SURGEON, Richmond • ' ' • • JESSR A. BALDWIN, ^TTORNEYi ,1 Courts. era I Co Honse, BY at Law and Solicitor in Cftan. Will practice instate and in Fed. . Offlce, 3d Floor. New Custom Chicago. OHAS.H. DONNELLY. ATTORNEY AT LAW *nd Notary Pubiio Woodstock, Illinois. Offlce over Stone's Drag Store. N°™ SIDNEY DISBROW, ARY^PUBLICand Conveyanoer. A DR. O. E. WlTXIAMS. ENTTST. Residence Dundee. Will be at Wauconda the 10th and 25th of each th. When dates occur Saturday or Snn. dav I make my visits the following Monday. " lsn at Algonquin, every Tuesday. Offlce at TV A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. 1S7 RANDOLPH STREET, ((Briggs Honse,) Chicago, 111. Special attention pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. ST A Full Assortment of Goods in his line. Fa J. D E N T I S T . McHenryfi III. Full Plates made of the best fully warranted, $8.00. Filling»aine-half usual rates. Special attention paid to shaped teeth. Teeth extracted without pafn •ee of charge where Artiilcial Teeth ai serted by him. All Work fully warranted. Pure are; in- & !t'.,rpSaro.?̂ ;c!?.". VSK." NEW MEAT MARKET, JOSEPH N. FKKUND. 'ALOON AN DJRKST AIT RAN T Q ALOON AN DJRKST AIT RAN T Bonslett's O old stand, opposite Bishop's Mill. Mc­ Henry. 111. The c loicest Wines, Lftiunrs and Cigars to be found in the county, rresh Oysters in their :season served upj ia MT shape desired or for sale by the Can. GOOD 8TABLINQ FOR HORSES. ANTONY ENGELN, QALOON and Restaurant. Buck's old stand O McHenry, III.--The choicest Kentucky Whiskies, *our Mash, Wines, Cigars, etc., always on hand. We buy none hut the best, and sell at lieason&ble Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. _ Richmond House, RICHMOND, ILL. C.N, CULVER, - - PROPRIETOR. TTAVING recently parcbafed ithe above IT House, I have put it in thorough repair, with new furnitue throughont, and would respectfully invite the patronage ot the trar- eling imblic and others. The tables will al­ ways l>e provided with the best that can be procured, and polite and attentive waiters will l>e in readiness at all times to attend to the wants of guests. No pains will be spared to make this a First Class House. Larg« and commodious bams on the premiees. Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sample Rooms on first floor. Established in 1865. JOHN STERBA, rniPS, Ac., to be found in the has everything made of the RIAL. Call and see me. of Woodstock and Chioago, has again returned to Mc Henry County, and| has on hand the largest stock of READY MADE HARNESSES. COI.T.ARS. WHIPS, Countv, and' has c BEST MATERIAL. JOHN STERBA. Near the Depot, McHenry. TAKE NOTICE. ALT-ye that are in want of Tubs in anv form, from one bushel toSOO; if yon want a Tub made to a bnng-hole, bnnir it along. I will also take building* to build and furnish, or otherwise just as we nan agree. Shop work of all kinds done to order on abort no- F. A. HEBARD, Mchenry, ill H INHOW*s'8 BUILDING; Corner Public Square. M C H E N R Y - - - - - I L L I N O I S . - * FRETO " ^ Would respectfullv announce to the «ltl^|:* aens of McHenr" and the public, generally that he has leased the al>ove building, and will, on Saturday, Julv :«>th. open it with the choicest stock of FIIK^II AND SALT 31 EATS ever brought to this town. He intends at all times t<) keep on hand a full stock, and with a neat and well anamred shop hopes to be able to please the public. Call ami see me. JOSEPH FRETT McHbnkt, July|27th, 188L E. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers, mailed at reasonable rates. Teaming ot kinds done on short notice. M. Engeln, --DEALER IN-- Guns and Revolvers, Gun Material of all description.-- The linestand best Pocket Cutlery, sit warranted.-- The finest Razors, warranted for two years. Barbers Soap, Caps, Brush es, Straps, Eve Glasses, spectacle Eye Protectors for $!io or Snow. We also keep a full line ot Fishing Tackle, Minnow Seins. Hammocks, and in fact everything pertaining to Fishing and Hunting, can be found at my store qt reasonable Prices. Violins, Acordeons, Picalas, Flutes, Violin Strings, and all other extras for Violihs. My stocks of fINWARE is complett. Call and exaniiue it. I guarantee Prices that defy all competition. M. 