Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-07-04
The Great Battle Before Riebm.n,

The New York Herald's correspondo,..
gives the following account of the soht "
Wednesday:
On Tuesday night the regiments ~.
posing Hooker's division received orda l'
to fold their blankets at an early boa
the following morning, provided one dsri ,
rations in their hayersacks, and movcs
the front at seven o'clock. Each orI'V
was promptly attended to, and at tI..
hour the whole division was drawn M :"
line of battle. About s o'clock tbaP =. ~
tack commenced. The line composo1 ~
the lst Massachusetts, regiment, Col Cou
din, deployed as skirmishers, advsncsi
across an open field in front of the woSS Sa
which the rebels occupied. Firing h.
tween the pickets now commenced ,nI
the lst Massachusetts still advancing Ia
rebels fell back upon their reserve 0 "S
reserves composed of the Excelsior and
New Jersey brigades, assisted by nor
ton of Gen. Growers brigade, the i'm I'm
and 10th Massachusetts,, I'd New Ham,
shire and the 26th Pennsylvania, now
came up driving the rebels out Of Tho
woods which they occupied into beach
orchard beyond. Our men then advanced
to the woods and held them, though hs
rebels continued their musketry fire. L
was now about eleven o'clock, and all fr
ing had ceased, except few stray Shots
between the pickets. At this time therr
was but very little loss on each side
when two Napoleon guns, used for throw
ing grape, canister and shrapnel, were
moved into the woods, opening fire upon
the enemy and doing great execution.
Between IL and one o'clock an order IL
advance was received, and the whole sd.
vanccd in line of battle and moved for.
ward to take the rebel rife pits. They
advanced in good order, and were received
with volley of musketry, which was
promptly returned by our men. The
musketry firing was continued on both
sides for nearly three quarters of an hour
volley following vollcy in rapid success.
ion by regiments and brigades, when the
rebels made bayonet charge, fixing their
guns in position and starting toward our
men in double quick.
Our men--the LIST and lth Massachu.
sets and the Goth Pennsylvania regiments
stood ready to receive them On came
the rebels, yelling like pack of devils
towards our brave boys, who were in line
of battle. When the enemy arrived in
and were in the act of crossing bayOnets
they were alarmed at the firm front and
courage of our soldiers, and broke line,
retreating in great disorder. On their
heels were the Union troops, who drove
them more than half mile at the point
of the bayonet, forcing them into their
own rife pits, and continuing the charge,
compelled them to evacuate the rifle pits
and take shelter in the woods beyond
Our men then took possession of the riff
pits and held them, continuing to do SC
until reinforced, and at late hour of thu
night they were still held by our men
The enemy fell in heaps in this gloriou
charge, the ground being covered will
the fallen rebels. They managed. howev
er, to remove most of their killed ant
wounded in their retreat, so that their &C
tual loss is not known; but from Is tt
100 killed and wounded were picked VI
by our men. The wounded were sent tt
the various hospitals, and received tn
same care as our men. 1t is thought
that more fell in this charge than in thu
splendid one at the battle of Fair Oaks
Artillery now poured it's deadly fire upor
them from every direction shot and shell
flying thick and fast in the woods wher
the rebels had setreatcd to, who replied
by repeated volleys of musketry, wit
but little heavy firing. About half pas
four o'clock the enemy attempted fanl
movement on the left to capture one of Oul
batteries, but were repulsed by Gen. Kear
ney's division, with very heavy loss OIL
their side.
of the great battles of Thursday AM
Friday, which were continued by shar
skirmishing on Saturday and Sunday, W
have yet but Indifferent accounts. W
CLEAN such passages as are most intelligl
Bile from the letters of various correspon
dents:
During the advance of our pickets i
front of Hooker's position on "Wednesday
the rebels showed signs of lack of incl
nation or ability to oppose any very dec
ded opposition to our advance, and tn
new ground was gained with far less el
fort than could be expected. Instead
seeking to drive us from our new position
as so many expected they would on Thur
day, the rebels turned in another dire
ton, and crossing in large force at Met
/ dow Bridge, one of the upper bridges {, o
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