Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-06-17
From the Sixth Regiment.
CAMP NEAR SPoTTsYLvANIA }
Ii Va Nav Dist 1854. {

y. H., va, May zlst, loOf.
Mr.. EDITOR, SIR Il wish through
your columns to inform the friends
of the members of my company o.
the casualties that have occurred
since the commencement of the pres
ent campaign | would gladly write
to each family, informing them Of
every particular relative to the cas-
ualty of each of their friends, but
time and circumstances forbid, and
| shall be obliged to be brief this
morning.
On the morning of the 4th Of May
we struck our tents and at 4 A. M.
we left our old camp with some re-
greet yet willing, as we knew the
time had arrived for us to strike an
other blow at the head of treason.
! We took the same road that we did
last fall, crossing the Rapidan at Ger
mania Ford and encamped for the
night about three miles from the riy-
er on the road that leads to Robin
sons Tavern. The next morning
we started at 6 A. NJ, but did not
90 far before it was evident from all
appearances that the enemy was not
far ahead. -Four brigades of the I'd
division, 9th corps (Which included
our brigade) was sent with General
LTancocl's (2d) corps to the extreme
left, crossing the plank road that
leads from Fredericksburg to Orange
G. H. Our brigade was formed on
The left of the plank road, its right
flank resting on the road. At 2.
NJ. we were ordered to advance up
on the enemy, the order was soon
obeyed and long lines of brave
soldiers pressed their way through
an almost impenetrable growth Of
scrub oak; we were soon made to
realize that we were upon the foe,
as we received a heavy yolley of
musketry which brought many o
brave boy to the ground to rise no
more the conflict had actually be-
gun, and for three hours we remain
ed almost stationary, receiving and
returning an incessant fire Of muske-
try. At one time we were ordered
to fix bayonets and charge upon the
enemy through the dense thicket-I
the order was obeyed, but it was to
no purpose. 1t was impossible to-
penetrate the natural abattis under
such terrific fire.
At dark the fighting of the first
day closed by our holding the same
line where we had first met the enc
my. We went into the fight with 46
and when we came out %
of the men that bore them in were
killed, or more or less wounded
The casualties in the company the
first day were as follows:
KHed.-Sergt, VIM. S. Liyings-
ton, Albany, Privates, VIM. A. Cook,
Bronze, G. E., Samual Forsyth, Shelf
field, John LaMarsh, North Troy,
Henry Filden, Potion, G, E.
Woundcd,-First Sergt. Oliver T.
Stiles, shoulder, severely, Sergt. w.
l. Chesmore, thigh, slightly, Corps.
VIM. L. Smell, arm, severely, f. J.
Williams, thigh, severely,sin died.
Priyates, Luther J. Adams, neck,
severely, VIM. Drumming, thigh, Sc
ycrely, Stephen w. Baxter, hand,
slightly, Augustus P. Folsom, neck,
severely, Edwin S. Gray, thumb,
slightly, Ira A. Hadlock, arm, slight
ly, Geo. Jenncss, side, severely,
Ezekiel Miles, knee, severely, Horace
S. Rollins, thigh, severely, Horace
Sargent, back, severely, John Upton,
knee, severely, Chester G. Wheeler,
arm, slightly, Henry G. West, chin,
Slightly, Stephen S. Huntly, arm, Sc
vcrely. MiSsing.-Lcvi G. Allen,
supposed killed, Louis LaBounty,
supposed killed.
The second day we advanced at
daylight, and everything promised
fair for a successful day until 8 A. NJ.
when our advance was stubb0rnly
resisted, and our line came to a halt,
We afterwards learned from a pris-
oner that the rebels had been rein
forced with Longstreet's corps. At
this time the firing had become very
heavy and continued until 2 P. NJ,
without any material change. Our
brigade was in the front line and
were confident chat we could not be
driven from our position by any
force in the front of us. The rebels |
had attempted to turn first one flank |
and then the other; at 2 p. NJ. they
succeeded in turning our left, occupi- |
ed by Sickles' old brigade, which ex-
posed us to fire from left and rear as
well as front. We were ordered to
fall back short distance, which be- |
ing obeyed the position was held
until our left was so hard pressed |
that it became necessary for us to
fall back to the road. AT 6 2. NJ.
the rebels made desperate effort
to drive us from our position in the /
road Init theX wore renulsed with |