The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-04-29
Tie Battle At Lees Mills.
or rnE VERMONT DoYs.
tP.5m the Tribune correspondence opposite York
town.


Lees Mills, VI, April II, 1862
4 reconnaissance was made aboat Il
mile north cast OF Lees Mails yesterday,
which, ii the severity Of the lighting it IN
volyed, may DC properly ranked as a bat
,l..
AtG3 o'clock, Companies Z, L, D, and
K 81 tie 81 Vermont began the work As
sGirmishers, Mott's Battery supporting
them with very accurate lire OF shot and
shell The VcrmJmtcr, skirmished Until
noon, when they we're relieved Their
IRE had bce4 very accurate The Rebel
bfagelits, who began dancing on Their
rampus, and swinging their hats, aia
dety mg our troops 10 lae customary South
era military fashion, we're dropped 50
rapidly by tie sharp-shoolefs as to BE-
soon cured Of This style OF warfare. The
iour companies sf The 81 Ibid Jo~n after
dinner and thoroughly rested themselves,
A, ! o'clock ia tie afternoon, they were
called up, formed into line, and told By
their Colonel ID a pilhy speech that the
work expected Of ihom was to charge
across tie creek and take the enemY,s in-
reaehmeuts. Ayre's gaus--allo OF the b.ll.
terics, numbering y pciccs, were unaet
tlle eommad Of their accomplished artillery
oiiicers--coyered Yernontcrs advance
They marched steadily Al the quick to the
edge Of the creek, and plunged in, Oh The
run. The wafer dcepenud unexpectedly.
The men were soon wading 10 their breasts,
their cartridge boxes slang Up Oh their
shoulders, and their muskets held up high.
The moment they entered the stream, The
Rebels swartnsd on tic edge OF their
riiie.pi, aud raincd fire OF bullets on tic
advance line. Tie steam, rs damned, wa,
about Twelve rods vide. Tie Vernon
tiers Loaded aud iiredas they waded. Their
allied aud wounded began to ia.i from the
instaut Of entering the water. Many Ut
tie later were sustained by their arms
and tie collars OF their Goa :, and 20 Iped
across an lain down on the opposite side.
The Sd lis soon Is they emerged aad rot
lsa,lo!d received tic order 10 charge
With yell, with true Green Mountain
ring ID IL, they dashed Al tic extended rifle
pit. A. least aregimeat of Rebels broke
from behind it, AMI ran into llie redoubt in
lie rear, leaving the Vermontefs IN tie
pl. Tor At least an boar they fought itom
here against overwhelming numbers, re-
ceiying re-enl0rcemeuts in that time, first
Vi four companies Of The Oh Vermont, and
afterwards OF four companies Of the 4ti
Vermont they shot tiieir Toe principally
through tie lead, and 80 superior was
their me, and heir pluck 30 impressive
that ,he Rebels moved TWO additional reg
imcnis Into tie foi, and mo Ranking
position Oh tic left Of the rifle pit. TX
posed noa 10 i cross fire ~ well as am in-
creased ire in front, tic Ytrmonlers, though
they wanted 10 stay, had 70 80. IN goca
order, covering themselves behind trees,
and Tired as tliey went, they reerossed tie
stream, carving with them all Ilieir woin-
ded whose condition 81 ali promised sur
viyal efiheir hurts. Many we're now shot
ia ,he water, aud diowned beyond all pos
sibilHy Of heIp.
Tie language Of Lamoille County boz,
not G years Oh, "Nhy, Sir. il was just
ike ssp-boiling in that slream--ihe bul-
le;s fell 20 lhiek, j. 80 expressive ihal use
il as a measure u intensity. Ine.e brave
acn having lacked OH q lie deep water,
formed "a tic dry land and began he
fghg aaew. while many, nol detailed, bat
volunteering through Impulses q toidiery