The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-04-29
Correspondence.
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fs..ssiag private sgser feaa oar eidesrrsPond-
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CsurtS zHe FmlR. April u, SCI
nr.h Fotgs.-wsa, here am, safe and
ssaal sat yesterday abeui jgis time danced
90 5 different tune our Brigsae STACKED he
rel.sl Ports Il froat q ns, and vs afed en- day
Part q eur cgmpany ucre pekcl cot far sharp.
steo,efs to pick oa tho rebel eAnaouisrs. We
i rnislcl before the pos, ~ day shooting Down
ssrr, nan We eoald see We pcrs only pre- eoi.
81 Is brush aud trres, aud the bails -his led
Lively. assure you. some u our 6cgimcEi
asil. sut they we're few 10 comparison g tbs b
Regiment.
I In froai of the Fort Is a creek. aud damned up
% that any 6rce which should aigfmpt to cross
aal lake them q, the poin, o. the bayonc, would
! have bard Sighting They lay 80 close behind
their breastNsrks lhat NC aogd 40 chance At
them: a, The inc tiae ae were obliged to re-
es.a under ti,eg calling 6re without cover
] Nal's ana A,re's BATTERIES threw sasi no shell
is,o Them - thlskly ihat ], was m exceedingly
snsa,e experiment for them 70 'how their heads
above the brcastworks aud they amused thcm-
SEIZE. tsr quite while Ia ,oriarng mule they
Ih,l inside, making him throw ap his head for
Us to shoot a. But Capt Mott soon Fa' oG
lo that business by throwing shell az the long
sarel gentleman, which burst right over ~
head, ana II he sustained no injury Il certainly
mus have confused his IDEAS Somewhat for h'
did not appear afterwards, About o'clock tbs
order was given to take the Fort nj the baJone
poin, on the right aud LETT. The 81 Regimen
\ waded the stream on the right, while The ca
took the et, and advanced toward the enemy
n the meantime the llh aud 9th Regiments wer'
in front The 4,h made gallant fciui in iloui
ceming directly IN front q the foe, right undo
nc enemy's fire 10 attract their attention frou
tht right and left tanks. The rebels poured
! yolhy into them, lat they were in "a sort Ct hol
r low, vhch, when they had reached, they fell Tia
e on tler faces, and the onemys volley passs'
: over teir heads. The Sd aud 9Th in the mean
: time rushed toward the Fort, and four eompa
L uesof the Oh got into the end Of it, but not beh
c supported had to lall back. Why these Reg
: mets were not supported, will lot underiak
r to ny; but think that under some General
), ourVermont Brigade would have won gloriou
4 yictuy Many Of our brave Green Mountai
IS Bows fell killed or wounded We retired acios
t the cieca and kept our old position. Last ngl
;. our Brigade worked all night making breas
i wokslo proteel cur artillery. Several OF Mott
= nlel we're killed; how many 10 not know, D.
!, 4. know that il no killed none Of the enemy
/ wasnot owiog to any flult q his, for there va
j. peiftct roar Of artillery all day, he THROWN
d shot snd shell right into their entrenehmsnt
c The. opened fire upon him with only one cal
+ non, nnd that he silenecd before they had dol
= must damage. Our Capiain had The skirts
p his coat considerably riddcd ly shower
d grape that was fired hy cur men, mlstaking !
for the enemy. Several Of our men were wonn'
d cd | expect every minute to &c ordered out
% will close ! have not heard from brothersint
Il left Alexandria Il seems strange that he don
81 write. Well. goodbye perhaps the nest er
= gagement am in | shall not escape as well.
y Ever your boy, ORLANDO.