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GETTYSBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1SS1.imjKE► rorei I'Mln 111*'A Battle in the Snow.Cotas' Citalrv and ¥aib/s Min at Liu-(tea HeiehH■an T.rV Draaaallfla lt;■• 1I, ■cbill‘lru«clt la Pilch Pa laii» l-- Mlgli Praia l«ih■ Ia«ll»ni • akni'U-Hll-r.o.a Hal-■ HDiLu,JM.IieshoiCE’ II Wnrl »c MOties,Or.i! mtbei snltrv clay in September, )M; when the cloud* of vi m net* blank, a weead LiuiteiMUl or civ«li »; lurched ripen the top of a mUcncc at Pislon a krosu icuds, ia Loi/Jon Conn ly, Vugrau IIg was covered willi Ibc dU in id wuoU ol a flgbl llut hw Uni talion * r Imuie vviili Moabjn com ai nil a ft* mite up lb# iood JJc LaJ conio 1) tik lo tho point wlieie this *141* opera, ie chaige ol Ore -reveirl) wound cd min.hputul iCauHof llicsVu oiuJi Tin) «uc lyuigbick of Inin undc-r aa aiq4e Ism, oiio of lliem Ins on n broUx*,'J lt;it through I he body ami buliu'Oi *o bo moil ill; wcuuik.1 Tbe oilier fowl were i0* OUlid lo luni by llio Iio of knuliMl. but IV) nern icry ac.u lo him, for riol only bad Ibu) boon Iib pin'mates iu .Inldl.aid but Ibc com p OIIOU8 of hn laic, jc m, and eici fcini« lire beginning ol war hi# draw*! comrade*lb#) tie suffering te.illbly, .Ok while Hit officer was wondering how I buy 10 l« lakes lo Ibc IW nine Unci, mlicic medical isanUoco could U, secured, bin command caw down IV road somewhat in disorder, hiion lag that the batik bod genengnias: them Tli' dread of capture was now added to Uaj gloom of Ifcesilavtwo, but there n.is ao time foi rei’.eetreo orde-spoodency Mavbv was couuag and suraotlnag roust quickly be done X I BARI CABLE REBELThe olbcerreoaght the former wlane E.uuc tin t rojs iixuls boro and offered cii«) loi xuagoolo transport ho wooed-ert comrades to tbs mcr, a lew miles dihtantYou cjnluvelbewagon rowekoao.1 am .i Confederate and hate a boy in the Confederate .umy, ami 1 do by yon,Mr, as I would nant ntbcil to do by fcnu it lie acre wound* ”The ia:mer spumed the cflei of pry foi Ins iibitlf act .mil notor.ly J*#-Jcd the olbcer in laying straw in the bottom of the wagon and phi' rag tbc wOWUrfcd mca ii|on it. bet lie drove with him lo the Potomac River, whein Diodictvl assistance was summoned, and the lifoo! eich cf the noaodul men saved The farmer's sen was in Masfcy’S ccoimaad At One. moment, and tr. the tight name Uiuc men were wounded The ude of battle flowed on am! the drwlerc of nai multiplied Uardl/ a week dmieg the tno Cicn.ful jean uhx.li (elloned leading up to tbecli-m:.\of tbn ston, but that Mortiyb coiamand and the battalion to whxh bclocgol llio L.culenaut aad Uie fit u cun (led nh*n met in battle Boi*. wu 1-vvi oenice Tlio foui curai'inie orcawil.,...., galfcntry r.udct llienoit tnmgcircuai. MaiKC? known u the warfare of all time gises me the theme for Ibis skelcli, who r»*rlt;l from •imocg the Unx-n mca of Westeiu hlaijland anil the ad joining counties of Pennsylvania Tbcy uereenlnted foi the difEcnlt nnd Jjb-geiooa dsty of icontmg along tire l»r-dcr.asemcefor which then fnmilir.ri-ty with tl»e general lay cf llio country ipec kill) filled themcole d cai am Ann) operabaos along tlie Potoxmc Rner were so acliieand uupoitanta.at this battalion almost froca the day of its master into ibc service was called to the foie front,and itw o not Iod*before Cole's Cavalry u is known far