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

EXPOSED now to a cross.fre as wei, 'uV pit
creased hre In front, the Vermontna,,a Us iani
they wanted to stay, had to 90, In though
covering themselves behind trees 80 4. s9Vd orie,
as they went, they recrossed the st. a"u Ashtp,
Ing with them all their woundoa '' '.' clrrv
,l"n az all PROMISED survival Of their nn c'a
Many were now shot in the water, and pu's~
beyond all possibility of help. The ,U , sfoH1sl
of Lamo'lle County boy, not lG r 'a'suas
Why, sir, it was just like SAP. bo,;5y years Old
ssream-the bullets fell SO thick, is 81 Ia That
slye that use it as Il measure of intpn '' aFa
These brave men having backed o"s
deep water, formed on the dry land a"a q 'aa
the light anew, while many, not dot '%H 's55'a
volunteering through impulses Of soIdic SOLDIER, s'
Fotion and personal affection, dashed ivy "
stream again and dragged out the v tn,' Tie
who were clnging to the trees, and s;tt tYul15l
their heads just out Of water. julian = WIN
Of the Sd Vermont, Company &, Under a. .;' ''''j
| years OF age, was one of these bar,o, 'AVna
pulled cut no less than nine Of his ,ra. lie
comrades. lie twice went under fra r, "'u"a'-
the stream, aud brought back from ,ha ! "a, %vI@
the rIhe-pit John G. Backum, Of bis n,r g"t' G
pany, who was shot through the Lungs T TrI
rain Brown, who was helping him. was vas br ,sl, +,
shot through the thigh in the Inside AND 'i'l I
bled. Scott waded back, like the boy.ba.' 4' "a
is, and brought him safely over. ''''' IL
1t was sight to come oil the way from ~.
York to see-the mastery manner in wG. .S
Capt. Ayres saved the 4th Vermonts tour c,r
panes from the fire Of the Rebels, who sr,r,aai
more than a regiment full in their riao,n;.'
Tie moment he saw them form for cbor,as '% Y,
rode to every gun and directed it to be xi,l.sI
go as to shave the top of the broastwors sn'
then, In the magnetic manner which djstinonS.
es HIM in the field, required his Command n
serve the % pieces with the utmost nrs,b'
rapdity. This fire was literally IL bosom Of dps
truction. The shells burst with precision with; II'
in few inches Of the top of the parape,, and
over it. The Rebels dared NOS Lift thsmsava,
OR even elevate their heads above the el,, ~,
their beastworks to fire down on the Veru6Dtpr,
in the creek. Their guns necessarily were dis
charged at an upward angle, and their fire al
most wholly thrown away.
AS an evidence of the terrible accuracy of tAa
fire Of Ayres' battery, which sieuced oyeryre5J
gun, the Office: Of four of bis shots is very s;,.
niticant. A rebel regiment was moving asrjg';
angles to his position. lac fired q conlc! bal
at che file in which the flag was carried, cat
down the whole file and threw tho l.s 70 The
earth. The otner three shots, equally effective,
scattered the regiment like smoke. lhe n.y,
maxim is established that three guns in bat.
terry are equal to one hundred alO4t. The ma.
portion OF power between those in embrasurcs,
against those in position iii the 0Den field, il
nearly as great. When we CONSIDER TINT Capt
Ayres, with his fire of spherical case shot, from
level corn-tield, against large and exceeding.
ly strong work, silenced every gun in il, we can
appreciate the marvellous skill and scienc, with
which this officers justly celebrated battery j,
worked. Every shot took effect within the EN-
brasure and over the enemys pieces lie Ile'
rally swept and cleared the Rebels awa7 ..yl
their guns, and fur lshed q new and most in.sr
esting .act in the history OF artillery WARFARE
the possible superiority Of guns in aplain over
an equal Number protected by earlhworhs. Ie
affair is the subject of general and aYmjrlug COM
ment to-day among al the West Point officer:
who have heard Of it.
Among the incidents of the fight was the Re.
covery from ~ fever Q, Sergeant Fletcher Of
Company E, Sd Vermont, on lie sick list, and
the use he made OF his temporary health He
crossed the stream and went through the light
then on his return, was among those who went
back and rescued the wounded. On his return
to camp, he resumed his fever with asgnTa'
ton.
John Harrington, beardess orphan boy OF
II unarmed, went over and rescued out Of the
rihe-pit q disabled comrade.
Lieut.. Whitlemore commanded Company E.
which Is without Il Captain Tor some reason
This officer with his revolver, covered Harrns'
ton in his hazardous expedition, and killed seV'
eral Rebels who aimed their pieces at the Boy
His most intimate friend in the company, Fri
vate Vance, had been killed in the ride pit
Whittemore, enraged with SORROW, burst INTO
tears, and seizing the dead soldiers nusae'
stood over him, and threatened death 10 any
who should retreat ; and then STOPPING doWn
he took cartridge after cartridge from bis friend
box, and killed his man with every fire raging
with divine fury the while
All will recall the case of private Wa. oco1.
of the Sd Vermont, sentenced by Mcclellan isi ~
ran 10 DE shot Tor sleeping on MS posi- "".'
on the Potomac, and whom Simon Cameron
then Secretary of War. saved from his rlsorOu,,
fate. Among the foremost across the creek nu
the first to be killed yesterday, was this vt 'i
man-as brave soldier as ever died on the N''
of battle.
Among the phenomena of the fight was Wv "
condition of the uniform of Capt. benne', w. '.
Company K of the Sd. 1t had eight Oun,'
holes in it. One through the collar OF his cO.
one through the right coat sleeve, one tnrOustt
his pantaloons below the left knee, one throu9.
both pantaloons and drawers above the rsD'
knee. and four through the skirts OF bis co ,a
There was not u scratch upon this man 8 'AD,
The sharp-shooting was narvelous. Zen u, ,r'
with the telescope rifle, kept the reOoI' s"r
hours away from their largest gun, Every . mJr
who came near it was killed. 1t was n''', ".
useless for that long time Tho rebel WV. .'G
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