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DAWN. -Oil-- Lij^lit on tlie GrcatFiiture. in this life, through the dark valley and in the lile eternal, as seen in the best thoughts of leading authors and scholars, amonir whom are liisiiop's Simpson, Warren, Hurst amt Koks, Joseph Cook. Beecher, Talinage, Dr. Currie, Dr. March, Dr. McCosh, Dr. Cros­ by, Dr. Cuvler, George D. Prentice, Dean Stanlev, Whlttier, Longfellow, and others. The su1»jectrt treated jire Death, Immortality, Millennium and Second Advent, the Resur­ rection, Judgment, the Punishment of the Wicket and the Reward of the Righteous, A rich feast awaits the reader of this book. Is contains the grandest thoughts of the world's ?;reatest authors, on suljjects of the most pro. ound interest to everyone Not gloomy but brilliant. There is not a dull pa ire In the book. It is absolutely without a rival. Ev­ erybody will read it. School Teachers, stud ents. young men and ladies, acting as agents tor tliis tmok are making over $100 a month. Sells fast. One agent sold 71 the first Ilk day*, another t(i in 8 days, another 11 in one dav, another l.r> and !> five Bi files i 11 5 days, a lady sold !> in 111 hours. Secure territory quick. Also agents wanted foi the best illustrated Revised New Testament, and for the finest family Bibles ever sold bv agent,. 3eml for circulars. P. W. ZIEtiLKR A CO.. 915 Arch St-, Philadelphia, Penn., and' M0 K. Adams St., Chicago, 111. L. Bonslett, Near the Depot, Mchenry - - - Illinois. Keens coustantly on hand the finest brands of Flour and Feed or all kinds, which ho will sell at Wholesale or Retail at Bottom Prices. Five different brands of Fionr always on hand and warranted as represented. Flour delivered any where In the Cor. Orders may lie given by 107, Post Office. GIVE ME A CALL. Ki( L. BONSLETT. McHenry, March 8th. 1891. WAUCONDA Agricultural Warehouse. C. BILL, Would respectfully inform the Farmers of Lake county, that he has opened an Agricul­ tural Warehouse, on Mill Street, in the vil­ lage of Wauconda, where he will keep AGKI CULTURAL MACHINERY of all kinds, of the best quality and make, and sell it to the farmers at as low flguret as any other Soldiers* Department. CONDUCTED BY in. 9. F.'BENNETT. ~ Ked River Campaign. (Continued.) ^ Some 18,000 Union troops assembled In the neighborhood of Alexandria and hurried preparation was made for an advance to Shreyeport. The Confed­ erates watched closely the movements and positions of tl«e Federal troops. Gen. Green's rebel cavalry seemed to be every where present with infantry and artillery in convenient supporting distance. The Utiloci forces were held well in hand, and, except for the an­ noyance, Green's I demonstrations availed nothing. There was •frequent and sharp skirmishing with cavalry, desultory bush-fighting, and, during the houraof daylight, the sharp-shoot­ ers of both armies Wielded their rifles with more or less energy and effect. Nothing decisive occurred, however, antil about the time the forward move ment commenced. tThe Union out­ posts Ire re pushed swie ten miles to the west of A)*x#tdrla, and three miles north on tW opposite shore. Alexandria, once a %lr and said to be gay city, was Ro»|s clear of civil­ ians as mid oceanHow changed! The bugle, the drurl; the tramp of marching hosts, the ftho of musketry, and voices of commsifd. made an in- t, unchangeable sound, like the moaning of the sea.' Over nearly acre of tents by th* river near the town a green flag wived. This was the hospital quarters for th* wounded. The 6ick were usually provided with other and better ^ accommodations. Standing on an elevi^on five hundred yards from the greenf flag, one oould see a steady pull of |ambulances and stretchers coming in from every con­ ceivable point. The tents over the tables for amputatinf limbs and for dangerous surgical operations often shrouded a din like Babylon. Old Rye and the dusky-winged Angel beat time to the surgeons" knives. , By no means were all the surgeons sots, but just then about all the sots were tuc- geons. I got permission to accotpffeny and help care for a faithful soldier and comrade for a few hours. He was shot through the right shoulder, also In the tinder jaw, and had ft sabre cut in the and then stood asttf""itsllent ana pow­ erless, though a most interested wit- of the business at hand. The sur- three or more, roughly ex­ amined the wowndld shoulder, and one the slighter wounds. Some favored cuttiug ofl the aria tour inches below the shoulder. They took another drink and Anally took the arm from the body--at the Shoulder joint. My friend and comrade died there, and another wounded soldier In waiting was laid upon the table. Another comrade standing by nay side declared In these words: "No chloroform in minef no whiskey soaked surgeou can ever have me In Ms power. Two days later this saiuo comrade was struck In the thigh by a grape shot. He refused chloroform. The leg was amputated on the field. Ono hour later he was cold In death under the shade of