Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-05-15
The Gallant Charge OF the Green
Mountain Boys!

T. spoken Of in the highest terms of prai,
o., from all quarters. We quote the particr
80 lars from various sources, and give ther
III below. A correspondent of the Montpelie
freeman. says:
The Vermont Brigade suffered severe
't " in charging the heights of Fredercks
1t burg Sunday. The charge was made acros
a, field about half mile, and then up steer
n hill covered with brush and filed with r;a,
i puts. Three rife pits and a breast-work
were captured, and the charging party then
rushed on to another hill where the enemy
were concealed in the woods. Col. Grant
led the regiment which had the right off the
: whole line, riding IN front until within Ia
$ yards of the enemy, and then dismountinr
: and taking his place in the rear of his COM
: mand. The Vermont boys al! behaved
splendidly, not man fnching."
The 9Th Vermont was placed in the seq.
J ond line of battle on the eve. of the An
ana when the enemy had charged upon and
drove the first line, and arrived within On
ieet OF our Boys, (who lay fiat upon the
ground) our gallent Colonel f. L. Barney
orderd:" UP AND FIRE BoYsi Cu,Rcp =,
There were no need of further orders AZ
cept to quit the pursuit of the fleeino enemv
when they had been driven to point be-
You'd where the attack upon us had first been
made and the enemy in twice our numbers
taken prisoners. Darkness however which
soon followed enabled most of the prisoners
10 make their escape. but we took across
the river number greater than our own
regiment. Two CoIonels were inchd.d n
the prisoners. ' -
An officer in the Sixth Vermont Tins
writes:
we crossed the river on Saturday n;ch,
the I'd instant, and moved towords ia
'eights at daybreak on SUNDAY. Abo,,
ciock' T, NJ. we charged--our right fore
ing one OF the strongest works. We nassad
over plain half a mile wide, then ,brouob
reVine where the rebels slaughtered the
lr'sn brigade, In the first attack, and then
y Inc heights, our regiment being the % |
me on Inc crest, having passed by two other
eslments on the charge. The rebels show. /,
red shells upon US from the beiobts b,,
ur RAPID movement prevented them from, !
eriousiy ha rmng us, as we lost but e;obt
we were then thrown forward in front If :
>ewton's Division, as skirmishers and .a '
ahced upon couple of earthworks in th..
ear CT me CITY, from which the rebels were :
'ii hrlnS. Our whole corps were at once ).
ushed forward and Gen. Brooks Division
mo led the advance, encountered about :
nree or tour miles from the. city, Lorp- .
rect with heavy force who had come IN
'om suffolk to reinforce Ewell who com.
landed the four Brigades that Lee had G.
ut at Frederick sburg to hold the CITY and [,
eiehts. Brooks and Newton's Divisions u
'usht three nouns. until dark, neither side :, ,
alng any ground. In this fight Brooks lost 7
'me two usand men, as one of bis of. u
GERS told me. Our Division was in re-. 10
,rve. -
lhe next morning. with my glass. ria
a'ched me rebel columns filing upon the ~ ~
7iShls we had won the day before, COMING =, ~
rom The Sou'hward, no one being there =
oppose them. 49, til
lou can imagine what my feelings were, 10
don't know whether l was most or;eved le
'9ereu or indignant. All We had gained w
as 'ost suppose the General thouobt III
e reoeis were on the road TO Ricbmond WI
ID ne was anxious to push ON and ;o;n 81
ooker. anu JON ri,
lhe rebels were now on three s;dos SC - vi
ID at tour o'clock they charged upon ms la IA
u'i"S out OF the woods with Tremendous
~. Ihe ID Brigade was in our front oy
ney iouSht well for some lime. and then we
= JACK IN confusion, the rebels rusbino on ue
ler lhem, Our regiment lay close upon I'm
ground, behind little crest. Tho mon he
ere ordered 10 fire only at the word oft by
We waited until the enemy Gel
.le ~tn'n twenty feet of our Guns. then lay
De' nred, and at once charged with leveled wo
yohets. II the rebels came on f,s, a. hou
NJ PACK faster. Just our regiment drore air
as ~ ine, look nearly as many prison- !, ~
90, "0 niea III the regiment, among -
'om was Colonel Lieut. Colnn.I - bee
aJor, and at least ten line ofr;oara q Gnu att,
s'tieni was the only one in the corps thar
aFgeo. ihe I'd and 4lh held their oronnd wa
y hfed' out did not charge. The 5Ib and me
; VINO were on our right were wtbdra,yn The
ano.her place. The Goth New .Jersev the
5iofiously fled. We drove the rebels hao2 reb
airy mile, over the entire ground ,bon TT
won, and held it, unaided, till dark wbeo A
were ordered to fall back. Had 9TH. is j
s'nien mems advanced on our tanks believe the
,r cooio nave gone into the city. the
Inc, me Colonel and !, and many of the line
icefs now wear rebel swords. The Cor ]
= says the Vermont Brigade saved the Of
Fps and hao,e that had we given wav -
en- lost. nave con
wo regiments advanced upon the Sixth era
o-'hirds OF whom were killed or captured rec,
- ho' put these things too high. ana 7 flick
DIV that of .rL.. .c"' olIN ! t,NH