Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-06-05
STORMTNG OF FREDERICKSBURG
Weights
ViITCfAL nEroRT oF CoIoNFt GRANT.
headquarters End Brigade Pod Division 6ti Corps
Camn In orc hnlA. NAV Nth. 1868.

ya1Toi.L pEroRT or coIoNFt GRANT.
nA,6uuarters End Brigade Pad Division 9Th Corps,
Camp in Che field, May nth, 1868.
PETER r. W,sHBvaaN,
Adi ami ias, General
SIR In my account Of the part taken by the
Vermont troops in the storming OF the heights Of
fredericksburg, ] promised to furnish further par
tculars. The rush of events hat followed, and
constant employment of time SINCE must be my
excuse for the DELAY.
The Brigade crossed the river on the evening
Of the 2nd inst, and rested on its arms for few
hours. Long before light on the morning OF the
3D. inst, the head Of the column was moving up
the Bowling Green road into Fredericksburg -
Then the action commenced. Newton's Division
and the Light Brigade occupied the streets Of
Fredericksburg. This Division. Gen Howe com
handing, occupied the Bowling Green road. Just
outside and on the left of fredericksburg, It's
right resting on creek which flows into the Rap
pahannock Immediately on the left of Fredericks-
burg.
Commanding Fredericksburg are two ranges Of
hills. The lower range. or Mayrees hill, is ON
the right OF the creek and Just in the rear OF
fredericksburg The higher or principal range
Of hills is 10 the left Of the creek and Immediately
ia front Of the position occupied by this brigade.
Between the Bowling Green road and the base Of
the principal bills is an open plain nearly mile
in extent through which passes a railroad Nearly
parallel with the railroad were rifle pits in these
rifle pits and behind the railroad were posted reb-
cl infantry. The entire plain was commanded by
the enemys guns upon the principal range OF hills.
II was determined that Ncwtou's division and the
Ijybt Bripad. sbouid storm, ,bc Io,y,r -,nre ar
Ala,r.e. i'm from tbr t.of FrcdoricL slr,,
An attacL ip our ;t,,,,,l,a,. frrt yas ala, ,la,,
ned which was In he mall. M ii,o .n,nc time of
Ncwton's attack ON the right. Il was designed
to drive the enemy from the railroad and rifle
pits, TO assist Newton attack on the right, and if
of our attach wa. in t,yo lines or 3atfln of brcc
raoi,ucuts eacb Tho g3d Ncv. York IN, Main.
and DIST New .Jrrsry rooip,ent. from Niol's bijo.
ado, constituted fbc Gr.t line The CHI Vermont
25ih j and 2pd Vermont from this brigade
constituted the SECOND lime, and tbe, were arrln,,-
,d from, ii,Lf 10 lrn Ina tLe order aboy. named
thr ri,lt MI tL,Ctl VI restip,, ON the ,,,rk 'rL,
attrt of N.,ytup op th, rigbt IVA. fine .i,p,l for
our attart II commenced about n a nm TN.
li,,s st,rt,..l ,,,, tl, ,I,;, n a., loll. mill Il;
splendid .t,Ic. tbc rebel. opnnino At the same
lime ali tbeir batteries ON the nr;n7;nal b,;,,bts
pourinc, a Terrible fire nnon tbn ,Jvancip,, Inc
but an thew wont Jrivin,s the rebpIs before thor,
Uavin,, ,n,ned nossessio9 If tho railroad and r;go
pits. the 33d New York and IN Maine borc IN the
rcbt erossed tho crook and ,,,i,nd ,b.. ,,,,,,,,,
loIt Of the lo,ycr rance The an VI foIlo,ad
tho 3gd Nov Yorl n9d ,y,s tho s.cond roa;,,,t
that pained the beipbts Of Mavree,s bil What
becotnc If tho 91stN / REGIMENT at tL;s ;,,n,.
rurc am unable to saw Tho 2Gtb \ ! and 3nd
VI now constituted The princ,n,l Inc ,dyan,in,,
across the Mann J;rertl, towards tb, nr;nc;rs1
be;olts rlic er,,r,,s Laiteri,.s ,',,,,,.,,cJ ,i %
Grc mn ,,non ns Ihn 5G,l, Lrnl, AMI u, s,o,'.
confns;on hore to thr lcft ,cttin, n,rt;,r, IN
front Of thc 2nd 81 Innc1i,trS nrJrrni tbc
3nd hv tIo r,,,bt 1ouk and l.d n t tl. ,;,bt and
front ncar tb, crook .,,iniue stset, bonk ,yLnr,
H., r..,,;,,,, ,,. ,,n,,,,,J G,,, H., -.
s,cli snJ ,an;.,c. ,ro,,, Cra,,, tL, Iii Itor. ,.
haltsJ and tb ,,er t,,l Ircatl A. tbo co,,,,',,
,L, r,,;,,,,t ,,o.d fo,,,,rJ a,,,i nv, tba. ianJ
sl In ,'.;,,, y, ,ii,, d;,,l W. Ii
W., bato ,,,,;59 nd so,,t f,r,,, t,. H.;
as eL;rn;sGcrs S.,;n,, a rcg;,,cnt ,,,,I,' H.
crool ,r,r Nla,roe,s L;i7 Jss1at'l,.d a;d ~
ur,, II f,r,y.rI II ,r,,,d I'm 'hn tIo q4d n \,
Col TayInr who csin,, forward ,t tbo ,yord
soon a. tb, hal lad arrival within s,,,,,,,,t;, H.
tanro ordered the JnI Vermont forward TLo