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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

The rebels acknowledged that they fought
like heroes. Some of the men in Louisiana
regiment said they had been in three battles,
but never got cut up as IN this one. They
said that there were three regiments in the
works that were driven awav, and when the
final charge was made, were reinforced by
others. Thirty-one dead bodies were brought
over, which were nearly all. The others,
they said, were probably buried with their
own men through mistake, as it was done in
the night. They say their loss was very hea-
Wy, but gave no number. -Four of our woun-
ded men are prisoners, one of whom is badly
wounded; thus those that were missing are
accounted for. Most of the dead had the
buttons cut off their coats, their shoes taken
off and pockets rifed; otherwise they were
carefully handled and used as we'll as could
be expected. Most of them | believe were
recognized by some mark, but had become
so black, having been dead since Wednesda,
that it was difficult to recognize them by their
countenances. At seven o'clock p. m. the
flag was taken down and soon commenced a
tremendous firing all along the rebel lines.--
1t was kept up most of the night, but did no
harm, excep: keeping the whole division on
their arms. The reason of their firing was
probably to keep US from throwing up any
earth works. They did not, however, but the
men kept at work, protected by the dirt they
threw up. That night the Sd was on picket
and Lieut. Brown received two balls through
his clothes, one Just grazing his leg.
No general battle is expected for a while
but preparations are fast going on.
l send the official report of the killed
wounded and missing. Some of them have
died, and at headquarters, l presume tina,
the missing are all accounted for.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

nanie-stricken soldiers-men who paid no
more attention to his words than they would
have done to the buzzing OF mosquito.
Il will be recollected that it was Col Pea
body ia Springfield boy) who was SO conf
dent that there was danger of surprise from
the rebels that he posted pickets late Satur'
day night, on his own responsibility. 1t was
this act alone that prevented the enemy from
taking that division completely by surprise
and slaugh;ering them in their tents.
"Col Peabody was buried where he fell, In
the fore front of the battle. He was IN the
advance, and received the attack. With on
" four regiments he kept the enemys center
commanded by Beauregard himself, at bay
for two hours, and finally fell, being killed
outright by a cannon-ball. 1t is known
where be is buried and casket is left fol
his removal whenever his disin,erment be-
comes practicable. Just as Col Peabody fell
the lieutenant colonel of the 18th Missouri
lPeabody's regiment) had his horse shot
from under him, and he mounted Col Pea
bodv's horse. and still retains it, both having
lived through the battle. All accounts con-
cur in awarding unmeasured praise to on
lost Springfield boy. 1t 'ras o~ing to han
alone that the rebels found man awake &c
meet them. 1t was his scouts that brought
the news of the coming of the enemy II
force. and for even this scouting service Ter
Prentiss blamed him, for bringing on IN en-
gagement prematurely.
Our force now on the ground is lage-
probably large enough. Gen Pope has al
ready joined the army with his reinforce
ments. There seems to be no question
about the superiority both of our men aHt
our arms. Our Union soldiers were al
wounded with small, round balls, many o
them no larger than a pea. Several whc
were shot through tie lungs with these BALI
seem TO be doing well. The rebel wounded
are torn pitifullv by the MIME balls, and thi
partly accounts for the greater loss of ht,
among the enemy. There is no doubt tina
the battle of Pi;tsburg Landing is the great
est of modern battles. Bull Run was onl,
a fitting prelude to it. In Sundays fight
there were at least 5000 rebels plttet
against our $4,000. They were hurled upol
our troops in masses that were orerwhelm
ing. the next DAY. after our reinforcement
came in, the rebels fought Until , o'clock il
the afternoon. desperately. and not till thel
did they show signs of reireating. Their
was no rout, but the enemy fell back il. GOOD
order. and our men were two much tired ant
too mucn crippled 10 pursue. The army i
confident now in itself and confident in If
general, and We shall have good aceoun,
both Of general and army, in the terribl
conflict Vet TO take place
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02
THE CAPTURE Or NEw onrp,,