a cy- ln Mowers & Reapers I shall keep the McCormlck, and: Buckeye, of Can ton, Ohio, which we eoaaider the beet in the market. r Shall also keep in stock the Leader Rake, of Itliica, N. V.. the Tompkins County Im proved Self-Adjustable Cultivator, and a gen­ eral assortment of all£ kinds of machinery used on a farm. / Call and see my stock Wfere paiwhaaing elsewhere and be convinced that I mean business. R C MILL Wauconda, May 3d, 188L. : F. C. MAYES, S1,000 REWARD- For any case Blind, Bleeding, Ulcerated or Protruding PILES that DEBINKN PILE REMEDY fails to cure. Prepared by J. P. Miller M. D., SM.r> Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa. JV'/ne t/t'iiuiitc without his xiynature. Send l'or circular. All druggihts or general stores have it or will get it foi you. $L Sold i» McHemy by Colby Bros., Druggist*. 4; --AND DEALER IN-- Ready-Made Clothing. Respectfully invite* an inspeetion of hia New Spring Coods Just opened, embracing all the variety usually found in a first- class Tailoring and Ready Made Clothing establishment. Don't fail to embrace this op­ portunity before purchasing else­ where as all iny goods will be sold at fair prices. Catting done as usual. Stofe in Old McHenry,* neai the new Bridge. F. C. MAYES. XeSenry, III., April 1Mb, 1881. The country about Alexandria was a variation of woodland, sand hills swamps and fertile plains, and from the nature of the couutry It was an easy matter (or the Confederates to keep posted relative to the move­ ments, position, and strength of the Union forces. At points In plain view of the Union outposts, rebel slg> nal flags were flying from tree tops, and their messengers were seen hurry­ ing to and fro. A dctachment of Coil- federate infantry and artillery posted on Henderson's Hill, some II miles west of Alexandria, skillfully managed to make a great show of force. What they lackcd In artillery they made up by logs mounted on carts, and so ar­ ranged as to resemble cannon. The Confederates were so maneuvred and posted during the day time that Union officers were impressed with the be­ lief that their numbers were thousands. Their position, very strong by nature, lay directly across our Hue of niarrh. Two brigades of Uuion cavalry made a reconnoisatice on the afternoon of Marcli 13tti and demonstrated that the rebel force did not exceed 500, all told. Our cavalry avoided an engagement and returned to their camp by day­ light. A furious storm of rain and hail came on. In the storm and dark­ ness tliis aame cavalry force and a de­ tachment of infantry advanced on the Confederate position. In the Storm the Confederate sentinels were reliev­ ed by the Union skirmishers- The po­ sition was taken without tiring more than a half do^en shots. Upwards of 400 Confederates, with horse*. mules, artillery, small arms and quantities of corn bread and poor whiskey fell into the hands of the victors. The prison­ ers were mostly Texans. galvauized Southerners of Northern lineage, and generally a jolly set of fellows. As we opened our ranks for tho prisoners to pass through, one brawny Pelican re­ marked : , "For God's sake. Sam, don't squeal cause we're gobbled in. The Yankees are all Sergeants and Corpor­ als!" A few days later a cavalry force ad­ vanced as far as Caue Biver, some twenty miles from Alexandria Eight idtiles of tlria advance was through a heavy pine forest dear of underbrush. A Confederate force con­ tested the advance and the cavalry were fully eight hours in forcing their way through the timber toCane River. The Confederates crossed the stream, burned the bridge® and took position on the opposite shore. Confederate riflemen oecujlfcd a large stone mill three stories high,and from the win­ dows and temporary port holes their marksmen dealt out death with no sparing hand. Their Infantry lay low along the levee by the briuk of the stream, and from trees, stumps, and ditches, there poured forth a volume of smoke and flame. The Union cav­ alry dismounted and slowly and with deliberate aim returned the fire. Ear­ ly In the. fight a fearful thuuder tem­ pest arose. The clouds hung low In densest blackness over the wilderness of pine, many trees were struck by lightning, and their huge arms twlat* ed from their trunks, mercilessly pin­ ned many a gallant soldier to the earth. Drenched with rain and pelted with hall, still the fight went on. Mingled with the noise of the storm and the roar of musketry, cfme shouts of derision from the rebel lines, such as: "Shlloh." **Come on you s sof b • s." At dusk a rebel cavalry force having crossed the rtver some miles above, attacked the Union force