The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-11
From the Sharpshooters.
NEAR GETTYSBURG, Pa, July jt

As there is a chance to send out letters | man
age 10 get few minutes time to send few items
of information for your valuable paper. We
reached this place on Wednesday, too late, how
ever, to participate in the fight that day. Thurs
day, July I'd, the battle was opened by the sharp
! shooters Cos. F. d, and E, 1st regiment, were
sent to skirmsh in apiece of woods about one-thrd
OF mile in width, on the left of the road to Get
tysburg. We were deployed across tie wood and
advanced till we met the enemy's pickets, which
were driven in, when we discovered small force
of rebels trying to get between our right flank
and the road. We turned our attention to them
and soon drove them back in confusion. We
continued to advance, and enCounterng their Skin
mishers, with voley and shout drove them
back to the main body, which consisted of whole
division, forming three lines Of battle. The firing
now became very brisk, and We found it very
warm work, but held our ground till the Sd Me.
| Regiment was sent to our support, when the con.
test was kept up until the object of the movement
was accomplished, which was to find the situation
and strength of the enemy in this direction. Then
we were ordered to fall back into wheat field,
where we lay till, in the progress of the battle,
we became exposed to q storm Of shell. When, our
mission accomplished, we were ordered to the
rear out of range, and took no more active part
in the battle that day. Co. suffered some in
this action. Sergeant A. H. Cooper was shot
through the head and instantly killed. Geo A.
Wooley had his right arm shattered, which has
since been amputated. Wm H. Leach has not
been seen since, but we hope he will yet come
around. A number of others had holes made by
bullets through their clothes and equipments.
Friday afternoon we we're sent out in front Of
some rebel batteries, where we were.exposed to a
tremendous Smelling, but our Co. (F) received no
damage. A body of rebels advancing to make a
charge was surrounded and some hundreds of
them captured, besides many being killed. This
feat was accomplished, believe, by the 10th YER
mont regiment, who also took two stands Of col
ors During the night, which we passed on the
battlefield the rebels fell back with their batter
les and the next morning Saturday we had to
90 and skirmish for them again. We found them
not far off in some force, but did not succeed in
drawing them out, thoagh We had some sharp
practice with their pickets, in which Corp. L. D.
Grover, and C. B. Mead Of Co. F, were wounded
both in the head, but neither are considered dan
gerous. There has not been much fighting since
except picket firing. In the afternoon it rained
in torrents and continued nearly all night.
To-day they are picking up the wounded and
burying the dead. For more comprehensive
account of affairs here, you must refer to the pa
pers. think the rebels are beginning to wish
themselves back in Dixie. We have captured
several very large baggage trains and | cannot
tell how many prisoners.
7. S. A scouting party have just found W.
w. Leach on the field badly wounded through
the body. In haste, w. W.
IS. The I'd Regimental Chaplain has just
arrived from Washington, where he had been af
ter the Sharpshooter's mail When he got tc
Emmettsburg he was taken prisoner by squad o
rebels, and the mail was captured but he succeed
ed in escaping hmself-there was none but pr
vate mail. w. w.