Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-12
Communication in the Maine.Stato Press.
The Sixth Maine REGIMENT.

the State with glory, returned to this city
at the end Of their term Of enlistment, OF
Friday last, and are now at Camp Berry
waiting to be mustered out. 1t was to a
soldier OF this regiment that the high op.
inion the rebel General Ice entcrtains ol
Naire troops, was communicated, After
the second battle OF Fredericksburg, pri.
vatc Crockett. of Co. A, who had fallen
into the hands Of the enemy as 4 prison
er, observed wounded rebel lying GA the
ground exposed to the fire and begging
for water. He took him upon his back,
carried him to a place of safety ahd
brought him water in his cantcen. Gen,
Wilcox, with whose brigade the 9TH h@d
been fighting, deserved the action, carried
the soldier to Gen Lee, who asked him
where he belonged, and being told, said ;
The Maine ho9ps are the best troops IN
u2@f army." Gen. Lee gave the young
hero a pass on the railroad to Richmond
and in few days he was exchanged, and
we are glad to learn returned home with
his company safe and sound.
Tho 9th was recruited in Washington
Hancock, Ieaols OF and Piscataquis
Counties, and left Portland for the seat
Of war on the l7th OF July, 1861, under
command Of Col. Abner movies, ot
Bangor numbering about one thousand
Hea. They arrived at Washington Oh
the 10Th aud cucamped at Chain Brilgr
tac list, the day OF the disastrous rout
ot Buii Run. They built Battery YER
mont, and smaller earthwork command
ing the Chain Bridge, and on the 81 OF
September crossed the Potomac, worked
upon TT. Ethan Allen and did an immense
amount OF labor in clearing the wood,
within range Of the batteries mounted
there The strength and skill Of these
trained backwoodsmcn as the gigantic
oakcs Of the Potomac fell like grain be-
tore their rapid, ringing strokes, were
tae admiration OF .h.crs, and the envy
Oi other regiments.
Later in the fall the regiment was push
II forward towards LewiusyiIe, oeca3y-
M Fort Griffin through the fall AMI WIN
ter Colonel Knowles resi- 9nei ii J4a-
nary. and was succeeded by Colonel, nov
iGeaeral Hiram Burnham, Of Caerrytie.d
/ Under this brave and energetic officer
the retim ut was thorout thly drlilel ami
imrpare for service. In March, lS61
] the regiment was pat into lIlIeocA's br.-
eade d: Badly Smiths division, number
ing about 9uJ mcu, having lost lo0 hy
+ .eafHs and desehlrgrs for disability, aAl
hay.nt been recruited by about 30 mn.
+ IN marched to the trout. The drea sel
vessSs u Manassas, that had kept our
sP.en il army ii check IL: nearly niae
nonth>, proving to be only mounted vita
maple guns, and 10 be mAnncl with nJ
troops, the grand counter march towards
tue Peninsula commenced.
Oa tae 6th OF April, tn, regiment fr,t
came under fire in skirmish at Lees
+ Mills on Warwick Creek. The army had
been neantm, Organized into corps. AMI
Smiths division had beel attached to the
ith CORPS uuder Gen. L. d. keyes. TIE
9Th had bees sent forward to rcconnotre
aai ascertain the position of the eaemy',
ie'eures, Which they did ett9etuaiy aui
with the loss Of three men wouadcd,-
Almost luiy skirmishin- with the reoeia
sGeeeeded, tn. Muiuc Gtu being ctas.aati.
employed ii Lpiiling carthwo..s ana
Standing IN picket, umtii the 4ta Aay
when they crossed Warwick Creek, and
marched u Williamsburg.
Ga the 9th Of May, the battle Of VII
iamsburg was fought. Gen. Hancock
crossed Queens Greek, sluggish arm Of
the York River, at q small dam. | pen
/ the opposite bank was a small relJubt
4 ID up5n the heights beyond AMI a little
to the left another, both uuoccupiei by
the enc ay The woods sbirtej the bank
OF the creek aud extended towards the
enemy's lines on either hand, leaving q
space ot eleare2 land from the two re-
doubts 10 TT Mlgruia, large earthwork
abuut a mia from the sreek at right an
g,es, capable Of holding six or fegea
THOUSAND nen. In this aud in re1u95ts
upon either faux, the enemy were strong
lily posted. Gen. Hancock posted two
regiments in the woods on the right, ana
oae in the woods on the lett, while the
9th Maine and 9th, Wisconsin,, advanced
across the open spac, directly towards
the rebel works. Half mile from the
fort the enemy was met advancing
F4rIy's brigade,l and larger force skir-
mished with our rcgiment stationed IN
the woods. The 9Th Maine aud 9th Wis
consin fell back in good order, with loss
to the litter Of 60 or ~ men. At the
second redoubt they faced about, ioas OF
the Maine companies occupying that work
and the rest forming Gu either fank.-
Alter the firing began, the 7th Maine
came up aud completed the line to the
edge Of the woods on the right. After
interehansing few yolleys the enemy
broke at.I relreatcd, aad the whole line,
including the 9Th Maine. being pushed
forward about 800 prisoners taken. aud
10 or 80 we're iound killed, the wounded
be ~ iuolQded among the prisoners
No charge whatever was made, nor was
our line advanced until the enemy were
routed and in full fight.
The regilaeat having been meantime
transferred to the 9th eorps, Gen Frank
/ lin. moved Ga towards Richmoad aud
eressed tie Chiekahominy on the 3th ct
J aae, and on the eth Vas fought tae
battle Of Golden's Farm. The 9th corps
held the center OF the line, and fltl
.Jobn Porter the extreme right on the
north rhiekahomy. Gen. Porter being