in flank and rear, Tills movement of tho Confederates had been anticipated and after a short and sharp contest the rebels were repulsed with severe loss, they losing more than one-half of their horses. At dawn next day, neith­ er artillery pontoons nor Infantry hav­ ing come up, an order was reluctantly given to retire to twelve mile bridge near Henderson's Hill. Not a Confed­ erate followed the retreating ^column as it slowly wended Its w.ay through the dismal woods to the location as­ signed them as the head of the column in the order of march soon to be re­ sumed. Our killed and wounded among the horses far exceeded the number of casualties among the sol­ diers. About this time. Porter's flea t was ready for an advance up the river. But the hum and the din of general preparation was audible and visible everywhere. Conspicuous here were the tralns of ambulances and the ac­ cumulation of ftosptfa! su Spiles, fleet and the army had become one combined and vast machine, subject to the will of a single head. It was ar­ ranged that a strong detachment of the 17th corps follow on transports and accompany the fleet, two divisions of the 13th corps commanded by the brave Gen. Ransom, a part of the 16th corps commanded by that fiery old veteran. Gen. A. J. Smith, were to cross and re-cross the Caue River, and move direct to Natchitoches. Of course the cavalry were to do the dirty work, always.when posaible cover the infantry in their line of march, front, flank and rear. A part of the 19th corps, commanded by Oen. Eiuery.--an ofllcer of Southern extraction, but an able, brave and generous soldier--were to Join the expedition at Nachitoclies by transports. A small detachment of the 19th corp«, under Gen. Grover were to be left to oocupy Alexandria. The whole force was fairly supplied with artillery, comprising such metal as Nimm's famous Boston Battery, the Chicago Mercantile Battery, 4th New York Artillery, and others of nearly equal note. Accompanying all was a vast wagou train, cumbersome and un­ wieldy, that in the course ot human events, brought down the bitter curses of thousand* even upon the head of the man, whoever he was, that first inveut- ed four wheeled vehicles. Of this equipment, yon will hear more of Interest in our future series. M. M. C. RBCOIXRCTION8 OF A FAMOUS BATTLB FIELD. Letter From One Who Wcu There Graphically Written. [Concluded] Through the trees came a glimpse of the open sky. Thank heaven, we were coming to a clearing, and there was promise of disentangling ourselves from this horrid network and getting a full inspiration of fresh air. In the woods the atmos­ phere was horribly hot, and was so fla­ vored with the vapor of gunpowde^ that one could taste the sulphurous gas. We knew liothing of the grand pyro- technical reception we were to rec-lve in that clearing, or we would not have been so eager to leave the protection of the timber. In the open ground in front rose a little hillside, at the summit of which was an extensive plateau. The few flying confederates still in sight skurried up the 6lope and disappeared. In a moment we came to the edge of thecleariiig.a disorganize*1 yelling mob. A narrow swampy stream, a branchof the Wilderness run. skirted the foot of. the hill-side, and wouud away to the left, following the semi­ circular conformation of the ground. The slope was pparcely dotted with small pines and clumps of undergrowth and the red clay of the fallow flolds showed dark and forbidding in the op­ en ground betweeu them. To the right and left rose a dense wall ot timber. From the right, where Burnside was supposed to have gone In with the 9th corpe, came no sound of battle--only an ominous alienee, which promised no good to us, because we were the ex­ treme right flank of the force In this part of the field, and were In Ihe mil­ itary parlance ' In the itr.* Fran Ibe left came the LONG THtiKOEEIN® HOLI of Ihe Second corps and Wad*worth's division of the Fifth co?p«, who were driving the right wing of Lee'a army up the p'.ank road. Almost directly In front on that road a solitary gun at brief intervals sent a shot hurtling down the highway, ard we could hear the crash as It struck the timber. Oar fire had practically cease j, though a few of the more enthusiastic were still cracking away at the vacancies in the atmosphere where our friends oa the other side had disappeared. Out Into tfce clearing came eur line with a momentum that was not exhausted un­ til! we reached the ienl ground at the top of the slope. Here the krjpde halt­ ed In the same unacooontaMe fashion In whlrh It had started on its charge. No effort was made to reform. We simply came to a full stop and employed the time lu recovering our broken wind. To the front and pn both flanks the ground lay nearly level, and above the young pine growth immediately tit the right voee a ehlmney of a house. The desolate area la now known as Tapp'sOld Field,', the adjective sig­ nifying a track of land exhausted by long sultivation without fertilisation, and abandoned. 