The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-23


In making the graves the bones and buttons {
those sleeping patriots were dug up, and tn
Sons of Vermont fallen in this struggle to pre-
serve the Union they established, are now SLEEP
ing with the homes of their fathers. What a
incident for the pen Of poesy
Several incidents will be furnished you in du
time, but cannot forbo.r giving the fo'lo"in.
which eclipses all the I" narrow escapes eve
heard Of
have told you that only two companies o
the 9th succeeded in crossing the creek, ant
they were almost compelled and | am told or
dered TO come back. In their retreat Corpora
Cox of Company A, noticed one of Ills mess
mates wounded on the bank of the creek. IL,
Immediately returned and assisted him over, bu
seeing another, also wounded, some distance ul
the bank towards the earthworks, he return;
the second time TO assist his brother soldier
just as he was in the act If raising the wounded
man two rebels seized him by the arms and led
him up the bank, asking all manner of insult
ing questions. They had not gone far, however,
before wh--z comes bullet and rebe No. |
falls. In less than minute there is another
w-h-i-z and No. 2 sleeps with his companion -
Cox then creeps toward the creek the bullets OF
the enemy and the shells Of his friends flying all
around him. He crosses the creek silently, and
remaining concealed till after dark, he makes
his way up to our pickets and gets safely into
camp, where he could hardly tell his story for
weeping. That brave and noble soldier cried
like child after the danger Was all over
There has been but little doing to-day. Some
artillery shooting, but no infantry attacks. The
rebels have been very quiet.
Coils. Hyde and Lord both led their men across
the creek. Gen. Brooks, whom we have all
loved SO much, We now fairly worship. When
the old man saw the Sd lmpng and creeping
back tears irickled down his manly cheeks, and
when he received the order to send the 9th across
he nearly cried, and for awhile seemed beside
himself You have now all the particulars at
my command. but soon shall have more
LIST OF KILLED IN THE THIRD VERMONT.
Go. F-Sergeaut Perry, Corporal Wilson, Pri.
Yates A. Boyington, n. George, d. NJ. Morse.
j. Eldridge, W. Downer, B. Wilson
Co. D-L. h. Briggs. James Coopman, r.
Campbell, f. Danforth, J. Neal, j. La Bow. Al
fred Taylor, Daniel Elliot, o. Stevens, J. Sweet
land.
Co. K-Wm. Scott, the same who was sen.
fenced to be shot for sleeping on his post some.
time ago; d. Waterman, 2. Deyine, j. Battun.
F. Sewneyille, -- Willie.
Co. E-W. p. Vance, f. Thompson, T. Thorn
as, j. Rowe, Charles Wells.
This is as full rs can get it from the Sur
geon's report of the Third.
WOUNDED IN THIRD VERMONT.
Go II, (&. ADans) --J. Bush thigh, slightly
+. 5. Dana, leg, slightly.
Co. b, (Corenty. corp. Flood, calf Of leg
Co. b, johnson. )-J. C. Backum, left
breast, mortally; Ephraim Brown, thigh, bad
ly; Chas. Turner, thigh, badly Calvin Fuller,
thigh, badly G. X. Hill left ann badly; d.
Ellis, left arm, badly Carlos l., left hand :,
slight LIST Sergeant &. FL. Holmes, ear, slight !;
Missing-C. W. Wells. last seen in water; John
Rowe, morally wounded and left on the field.
There were 40 men in this Company.
Co. x, (Calais)-Serg't Ferris, right breast,
not dangerous Corporal A. j. W hite, left
shoulder, BADLY; William II. Green, left arm
slight; Thos. Conwell, thigh, MORALLY; James
McManus, left hand slight; W. II. Emmons,
right elbow, slight Samuel Wales, left shout
der, badly; James McCarty, right eye, slight ::
N. Wilson, left arm, slight; Daniel Ellis, ear
and hand slight. Al men in this Company.
Co. ID, (Charleston)-Corporal Hutchinson,
abdomen, leg and hand, MORALLY; Wesley Da-
Wis, lett shoulder, badly; j. Bishop, groin, bad
ly; }. blanchard, right thigh, slightly II. Van
Sleet, right arm, badly; Geo. Washburn left
aim, slight; ]. d. Niles. breast, slight; j. Mo-
randville, LETT side, slight; Ira 4. Morse, across
the back. slight; A. Il. Wilson, right arm
slight. Missing--Samuel Sweetland, David FL
hot and .. Q. Stevens, all wounded and left on
the field. Cd men in Company
Co. +, (Hartforo)-Capt. S. L Pingree,
hand and thigh, slight; LIST Lieut.. e. A. Chan
dler, hand and leg, badly; Charles Burnham
neck and chin, not dangerous; j. Butterfeld
right side, not dangerous Calvin Dyke, back
OF head, not dangerous; &. A. Perry, right hip
not dangerous; Charles f. Royce, leg, not dan
gerous; Il. Rowell, groin, slight Jones Smith
lett shoulder, badly j. e. ornalley, right cheek
slight Alexis Wright, side of head Corporal
rairoanKs, rlgnt arm, slight Chas. Ii. Page,
right elbow, badly; A. Z. Read, groin, not dan
gerous; Willis Whitcomp, thigh, not danger
Gus; F. g. Merrill, badly and left in rifle p ~ ;
Moses George, leg badly and left in rifle pit
Missing, j. e. Eldrdge. VIM. L. Hurd. Killed
and loft Oh field, Geo. Kibbee and D. M. Morse.
4S men in action.
Co. A, (SprngfelO-A. Bailey, right arm
broken, and right breast, dangerous A. Patch,
right leg not dangerous; &. Whitcomb, right
arm sluht