. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . d from only two guns. The effect upon a line ofmen, therefore, is but one-fifteenth of that which thesame metal might have had, fired from ten-pounderrifled guns. The truth of the matter is, that so far as offensiveoperations in conjunction with that army were con-cerned, the gunboats were more ornamental than useful;and it is not just that the modicum of glory (mingledwith so much of disaster), won fairly upon that occasionby the land forces, should be awarded to another branchof the service. General
. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . d from only two guns. The effect upon a line ofmen, therefore, is but one-fifteenth of that which thesame metal might have had, fired from ten-pounderrifled guns. The truth of the matter is, that so far as offensiveoperations in conjunction with that army were con-cerned, the gunboats were more ornamental than useful;and it is not just that the modicum of glory (mingledwith so much of disaster), won fairly upon that occasionby the land forces, should be awarded to another branchof the service. General Pope was not permitted to remain long be-fore an opportunity offered for practically testing hiswar theories. McClellans troops had scarcely re-covered breath after their retreat from before Rich-mond when Lee, leaving his entrenchments, boldlythrew himself forward and met Pope and the Unionforces, face to face on the old battle-ground of Man-assas. The Harris Light, prior to the second battleof Bull Run, had been offered, and eagerly accepted, 3d M > o > SIPJ5? oPd o o w► O >. IEKEWY01 *?UBLICLISRARY HAND-TO-HAND ENCOUNTER. 131 an opportunity to cross swords with the Southernchivalry, and the result now was a desperate encounterat Brandy Station. The first action which baptizedin blood this historic ground took place Augusttwentieth, 1862. About six oclock in the morning aheavy column of Stuarts cavalry was discovered ap-proaching from the direction of Culpepper, and Kil-patrick received orders to check their advance. TheHarris Light, acting as rear-guard of Bayardsbrigade, kept the enemy in check until Bayard couldform his command at a more favorable point two milesnorth of the station. Corporal Glazier was in thefront rank of the first squadron that led the charge,and repulsed the enemy. His horse was wounded inthe neck, and his saddle and canteen perforated withbullets. The fight at Flippers Orchard preceded that atBrandy Station by more than a month, having occu
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