3lnce the war and un­ til the present day the lead picked qp within its limits has been a source ot considerable revenue to impecunious blacks and whites whe live In the neighborhood. It Is located In the fish­ hook-shaped ourve of the line, whloh I mentioned in a former letter. At the time we came upon it no fortifications had been thrown up; but the breast­ works subsequently constructed are In a better state of preservation, and look more formidable than those on any part of the almost continuous line of the Rapidan to Petersburg, This curve was a tender point In Lee's line, and a strong force, faced, as we wore, almost directly south, and pushed In with de­ termination, would have taken his whole right wing In reverse, and rolled It up like tissue paper, A movement of this character Is said to have been made by Burnside later In the day. but in the ened by the works above mestlone and artillery, and no benefit to the Army or the Potomac reached flrom the attempt. While we rest on the brow of the slope, let us merely glanoe at the move­ ments of the two armies. Grant's or­ ders were to attack at 5 o'clook In the moruing. Recoguiaing the Impossi­ bility of tnaneuv ering In this bristly jungle, and probably influenced by hia partiality for bull head fighting, his or* ders were simply to"Attaot along the whole line." The whole anion force was np, so that If there was <sver any hope ot crushing Lee, bow1 wna the time. On Lee's side Longstreet and Anderson, the latter of Hill's corps, were still In the rear, and notwltlistandlng the dis­ parity between the foroes, the southern commander had determined not only to assume the aggressive, but to at­ tempt a heavy flank movitMiil on Grants left, by which he Iwpetl to throw that general north of tho Rap- I dan. This darine conception was probably based upon the success which had followed similar movements, nota- ably at Chancellorsvllle, where Stone­ wall Jackson carved the right flank out of Hooker's army. This flank move­ ment was intrusted to Longstreet, and was to be executed along Catharpen (pronounced Cat-ar-pen) road, which formed a junction with the Brock road several miles south of the intersection of the latter with the Orange plank road. Each commander knew that the southern flank of his army was the most valuable, and very early In the day--In fact in the proceeding day-- the union right and eenlre were almost denuded In order to strengthen that flank* When therefore. Sedgwick and Warren, on the right and centra moved forward, their movemeut was made with a foroe materially weakened; and though THE FIGHTING WAS FIERCE. In Its character, no serious Impression was made on the confederate left un­ der Ewell. Hancock, on the union left, along the Brock road, was compelled' on account ot Longstreet's threatened flank movement, to keep inactive a large part of his force, which was dis­ posed on his extreme left. In order to deceive the nnion general, and lead him into the belief that the main eon- federate attack was to be made on the federal right. Lee fifteen minutes be­ fore 5, dropped down on Sedgwick with a feint attack which, however, was easily repulsed. Promptly at tl Hancock pushed in, facing west, and alter a sharp light with Hill drove the latter back in oonfusion over a mile Here the disorganization of the main line compelled a halt to reform. As it turued out, this was one of those un­ fortunate courses of, action which fre­ quently mar the very object sought to be accomplished, Longstreet was un­ der lull headway with his flank move­ meut when the disruption of Hill, which threatened the integrity of the whole Confederate army, compelled NO. 12, Lee to call ofl the first nam*# gmoral and send him to the resctw of BFff. To use a rather vulgar yet forcible ex* presslon. If Hancock's fonadgha hMt been as good as Ms 'jlndMgfet, M IMS knew at the time as he tut# slier- ward, that the faak mswiirt of Longstreet had been arrested hy Ma (Hancock's) own anecew, | t%o VfeiMi force on the left would Irny* Item wholly put in, the advance MM ksvs been continued, and not only Hftt Mt Longstreet himself would hare bee» in danger of annihilation., Bsfsll would then have been tot a anatfefal for