Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-14
From the Vermont Cavalry

EDITOR FREEMAN Since the fight near
Drainesye las! week, much anxiety has been
felt for the cavalry boys who were then engaged,
send you the substance Of latter from my son,
rscsiysJ last evening which may relieve the minds
Of some who are interested
April !, 1868.
DEAR FATHER IL have bad news to write of
our company and regiment, but suppose you wish
to know the particulars.
a was walked about two O'Clock this morning
to have the men saddle for scout, and turned
out tveniy.seyen men and Lieut.. Holden who
with Cos. A. B, 6 and /, all under Capt. Flint Of
The atler company, in all about 100 men, went
up beyond Drajnesv,lls anc charged iu, with the
expectation Of finding Mosby with about 80 msn
but he had lef, shor; time before on ths pike
towards Lee.burg. We started oa after them
but my horse played out and lost shoe after We
had gone two or three miles, and vas sent back
aus or finding them was uncertain. Our men
however, soon overlook them, had fight, and
got badly whipped. As near as can learn, they
found them in 5arn.yard, and were so sure they
nad them that they did not keep closed uP, but
scattered out all rourd 20 as to be sure that none
shaud get away, and some Of the first that
charged brske, and the rebels charge, in turo, and
got thsm to going 50 that our men could not be
rallied, and we're driven Ike sheep in every d.
reci.on. The casualties in our company, (C) were
as follows:
Lieut.. Holden, sabre cut on the head,-no Sc
rio4', wac taken prisoner, but not having on strap
they did not think he was an officer and he slip
ped lhsm snd camo into camp on foot. sergi.
Aldrich wounded twice and taken prisoner ;
Corp. George, shot, and bis eg broken, was taken
prisoner, paroed, and left in the hospital. Corps
Rice and Blanchard, missing Foster wounded
and prisoner Cafrigan and Lauhy, missing;
Merton, shet in the bowel',-suppo'ed mortsllN
paroIsd and lef. in hospital W. Norris, and
Wardner missing Norihrop, wounded and
prisoner Boed shot in shoulder, not "riou',-
rode back into csmpi Sawyer, shot in breast,
seriously, paroied and brought to camp in ambu-
ancs Woodward, shot in left side, supposed
moriaIly, psoled asd left in so'piAl,-('nce
died y Waterman, missing; Wright, shot in
head and taken prisoneri Owens shot, arm broken
and taken prisoner. Eighteen in all, wounded
and missing from our company near three times
as many as ever lost bel fore. Some Of the other
companies Jared vor's than ours. Capt Flint
Of c.. |, k..ed,-ten shots through the body !
Lisu,. Grout same company mortally wounded.
Rssd, Co. !, killed Lieut.. Woodbury., Co. b,
killed Lieut., Sawyer, Co. b, woundsd and pr,-
oner. Probably more than half Of tho whole com
msnd we're taken. AT this rate, old Mosby will
soon play out the Vermont cavalry.
Perhaps You had b'uer send This to the FREE
MAN, that the particulars may be known, We
moved from DniuNiIle day before yesterday and
clmpol at Uaon Church, three miles above Lew
iusy.5, but it is said We are togo to Peach Grove
thrse miles South, to do picket duty. Yesterday
it 'nowed some SO it 10y about four inches d'sp.'
see by some Of the papers that some Of those
reported missing in the above letter have come
in, 80 the loss may not be quite as large as first
expected.
aMn by telegraph to me that he was sent to
Washington with the body Of Lieut.. Woodbury.
which il expected here to-uisht-alIo was sent
out with the ssdy Of Woodward Of this town.
Very truly yours
Waterbury, April s. SrlLLMAN RUoGLEs.