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ilLNpquAETFE- - BRIGADE 3n ptv..f
6TH CoRr> July II lN63.
PITB T. WAsuwBN.
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Urn CoRrs July II. lN63.
PirrR 7. WAsuurRN.
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SIR Il have the honor Co report that this
Brigade was not hotly engaged at the battle
Of Gettysburg. We arrived upon tb. lat
tie-icld at about > % clock p. DE-. Of the second
day lattlr. having marched thirty miles
that day. The position taken hv the Brig
ade was on the extreme left ol the army.
where it was hcld IN reserve. r.. o. guard
against any flank attack On the lth inst.
the lth re- I was sent forward Z, feel of the
enemy right and quite sharp -birmi~h
followed. in which our men showed th.iru,u-
al gallantrv. Our loss WA, one man. John
f. NHr-hall, wounded IN the arm and knee
severely.
Yesterday the loth inst .ltan early hour.
We advanced i'rom E,onsbprp. pn the lla-,r,-
town Pike. tn. Eri.ld, had the advance
of thc lumutry 'or-c, hut ten Euior,l' =, cav
airy Was u the advance nl thi, Brigade The
enemy was met1blut three mile. from B9ous-
b,ro and driven bv thc cavalry about three
mile toprar Fnk-t,vu Here the cavalry
met tho cucmy'- infantry. and. after -kir-
mi-hiug while. icll back, leaving tine Bri.-
adc IN front. 40 thc time the cavalry fen
back this Brigade wl~ about ll mile, IN all
vance Of any support exert uur battery.
The Regiment, were disposed pi a- follows
the ith, Lt.-Col Lewis. and two o,mIauic,
Of the ~ were dcplpvcla- ~kirinishcr- ON the
left and the 9TH, Col. Elrney. was dcllpy-
cd a. ,kirmi,hcrs on tine right. holdins a
skirmi-h lime front of about two miles. the
lcft resting upon Antietam creek. The 5d
and 4th We're supporting the battery and th,
balance of the III was held in reserve. The
enemy. seeing the cavalry El hack. iumcdi
atclv advanced their .kirmi-hcr> % cain
crest and some wooj- previously occupied lr
our cavalry. But the 9Th and 9TH regiments
Immediately advanced their skirmi,hcr, and
took possession of The vupd> and crest before
the enemy could 10 80. The enemy then open
ed terrible artillery hrc uIpn our ,kirmi-h
line, and the woods. and continued il for
several minutes from batteries near Funk
town. l-vond the reach of our artillery.
10 was evident at a glance that the r,,si-
ton was an important ono. and that the cu-
.my would lc likely o. follow w o.. artil-
Icry fire hy an infantry attack. To- rcpcl thi,
Col ,toushton. of the lth. was sent L. sun
port the 9TH, and Col. >,1vcr, uf the 81. va,
sent 20 support the 18th. and the 81. Col. .
Walhrid-c, wa, brought forward % support
the battery. Colonel- >tou-ht1n and >taver
had instructions ~ dcploy Sd much of their
regiments a- might d. found nr.-
'ssarv, and % hold the line ~ an Ea1ar,l,
Their arrival wa opTortunc. for the enemy
not only threw forward his -kirmishcr,. hut
advanced strong lines pt infantry and ,tar,
u upon our skirmi~h line The advance
11- uoblv met and severely rrpul,cI. \ CON
siderable portion of tho itb. anI three COM
.anie, of the 5d were dcployci 10 strengthen
uch PORTIONS Of the linc Of the ith anil 6th
'- were attacked hv the cucmv'> main rorrr.
The enemy repeatedly charged upon our line.
mi wa, a, often met and driven back
While this was going on in front. DO V.,-
'uni that the enemy had advanced force
'n our left and We're crossing the Autictam
1 ret IN the rear of tlc left uf our s,irmi>b
lu.. CJi. Nalbridsc WIS Immediately dis
'atchcd with five cumIaui,s of the ID 90 rc-
sl their advance ami drive them I1ck. which
ATS most cfcctu1ly lone. \t this uoint of
imc the Brigade WAS nearly all dcplnvcd
,rou the ,kirmi-I line IS bich rAtcudol' a dis
au.-- Of - or three miles. with ur support
within "a milcs except the three companies
i tine 2d which we're left In support of the
artery.
4 wounded i5i-ou,r "a bulu 'yc took mivrui-
ID e., that the attacking PARTY was Nrdcr-
on old Brigade. ol : regiments The force
hich attemptcitl eros, the Antictlm %
ur left and rear. belonged 90 another com
laud. II was iurp--ihlc 9, concentrate our
lrcc, Cor our entire line was threatened. and
ben rePul>ei 90 one point, the encmywould
,rm his lines anew and advance upon au-
thcr The officers and men behaved an noblv.
dare not Varticularizc lest ! do injustice 10
thcrs Ny thanks are especially due 20 the
ommanlcr, OF regiments and the officers Of
lv staff Many or the men fired away sixty
md some eighty rounds Of cartridges, and a
cw supply of ammunition Wa, sent for and
rousht up during the engagement 1t Is be-
eyed that another iusiancr 90 a skirmish
ne. necessarily extending over - great dis
lncc. repeatedly rcpclliug the assaults Of
.rong line, oi infantry at different points.
mnUt bc found In the history of any war.
l. said. that ~ the enemy, lines went
ack m confusion, some OF our men Jumped
Ipn fence and tauntin.ly called them cow
rd.. told them 20 come back-that there
as nothing there but militia
Our loss was . killed and 50 wounded. in
Il bS. The cnemy's los could not have
cen less than POO or 800 for at every point
lcv were terribly slaughtered \ list of
mr. killed and wounded il herewith forward
J. Among our wounded regret 10 name
lch gallant ofhcers a. Col >toughton Of the
tn Vt, Lieut. Drury Of the II Vt, Lieut..
Iartin of the ith Vt. and Lieut.. Kimhall Of
&c 9th Vt.
| remain. very respectfully yours.
L. \. GRAM.
Col commanding Brigade.
The Inst or casualties is substantially the
inc as that already published hv the State
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