Ii Will be several DAYS before ". -.
authentic news from New Orleans In,
can be no doubt that the CITY has 60. .',7''
ed, anu is occupied by Gen Buffers ~. -
The Richmond Examiner Of the .t.b s.
day, stated that Gen Lowell wi-hsrar =,
forces from New Orleans on Fr9ay. =: =
first burnsd such stores as could - -
moved. and il was thought the fe,ler.r. r.
occupy the city on Saturday, as ,6,e 6,.s.
less lid. We infer from the brief ;,s,.l
counts that Gen Lowell did nst a1r..ro,, =.
defense of the city. but after The f,l-. =,
the river had been captured he and Il, ~
my made a mastery retreat.
At the latest date fnora our fre, r.,,c l.
ragut wrote that be had with some Gii,,.,,
got the Mississippi aud Pensacola q,,- -.
bar on the S;h inst. Tie Other r-Ss,.j> A..
fast arriving. The mortar feet WIS r,,--,-
into position He expe, ted 10 rorarnt-,r. =.
erailons on The 10Th il 81. Gen bu;l,r n.
with him. Unofficial letters ireal :, I.
land state that the feet consisted + "a "
vessels and d mortar boais. 10 he accom-.
med by transports carrying several rho.>,-
troops under command of Gen Butler. WI
were 10 follow the MAR vessels up tx Ni>,,
sippi. while other troops moved apap =.
city by Wa. of Lake Ponchartrain.
The rebel defenses below New Or,rr.
were such as. in competent hands. gra
hardly fail 10 infict VERY serioas injury =
our feet. Upon Forts Jackson and :, + H.
lip. more than 200 guns were ulaar.t,. d. ,
batteries lined The banks Of tn Mss.
iIoI Font Jackson 10 New ORLEANS. is->..,>
there were very formidable cl>i:Grtiau> &.
the riTer, consisting of chains S,r,t,..-. q
cloSs cofion-laden VESSELS rnuarel ia IL -
~. aud pointed stakes driven an arcs,
in the chal mel. On each side AID aar,-
these Constructions, batteries were err,-,.
which could rake N 4 most destructive n.a-
ner, The oniy Passage through The stakes =,
boats II The attack on these defenses ".
successful. as there is Tow no reason d,
donbt, the failure to cope with cur vr,>v.
aruse from eowardice % The part of the r.
els, ratlur than their weakness.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

old mill is the scene of busy activity. and
turns out all the timber required. These
men, it is stated, have built themselves little
huts, and are distributed around in squads,
forming groups before the camp fire or on
picket worthy the pencil of master paint
err.
A letter in the Newsdealer from one of the
Vermont regiments, about the engagement
on the 10Th mentions the following items:
The colonel had to give the order to re-
treat to the four companies of the Sd, which
went over the brook, three times. before the
men would retire. As it was, after receiving
the order. ten of them made charge against
the enemy, irving to outfank our right, and
fairly stopped their advance till large share
had got safely back to our first position
One poor fellow. with his thigh broken in
the water, leaned or his gun and distributed
his ammunition to those who needed it. An
other, morially wounded, told his comrades
TO let him lie there where he was, and 60
and take the fort All the wounded able to
help themselves at all, invariably stuck to
their rifles. and brought them back. One
fellow in Co. ID, his gun having been wet
! Qoaded), drew the charge, cleaned it, and
then opened on the rebels with telling effect,
doing all this fully exposed to the fire. One
man shot in the scalp, with his face all COW
cred with blood, went to the colonel and ask
ed him for another rife, SO he could go back
and kill four more! 1st Sergeant Thompson,
of Plainfeld. fred twenty-six shots, drawing
his man nearly every time. He is one OF
the best shots in the regiment. To Corpora!
Hutchinson of Co. ID the colonel gave his
silk handkerchief, to waive as signal to
stop cur artillery firing into us. When halt
way across the creek, he was mortally wOun-
ded, and exclaimed, IL shall not wave the
flag, after all The shot that hit him wen,
through the handkerchief making several
holes.
There is an old chap in the Berdan sharp
shooters, before Yorktown. known as .old
Seth" He is quite character, and is a
crack shot-one of the best in the regiment
His instrument" as he calls it, is one of the
heaviest telescope rifles. The other night
at roll-call, "old Seth was non est. This
was somewhat unusual, as the old chap was
always up to time. y sergeant went out to
hunt him mp. he being somewhat fearful that
the old man had been hit. After perambu-
lating around in the advance of the pickle,
line, he heard low "halioo." who's
there inquired the sergeant. its me.
responded Seth; "and I've captured a secesh
gun" bring it in." said the sergeant
Cant do it, exclaimed Seth. 1t soon be.
came apparent to the SERGEANT that "old
Seth" had the exact range of one OF the en-
emy's heaviest guns. and they could moi
load it for fear of being picked off by him.
Again the old man shouted, Fetch me /;
couple of haversacks full of grub, as this i,
my gun, and the oussed varmints shan't fire
it agin while the s:rimmage lasts" Thi:
was done. and the old patriot has kept good
watch over that gun. In fact, it is cap
tured gun"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

