Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-24

: know but little oil war You cannot comprehend
ill you have stood u the ranks, or at least till
you have been near observer, how much yot
owe ~ the brave m1n who for SIX consecutive
days haya stood uIon The battlefield fighting i5l
,,ur liberty. You cannot thank them enough
ii cannot do too much for them. The anfllncb
IG her9ism Of thc Second Corps ou Turtday last
gll be forever memorable IL history
Whlo tins fierce contest was going on, BODY
.. rebels marched out on the Caiharpen roaC
aud cane down upon The rear oi the Seconc
crps, probably not to attack the troops, but t
cul The traina which were parked IL the rear
lou. Chants aud Gen Meade'a headquarter
we're on the Puey Grove road, A signal Office
sAJ had been stationed on the right hAnk came
upon the galOp, evidently much excited
You most pack up quick, be shouted Pre-
llrauons had already beJn made for rom0ya
Ut headquarters nearer TO the centre, and IN q
,ew moments the trains we're 10 motion. Order!
serc sent 10 the rs,f to be ready for any emer'
1ency Two or htce batteries went out anc
took position but that w0s all that eAmc Of the
N yement The rebels gained nothing for then
,rOuUo
rHE ADVANCE or THE LETT.
ninth corps promptly at O'Clock, bot the e&
ceedIng harconess Of the struggle On the right,
the necessity OF sending divisions Of the sixth t.
sustain the second, delayed toe advance | wa'
half past sx before the nuth bagan IT. move
meut upon the enemy.
Tie 6lh and jth moved a. the same time
What grand movement 1t was. A line four
miles long moi a continuous line, bot brigade
alter brigade oi men--ddrk MASSES, Cow in open
field, now lost tJ sight 10 the for st now emerg
lug INTO view and opening fro upon the Zoe. The
m0'emcn, was Ike the swinging OF huge fold.
ins door the pivot hinge being near the Piney
nfoyo road, and the folding hinge between that
and the Fredericksburg road
Hills corps, in front Of Burnside, evidently
vas not prepared Jf the advance The column
Of the ninth pushed him back steadily, batting
at tunes to get pew loothold, but still pushing,
I'LL the rebel lines we're driven back TO the vii
age The lighting was not ~ severe On the left
as on the right, but the results were exceedingly
gratifying. The robel lines which had been In
tho form Of a crescent, were hammered into a
horse shoe. 1t WAS a glorious movement, tina
ot the ninth can only Wish that a little e1
ira force had been thrown in, Then the rebel
right would have been completely turned, and
the whole force put to rout do not write II
as criticism, but mertly y notice II TO show how
near Burnside came toward giving the finishing
stroke. II was glorious as i was. He advanced
close to the forks Of the roads and the cluster Of
houses which make the town The rebels tried
again and again To recover the ground which
they had lost but all their efforts were 10 vain.
The ninth, which has been tried often and never
ound wanting, maintained is position through
the night
THgs SIXTH C0RPS
Eweils position 10 the centre IN trout OF the
5th and 6Lh was very strong The rebel line Of
sklrmshcrs were in a belt Of woods, behind
which IN advantageous positions were rifle pits,
abatts amt earthworks, with several batteries.
Gen Hunt, commanding the artillery Of the ar
my, made a thorough inspection Of the ground
and brought several batteries into position TO
ram shells upon the enemys works as the line
advanced. Among the batteries vas MoCart-
uoy Massachusetts, An officer Of a Vermont
regiment raised lts action in high terms.
The Sixth was commanded by Wright alter
the death ol Sedgwick The first division was
commanded by Col. Upton toe second by
Wheaton, and the third by Ricketts, In the
hurth brigade Of NheatOn's division there lie
he - Rhode Isl md, 7th, l0th and 37th Massa-
,huseus The second brigade is Of Green Noun
tain toys, the ID, 50, 4th, jth and 9th Vermont
ieglments
lhe line did not have to move lar before it
come upon the cucmy--ther old enemy which
they had met on the all at Gettysburg.
Ii was past o'clock There Was a lew MIN
,i.t. o.
~ surprising even that Of Friday afternoon at
Gettysburg. When the uproar was widest
there was a cbeer-a shout, sharper and louder
than the dIn Of arms. 1t was not the savage
csy OF the enemy, but bu0yant, thrilling shout
Away they went into the storm over the inter.
yenlng space, with bayonets firmly kt, Vermont
leading the charge, plunginginto Dale's brigade
OF Rhodes DIVISION and leading 1t captive IRON
the field, ESell poured ia his men 10 cover bis
WORKS, but the 2i Vermont was in possession and
we're determined not 10 give them up. Far 10
advance OF all the line, lay that regiment, pour
lne ItS fire uuon the enemy. They were 10 far
ahead that ten. Wright feared to have them re
main through the night lie was about to with.
draw them, " We don want 10 90 back. Give
us ratlons anu ammunition aud We will hold It
siN months, said the soldiers.
Gen Nrghtloie To Gen Graut " What shall
/ TO - he asked
Pile IN the men aud hold Il, was the re.
ply Gen Wright We baos, but meanwhile
hy some means they had been ordered to return.
That charge 1t will be forever memorable
Even now ! seem to hear that shout ringing
IKE a trumpet blast above the thunders Oi the
eAnnonade, and the ctashl,S OF hlty thousand
muskets Ii was Vermont which took rebel
brigade prisoners OF var N the last charge Of
Longstreet at Gettysburg Then they were on
the defensive, ana now It IS Vermont again. on
me offensive, cuts Qut second brigade. Glo.
rous always AID forever
THE fir1n cJms
| haze already 81 ken OF the part which the
5th rps performed m connection with the %
10 the early part o the afternoon. 1t was IN
vuc, more. Robinson s, Cutler and Crawford
iN sions-a Nere engaged, Cutler, command.
my the ith division since Wadsworlhs d,a b, (
was in the thlckest Of the fight While the
attic was raging, Gen. Roe, commanding tho
% brlgape o, he ith division, was lying IN the
aosprtal wounded The surgeon had land down
his kude altyl ampu atug the shattered limb
lBt sufferer could hear the tide OF battle-thc
constant rolls, like waves upon the shore. llls
eyes were closing to The scenes OF earth He
Sas nearing tha, land which is without a shore
Has pain WAS luleuse.
Turn me over, he sad to the surgeon aud
attendants.
' " bioh way viii you lie
Let M he NTH my iaos toDcGrd The enemy -
They were his last words. AMI with them |
close the narrative OF the operations Of the day
-.ol ono OF the great battles of the war With
his lace toward the enemy He and his fellow
soldiers met them upon the CORY ded-thousands
oi them lying upon the spot which is forever
their resting place. LIT this be the inscription
upon the mausoleum erected TO their memory