Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-06-12


Vl.s-surE c5rg,.Poalent Of the New
Y.sS Ii-e- give, t4c f5Iovins account Of
gro as-a-.; upon ''e Publications, Nay
20.t
Ns~cr did 1sl take 4 position before aa ec-
u- With aetter spirit. than that possessed hy
our troops ss they marched into the rayines be
fr. O., r,s,i dci,nc~ They had Just perform
el 70 ,r.-el u. c9s hundred and 6ly miles ant
f.1-lt -re ltteacut and hctiy contested battles
10 q l.-je over Two weeks The weather vas IN
suffer-. ,- bot. and with the exception Of two
i1ys, 81 rru they hourly sVam hayous and vadet
trreu-r -r-i aui water knee deep, they hai
tr1,r'-. trryu-b @vst that engeloped them Ike
l cloud. and which a. the slightest touch Of hoof
or wind -1s- info the sir Ike feathers. For ;hres
DAYS p tr- reaching tie rear Of Nicksburg tsey
hsI nothing 90 cot except hat happened 10 re-
main .- ftcr h+-ars.-.ls or what they could Ec-
.r 10. ,91Gf-. Through which VIC passei-in fict
I SNOW -f t.scs CT rcEimeuts that On Tues !ay
morn ~ hai r.; tasted mouthfil Of fcod snco
the evening - Sunday. And yet vear.1-.
Pr .he', --llcl and hungry IS they were, when
The cr 'sr c1nc iu tire morning 70 storm tdo
works, they SI i--3 Inc rith allcIity, and -
s7cu5=, '-i cheers 70 the nno5ruceEe.; that
thsv 7rsrs sspects1 20 carry the lines h7 IS
ssul-
Il s-.aok -s5 .-l.l,y rlat5 - the Thirteenth
iu:su:r-, 9Th hzi 1 s5th Missouri, Forty-se--
cuth Oslo. ana Fourth Virginia
4 pre- stI~ c'cl',k, the vaT.cls regiments
zee to tl-ir feef. aud, with = tremendous cheer.
s,a-tei q. double quick over tle hill
P-ss-r- orc. tie -rcs. q the frs bill, 6shiLd
~h,ch they lay. the charging column, s1w N
front = ths-1 snothUHil about 500 yards distant
Io -e~.L this, D. vas necessary 70 descerda slope
f.raalut go vlr.is, the surface Of which wss
broken with deep rul.igs, and covered With fl
IN ti1.t,r. Down tn's Cur men rushed n donb.A
quick tslt q moments rest at the bottom, and
-ler commenced ths steep ascent beyond. Il.s
81 - j. covers i-T'tl ana ab8ttis f heavy timber.
sand v.'el % bi-h rail fence, then ditch
t.u f,ct I depth, Ae1 4 nearly perpendiculaT
a--e1,. some twelve i-et in height ali then the
rebel p1-aFe; and r'de-pit, protected by strous
-tacssie TN feet i'm height.
The I-tcue- around tue works were command
81 by m euiialius fire from guns mounted upon
traverse, vh le 70 The -ht and lei were works
sri buildings aud other objects, behind which
lt..i .l--p-alsttrs could find protection, and
volr a. Distinctive FIRE upon an enemy, after -
vel a- i+cTe they bal glined the interior
th,i. main. ~vr@s.
Tie Ia rt,.nth iGfintrv Fourth Virginia, For
t.--.ve...r Ohio. One Hundred and Twenty-sev-
Al.A asA.A LlslAL A-a--
eihiv ,ue O. two other regiments "a ned the
ditch. The conflict was ''short and decisive. -
IT, twenty minutes the brigades had Gsccndet
tie hijf. sui returned minus some eight hundred
n,n. Ile rebels moved our gallant fellows dovr
with -rre, canister and musketry; they were
protested We had nothing % shield Us from the
dr-uliy storm.
The Thirteenth ililntry lost IS men killed and
,gounie,i ogt Of 2j4, smong whom was its gal
liant c.mmsnlcr, Cspt. Washington, wounded
and take, prisoner Cap;s. YATES and Ewing,
Ii,ut.. 70 w, Little, Bates and other officers -
-cr.lv wounded Eeery brigade il the charge
had fcm three 90 i've color-bearers shot down
while aIytncinc upon The rebel works Three
men oftle Thirteenth Regulars we're killed while
carr,;n- the colors. Capt. Yates then seiEei
thoni, All was IN the act Of planting them in the
i-t,h. hsn be was shot IN four places- he
handed them % a Sergeant, who Was struck down
by O. caruvn shot, vhca they were taken by Capt
living who. although wounded in the act, car
risl them saily from the field.
The brigade under Gen. Ihaycr advanced, and
fs,l hscs after suffering souie Isl'ght loss Had
NcCleruaud si,auced. as was intended, the
capture of VicSst1rg would undoubtedly have
taken pls.~ - The time Of this drst assault