II In recent speech in The Hou>e n.
trlitenden of kentucky pad this hand, ne
compliment TO the president: Il rsfed =
salnst Mr. Lincoln and opposed him hoae~:.r
and sincerely; but Mr. Lincoln has Won a.
10 his side. There IS a niche in the Tenn
OF fame, a nlcte near 10 Washington, W..
should be occupied by The statue of Lira Eta
shall save his country Mr. Linca,n h2> q
mighty destiny 1t Is FIR him, j! BE VI, 10
step into thai niche. Il is for him 10 be III
aPrssldent Of The people Of the Unitel States,
and there will his statue be. 1t is IN IT,
power TO occupy place next 10 wash;a-,o,..
The founder and preserrer, SIDE hr SD
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

70 The Boston Courier and Pos, ar,
exulting over Democratic successes in Iow,
and other Western States, where the Dem
ocrats have carried some of the local elections
In TINS it shows the cioven foct. We repul,
hsh from our columns of few days since ar
extract from letter received in this CITY, ,o
show the style Of victory which has ela,ed
the Courier:
"Seeesh is triumphant in dubuque. Al
our election last Monday they elected al
out two Councilmen. They brought the
IRISH IN from the country, some 400 or 800
and swore their votes in. YIey care rloer,
TOR Jeg. Daris and The MergimGc :f5ey got a
C9ai' and putting It on wheeLs, called Il tie
ne''amae' and went up to the Fifth Ward
among al, the Dutch voters. to whip them out.
Inc dutch element cleaned them out. Tn.
captain OF the Merrimac was almost killed
the crew deserted and left him-they noun
dec him until he could not get up. think
II government knew how things were going
here, they would not allow il. 7Hey hold
puCttc meetings IN some forms an the eouv,y
and pass resolutions TO resist The oorer1.
mem tar. Through the summer they were
very qnet-now they speak right out"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

SHALL, HOWEVER, HONOR OUR OLD TERMS 20
CENTS IN ADVANCE FOR ONE Or MORE NUM-
BERS OF ANY COUNTY TILL AFTER THE Ill.
NO. Is DISTRIBUTED IN SAID TOWNS, after which
the terms of No. III. will be our only terms.
We do this in order to bring up the small
sum due on No. III. Let all who want Cal
edonia county or any county, without the
back numbers improve the chance to pur-
chase now for the old price, or new half price.
And this present week subscriptions will be
taken at the office of THE CALIFORNIAN, or
may be sent direct to the undersigned.
A. NJ. HEMENwAY.
Ludlow, Vt.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

PHYSIOLOGICAL LECTURES. The c.cs.,-
Lecture Of DIR Niller's course was delire.
at the Town Hail last evening. The r,
Increase of his audiences and the unigfg>g
satisfaction expressed are strong iesi,:...:-
ais % the merits OF Il speaker, and show
marked appreciation of f5we pci,a,o, h t.-
people Of Bradford. The Doctor begins
course at Hayerhiil, Tuesday next, li.c "
hope cur neighhors VIII 10. fail 10 AKA
themselves of this rare opportunity of =
qualn,ing themselves with this most in, =
tent OF ali sciences. lie was strongly urce1
10 slse another course here, but cher -
engagements forbid.--Bras!ttrd Ei,,ugja-
By reference 10 advertising columns Il " 3.
be stem that Dr. Mill,r commences > r5.y,-
of lectures in this place on TUESDAY er,r.,s
rexi, al Union Hall
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

