The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-07
HerOism OF the SD Penn'a.

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The following letter is from Sergeant
Arthur B Mann, dated Falmouth, Va.
Dec %, 1862: partly at the request of
Captain Jones and also agreeable to my
own inclination give an account Of the
killed, wounded and missing 10 the late
battle. The killed in our company are
Corp. Uriah I. Glase, and Private We'll
come S. Goats. Seriousl y wounded John
G Fiske, Adam Collier, David McNamire,
Charles L. Parker, Charles Raplee, Oscar
y. Webb. Slightly wounded, Sergeant
Jason w. Stevens, Corp. Wm.W Brown,
Corpl A. G. Evans, Privates Myron w.
Bailey, George w. Barlow, Leavitt W.
Gushing, B Jay Cushing, n. l.. Cobb,
Dan Eastwood. Walter Scott, John H..
Young. Wounded and missing, supposed
to be dead Corp Barnet F. Stebbins
and Henry Mattison. Reuben French
wounded seriously, none considered dan
gerous'
The following letter we copy from the
PhiladelphiH Mqnirer
OPPOSITE FREDERICKSBURG Dec l9
When the battle of Fredericksf urg was
planned, Frebch's Division was ordered
to lead the advance, supported by Han
cock. Accordingly, French crossed the
river first, Hancock followIng-boih divl'
sions engaged the enemy in the city.
French drove the Rebels out on the right,
and Hancock on the left aud as soon as
they found themselves from urder the
cover of the houses they betook them
selves to flight and to their rife. pits.
Next morning (the l3th) French's d.
vision. at l04 O'Clock, received the order
to open the attack upon the enemy's bat
teries, and to take them by storm, if pos
sibIe. The division marched out in good
style supported by those of the gallant
Hancock l. was soon discovered that
the columns of the advancing division
We're becoming rapidly decimated and
were vascillating, the fire Of the enemy
was so terrific. At this jnncture Han
cock marched his division by the faRk
along the base Of small bill and in rear
of French as soon "a he brought his di-
vision to the mead of French's, the COM
mand to march by the left flank was given,
when the division pressed through the
front, through aud over the shattered col
umns Of Frcnch's division, to the top Of
the small hill just back Of town. Here
they met with most murderous fire from
Rebel musketly and artillery, but or they
moved beneath shower of lead. Soon,
however. the column began to waver, tho
they had gone beyond the first advance
many Yards Some of the brigades halted
and returned the enemy's fire; others en-
dcavored to reach the euemy's rife pits,
but were driven back.
The regiuental colors of the gallant
Fifty.third Peuna, led by its indomitable
Colonel. John r Brooke, nobly aided by
Major Bull and acting Adjutant Lieut..
Anderson. was seen to move forward to
within fifty yards of the notorious stone
wall, which had become sheet of living
fame ,belching the leaden missiles of death
and destruction to these approaching
Here the regiment halted by order of tie
Colonel, and returned volley for vol!ey. In
very short time their ammunition was
exhausted, and It was found impossible
| to relieve the regiment. After firing their
ixty rounds each, those who were left
| deljheratel y took the remaining cartridges
out OF the boxes Cf their unfortunate com.
rades who had fallen and used them agaiu. 1
the enemy No succor could reach them
The Sixty-Grst and Sixty-fourth New
York Volunteers pressed forward to with.
in one hundred yards of where they stood
but could not reach them. They, how.
ever, supported most nobIy the Spartans
who were then holding their position at
Il charge bayonet. Whilst in this posi-
ton the Colonel discovered Reb i regi
ment approaching his flank. Cool and
discreet under all circumstances, he de.
! liberatelv, though his men had fred their
last round, ordered the empty muSkets tc
be brought to bear upon the approaching
column. which was within forty yards ot
him. The Rebels, seeing the movement
and supposiug that deadly fire would be
poured into them, fell in love with the
principle "that he who fights aud run,
away will live to fight another day, N de
oI use Of their legs and disappeared
behind the stonewal as soon as possible
So desperate was their position that aid
could not reach them They held THEN
position at charge bayonet for the un
precedented time of five hours. withou
firing shot. The Glet and 9th New
York we're about one hundred yards ir
their rear, and for two or three hour.
stood in the same position, nor were they
relieved till tue sable mantle of nlght
closed in upon the most sangninary strug
gle of the war and of modern times.
Col. Brooke certainly merits, ii any
man does, reward at the hands of hi.
CONFERENCE.-The Guvernment--for hi.