Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-16
Battle Of GOld;ng's Farm---Ths Fifth
wisconsin heard from.

Heretofore we have heard bat little Of
tbs part taken by the 9th Wisconsin in
the fighting before Richmond The fol
lowing notice, however, OF the battle at
Golding's Farm, gives some particulars OF
2 severe fight in ,fhich the 9TH Wisconsin
took a conspicuous part, doing credit to
themselves as well as to the state from
which they hail:
The general detection that followed the
retirement O. our troops across the Chick
ahominy was particularly relieved by the
good news of two considerable successes
by the division Of Gen Smith, who held a
position ora the extreme right consisting
of line of breastworks and two redoubts
The left of these redoubts was strongly con
structed, and Lad much annoyed the enc
my, who had reason that if heavy artii-
lery were placed on it they might be com
PEELED to evacuate the high grounds at
both New Bridge and Old Tavern. In
deed, it commanded these and other
points.
Accordingly, when assured of the sue
cess Of the left wing OF their army, the
rebels seemed determined to seize the OPP
portunity of advancing upon Smiths re-
doubt This duty was assigned to Toomb
Georgia brigade, one of the best organi-
cations in the Confederate service. They
drove in our pickcts about I clock on
Friday evening, and advanced with close
volleys of musketry, in two lines of bat
tie. Hancock brigade, consisting Of the
9Th Wisconsin, 9th Maine, 43d n Y, and
49th Pennsylvania regiments, was imme-
| diately under arms, as indeed they had
been ali day, expecting to Join in the con-
test on the other side They advanced
over piece of cordaroy road, passed the
redouht 70 the right and after trayersing
bottom or decliyity, formed in line of
battle about a third of mile from the
redoubt and on the ascending slope of a
| hill
Here they threw themselves on their
bellies, SO that they could Just peep over
crest by rising TO their knees, and waited
the onslaught Of the enemy The pick
cts skirmished right into the main bod,
! the rebels coming pell nell after them.
| hoping TO capture the whole force, when,
/ just as they turned the crest of the hill,
| Hancock's Brigade and Brook 5th Yer
mont regiment gave them a staggering
| FIRE At the same moment the artillery
| from the redoubt and below opened upon
them and they fell right and left in heaps
and files, until the desperation Of the
Georgians had to be changed to doubt and
| then to a panic
As they attempted to fall hack our men
| rose to their feet rushed some distance
and lay down again, pouring in as before
murderous volleys. The whole fight
| lasted half an hour or an hour. and ended
| in one hu' lreI dead Georgians being left
upon the field. Our loss was exceedingly
slight, as our men were not only properly
generalleA, but the regimental officers of
| this brigade. are some of the most efec-
tive in the service-as Col Cobb of the
Fifth Wisconsin; Col Burnham, of the
Sixth Maine; Col Vinton, of the Forty
ninth New ork. DC
The following are the casualties in the
Fifth Wisconsin Regiment
Capt Horace Walker, wounded in the
arm. with a shell; Capt VIM Evans, dan
gerouslv wounded in the abdomen; Ser
geant Morris Mullins, wounded in the lee,
VIM Turpin, wounded in the knee JAS.
Anderson. wounded in the leg John Tus-
can, Jsrnes Watson, Lewis Cotz, Daniel o.
kiplay, Corporal Reese Walker, Corporal
H. ) Nanhorman, H J. Lawton. ". Nc
Pheeters, H. O. Saunders. all wounded
more or less severely Total, IL