Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-09-19

our brave, but Heaven hhO"ei htSN
ment, tomorrow marches forth stripped Vi
the old hlg we wOrshipped. -aye, ana ioi
which hundreds would die,-presented us
bv Gen. Washburn, as we stood knee ueeP
in the SHOWS of our mountain state, Only 10
regain them, by the enactment OF drama
wherein grim death triumphs 10 every scene
The allegation is unfounded and unjust
the disgrace uumeTited and dlsheartening'
| assert, aud upon the assertion stake my
all. that the 9TH Vermont Regiment con-
Quoted themselves, as regiment credlt1oiy'
q. can and will be proven in court oi inqul-
". The regiment Is dlsgraced Tor no reason
Ia the world but the malice and envy oil
those not engaged in the fight. These state
timents make. and in making them speak
the verdict OF all the officers and men IN Tue
regiment. By reference to the order, you
will see that Col. Roberts Is said to have
fallen while rallying his men. That he ieil
while giving orders to his regiment - true,
having dismounte1, his horse becoming IN
manageable. aud standing near Co. but
,rker be fell the regiment was Standing hrm
as a rock under a most deadly fire, without
one broken file, at the same time loading
and firing very rapidly.
Again it is alleged that the regiment re
fused 10 march to the aid Of the Outnumber-
Ell and almost overwhelmed lndianians. =
Tbs Eth Vermont regiment never refused to
march, and one thing IS true, that every
movement executed brought US under fire
from either artillery or musketry. Fhe reg
iment was never ordered to support the 2lst
Indiana IL is said we fired Into the same
regiment killing and woundlng several. =
The regiment stood unmOyed under fire, with
out returning the same until ordered BY Gen.
Williams to load aud fire rapidly as possible.
That order heard myself from the lips OF
Gen. Williams not twenty minutes before he
fell mortally wounded.
Again, in the order it is sud that John
Donaghue, 4th Mass. battery, brought of
| from the camp Of the It'll Vermont regiment
| their colors at the time Of retreat. This
charge Is wholly uniOunded. When we form
| ed a line Of battle and moved into position,
we took only the national flag with Us, the
State flag being left in Col. Roberts tent
| The last named flag after the action. was by
! sergeant Ross Of Co. B, unstrapped from the
| tent pole of Col. Roberts tent, and present.
/ ed to 1t Col. Fullan, who sent the same to
/ the hospital. The cOlors brought by John
| D0naghue from camp, consisted OF a small
Tag formerly used as marking aas in bat
| TALON drill, and which had been used tY
/ Major Holbrook while in command at Fort
| Pike. as a boarding flag for vessels passing
the Fort, and afterwards used as b.otting pa
| per IN the adjutant's Office, and thrown aside
as worn out. That, sir, is 10 possession Of
| Mai HObroOk So much tor our c1i0rs
WI ca we are represented as deserving Ii
is ialseho-d No nm VIII presume 10 utter
go an 0thcer OF our regiment. The nationa.
| flag was borne 10y the color bearer Of the
| regiment, sergeant : ". PIrkaurst. who
brought the same on t. line on which To
/ torn our regiment ou that memorable mJrn'
and hy him was carried throughout the en-
| tire action, AMI which under murdeyoGs
/ IRE BE held alliI AMI hcpt whore the resi-
mont could SUE aud rally II need De around
| d.. That alg WAS ever where 1t sh,uiI b.
and n1blY dld be stand by and bear the
same from the field, wi,houtit- once leaving
| bis hands. Thus % imle1cn The bravery %
a man who stood the test u blil Run cre4I-
/ lciy 70 hims D! and tis conn "ny, AS lsi
| Lieutenant. and O. publish O. tie Country
| that other bands than DIS bore OUT az rom
| the field Ji bittie, is a statement - UNI lsi,
| that pray u ID II may never STAN the au-
/ mails % our history. watched 10 TIE sm Ike
I OF battle our hi-' aud Wa.cI.d hun BRING
/ the same 10 where we hAI'-d.
Ihus,-ir, trust have IT, ven % -rn 5lt
| that our cllJrs Were borne by none other
| than our own resIm -n'il c'.'.-l-ar-r- Oar
| c1llIs .elt Us not ior one ~ ]nrni' am yet
/ we are deprived OF them l oelieVe MAJOR
| Gen Butler thus acts upon hls best Juls-
ment upon reports furnished him, ami '--
ments The disgrace 0i our most surely uuI0r-
Ilnate regiment,
In conclusion nave 70 say tlit t-e 1r-ef
seems 10 Us IKE the death kneI Oh me 'ih
| vermont Regiment. IL i our own Useen
[ Mountain STATE tAat We mourn i1r' iog o.
/ leve me- we can anu VIII dIe' Out those
l col1Ts snail De restored u the regiment. We
I leel mortified anu chasriueI th1t our State
must be dIsgr-ced by us Heaven knows We
struggled to % o II du-Y. while we knew our
| brothers were ial-inS Use leaves oi autumn
| upon the Potomac 10 defense oi TIE Oh lig
that we would a thousand times rather DIE
| Tor than De dlssrac9d.
Our regiment entered the contest win Tut
some ZOO men all tod the remainder beng
Sex 10 quarters ana hospitals anu Waen tie
battle was raging nerces- th'ss sex men
were ordered 10 TIE river oy an ala OF Zen
| nIlams, iof safety mus comes The lm-
/ prs5sio 'Iat ou' ieH en- o'oAe anu Iau.
we "lsh Tue people OF vermont 70 know
| the iAets OF the case ana we VIII TO the
struggle put men u5q'iuS IN Ine clnse we
are men VINO ua'e sIHeroI "na' We nave "a
tue Hulu'ss s-lse OF 'leAsOuIs oEceFs ana
men VINO ior zen Gays aiter our arrival at
baton rouge ourleu our 1eal al tne rate oil
QUE '"o enu 'HIee Per Jay Hoh com plnY'
alu ~ JUG 4'J ~ l9t n'ne ngn sue " sue
.nreo RON t.cu % oOu lAuIss D. ana H.
! O"heh at er'Raue reviews soh' companies
were utterly iuo1 ilo,'a'eu IIom oelnS re-
/ presented, rs '1ey nsI NOT men enough 70
care i0r tue SICK anu uyinE' anu give d usaa
c'niI41e 4 cnI'S'iih ouIlaiJ Say "neh IN
tna' Gonaiuon tney were oalIeq upon t.
nsn, 'nlI oioOuy ult'i I.,' ol D4lon houSe, ana
mug 1po1 1I our I isn, anu a. 81, S. , as