and wide lor its almost tirelea# activity and dauntless bravery Mnjcr Hcury A Colerf yiederick.Md , was the ccm-ajaiidei.and it it needfe'# to sai tbit he was a mail of great du-fc tout ecor-igr From tire very Cist fight in which he led his four coropamcs of brave mountameere, down lo the clcao of tl» war the cavalry lie commamledboro hi* mine, and I doubt if there wult;* ever oro oftbese usrdy vtMroo* who lt;lnl not take a pride m »icg licit he belonged to Cole’s Cai airy MajorE R McEairof AiUmCoacty.Pu , lire oflicer with whom I introduced ibuitory,iistill living in York,Pa. uod Ins brollrei wlw tos Supposed to Ire mortally wounded is rwtmaatc at CmmibbarB C iptuui Hunter, Captain Duijkmghnro, Licutonaat Jlzll-hciny, and idaiiv of the long lilt ofTMciws who sunned tlx war, 1 Lave lost sight or Mann Hoino of Adima County, the Adjutant of the battalion, is aa eJbccr in tire Ikiltiraoie Custom-bouii J A Scott, ooe of the »vte:-aas, leads, proof in the Government Punting Cl’ice, anil so tbcy .ire ucattoi edtothe roux winds Very tuny of lliemaro*1 ill living and will forcibly ii'coga re tl.o points of tin* siictoli It would be almost :tnpos‘:ble tose-ler: any wiek during the years from 'ill to i tbut was not fiuitlnl .n the stone* of the gallantry of tin* homlfnl of cat-aliy Hut there is one bold deed that stand* pre-emmett, not only in lire history of this Inltalior., taut it tire whole cavalry scx*:ee of the warlouuok iraonTh If ibo icader could stnnd ui»an tire gw-a: new bridge which spans the Potomac River ut Harper’s Ferry, aail look upon Maryland Heights towering from the river's bonk, two thousand fort into the air, und crowned with a great stone fort useful in the days of which I wrote, and then turn the eye townrd Uie great pile of rocks on the Ynfnta side, known as Loudoc. Heights, ruing abruptly from the Sbeoandcreh Iliver to Ure height of more than a thoosiml feet, and Uicn upon Dd.rar Heights, standing os lt;bold hicl.groutd to Ure deaolata village of Ilarper1# Fem, Ire could better appcociate U-e atnjQon m winch thi* bttle baud was placed it tire iiare I will irlTcduco them He could bolter re.ili/C ita penis aed nudersiand tbc thrilling episode of winch I am to writeIn the winter of ISfil Cote's Cavalry was vocaiupcd on the cart facn of Irere-dou Ecighle, a little more tlisn two mile* by rcod from Harper'aFerry. bit, aa the orow flies,'' not moro than half that distance They were lh# only troop# o* that sideofthoriver,and their po*itioa,aa Ure srqncl will stow, was a vary d#n-towarxl the iioin:, wlie.e at the beginning,if my slm-y we founl this eom. m-vntl e*K tged itli Mcsby, lend up tbo mountain side and at times w.u dmost iinpusiblc Loudon County was Uie home of many ot Mcsby s most lining cilicca ami meo Kray :«lh, ramre aad (leelevlly IU lire loigireciimod ot Uii* violated camp was, therefore. ,is f i miliar to hfcsby anil Ins men :s tire high road Tlio e.tmp was not eitab-Imbed hero withuat leiuetimao, for both oihcpi?. and men i**o*iueil the penis which would suuund it all llnobgli Uic we*ry w mlei For a luuo llw aren were c.iinioiis nnd never m.d.csad at night Il.oit iuEis wire kept always within leach ji d ready for usu, Vat lire lenseofdangct, much .ill fell ,il lint, uote ofi as Ure weeks wool b* rod Urero was no attack, norivt;i in ahum 1Mb oOnciSAsd mm tol (pool into