the victorious Union army, na«t tho war might have been ended m Shah spot. Tliis I know Is a very wSgstce view of the matter, and cspednKy ao be for* a Western audience, whose htoil hm been to intarlably decry tho' work done by the Army of the Petomae. If# one, 1 Imagine, will claim that if 1st Johnson had surrendered before Lss» the latter would have at onee capitis* lated; and it Is an lndiapvtahl* llitm leal fact that the surrondot sf Loo which was made to the unaided Armj of the Potomac--forced the tttiwilar of every armed body of men fighting; under the Confederate flag. I abfel retarn to this subject further on. It ao happened, to oomeqneiioee of " the AFPAUiTroN OF tojccwMwarr. on the left flank of the union line, thM Hancock's success was the e&ose of bin own ultimate failure. Tho foreea *lt»» posed on tl|e extreme left to resist Longstreet's movement woold, In all probability, haW thwarted thai genensTs attempt fcn#he persisted Ip it. But Hancock's victory over MHK recalled Longstreet, and dfurtnr th* two hours occupied In %m\on lioe the eonfedemfet flatter up and filled oat RllPe broken line. With nothing tot HW before him, Hancock, having warty half the whole union army under hit command; would have annShllaied bla opponent; but when, In consequence of Hill's disruption. Longstreet wan thrown in on Hanoock's frost, while the powerful left wing on the latter was neutralised by the fear of Long* street on the lets and rear, ttm naton general had on hand a job toftgtnat for his strength. There element In the situation tributed largely to the defeat ) ma ' SiillVilpI a large gap was ematetf left flank of the advanced line and that portion 6f the Second corps which still remained on the Brook road 16 non* front Longstreet's Hank movement; * d when the confederate line movodl in It struck the exposed flank and rolled up the whole federal left wing. Had Hanoock known that LoegstMet had been recalled, he could have pst his whole force on the advanoed Mao aud a great disaster would have been averted. It appears now ttel tto union commander waa willing to tajko the chances of Lospimi esaal^ la on the rear, and ordered BaitW. mtm held the left of the federal army to advance iiis line and jolts the ospnaed left flank of the charging lino: tot tips officer sent forward only one brigade. But I Am getting ahead of the aaffe* \ i ttirt,and will return to . ^ THE ACTION AS WB SkAW IT on our part of the lino. While we hkf ? on the brow of the little hill In Ta?pV old field listeulng to the firing MIH * crackling and thundering on our lmm*» ' diate left, aud ptering throngh ' tho the pines in our front, I discovered » . rebel gentleman about seveatjrfive yards in advance of us, who seemed to be taking things very cooly Indeed. He was attired in a long, gray uniform coat, and he wore on his head what appeared to be a high felt hat. Bo was pacing backward and forward very deliberately with his hands be­ hind his back, apparently buried under a mountain #f thought. Tbte indiflereuce to our presence rather riled me;so with the idea of letting him know that that sort of thing wouldn't do, I took a Springfield froa one of the boys and banged away at him for all there was in the pot. ltat although 1 was then a pretty good ahefe and let him have three times with att the cussedness there was in me, I never fazta him. and he continued his prom* enade witti as much coolness as if there wax n't a murderously-inclined Yank within i orty degrees of lattltode. Aa I understand, the confederate head-1 quarters about this time were lu identical clearing, and the Individual who took things so coolly may feat been Gen. Lee himself. My las knocked a large chip out of a piae jeotl as he passed behind it. and 1 W with a little further practice I have "fttved" hi in, but it began to lool just a trifle like murder, and I gave a| the gun. Suddenly there was ashrll yelp in front from a multitude throats, and the Held between MS nad the contemplative individual was filled! with squealing "Johnnies." I never ascertain* d where they eame front. They seemed to rise out of the earth, as if some confederate Cadtjjus had sown tltere a very large quantity of dragon teeth and obtained aii iinmeaae yield of soldiers to the acre. ThU fswa u>ust have been lying down whea WO came ui»on the ground, and they probably waiting to donate us. r g;e«able t>urpri>e when «e crown the hill and push forward. presence may haw accounted I nonchalance of the oilicer of wl made a target. Whoever they there seemed to be millions of and, very much to our ( they at once began to they MW-, them. " /~i . Vi i it)