Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-13
WHOLE NO. 29O4.

90 the eft Il the road But the left nov rested upon 9th
cts kcarney was in and at t Beiry's brigade and ,
portion n jamcsona hold the len and the Tenth
called take part IN the bitter struggle
ai mat point which was then our right, but which, By
The extension OF line the arrival " fresh troops on
both sides, eventually became the centre.
Ancr the brilliant fight Of the 23d Pennsylvania Col
nellie described above the enemy brought up large
renrcement Of fresh troops and advanced again IN ~
same good order that had been observed n his line
thfoughea' iae battle Mllers battery splendid bat
very OF Napolcons, formed In field in advance Of the
nine mile road and tore the rebel ranks terribly until the
rebel artillery got The exact range Of il and hit the
pieces every time Then it changed its place and Br.
dy's battery. farther to the right kept up rapid fre
soon The 18th New York. the 7h Massachusets the Isl
Long Island the lst Chasscurs the 6lst 3f.t AKA ,n5
lO2d Pennsylvania, the cd New York and the ION
Massachusetts were all huuy engaged at that point.
Three batteries also played The advancing line, and
SOU ID came ON. II seemed II nothing could stop
me scene at this point was one Of awful magnidceuce
a perfect Pandcm inium Of hre smoke whisiinq bull
ieis aud scfeeehing balls. Gen Deyens was wounded
mere ana me horse OF almost every officer was shot from
benc tth him. The order given 20 retreat which was
obycd-our keeping their faces To the foe and dis.
putting their advanee inch by inch They had possession
Of our camps
Gen. Couch, in the retreat along the wiIiamsbursh
road got into ld De sac lie had oniy four rcgr,rn,s
with him--onc Of them the Massachusctts 7th. While
planning way out Of bis difficulty and that would
permit ms rJoning the main army word reached him
that sedgewisks avi'ion was only two miles of. A
Junction formed IN the nick Of time for enemy
advanced upon them 00 strong The Anderson Zouaves
were placed in field distance from the spot
whcre the rebels debouched from the woods with three
regiments lying the ground in ambush between them
aud the Iouavcs. The rebels could not them and
advanced and fred on the Iouaves and Col Riker fell
by the yolley
No sooner had the rebels by that volley cmpted their
guns. than the three regiments that lad been lvin
down their feet and poured vocv in At alrnosl
no distance At a That roAcy scisd that fght Through
the wood n front of that liue the Febels lay dead aud
wounded IN hcaps. Bngader General A. G. Davis was
found dead there, and Bdgadier General Pettigrog
wounded and his horse killed. there taken prisoner
when the rebel line advanced in the wood. Gormans
brigade, from the line of battle on the railroad was
thrown forward the right Aank to II but when
The mnskciry broke that line and the rebels fell into
confusion the brigade pressed forward, and of and
drove Ia large number Of prisoners.
80 closed the battle for that day, aud General Couch,
than whom the country has no better, Drawer ear
nest soldier slept that night further forward the road
10 Richmond, and nearer 10 the rebel capital than he
had done any night before
Both armies lay upon the field Many wounds were
dressed at Sayages house. which had been Immediately
made hospital aud between that point and the battle
held many remarkable experiences were compared
dehAPs lhe most notable was the number of officers hit
Bugadier General Drycns received a bullet in the right
lce but kept the field for hours after it, Bngader
GENERAL Vessels was struck by ball in the shoulder
but not disabled. \ musket ball passed General
Couchs breast and only his coat Colonel Briggs Of
he Massachusetts 10Th struck in three places and
disabled finally by rife ball that passed through both
highs Coils kikcr Of the 62l New York. Dodge OF the
S7th New York. Bailey Of the LIST New York Artillery
aud Ripley Of the Glst Pennsylvania, were all Killed.
Coloncl~ McCariy Of the g3l pennsyvania, Rovey Of
ihe lO4d Pennsylyaua, Van Wyck Of the Both New
Majors Ely of the 23d Pennsylvania and King Of the
Sih New York, we're also severely wounded.
rHE nArrIE or suNDAY.
By dawn on Sunday morning our men were in position
waiting for the rebel onslaught This time the advance
composed OF green troops but Of men capable Of
hard work and somewhat accustomed 10 Gghtng The
following was The disposition Of the troops
On the left, stretched across the Richmond road the
Sekcs brigade in the face Of the enemy scarcely
two hundred yards distance, posted slope that the
se oi The ground toward the enemy served oonpete
cover To the right Of Sicklcs, in thick swamp, was
Pauersons New jersey brigade. Both ofthesc brg,des
faced toward Richmond and this the point which
men had been pushed hardest ami fAihest To the
right of Patterson Richardson's brigade the line Of
which drawn at right angles with the line of Sick
les and Patterson Richardson faced toward the flank
OF he force in front OF these two brgadcs. Sedgwck
joined chadson aud part Of his division assisted
To strengthen Couehs line in the wood from which the
rebels had been driven on Saturday afternoon.
lhc stack commenced on the p-ekots in advance Of
Rich risons dyision and flrcc forward their
assistance, and the combat became general. The
cnemys firing wen directed and severe, but 80 was
ours, and OUT went forward gaantly. There was
the Irish Brigade in all the glory Of fair free fight -
Other men 60 into fights finely, sterny, nditerenty
but the only that really loves after all the green
immortal freshman 30 there the brave lads rom the
old sod with the chosen Meagher At their head laughed
and fought and okcd as Il it the finest fun IN the
world.
From Richardson's division the FIRE spread around to
me New Jersey brigade the front which the enemy
had pushed flr the day before Nob did the Jersey
men stand up to IL and push closer and closer and the
enemy fell back through the thick swamp, slowly and
steadily On this front the fire not on
Rchardson's, but still il told heavily our brave fe-
loes' tsougn ~ di9 NOT prevent ne advance.
Sull farther 10 the eft S,kles brigade under com
mana oi mat General The tmpAtience Of The men to
meet the foe was 81 its hight when the order
charge and with yell the command obeyed and the
mass of the rebels about face aud ded oncconly few
having fred their guns al hasy random. This ended
the shareof the Sckes in the days work and they
Teured and took up waiting position which not dis
tufhed during the remainder Of the day
On richardson front, also the fight dropped OF very
much as had begun II was apparently not the design
that We should make any general advance Sunday,
We merely drove the enemy away he came up, and
then fell into places again with true Sunday calm
II was only nine A. NJ when the calm came, but in /
Sode los, n ms night in killed and Wounded five hun
Inc scene in the woods on Sunday told atory that
will be heard with sad cars doubt, throughout the
cn, ,erria lay ~ e os@a & ana ihose & IN NOR
young--from every southern state
All day Sunday, after men had been seen TO,