Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-02
Tho Maine Regiments.

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and very much bea,ed-bu, IN, order came
fam m. seen, Of eonaie, and wc pressed On.
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an. ..v.,.iv voundsd whom We met. We
usr, then under cover Of the wood, where
wa. n hospital. A. coon a. We came ou,
the cannon ball, began to Gy abou, u. IN
terrible inclusion. Some Of tho officers lei,
,b.i, horse. here. rrelerrinr 10 DO on loot.
al, Howard and aid. rode al the head Of
the c,lump-Mainc ith in advance. Yer.
mon, OF next. Maine 9Th. Maine 81 in the
- r.. &C., ,ro formed n limo in a "a
win, and marched una hill where there
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90, ,h.v ~s,. % .,,,o,, ,e,rea,el before
,hcv arrived. and me, them a. they came
NJ, The s,h and Sd formed and awaited
orders. bu, soon after body OF cavalry
came da.hinr down the hill in retreat. and
there , battery o, the enemy opened nearly
u,on the rich, flank Of the ravine. This
accelerated m, airht of the cavalry, and
when N, cannon bali, bcyan 10 strike among
IN. rank. ol these reserved regiments, they
became .omewhat scattered. The iieh, OF
tho cavalry. which indicated q general re-
treat, or.r,,ci di.a,,rou.ly upon ,he.c men Y.
bu, they at,ervari rallied, when Col. How.
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