a fooling ot H-cunty, which o:*de thwn uvoie iQuidlil ol tlien oivu ctnufoil- lluncf the dongcifcwith which Hit) wciesiir. ruumlol About lire 1st ol J rouary tlreio wav a Iv’avv snow fail, and tire weather uoi.iiui :u;msely lold, inclin-uij; the mm to sow Uunudvc* suugly awny at night as though gomg to bed at hone 1 tear also llul tiny were not very I'ueful abeut their arm. and nuv-iuhhiIkul It.RI.UlLE SICIIl The Slli of Iirnwi) w« Tr.yeold and lire uiglil which .ellowed mlciuely d irk.Tlio snow cafjiet wh.rti covcied the camp win the only relief to Ure gieit blackic:l which mremtd lolre diawn ov'ci Uiu face of alt nature It was upon this Digbt that Jlcoby bad deleriuiwd to nttJCk and it isBsiblo capfore tbia bit'.alien of cavalry, niixh, ottnrer than uiy othei, lad met hua u baUlc and dealt him hard blow* lie adeittd about soo ot the be»of his coiamand and left comp, ciasiag tbc auotr clad mountains to Ihc light of Mojor Colo'* cioip They c.uae by Ly paths and through ravines. Avoiding the picket* cn Ure Hillsborough Raul and finally cipiurux: them from lire uiu beforo they hod a chance to (hen *hotm Hum the camp U was between 2 jLd i o’clock cn tire cioi:n«e»f the 10 of JSu nor, Ui it Moeby captmod the inckets mid tnejarul his plan of attack upon (be slumbuiug c.uup III* cooimacd was quietly posle.1 along Uie lines of tents whe-.elhe Union civahymen were alsepmg in fancied sccunty. wiUio-at ctfCH SuSptCiou tbal uii ure icy was uai: SUOOUXa ill* *LVKPC)18 At a given sign,.)* deidly {lie was cireued npou tticai 'wuially, all wan conluuya Tire 'O’.lcy, which killed »m0 of the men id then tcnW arid wounded otlreia. was lire liist warning cf dnngei Tlieie had Irecn no cull to arms Bool* and saddles had not teen rouiKlel to prnp.ro the men foe duty The cinck of lire enemy's guns was the stem cvli to aims mule ni»n thesa sleeping men with no Imre lo reach their olotliiag and alnical leas lo grope foi their at ms m the daih To be sure, tlrevb vd Ivon used to hardships, and had never 1 tiled to respond to the call of duty Then pluck and endurance were now objected to I So severest teit kaowD in modern war.WAiUeg for tbc oirteis ol Ure oihcei* tire men tuned out into Ure bitter cold and scow, ankle deep, .o thur rogbi cloUan, nnd in meat instances w.tbont show. Tbcy iraf-oodcd to lire attack wiUi a deter an nation winch astonished Urea jAsailaats, who had expected to leva au o.isy capture Fire v» eei mar. on horselaokl' nasnliao»t the Bist order of tbc com mainline oOreer Men. do not take to vnur Irenes' ’ The men obeyed both order*, aud direct'd th.ir lire upou evmy man no hwsolxick, and Ui-.s jodi-cious action »cn Iticru Hie d#y XVbea the Confederates foimd tlmt they wihc lo be resialwl lo tbo death, Captain Smith, one of tire principd oflresnin eocnmand of '.he attacking foico,Ux'Uted loins men Fire tbc Mats and ahoot ’em by the light! ’ Ho was sitting ini luahoisi near Ure tread of Ure row oi tents ccoupred by Couv-pii.ny A A Sergeant of that company who Lad bwa gicpnig lot hre carbine,IikI found it, and was ji« pushing hi# head through tl* tent whin Ibis order was giver. Ho dropped oo hiskaee^, ni'SCd his piece to aisabonldor, and Bicd at lire oPjcei giving cotuauod The IhiU Btl uck him nv vr Ihooj'o and crushed UnWigb Lis LiniE, anil he, fell dead into lire month of tbo tent, ilmwt npoa tbo Dian whctc Lill et kvil killed him A OESrKRATBirBVCACB Tor Unec-qinetCi* of an boui Urn fight in the snow continued, witli vary-rog cbancts of aiect® With the bra' o meo wire wero doing totUo ia tb« bitter cold, without doehtng, snfleioluo iu iu can UII,and yet Urey tevcr waver-ed Tbe scboo du.