Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-07-10
THE VERMONT TROOPS IN THE
GREAT BATTLE

burg battle We infer this from the diagrams
in the New York Herald, from which it seems
that the 6th corps did not arrived until p.
NJ. Of the second days battle. when it was
placed in support Of the 9th corps, both to
meet the adyance-o f the rebel reinforoements
on the left. These troops were not engaged
On the other hand it seems that the Second
Vermont Brigade, embracing the nine months
men, were not in the hrst days battle but
ou'the second day the first army corps, en-
bracing the I'd Vermont Brigade, was station
ed at the front IN the centre, on cemetery
HIM. and in range of concentrated ERE Of all
the rebel batteries, which were ranged in
semi-circle on high land in their front. The
first corps held its position all day, and
Geographic dispatch to the Burlington Free
Psess, dated at Baltimore, July 9th, saysi
THE Brigade has done finely Los. in three req.
ment' thtee hundred andffly (S50) killed and wounded
Twelfth tnd fhreenh noti1 Gen. sannard wounded
ia leg not severely"
We are uncertain whether this means that
the 10Th AID 18Th regiments were. no. in
the fight, or that their returns Of killed and
wounded were "nos in" Probably they
we're not in the fight, inasmuch as dispatch
on ibo 9Th states that the 18th was at Bal
timore, on its way home. nIhy $50, aI0qsf
"A correspondent of the New York Herald.
writing on the 4tb, gives tho following ac-
count Of the battle Of the centre :: r heti
Tm ATTACK on ovR ogNrRR. .rs rasu
The centre WAS yet untried. SEEING 4 feF moments
~ rest they again mustered their orces and prepared
1assauit ~ in the centre. Here though we have not
fresh troops. had those who had days rest 1f
THE SECOND CoRPs l..,... .-. .
had assisted extent 10 the engagement, on the
previous day, but the fest had beeu IDLE sncc the battle
II Wednesday aud though greatly reduced in number,
wire fdly rested And az rous once more show their
prBwess when the attack ther two corps &efefll
laPTeRsTed foe IT, and having open 6eld IN which
night did noble work You have correspondents with
these corps who will fully ntrrate their deeds ofheroism
and the noble manner in which hey drove back their
THE ATTACK
q short duration but u less herveness than h,i
upon the left right But the enemy too much de
m0ralzsd aud TOO bidly punished to the
sasemen' win much earnestness, and we're easily dr'
They marched up the hill and speedily marched down
aga sadly Borsted by the encounter leaving tho hed
s[esn al over With rue dead and dyng, Jet again they
ried, and ranging their three corps along he pre-
pafed for fnAi assault a. determined to disc
weak poiRt somewhere aud sDou the Attack At
every point they assaulted Us aud at every point
nest uienAnd froshiug batteries dealing death sbd &C.
sttucon without stint. Their B,Oraie broken and
their assault hut weak Crowded f1rUafd hv dca-
petHe eommauqsfs ihef came % tho Work IN solid col
umns, but meeting the inevitable storm Of bullets and
canister that had earuly hinned their ranks during
the day, they not 80 be held under H.
DISORDER OF rHE COLUMNS
To- Wild order they lel back hrst In one position anu
thea 40 another lbul they vcrt everywhere tepulsed
and A. hve 2 NJ the last u them bad wthdrswn ithAs
bten Aterblc day The ground all abound red with
blood ind covered With nAngcd bodies We had gain.
ci mos, decisive victory BY acting wholly on the deien
svc. The day was outs beyond all question
The lst Vermont Brigade. sixth Army
Corps, was doubtless in the third days bat
tie. July 80, which, sAys the Herald, was
the most fierce and decisive Of the war. 1t
was commenced at early daybreak on our eK-
IRENE left by determined attack by the enc
my with masketry and artillery. The attack
met by the 9th corps and portions Of the
LIT and 9Th, the Sd lying at hand in reserve.
The battle ragged hercely at this point for
nearly three hours, when the enemy fell back
yielding to Us The ,ohole Of The battle, field Of
that morning. as well a, of the previous day"
The right was attacked iuriously by the
rebels, again and again; but this time the
lth and 18th corps met the rebels and drove
them every time and after twelve hours Of
incessani fighting, the rebels were beaten at
every point and our forces held nearly the en-
tire battlefield IN their possession.
LATER.
The questionable dispatch to the Free Press
has been satisfactorily interpreted. The 18th
and 18th Vermont regiments were in the
fight, and behaved calamity A correspon-
dent OF the Boston Jouraal names the oh,
18th, l4th. 15th, and 10th regiments as be-
iog present and constituting Stannard's brig
ade, and the n Y Tribune names Lieut.
Carlos D.. Williams. Co F and Lieut.. Edgar
NJ. Rounds, Co. X, 18th regiment as being
wounded-the first in the arm and the last in
The hand
The following came as special dispatch
to the Burlington Times,
su Spsaa,sto he Batlngton Time.
r..-ss .Hs NEw YuRK, July T.
rhe 18Th, IAN and 10Th behaved splendid
" in the Getlysburg battles
Coll Randall. with FIVE companies, retook
from the enomy n battery and captured two
rebel guns
The 10th, Col Veszy, captured the oolors
and baitle-aags and took 500 prisoners from
the2d Florida Brigade. o r
The following is list nearly complete Of
the casualties Of the I'd Vermont Brigade in
the battle: .s- aas- 5000. sh
THIRTBHSTH Rs0fNKsT-I
Lieut. Col ~ u Muns0n slightly. . ..,.....
Sergeant Ma II VI Shnih, Killed 3 |.
r-lstlient John a Sennott. co a, mortally '.r
Sergeant Thos Blake, 60 a. do IEt 4Il.I..
john Cane, co A, missing ,...-....- .. ...t "a
Brdin, % A, db
Catlan, co A. do f'.a I7
Anthpny Donuelly, co A, do as.eaU f.ft.f.
HeTgan, co A, do
NJ Nelis co A, do
X Ready, CO A, do '.' . i' '''
Woodruff, co A, do si" 'n
u Wilson, co b. KILLED .Ir. .r,.. ..
q Dana, co u, severely ..
--' PMker, co Is, do
A n chase, co B,do hns t'
Simmons, co &, do HUrsH- II g..H
III Marlin, co q, do l ..-....
W Benjamin, co G., slightly
S Caswel 60 e do l"H
A Neye, co q. do la1.fIr H'sI
W q snow. co &, do M ..a .. ID. Y. Ia. IL
WAkeheld, co G, do ....s -....
q Watson, co C, do
Ii Miles. co G, do 'f''s-'i
q Pierce co g, mi sing a..
v GenArt, co c. do .r .. d. ..t. ..,... ...