The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-03
[Our War Correspondence
From the Third Vermont Regiment.
CAMP WINFIELD SCOTT, Va, }
Aprjl 26. 1862. {

wrote you, and from far different locality. |,
was, too, when we were In more peacea bic times
30 Tar as the army OF the Potomac IS concerned
AT that time toraging party in an enemy's
country, where We met here and there cavalry
man, and he compelled to look over his shoulde!
IN order to get view of us, Was worthy a let
ter. do not see any communication fom the
Vermont Third, and as only two of US have ever
written, and one of these, cd. M. Nj, - now
sleeps the soldiers dreamess sleep, killed across
Warwick river, am left alone to tell you the
story Of our fight and our repulse. OF course
the telegraph has, ere this, told you how, On
the 10th day Of April, at three o'clock IN the
afternoon, two companies D and F, of the YER
mont Third, supported by companies E aud X,
were ordered to storm the tort near Lees Mill
and carry it at the point of the bayonet; and
how officers and men girded up their loins for
the deadly conflict, and rushed into and through
the river, armpt deep, u little band Of about
one hundred and sixty souls, against at least
three thousand well armed men, protected By
we'll constructed riile-plts, and within easy sup
porting distance of at least ten thousand infan-
try and artillery; how they drove them from
their works, and fought them for forty live long
minutes, until the unwecome order came to fail
back, bringing the dead and wounded as far as
possible with them and how, Of that small
number, over one-half, or elghtyt two, were either
killed or wounded, and only three wounded men
were lell in the hands Of the enemy. This you
have read in different styles Of writing, but of
course you cannot as yet have been told the lit.
tie incidents as we'll, perhaps, as | can tell you
them, who, unfortunately, happened to be on
the spot.
We s1arted a. early morning, from our camp,
and stealing through the pines, approached
within about sixty yards of the creek, when
companies B, Capt. West, &, Capt. Corbin, G,
Capt. Allen, II, Capt. House, and 1, Capt. Mel
son, were thrown out as skirmishers in our front
and on left flank. AT three clock. Col HYDE
ordered companies ID, Capt. harrington, and +,
Capt. Pingree, to lake the lort,-he having re-
celved the order from his perior,-saYlng
I" You shall be supported by companies f. Lieut..
Whittemore, and X, Capt. Bennett" Compa-
MEG D and were deployed about five feet apart.
Company under command OF Lieuts Kenes-
sou and Buck, and under command Of Capt.
Pingree and Lieut.. Chandler in advance, and
Company e, under command of Lieuts. White
more "nd Austin, and K under Capt. Bennett,
and Lleuts. Smith and Pearce, close at hand SUP
porting, the whole under command of Capt
Harrington. We drove them at the point of
were compelled to pause and commence firing,
and tor iull forty-hy5 minutes the unequal con-
test went on ever and anon the hoarse roar OF
Motifs battery, adding its bass to the shril ire
BILE Of our rifles and the sing of the bullets,
while Vermonters were cut down in the flower
of youth, the strength of manhood, and one or
two IN the decline OF age, slaughtered for their
countrys cause; each Instant making some mai.
q. ,,yba ita nd,
childiess, some mother alone in the world, and
adding many groan to the many heaved on ac-
count Of this unrighteUus rebellion. Officers
seized the guns from the nervcless dead, and
fought side by side with those they commanded.
Needless OF the death Iaded-bullet thac sung by
them harmless, or crashed through skull and
BRAIN OF some poor soldier from Vermont, l.
WAS ii struggle OF desperate men against desper.
ate odds, --anG many a rebel bit the dust on
chat terrible day but to no purpose they were
ordered back, and suilenly they came, conscious
OF doing their duty, but mourning its b5otIess
effect.
AS have yet seen no correct list ofkilled and
wounded, have concluded to give it in such
plain writing that 10 mistake can occur unless
by neglect
KILLED.
u.
Henry Hill, James Goodman, Samuel Sweet
land, Alfred Taylor, John Neal, Sewell Dan
forth, Orlando Z. Stevens, David Campbell Jr.
David 4. Elliot, Joseph LeBay, and Lucius E.
Briggs.
Co. E-Privates, Walter P. Vance, Samuel
Thompson, Frank j. Thomas, Charles w.
Wells
Co. E-sergs. j. F. Perry, Corp. D. c.
Wilson. Privates A. l.. Boynton, X. Wilson,
W. Ii. Downer, w. H. Hurd, d. M. Morse,
f. e. Morrill,, Moses George, q. Kibbie.
Co. K-Privates, Felix Cenneville, James
Batsen, Ezekiel d. Waterman, William Scott,
Alonzo F. Wiley.
WOUNDED.
60. D--Priva,es, jeremiah Bishop, leg .Do-
seph Blanchard, leg Trc1es Vancellette, arm
Wesley DAVIS, arm Ira L. Morse, back ia.
son ID. Niles, breast; George w. Washburn,
arm Amos Ii. Wilson, arm, slgh, Thomus
Reynolds, arm, slight.
Co. E-Sergt. G. H. Holmes. privutee,
Ephraim Brown, Chester r. Hill Carlos Lunge,
David Ellis, Charles Turner, Calvin Fuller,
John q. Backum, John Roe "a prisoner.)
Co. F--Capt. Samuel Il. pingree, Lieut. Ed
win A. Chandler, Corporals l. b. Fairbanks,
F. Mccall. Privates. J. Bulterfield, &. Burn
ham, G. Dyke, E. Perry, Z. Royce, X. Row ell,
}. Smith, J. Smalley, a. Wright, c. Page, a.
Z. Reed, w. Whitcomb, and &. Eldrldge "a
prsoner.)
Co. K-Sergt VIM. Jones Ferris, Corporals AL
bert j. Hoyt and William II. Green. Privates.
Thomas Connel, W lillian Ii Emmons, Daniel
Ellis, James McCarty, James McNlanus, Ma
thanel l.. Wilson, Patrick Divine Ga prisoner,
and Samuel Wales.