-u« the fight was simply nuluaeritubl# Tire men on both sicka tought like tigais, and volley niter volley vvnsOxehangt*J, the llvrt of the guns ua each wa* dreoharged being tLe only relief lo tire SOmbJO darknere Of Ure mght T ire shoots of the men engaged could Ire irenidabor# tire dm of battle, Lnd the groans of the wnundal ming.od atiAugely with live contusion of the BtJife Ab each fresh voJ.ey would for a moment light np tlie CRmp with its sickening, dcnlb-liko glaro, wmo eomtvlo would fnll sad afiesh stream of Wood crunsou ttw snow How tbc men fongbt oral how Ibey stood out dkimg that horn was a roauel even to Uieuisel ve», and tlio lUBtOty war w ithia .ill the tide of time csnnot produce a more stnlir.g cv.denco of bittvoiyand devotion.Ilartly had Ure Hash from the first volley died and tbn Ogtt actually ‘.i«*un before they lieeid lh# langaoll beat in the csiupn at Ilnrper’i Ferry, ud t’v# struggliDE men kuew that if they eouJd bold out foi a little while rrtief would couk The ocops »t Harper'. Ferrycould sen Lh# flash of every gun aad hear the crock of every death-doaliog carbine TTi«n was no relief there except infantry, and it wa* two miles,» there was for a whale hour and mere Uio conflicting emotion* of hope and fear as to the fate of Uio cnwrageims little band of veteran* on Uie mouutiun. The 3ttb MaBmclmsetts wa. ordcrod to the rescue on O ’’doablequick'' aI «o n# Jt coiVfl be ordered inlo hoe llut before iX eould reach the summit of Loudon Heights Ui# Confederates lad Utn repulsed and Cole's Cnvnlry had won the fight upon tlresnDWAilad moun-taro-top that added much to lire and fame it had already ginned A HER TUB HA«LK(lend lay upon thegiomul fuvec stiff lw the ten iMe cold The vex cre'.r wOund-«*1 comp] iu.ua bitterly of (he frrat, and Ure Imllcl-pierced tents of the won tb it dxl Ure fighting wue full of ncury, lowdcr stained votci.rov Suffering vxe-jb' from the effect; ol fio/ea feet, of ■ winch they were iiiiimiidful until lliu | UvUle niu won Scvou Cimfederatc*.; four of tliem conu*a*iou#d ofliceis.: were killed hi thm mgtit .itlack u|K'ii I Mvjot Cole' oainp. Owl i groil many 'moio were nouadcJ. mumi or ulreiu w eve cm ml oC by Uieu comiudes In ! deed, tlioec Ui it vrero ihle to follow thi jicliout doduod that Uio:r pith s.u j litciallv inaiked by a Crack of bloul j ai .»0t at lost two kilted thntcri ; w oiiD'.lcxI CipLur. Vernon, now Snr-veyoi oi CnxtonH at Ualtuume. lort an cyo, uni Lieutenant ltivois wa? wound «1 A Uiga nomUi of Iho eomm ind was vent to tlie hobpit.il with frc/ui: feel, and two anvpvil ittorw woioncccv saiy The suffer ingot tbe*o bravo ion did (lot .top with tire bait!