Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-04-25

to flank our right, and fairly stoppedttcir
Advance, till large share had got safely
back to our first position.
The men setting their arms against the
trees, went back through the creek, and
brought back all the wounded on the en-
emy's side. and all the guns dropped
there, the enemy firing all of the time.
The dead had to be left. We got all of
our wounded over and formed in line Of
battle before any attempt was made to as
sist us. The time occupied in the whole
transaction was nearly two hours. We
had in this engagement less than one hun
dred and eighty enlisted men. Seventy
five of them were either killed, wounded,
or missing.
Of them, twenty-five were killed out
right; five were supposed wounded and
drowned, and five mortally wounded.
During the day, our whole line of pick
cts we're in constant exchange of shots
with the rifle pits. We had seven of our
pickets wounded, making the total num-
Der of casualties for the 18th of April
amount to eighty-two men
All of the military men speak of this
affair as one of the unparalleled incidents
of the war. Such courage, such deter.
mination, such steadiness, such devotion,
under such circumstances when nearly one
half were disabled, and nearly two-thirds
with clothes perforated with balls, may
we'll excite admiration and pride. We
are congratulated on all sides, for our
splendid fight" and sympathized with
for the loss of so many brave, noble men.
The enemy lost over a hundred men from
our fire, after we gained possession of their
rifle pits
Now for some of the little circumstan-
COS that show so plainly the true nobility
of our brave men. Little Julien Scott, of
johnson, (6fer,) and Thomas, (drummer)
Co. E, crossed and re-crosscd the creek
during the fight and after, under the worst
fire | ever dreamed Of in order to bring
over the wounded. They were without
fear, and, let me add, as was said of q
knight of old, without reproach. One
poor fellow, with his thigh broken in the
water, leaned on his gun and distributed
his ammunition to those who needed it.
Another, shot, and mortally wounded, told
his comrades to let him lie where he was,
and 60 and take the fort. All of the
wounded, able to help themselves at ALL
invariably stuck to their rifles, and
brought them back One fellow in Co.
D, having wet his gun, Qoaded,) drew the
charge, cleaned it, and then opened on
the rebels with telling effect, doing all
this fully exposed to their fire. One man,
shot in the scalp, with his face all covered
with blood went to the Col, and asked
for another rife, so he could 60 back and
kill four more! LIST Sergeant Thompson,
of Plainfeld, fred twenty. six shots, draw
ing his man nearly every time. He is
one of the best shots in the regiment. 10
Corporal Hutchinson, Co. D, the Col. gave
his silk handkerchief to waive as signal
to stop our artillery firing into us. When
half way across the creek, he was mortal
ly wounded, and exclaimed, II shall not
waive the flag, after all" The shot that
hit him, went through the handkerchief
making several holes.
Capt Pingree, Co. +, was the first man
the other side. Drawing up his revolver
to shoot, he had his right thumb shot
away, and Immediately afterward received
bad wound in his thigh. His LIST Lieut.
(Chandler) at the same time received a
shot which passed through his hand and
thigh. Capt. Bennett, Co. X, received q
dozen shots in his clothing, only one touch
ing his body, and that blistering his neck
; after cutting away part of his coat. Isl
Lieut. Whittemore, commanding Co. E
or the Lamoillc Co., was perfect tiger
fighting with terrible effect all before him
His LIST Lieut.. Austin of Johnson, be
, haved splendidly. The LIST Sergeant Q
Co. E, G. H. Holmes of Waterville, hac
, little bit shot out Of his left ear h,
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