" soon restored
order, and the 7th and 5th Ohio were marched back to the rear to cover
the retreat. A closing scene over Robinson's battery, at 10:30 A. M.,
ended the battle. The Seventh retreated in line. It entered with 325
men. Twelve were killed, and sixty-three wounded. One half of the Fifth
were killed, wounded, and captured.

Company C entered with thirty-six men. Three were killed, and seven
wounded, two of whom died in a few days.

The enemy closely pressed the Union troops with cavalry and artillery.
No halt could be made for fourteen miles. Wounded and barefooted men
formed no small portion of the retreating column. After an hour's rest,
the men pushed on eight miles farther, to a secure camp, for the night.
The next work of the division was to make its way to Alexandria. At that
City, it arrived at daylight of the 28th of June. Its route was _via_
Luray, Front Royal, Markham, White Plains, Bristoe Station, and
Manassas. It immediately took steamers to join McClellan, on the
Peninsula. The 1st and 2d brigades proceeded, but the 3d and 4th were
allowed to debark on the following morning, by order of the war
department, in consideration of their arduous services. The 3d brigade
encamped at Alexandria, one half a mile south of Fort Ellsworth, where
it remained four weeks. Every opportunity was improved to visit
Washington and Mount Vernon, by the men of Company C, who ever had
inquiring minds, inspired with a good degree of curiosity. The 4th of
July was duly celebrated by a review, the reading of the Declaration of
Independence by Sergeant Bowler, and short speeches from Chaplain Wright
and Gen. Tyler.

The men of the 3d brigade supposed the government had decided to let the
remnant of them live to enjoy the blessings of the coming peace, which
so many of their comrades had sacrificed their lives to secure. But the
sad sequel proved the fact to be decidedly otherwise. The advance of Lee
northward, made it necessary to mass all the troops that were in the
vicinity Washington, to meet him.

[Sidenote: Warrenton.]

On the morning of the 26th of July, the Seventh with other Ohio
regiments, reached Warrenton. The next day was the Sabbath. A squad of
Company C attended the Episcopal service. Women and children in mourning
apparel constituted nearly the entire congregation. At this aristocratic
town the celebrated Black Horse Cavalry were raised, and nearly all of
them had sacrificed their lives in the Confede