#Guttural Snllrv ir„ who was m com maud of the dittiret, icdu oxei from Ifaipar's Ferry aftoi dejliglil iiuoiu-paiocd by hi. .tiff no hud llioicei dtiunup in lure, and eu’ogi/ul ilion conduct :u tlio vUoogrvl term* thnt xvoida could etjKea lfe called Ibu Departmcul Coniuiaiidor'. altcoticmlt;0 tbogiHaEtcoinlKt of lb a handfnl oi men, leouesting that Ins report cf tbc tight tic tronsmiUerl tnlbe Comnuuilcr-m-chicf General Kelley in comply-mg with Grnur il Sullivan s rcquMt, m doisetl upon lire rcpo'.t 11 cleexlulljcomply with lire recjucst of f.enentl 8uI5iv*ii in cirllmg lire anew-tion of tbc Geeeral in chief lo tiic gallant condnct of Mu;or Ilceiy A C’lt;-)t and Ins biavo cironrend llis tepulsB of Ibc niurJeioue attack mode by an overwhelming fence sc 4 o’clock in a dark uioning evinced n wntchfulncsj and binvery nvcsC conmmd.ibte run 0 AS AAAI'S rilAlSK Tko foBowiag corauendatory ordci was at wico bsvic.l ly the t-eaeral.ro-chiefHbadQUARii'inv oi me Annv. )W vsuikgion, HU. f innury M, ISM.) Sfiiuw Gm if F AWpy, C'uttfialuntf 3IdGEdEiiAr, I have iast leceivcrlfrom your l.#udqunr;cis Major Henry A Cole’s icpuct of tlio ltpirtro of Mosby'r Attack jpre, the camp on Loudon Heights on tire 0lh mtt Major Co)( and di« couirn uid, lire battalion of 1‘IT B Ovalry, Sloiykvnd Yoiontoara, deaeiVB liidi praise for tlreir r.ilUutry in repelling tbw lie'rtl Tss,iurt Vcrj resi«cc’.fuli;, your obedient soivnnt, n W llMLLCK, Gcnuial-in chief This order was rend to the nrny and n copy forwarded to Major C-olu It was the only Instance daring Iho Kebfl-hOn thvt sach conspreunus commend.!-liCiiv.vE awarded Irom Clin li~»dojuiii-ten, of tire army to anything like vocli a force iu that commanded by Slay Cole Of roinre tlrer# are a Iboussml incidents cf ihistuvefocled brbt ou tbo a.(X)Dlam, in tbe anew worth relating and the ccnsv icuoua instances of braver y vvoidil lachide every man m toe command Bui thcro is one touching incident necetwiy to join the woof nnc _ — ^ PAXTON’S BOV When diyiifiht broke upon tlie seen-; there was a young Confederate wiiUief lying upon the field xxitb a fatil wound in Ure neck uear tbo jugular vein He was uoi hmtc lUau SO year* cf nge, and a bay 111 appearance as well as in ycais Tire officer, wbo araevrj at the Cro«-i-oads in Iho beginning of tbis stoiy, found hire Uo raised up tho dyuig lnl and .iskcl his name Mv uoioe is Pnxloo, rcjilieu tire boy in broken toa#s My Goill are you Mi Paxton's ton that li.es at the Croo-ioudi, towui'l Waternllo/I uiu was tire snaple :espcnse Tho bunnnc act of In* fatlrer ;u ISM was iKilled, and fall of emotion tie officer picked tire lad cp, c vrncd lirni to the hospital, laid him upon an easy couch, sail summoned tire Dorter, wbo replied potuliuiU,* Wo can’t careful tt«c men until we look .rfter our own vtoumlcU ”But tins hoy must be cured for, said tko diem, and in as tew words -s |Xix#ible U toWUic stoiy of 1902 when five uf llietr nidi lxlonging to C!o)ea cAxalry lay wound upon Pax Ion'« fUrm nl the Ur css-roads Tlreio was no moic parleying and the boy was at or.co carefully attended to, but ho was bej end human aid. All that could l* dare for him was lo «ue Ins tost rcomeals, ami this *aa done. All the comnaixl fctl, Icnibly as Ibey tbensclve* had wffeicd and w ere suffering, that Ibis boy waa entitled to every ulMntX'O that oould l)C ulto n him I do tea,” wild Mr Paxton in 1812, when be »is«ied Lientcmmt McSwr ir. taking the wounded men toward too nver, * heroine I would want others to dotoesuneby m boy. vxho n in the Coaferterile anoy, if he sliouhl be wounded The sarao oflicer and tire sarou mm who heird Ui#ae words and lWCived tl«t favor dealt the d«tb-bloxv to tl.xt am l't-t h-s dying moments were oivde oaucr by tlrera for the favor Ilia