~ Gov Yates of lllineis has made Nrs
Reynolds major in the stale militia, p :
recognition Of her Courageous services In l.
king care of the wounded al The battle q,
shiloh, where she Was present on the fed
throughout the fight. This is a novelty, and
woman's sphere is expanded considerably d.
it.
o. Louis =. Harvey, governor 81 ~
consln, who fell into tie river at Sara1.,. "a,
lem, on Saturday night and WAS daoRar-,
was native OF Connecticut, and II years e
age At the time of his death be was cll-a-
ged in the humane object Of nin.strTi,- u
the wounded at Pitrsburg Landing. 1arir-
taken with him an immense amour; % l. -
pltal stores, donated at his suggestion by ;hs
citizens If Milwaukee, Madison and James
vile. His successor is Lieu, CIV Edward
Solomon of Milwaukee.
HE NEW lRoN-CLaD SIOoP-oFN AR.-itr
GateRa, the second of the three iron-tlad WI
steamers ordered when the Monitor was, a'-c
constructed at Mystic, Conn. j. at last com
pieted and already al her pest. She took u
her powder on Monday. al the Broohlyn M
w lard. ard sailed Tuesday morning, dou.,-
less, for Fortress Monroe.
C We learn from private letters from
the Vermont Brigade near YORKTOWN, sIoh
facts as leave Us in no doubt that Gen Smith
has been arrested for misconduct in the Ell
gagement near Lees Mills. He appears IN
public without shoulder straps or sword We
are in hope the affair is to be investigated,
and let the blow rest where it belongs
Montpelier Freeman.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02
THE BATTLE AT WARWICK
CREEK,
As Seen by one Of the Vermont Third,
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
CAMP NEAR WARWICK CREEK. Va. }
April 81. 1869.

April 81, 1862.
ToMe Editor Of THE role.Ionion:
AS everything pertaining to the battle in
which the Vermont Brigade acted promi
nent part will be Of interest to all Vermont.
ers, | thought would write a few additional!
particulars, as have Il little leisure time to.
day.
Qlite an interesting account of the fight
will be found in the New York Herald of the
10Th inst. Most of the account is correct.
but few errors should be noticed. Great
credit Is given to Lieutenant Wtittemore,
Col0Eels Stoughton and Lord, and deserved
l!, too but it is wrong in stating that Lieut.
W. led companies d and in the fight Cap,
Harrington, being the senior officer, com
manded rot only his own company, but the
four. Lieut. Whittemore is acting CAPTAIN of
company f, and it is most likely he COM
manded 1t at that time. | do not make this
statement to disparage the galiantry of Lieut.
"Mitemore, for nc man fought with greater
bravery than he, bat it is due to the other
officers. 1t is said by those in the fight that
Capt harrington conducted himself with
great bravery,also Capt Bennett who received
seven ball holes in his clothes, only one ball
touching him, and that just grazing his neck.
Capt Plngree and Lieut. Chandler fought IN
til they both were wounded severely in tie
thigh and hand; Lieut. Buck received the
marks OF two balls, bu. is in no way disa-
bed. In fact, it would be difficult to patio
uiarlze any one officer. They all fought with
bravery rarely equaled. Lieutenants W itte
! more and Buck with several non-commission-
ed officers and privates were in the advance.
ana understand that they reached the para
pet of the fort, and were the last to retreat.
! Many were the hair-breadth escapes on
that day. One fellow had ball strike him
on the cheek bone and lodge there without
causing serious wound another had ball
pass through his arm, enter his side, and,
striking rib, pass along under the skin
some six inches, where it was taken out
Nothing but flesh wound is made and he
will soon be able to do duty. Another fel.
low had a ball pass through his coat, pants
and under-clothing, come out on the opposite
side, going through his haversack and plate
that was in it. He cooly remarked that he
"was sorry that it had spoiled his plate."-
There were scarcely any but that received
marks Of that fight
Saturday flag of truce was seen from the
rebel works, and soon all firing ceased. Capt
Currey of Gen Smiths staff went down and
met rebel officer on the dam. Arrange
ments We're made to bring over our dead
Soon the rebel soldiers were seen bringing
them over to this side of the dam. where they
We're carried away by our wagons. A colo
mel that came over asked Capt Currey what
regiment they belonged to, and he renl;ed
that 1t was detachment of the Vermont I'd
st was we'll for US" replied the colonel, shat
you did not send many such detachments,'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

w Two letters Zone on the first and the
other on the second page will this week be
found from our correspondent at Yorktown.
Although most of the main facts have been
made public before, the particulars will be
found full Of interest. 1t will be noticed that
he corrects some important errors in regard
to the charge of the 3d,-he also gives a list
of the killed, wounded and missing, which
varies somewhat from the one published last
week.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02
The Health of the Vermont Brigade.

