Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-10

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lost heavily, l,500 at least. Coils. Porter,
Mcmahon and Byrnes and Gems. J.R. Brooks
and Tyler were wounded. Coils. Morris,
and Haskell were killed.
THE LEFT CENTRE.
The Sixth Corps advanced at the same
time with the Second, each division assault
ing along the whole line. The first line Of
rebel rlfe-pits was carried, two Of the diyis-
ions advancing halt a mile, when they en-
trenched, at a distance Of 200 yards from the
rebel works.
The Corps lost about 900, in killed and
wounded. The account Of its operations Is
less detailed than that of the others.
1HK CENTRE.
The 18th corps, commanded BY Gen. W.
F.. Smith, probably achieved the most decided
success of the day, gaining more ground and
holding it with great ~tenacity and loss
The divisions Of Generals Martindale and
Brooks, the latter connected on its lett with
the right Of the 9th corps, charged across
an open field and through u dense woods, in
which the enemy had a continuous line Of
rife pits. The slaughter was terrible but
the works were carried and held with unsur-
passed valor. Throughout the day a perfect
hail Of musket balls and shells was poured
down upon these devoted men, and repeated
charges were made upon their continually
diminishing ranks. But with a %tenacity
and courage that deserves TO be immortal
lied, they held the ground until the rebels,
in despair, ceased their efforts to retake it.
STANDARDS M ~sTEDNAN's ~BRIGADEs,
Of Martindale's division, both lost heavily.
Both brigades were in the hottest of the
fight and advanced to the enemy's second
line. General Stannard proved himself a
worthy successor Of the fighting Hickman,
and the old Hickman brigade, under his or
ders, again covered itself with glory. Gen.
Stannard was wounded in the leg, but insist
ed on remaining upon the field throughout
the day. Lieut.. G. W. Hooker and Capt.
Wilcox, Of his staff. were both wounded
The 25th Mass. charged over a line Of the
enemy's works, which they found it impos-
sible to hold. In their retreat they left upon
the field the bodies of their killed and wound
ed. 1t was impossible for a man to even
crawl upon this field and live. The appear,
ance Of a head or an arm in motion was the
signal for vollies Of musketry.
Stanna-d and every member Of his staff
were struck. Martindale escaped without
being hit, although every member of his
staff was struck.
Brooks division was received with a fire
terribly destructive, and they were halted in
their advance after sustaining severe losses.
The Eighty-frst New York lost seven cap
taIns out Of nine.
The Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania succeeded
in carrying the enemy's riae-pits. Here,
however, they found themselves close pris-
oners, as it was utterly impossible fora head
or arm to make its appearance without be-
ing riddled by bullets. For two long hours
this regiment held this position, until they
were reinforced, making it just as difficult
for the rebels TO display any part of their
persons as the latter had rendered 1t for
them
Captain Reed. Gen. Brooks Adiutant
General, was in the riie-pits with the Fifty
eighth Pennsylvania, and was compelled to
remain there until, taking advantage of the
smoke from a general discharge of musketry,
he made his escape. Lieutenant Abel X.
Parsons, of the Fourth Vermont, and aid on
Brooks staff, was killed in the commence.
ment of the action.
Brooks division lost sc officers and 60
men, and the casualties in the whole corps
were about 1000.
The Twenty-6fth Massachusetts,, out of
twenty officers has fifteen killed, wounded
and prisoners.
Many individual cases OF bravery are IT.
corded, and hundreds moro no doubt passed
unnoticed.
Lieut.. DAILY, a gallant young officer, who
had fallen severely if not MORALLY wounded,
~ 80 81. uol.1 .-.-L- n.
were made to carry him off. General Smith.
hearing Of this case sent an order to dig him
out, and a party of pioneers, after digging a
trench thirty yards in length passing
through the rebel intrenchments, succeeded
in carrying him of.
During the day the fire on the field in front
of our line of battle was so excessively hot
that the skirmishers resorted to a novel plan
for throwing up intrenchments. Every man
to work with tin cup or plate, and dug
a hole in the ground sufficiently large to bur-
row into, and these impromptu works, slight
as they might seem, were i%mpregnable to
every assault of the enemy.
There was a great deal Of struggling from
the 18th Corps. The corps had had an extra
march on Wednesday of Is miles, being sent
by mistake in orders TO Newcastle instead of
New Cold Harbor, and having to retrace
their steps. They were put Immediately into
the fight Of that afternoon, without a mo-
ment's rest, and the arduous service of that
and the succeeding day SO exhausted the
men that numbers, taking advantage of the
excuse, commenced falling to the
Gen. Smith took prompt measures to
put a stop to this, and the Provost Guard
we're finally ordered to hang the next one
1t was not long before the rope was
the neck Of a ~stragglcr but be was
and sent back to his regiment. There
vas little struggling thereafter.
THE RIGHT CENTRE AMI LEFT.
The operations in front of the 5th and 9th
were of less importance. No results
we're achieved beyond the carrying of the
ebel rifle pits, and the entrenching of our
at some little distance from the rebel
During the night however, the en-
my in front Of both Warren and Burnside
eft in great haste. Abundant stacks of