The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-04-26

II,
the artillery poured in the she'll aud canister
a, terrific rate. fling over the heads of oul
troops.
Bat nc re endorsements came. and they
commenced to fall back. trying to carry
their dead and wounded; they reached the
bog. when the Retels again filled the ditche:
they had Left, and commenced . galhng flrs
upon them The water lad been let out o.
the upper dam, and as tits very low DAT u
had now two feet more water than when
they went over. y number Of The wounded
could rot get through. and fell exhausted to
str,nsle in The mud; many stuck fas, and
we're shot through the head, while msny
we're killed and woand-d be ore they reach
cd The shelter OF the woods.
Seven companies OF the Sixth Regiment.
4. B. c. D, E. and II. were ordered to
lake a dash. They crossed partly at the
dam, but before they could get to the
trenches The Rebels drove them back and
took several prisoner.
Corporal Cox. o. Companv A, was taken
b. two men, aud he cried for help: more
came. but in a moment on of his enemies
fell dead. pierced by the ball Of sharp
shooter: he ,hrottled the other. seized his
gun, ard threw himself into the edge of the
dam, where he lay until it became dark.
hen he crossed. aud to day brought in his
own gun and that of his eaptor.
Edwin r. Dodge. of Co II. Sixth Rsgi-
ment, was shot 10 the leg; he got on the
back of c. Whitney. and as he was carry
ing him through the bog. ball pierced
Whitney's arm and into Dodg-'s body. lie
fell into the water and was drowned
Whitney escaped bu, will probably lose his
arm.
There are other instances of daring. hero
ism ard noble acts; these are but n sample.
and SO to show the material of which the
Vermont troops are made.
The Fourth and Fifth were not so much
exposed, being on the right wing, and their
loss is h,l.t their men were killed and
wounded while acting as pickets and Skin
Fnishers.
A list at the field hospital gives the fol-
loving total of casuslties-kiiled. wounded
and MISSING: Second Vermont ]; Third Yer.
mont, 62: Fourth Vermont, 10; Fifth Yer
mont. 8; Sixth Vermont, 81; Motifs Bat
terry. 9. Total. li5 OF these about - are
killed, or will die from their wounds.
Never, until we stool BY the grave OF the
Green Mountain boys. did we realizs how
much stranger is truth than fiction. Your
readers will all recollect last summer n pri-
sste was court mar,ialrtl fer sleeping on his
post out rear Chain Bridge, on the Upper
Potomac. He was convicted; his sentence
was death; the finding was approved of by
the General and the day fixed for bis execu
ton. He was youth of more than ordi
nary intelligence; he did not beg for pardon.
but was willing to meet his fate.
The time drew near; the stern necessity
of war required that an example should be
made OF some one; his was an aggravated
case. But the case reached the ears Of the
President; he resolved TO save him; he sign
ed pardon and sent il out; the day came.
"Suppose," thought the President. my par
don has not reached him " The telegraph
was called into ,equisition; answer di !
did not come promptly. Bring my CARR
age he ordered. II came, and soon the
important STATE papers were dropped, and
through the hot broilng aud dusty
roads he rode to the camp. about ten miles.
and saw that the soldier was saved.
He has doubtless forgotten the incident
bat the soldier did not. When the Sd Yer
mont charged upon the rifle pits. the enemy
poured volley upon them. The first man
who fell, with six bullets in his body. was
VIM. Scott. of Co. X His comrades caught
him up. and as his life blood ebbed away,
he raised 10 heaven. amid the din Of war.
the cries of the dying, and the shouts Of the
enemy, prayer for the President. and as he
die! he remarked TO his comrade that he
had shown he was no coward and not afraid
to die.
He was inferred in the presence Of his
regiment in a little grove about two miles
to the rear of tbs Rebel fort, in the center
Of a group CT holly and vines; few cherry
trees. in full bloom. are scattered around
the edge. Ia digging his grave skull and
bones were found, and metal buttons, show
ing that the identical spot had been used in
the Revolutionary war for our fathers who
fell in the same cause. The Chaplain mar
rated the circumstances to the boys. who
stood round with uncovered heads. He
prayed for the President. and paid the most
glowing tribute TO his noble heart that we
ever heard The tears started in their eyes.
as the clods Of earth were thrown upon him
in his narrow grave. where he lay shrouded
in his coat and blanket
The men separated. La few minutes all
were engaged in something around the
camp; but that scene will live upon their
memories while life lasts. The calm look
of Scott's face, the seeming look Of sa,isfac-
ton he felt still lingered; and could the
Pre,i lent have seen him, he would have
felt tina, his act Of mercy had been wisely
bestowed. Bat the csnnon's roar is to be
heard toward Yorktown. aud We must be off
10 the scene.