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

eietHon y, HnNt u, 10 hand severely.
8tf.ln N Iintey, s. in ih el sovefcy
hester &, Wheeler, p, lell arm broken
oporal Frank Johnson, II, III hand severely
,}ms u whitney, II, IA hand slightly
Ileur g West y, in chin .llghfl'
.dwn GRAY, D M hand
.ohu tptoni y u huee
lhls comprises all could 6ud in the two
Hoew,as I will soon forward another list Of
toe ehom / shall hud in other Hospitals, this
b. pg but small proportion OF the whole sent
are Respectfully,
LrmN s. EMERY (ormorIyof Bethel, VT
Washington b G.
The Battle Of Tuesday, and the Vt Brigade
We print below graph e extract from let
Ter from Carleton to tho Boston Joa1nal
il pays 4 lust ard glowing tribute to the brave
ma now ever glorious Vermont Brigade, which
uas fought with such subime heroism, and SUI
lered such fearful LOSSES, IN Grants Virginia
CampaIn
Il became evident On Tuesday morning that
ten. Lee bad chosen SpottsylganIa as a place for
ii ull ol strength. Preparations were accord
iugiy made for the work The great drawback
ro Con Grant was his wounded lie decided to
,1a them y fredericksburg. All who could
sab wcre started on loot Those who could not
8aiA. ba, Who Oh not ue,l anbulances, were
lacd Do empty wagons The long sad process
l0u departed or rather began 10 depart, to
make room ioi ,hc otter thousands soon 70 take
lnHI places u thc hospitals. lt was o sad night
IL ma4e mc SICK and Ired 9i var, and yet q truer
tie# That which oks 40 de lin and iniquity
which c4uses all .bis suferng, pain and sorrow
Trans OF supplies not immediately needed were
ent tJ the rear and ammunition trains were Or
dcted up
4. dayble4k The cannonade commenced, our
oan batteries comins fret INTO play The bat
teiics attached 10 the 2l corps, near Hart farm
and ou the Pnty Church road we're very active.
The ittll batteries az first treated the dem
IunstratiOu With silent indifference, lat as con.
Imual teazing fOu-ss Wild beast from slumber
70 Al length they ptIcd The air was calm and
the reycrborauon rolled far away over the Tor
IetI There was 40 movement Of troops to the
front. but there was change Of position all along
ihe hne Bugldes which had been N the front
the day bel0tp were placed IN the second line,
aul those winch had liltle respite from fight
ing were thrown to ihe front Cen hfant rode
lsi1ng the hns made an inspection u the st1a-
tlun aud issued order Tor general attack 81 i've
l0'cllck in The afternoon. At noon or batteries
sl4ckeucd hro hat the r.besuow took the inl.
,tafIye
srorTsYhANlA.
The place d old seedy, ruined long ago, like
,sery other southern town. It was once a cen
ire place Tor trade, political meetings and
ine like The Catharpen creek toward Orange
q Md d .Itt %.
ihs most travelled OF all the others are mere
county roads with little travel in the best Of
.ines As haa already been sad. the country De-
uudul4ung halt wilderness and half cleared
land he roads meet on elevated ground, com
mandlng the valley OF tue Po river.
Here is nothing at SlolHylyaula worthy "
luontenu0n--no mountain plss or deep running
lrycr-but Gen Grsnt ls on his way 10 Rich.
mond Lee has determined to oppose him at ey-
cry step. Like Apoilyon IN Bunyan's Pilgrim,
the adversary has come cut TO meet HIM Oh thls
spot Lee has the advantage OF position and IS
able 10 concentrate hls forces.
rHt B,rTIi
it was about ] clock when L9ngstree. began
10 press Hancock Bruey. on the extreme hight
was hrs engaged. Ii wAs a.hut tro lasting
Ihall hour, bur be held hls ground. The arul-
lery, when had teen siltuta little while, rec0m
meuced their uproar, aud at . o'clock It was a
continuous discharge o field pieces The 2Uth
Massachusetts were thrown out as skirmlshers
On the right and perform their part without
laInchlug
Having made no impression 90 Blrney's dlyl-
siou, the attack was abandoned there, and the
rebels tried 10 Try open the Joint between the
- and 9th corps, blt Hancock detected por.
non oi GlJbous command toward the left, while
! Warren brought up brigade toward his right,
aud thus thl lOIn was made exceedingly strong.
I IL bad been Weakened by advancing Barlow d,.
vision across tho creek The rebel columns came
In mass After little skirmlshing Hancock
withdrew Barlow an made hls corps more com
pact lAe withdrawal OF Barlow was q sign
10 ialut-hearted ones thaf the day was going
against us.
] Dunn, the lull IN the strife rode back to
The Second C1rls h0sI ltals to see the wounded.
" How goc- II boys was the question
" lught, sand one
' Pretty rough sand another
be They uNer vii gol through the Second
Corps hosp tails said llIDerumn.
I Iae luli had become storm. How iedtlully
rolled the musketry IL rs utterly useless to at.
temp, description VI comparison. II was yollcy
alter yJley, surge after surge, roll ritter roll
! Maurice Collins OF the l2b Massachusetts, was
brought IN with an ugly wound through HE
shoulder lie was a Catholic, and the priest
was showing him the crueiix
" VIII It be mortal 50 he asked
pe5haps not, ii you lie still aud keep que,
bat you MAJ have 10 lose your arm.
" Well, am willing 10 give an arm to my
country was the reply OF one who though
5orn IN the ever green Isle, while loving tie
| Harp and Shamrock, adOres the S,ars and Stripes
OF ms adopted country.
Leaving tue hospital, and gIll0png toward
the ltont, | met hundreds OF men working their
way 10 therear--au unmlstakable slgn that there
Is hot work in front, and that there is some
doubt as 70 what will he the result.
The contest went on with but little cessation
on the right, and gradually extended toward the
let: but the malu attack OF the rebels was On
the Second Corps, which stood like a wall ol
lAIamant.
The attack u Lopgslrcet upon the Second
corps at Gettysburg had more OF desperation IA
1t than this, but that was an action Of fifteen
minutes, while this was one OF hours u
hard persistent lighting OF sanguinary character.
The attack Of Ljngsueet here, as at Getty shurg,
utterly Jailed. Great fame and cred, to tn,
S,cJnd CORPS. 1t never has fltored and Is
commander has proved himself to be one OF the
labltst Generals ot the war.
Il would be Unfair, however to give all credit
to the Second Corps the Fifth end portion Of
the Sixth were engaged in this struggle.
This Is tame description and incomplete 1t
would require many pages Il were To give a
narrative Ul the action Of regiments--so vast is
the army. Aud how futile all attempts at de-
scripuOn Even new ! seem to hear, alth. ugh