Most accounts from the boys before York
town agree in recording the state Of health
among our troops as very good. Nelson
Blodgett of Co. /, Sd regiment, died at New
port News two weeks ago. Blodgett went
from Waterford, and leaves wife and two
children. Henry Downer, of the same COM
pany was so low that at last accounts he was
not expected to live. Downer went from
Lunenburg. We copy paragraph from a
private letter received here the present
week:
"We have got tough enough so that we
can lie down upon the bare ground with no
covering but an overcoat, and have it rain all
night and then contrive to get pretty good
nights rest; but tell you what it is, such a
life as this makes fellow grow old pretty
fast. The remains of the Notifications built
here in the time of the revolution are quite
plain to be seen. There is an old rifle nit
just in front of our camp, and further down
towards Yorktown the old forts are to be
seen. In digging the graves for our men
they dug the remains of some old revolution
airy soldiers. The brass buttons were in a
good state of preservation"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

70 We give considerable space this week
to particulars Of that greatest of modern bat
ties, the engagement at Pittsburg Landing.
The cause of the surprise to our forces we
hope will be fully investigated. and the gull
ty brought to punishment Read the account
CT the Springfield surgeon who went there to
assist in the care of the wounded, and who
has Just returned home
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02
Total,

To-day all is quiet, and nothing but an oc-
casional shot from our sharpshooters, who
shoot every man that shows himself, is heard
The weather is as warm as June in Vermont
The forests are growing green very rapidly,
and | presume that grain would be looking
well if there was any. The men are in good
health. and but for an occasional rain would
be very comfortable. G.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

q One year ago, Cox Morgan Of Nv
York Called for 2l regiments of volunteers,
OF 80 men each, 10 aud the national So1pl-.-
n'ent in lis effort 10 suppress treason, III
response within a twelytmonih has Leta orr
hundred and six regiments of one iho2>a. .
men eecn.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

@ The Burlington Free Press, in speak
ing Of the charge of intoxication made a.
gainst Gen Smith, and its confirmation by
private letters, says:
zone of the private letters we alude to
states that Number of the officers of the
regiments, including one colonel and several
captains, were noticeably intoxicated during
the engagement. The matter is one that
calls for instant investigation, and, if these
statements are substantiated, for prompt and
severe action
Letters received here within a few DAYS
from reliable persons confirm the report of
Gen Smiths intoxication on the 10Th. We
respond to the call Of the Free Press the
matter is one that calls for instant investiga.
ton, and for prompt and severe action.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

- The battle near Yorktown in which
the Vermont regiments participated is some
times called the battle at Warwick Creek and
sometimes that at Lees Mills,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

L Dr L. n. Sanborn of Rutland, late
Professor In the Vermont Medical College
s, went to ship Island as Surgeon of the
DIST Massachusetts regiment, died at that
place on the I'd inst.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02
JoiIy +. W
ANOTHER REPORT

HEADorARTERs Of the Depar-,ns~. ..
Rappahannock. April 2..-lIoa F n W L.
ton, secretary of war Il have ms - ~. 81
from the camp opposite Frearr;;rl,,,,,'..-- III
vas told the Richmond Examin,'r .. !
had been received in towa. apna,,r, - :
foliows:-New Orleans is taken ;, Is
was great destruction of PROPERTY c,..-- -''s.-
steamboats, Steamboats, enough H4- -. -. =
to TAXI away the ammunition. On. s'''
sternation prevailed among the iplsl-.. 49,
IRWIN NCDoWEII, Naier G. -. :
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

u The Band of the 9TH Regiment. J4s.
hlce, leader, was mustered out of service ~
the 9TH inst.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02

= F 70 S,l NSsnOE, April c,,l. = =,
r. NJ Stanton. Secretary Of War. 10 1
black, inst arrived from Portsrn,,..h. '-ec..r.
the Petersburg Express Of yes,. - =.
contains the following disps,rb' 4'!, ~.
April a5th-The enemy passed F.. No.
at O'Clock YESTERDAY morning " ": s4ca'
news reached New Orleans, the a !" aeo t.
was boundlrss. Martial law was ~. .t,...,
force, and business was complett,; =. ii :
ed. All the cotton and steambos,s 80
such as were Necessary 10 trans,,a.. \ -t:,;
muninon, &e., were DESTROYED A., g''s- n,
to-day the operator babe Us yooa !, C. "a
that the enemy had appeared b,.1ar y. aa' (,
This is the last known reyar5i,- 80. < '''e c.'g
We Will send particulars as sonf, ~ '-e Ia
be had" - ~-er c.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-02
Ne" ORLEANS 'Arr1Rrn
A Large Amount of Propen, A.
'fostd.

THE REBELS ADMIT TnE FALL OF I'm,