The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-28


not, slr; l have DO such Intention" be turned
and rode lew steps, when one of the GENERALS
AIDES fired at him, "oundng his horse. gel;ey-
lug thai he was trlcked Col. Fry 1T once whnplad
and fired at the General. The LATTER ra;sea his
hand to his breast and fell dead. Another hal,
struck him at the same moment, bellows, a. tn.
arm.
DESPERATE fIGnTING.
The death OF their General does not a..s,a 70
nave greatly disheartoned the enemy. They
continued their attacks with as much vete,re,ca
as ever. The ~ Minnesota regiment came ~,
and formed along the fence, on tie left Of III.
4th Aontucky The rebels still extended tI,,;r
line to HANK Us on that side The 18th. Mjss;s
sippi charged up to the fence, and the ,unn ),
the TWO regiments fought hand 60 hand. catch
ing hold Of each Other's guns. and try;nr +,
drag them through and over the fence. bn, !.
was all in vain. ~
THE ChARGE-rHE NINTH OHlo AND TENTH ~.
DIANA
McCook gallant Dutchmen came I'M IN s,n-
port the 10Th, forming on their RIGHT. and with
them, driving the enemy out of the woods oy.r
the ravine, up the hill. across the field T., H..
right OF the road The 18th Ohio, which xsh
the 9th' had marched all night TO ye, to the bat.
Tie, together with the TWO Eas. Tennessee and
u, the l2th kentucky regiments, We're coming up.
me enemy themselves were in danger of icing
outtianked and cut off from their r..reat -
Standards battery was in full play, with deadly
effect, on their center. Kinney's and Whit,
mores We're advancing. There was no bs,n tnr
u, the cay was lost to the rebels, and thew .aust
retreat. They were pushed back, Ayinr As thew
went across the fields. Our deadly Mini. balls
told ieariully on their ranks; yet the los. WAS
not all theirs. Many of our bravo ssl,",.s
dropped. Col. Woliord's horse YVES shot unds.
hm, as he charged upon their center Boh A..
COOK was wounded and hls horse shot under
HIM; But a bullet through his heart would
hardly stop him. "'0''
THE REBELS RETREAT.
:, on they went. The enemy is driven through
.ne woods' where, al hour and half before.
'ren 80 nearly surrounded the lOth-ths heroes
OF h,ch Mountain. Many regiments are com.
Pie'oiy oroKeh, and run Tor the forests on the
leis. "oods Alabama Regiment breaks for n
swamp and scatters there. 1t has a homa looL
W 'nen' ana Is safer place than the road or
sno 'ioioS' oome regiments act together. and
,o'm =" Ied nile to the rear Of their first
pos't lion but otaodarts shells, thrown from
ho,,;n - c,iI VIC 'oI''oh was ~ hearty taken,
pesin 10 lall among them. They fly again, Dur,
sued bp our victorious troops, For tha third
ana last time they form, only to be scattered AZ
THE RETREAT BECOMES A RouT
AFTER this the rout is complete Panic.,tr;c.-
en-, they fly in all directions. The nurs";, !.
pressed up to the very intienchmepts of the a..
envy, Two pieces have been taken. The th;rd
winch they took with them, is saved to be laf,
behind in their flight across the liver. Our can '
non open on their camp, our shells falling into
' ."sr no'' effective battery, killing four Of the
men at their guns and driving the rss.
away. The darkness of nightfail onlv n nro'
vents general assau 1t, und our troops lie down
hoping In the morning to complete the ,ooJ
work Of that Sabbath, work they had M,
sought. for which they We're resting that day.
prepa'a'ory to tao attack which Gen. Thomas
had intended to make on Mond,y.