Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-15
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From the 5th Vermont Regiment,

Inis was late IN coming " hand and ",
omit some y; IL.
SINCE THE BAIrLEs
l.. the meantime the army WAS passing by IN
sreat haste and before We lett the station every
tnng wac Oelng destroyed, Uns VI bread aHC
other provisions w-re Characterization de.
stroyed, tents Gnapsacks, wagons ana cars, all
burned Ihe Brigade was following up, when
an order came from General Franklin 10 General
Smith 10 send back another Brigade to support
the rear guard. Tae Vermont was sent back
THIS was Monday about tour clock. Poor
boys They had been in the harness and on
the 60 ever since Friday afternoon, with hardly
anything 10 Sat, and many who set OUT with
their regiments strong anu hearty were melted
1own with heat VI broke down with fatigue
and exhaustion.
just alter sund9wn the rebels came in force
upon the Station, aud our Brigade was sen. ia
advance 10 rspu Sc them, out the p, jtn 81
and OH were u taat got into the fight The
9th suffered considerable, out tie poor jth--the
Regiment We have al lelt 50 proud ul--was
dealt with mos, terribly |. was their fortune
to march right up agaInst their batteries, an at
tbe fist ire, with grape and canister, they fell
Ike grass before the seythe | viii give y0u
all the particulars | have been 40le 10 obtain
from wounded soldier. who ara n0w with u
at the hospital
c. A--Lieut smith was wounded aud lett
on tie ground few soldier, IN this company
were WOUNDED ou none killed think
Co. F-nne meg w1un1r1, lue killed
e. O-Capt Benton souAled slightly in the
arm Lieut. sumner shot through the heart
anI killed instantly several w9uf ded and
killed
Co. I'D lew wounded officer. all safe
O. Ca tew w)andri officers al safc
Go G-Capt Seager wounded in arm and
neck, not severely company badly cut W.
ORDERLY West, supposed % be nyr,aly wound
Ell. ett on the leld Joaa Kittridga killed
Corporal Mcclure, Corporal Bowen. Sergeant
Irambull. Anthony Jacobs Pat Mallney Frank
S,eaiman, Irwin S,eadman. Martin 3lulchey
Michael Finnsssy J1 Faulkner, an1 msny 9TH
ers, wouui4d. This company wen. il with
hty men ana came ont vgh seventeen
Ca. E--Lieut Pecs wounded 10 face. badly.
but not dangerous Tbs company went in with
about iorty-sight men and came out with four.
teen
Co k-Lilu; Barber wounded in thigh
oompsay bad!y cat Up
co. G-CApt. JENNIE badly wounded IA lsg
and region Of the eroin-since dad The com.
pany aid not lose many men
Co B-C4p. Rose wounded near the ankle
supposed not 70 oe bad L.c4, Wrigh,
soundei badly in -high Lieut. Coms.ock
killed company suffered badly
Field oh;srs all safe Col Grant conducted
himself no5Iy and Is highly c5mpimentai ioF
his co3lne-s ana courage
Most OF the wouudrl we're LETT on tine feld 20
toe mercy o, the enemy. DR. Russell sta a with
the wounded aui ie.. nJj tbe rebels han1s
Tho next morning the regiment was again she'll.
ed ou; % tnen camp aud the wounded and
oyertasked soldiers scattered through the woods
SO that now there i NJ, muca Of regl..enta or-
gani1ation, bu, they will soon be together
again. They repui-sd the enemy on Sunday
night Go! Blum, OF the 9Th WAS wounded by
a shell Monday morning ten Brooks was
woupded badly "a the aoes Oh Sunday night.
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