father Ind dor.e.For this fight Ure battalion wavrairel io tbe dwmty of a regiment, nod Major flenry A Cole, who i* now linng m B dtiotorr, wos mode it* Colonel, and Captain Vernon itr Lieutenant Colonel The other officers wero promoted to yin .aui pcoitions ui tbo roguornt. but ocithn offtoera nor men in their aitvanc-rd place* llt;xt an opportunity to refer with pi Kioto'‘the old battalion and its record FABcainoa'org : me, m a doaaWould jw dorngf Y#n,Iw I’m girea ox ciy 0:re wtai if I’m light pootaian.Wh dou*. you aro right iJ-u ut * II 80« ground Tl* nor* i as it to shield Uio 111 Lie gnl “iiow *tupi every Ixalv dc* Skoiamnl t tho exccpliou ami pic ilion so asU-u. ■ucnt, I forgo tag down upo winch 1 was Bat it 1st! sic? sfieiwki “Yes, dailr Haven’t y Mu* Angie f Angelin#) Tn lwvasoiiy“Wall. elu come 1 m i have to w. Hoy f ’ Mostly.'’ Iici vvoininly ‘Tbcy nlwj teller ilnecioi line) Irowb where to brio 1 iromretd ilavs nllerw.vr docuraent, w Augic Ant ii pc lirteinng foi alone 1 don’t hi now, sbe su yom step fro icnio sncii a i p.nemeni ” Ami cany my hand lt;* ’ Of couisc from my dait I gave it to moment, pie iwo small h#i “Now.’ ei you’ll pkftM end, very can a funny ktr/.l girlgou’’I did aa si fully *he look sheets cf ibre Tlrertl si my inspect ret a letter as ilu And Utly !ccm tbo faint Ike woids ha cxwy Ic’-tei It panci,ami e perot Hero's wl her fingers c read you a pi* •'But thnt•••*•* RM. —I’ll read house, od)w me My pri bavobco* in but my handi tel) you * 1 • OI»' de.ii Well, I can’t Bcssro Goo Angre sod i I caroctoant a; laipatiO' L whoa I mot k wtewv I tad yressed me w tom I fell! and then bu for my foolw One a-oTB biigiiler sunl lnregoiDE ' tins said 1 tire gaits an Bessie will : way.I walked clicking *omumtaUd Ibo heels, touebi blew her cut to her cheek. It is ever m but I have t papa keep# * •'Don't yo I gut til nogo an by w’lut wc pw —with my tbroo bat I Just Ireio Place Pcrkapa now, said Wbatf” I looked Ira’, SAwl f cm Uiobrnui m 11 ti* your fast cuibalone But wl yutvemcois Oh! hoc Uc place »iTbo Postmnu’a Story.Traversing tbe same sliccls cxeiy day, one soon come* to look n|«)n familar face* as tbeeo of his tnauds I tore no idea Uml lire occopants of the hiiodiwraa how« on Borcily Street ever dresm that Urey are anylhrag to nre, and I am *«iro tho poor pooylc cA Clarence Place would bo surpnsrd to karu that Urey ore my fneods, Imtil re so. nevertli^o*#Beverly Street and Clarence lined Tire mo** lmiKismg avcnuo ard the burabUst land And, etrargo as it may MWB.UiO alaxot run into cooboUier, Uicy ate so very near.It was early ia October that I first noticed Ure new occupants of No. 15; und tich moiuiog afterward 1 saw a little girl of abc-.ll eleven yeare, wslha womuD who memcd lo bo her euiwo, eiUiog upcn lire doorstep, Bppar.rally A peculiarly'Siting for mm ooc When night I.f:rd and day dawnol | thocghltul child sire tocnrol lo to to nr.» tliat bKUle-MJd Were was a score! ebo g.ncally m ».tb Uor hood . liUtetticntotive! yurt Ure pi*Now it * rooming tlt; plsce. lb mcd) from Dibley, w) the poor w 10 get it, f lato aa«l tr Aad litr tec, would sti« had I-year Tb and her ro it IV ben *r waad Tbc pst so vividly s moment keep up w ui no io oc This I ml she fast for'’ Becau Stella’s n.Wio: at Arc Yes, lt;bur, aaw Dbtey’a attiction
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