The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-27


horses. but leaving the men still alive All
sorts of horrible sights, too shocking to conteM-
nlate. we're before US We now proceeded to
the tor of the hill, where We sat down to empty
the water from our boots and wiring II out ol
our clothes. While thus engaged, the report oil
a cannon to the rear but too plainly told that
we were parsued and overtaken. Our caValTy,
however, it seems, were expecting TINS ana
gallant charge from them saved us from utter
annihilation.
We were now ten miles from the camp we hau
left in the morning, and thjrty-tlve miles from
Alexandria, the only point where we cou!o coun'
ourselves safe. If We could have stopped the
retreating column here, and formed IN some or
der we might have made successful stand, out
this was impossible. If | had now had all my
company together would have gwen All tue
money ever saw in Vermont. or ever expect To-
You may perhaps family appreciate my feelings III
thinking that out of my whole company Wi@0 were |
anxously looking to me for advice ana direction
only about twenty could I've counted; and among
,be missing was nv own boy. | halted and we
held Il counsel as to whether we would proceed,
or wait and try to gather in the rest we con
cluded that we could net aid them by remaining
and having with US all that we knew were
wounded, we concluded TO keep along ana p!cA
up what we could Our march WIS no"
direct to Alexandria, thirty-tve miles, anu we
did not make any long halt till we reached here
about ten o'clock this mornlng, a tefrl9iy 'l'eo
and worn-out set OF fellows. we ate some
luncheon from our havcrsacks about eleven yes
terday, lust before going into the battle ana
that was the last we had until sometime alter
noon to-day have been trying to get up lie
enough with the boys to have them wash ana
improve their looks little, but all except one
or two are still sleeping in the DIRT, so oiacA
you could not recognize them. we sncceeoed
to day in getting some bread and butter, which
is all we have had to eat, but the men are 50
tired they all he around me UNCONSCIOUS OF nun
GER. The stragglcrs have been coming IN "a al
lay and the road is getting clear OF theh' l"e
following of my company are still missing, so.iie
of whom, however, are accounted tor lctoI
Goodrich, Jerome L. Ballou, George a, ayers
Harvey w. Brown, Elisha Cass, Seldom b. Ha1-
ran VIM Onjmby, benjamin. Taylor, George
B. Voodry, William Clark, John D. lanoooh
and Curtls A. Coburn. Goodrich | know is
dead. He tell close by me, a ball passing en-
tirely through his head. | raised him about the
time we left the field to make certain that ne
r was not alive. We left HIM where he tell. Je-
E rome E. Balou was sick, and not On the battle
field. left his brother Horace also to take
care of him. They were in the rear and when
: the retreat came Horace got him into an am
! bulance. going on foot himself. In the coniu
g 9 sion he lost him, but think he will yet be IN
= George A. Ayers was on the field and has moi
:. been heard Of since also Harvey W. bTo"f
~ Elisha Cass, William Quimby, George g. WOO
r. dry and William Clark. | hope they may ye
y come in Harran was not on the helu' oeihg o'
y special duty in the rear. cannon near liUn
" lin. BENJAMIN Taylor | last saw on tn
field He Lnd his fife and revolver IN hlS hand
y He NAV vet come in. John B. Langdop was o'
IA the field and in the ihickcst of the fight Benz
" a waiter he had no gun. but when saw mn
- he WAS loading and firing his pistol at them
y" fast as ne could. lie passed away from me
oct q nearer position and did not see nm al
.0 forwards nor can find any one who did Cnl
- tbs A. Cobum has not been seen or heaf0
~ since the time we were advancing 10 make tn
40 attack. nv own boy, Charley, happened TO b
" near Brock. the suter. Brock had a horse tina
~ BELONGED to me hitcled to his cart. He eat tn
'e tuos. and he and Charley both mounted 1t an
~ came safely to Alexandria, arriving early IN
o. morning.
% Thomas Cleury was wounded in the head an
u knocked down. | saw the wound, and suppose
o he was killed, but he proved only 70 De stoh'e'
~ ~ lie aroused in d few moments, and as passt
~ h,n he said. * Captain, hand me my gun.
Nv showed it to him and he lay on the ground, ar
~ continued to load and fire till we retreated, Wht
. the bows heluet him off the field, and we ila
g I,;rn win MS \. H. Selleck was wounded
so the side but he kept his feet, and also is WI
l9 ns Charles Harran received q severe wound
"J oj his leg. ball having passed through " Jnso
11 "a low the thigh, but we got him on wagon al
o' brought him iu I had a bali pass through t
" skirt Of nv coat. Lieut. Phillips did II
a. a. reach the ground, not being we'll, anc we ha
W. not vet seen him, but we have heard from III
W Wlo' and he is undoubtedly safe. Lieut.. Crossm
a,e., behaved remarkably we'll cheering and cncon
'"' aging the men on, and aiding as tar as possol
il. a.. he. however found himself exhausted as 50
Try as the fgh, was over and had great dlfhculty
eiIl rotreatinr. He lays near me as Wrltc' an'
icu ~ hnva not been able to bring him to state
olY t consciousness since he went to sleep, about
Iod 'hu in the forenoon, and it is now ten IN
ted 'od evening. The men are all about IN the s. st
m !"0 condition. Sergeants Worcester, Camp, bri'
'"l MN. and Clark all did finely. Chas. Il. he
.;u ;ck who is Drum Major, took gun and Gu
i'u 'n into oar ranks until cannon ball struck
mlnu m aun and smashed it all to pieces One ma
n 'fse snn was hit, and the tam,0d badly bent, wi
bm, In, Sergeant Worcester cooly picked up " 81
m nus md Strengthened it 70: him. Nearl y ali OF
p.eLl' cnne were worked SO hard that they bcca
oiu, DANGEROUSLY hot | could relate SreAt, ma
'.hs othey interesting incidents and hair breadth
,on '"' capes, but am too tired, and my aes'sl
~ n' - onIy to give our friends general ldea ol
, " wa nresent standing, and how badly we nave
bout lercd. foofS ''o'y' v r
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