Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-07-21

idly towards Reams' Station, which was
distant some twenty miles towards
Petersburg, except the Sd Indiana, Sth
New York, and LIST VT regiments These
three regimentywere dismouated when
Wade Hamptoi's forces charged upon
us en- naasss us 1t we're but our boys, al
though they were nearly tired out from
continued marching and lighting, held
this overwhelming force in check for
more than thirty minutes, until their
cavalry charged upon our led horses,
forcing them back towards the main
column. Although our men were near
ly surrounded and under terrible
shower of bullets from the enemy, still
the voices OF Col. Chapman and Sol.
Wells, could be heard, coolly giving COM
mand. 1t was here that we lost most
of our men as prisoners but many
fought their way out after being sur
rounded. Coils. Wells and Chapman
were among those that did so.
When Gen. Kautx reached Reams'
he found a large body OF infantry ard
Lees cavalry directly in his front and
left flank but he attacked them, and
forced them back upon the Station, and
| held them there until our division was
up. Soon Hampton's force came up on
our right and lighting again commenced
! slowly. The rebels thought that they
had every one OF US prisoners now, and
| / understand that two flags Of truce
were sent to Gen. Wilson to surrender
his whole force, but he couldn't see it."
| Being convinced that ii would be folly
| to attempt to cut his way through, or
| safely retreat with his. wagon train,
ambulances that were fun of wounded,
and his artillery with horses that were
not able to drag it faster than walk,
he parked his wagons and set fire to
them, spiked his cannon, sinking some
of the pieces In the mud, and drove the
ambulances into shady grove and left
them with the woanded and attendants.
Then we retraced the road that we came
up on in the morning, at lively pace,
excepting Gen. Kautz's command, which
went to the left, and made good his re-
| treat in that direction, The rebels
charged our rear with maddened fury,
and captured few hundred darkies and
q few of our boys that were played
out" Befoge o'clock a. m, June 30th,
we were halted one mile from Jarrett's,
| 4. 1a1 f4a InilnS
our worn out" horses in few hours.
AS soon as daylight appeared the ad-
vance drove the rebel guards from Jar
rett's Station, burnt the water tank, cut
the telegraph wire, and did sundry other
damages. By noon we were safely across
the Nottoway River at Peters Bridge.
Here we halted for Ave hours to feed our
horses and get little sleep, even in the
heat Of the day. At 8 O'Clock we were
again in our saddles, and by O'Clock
next morning we arrived at Blunts
Bridge, on the Blackwater. Here we
; were obliged to construct bridge
which was built under the superintend
ence of Gen. Wilson, and upon which
:. everything safely crossed, darkies ant
all. At noon we arrived at Cabin Point
where we halted for the nigh hou;,,
, travelled ninety milo from Tho tiroo ~
left Reama'
0 Gen. Wilson arrived at this place Jul
d I'd, with the greater part of his cavalr,
force, having, during eleven days
marched hundreds of miles through tn
enemy's country, fought several battles
l destroyed over sixty miles of railroad
y burnt any amount of cotton and to
- bacco, and numerous railroad bridge
: and depots.
The loss in our regiment, as near a
l. can be learned, is as follows:
Il Killed.--Lieut. Hall, Co. e; Lieut.
. Stewart Co G.; Sergt. Jenne, Co. B
b D. II. Perham, Co. F Adoniram Burr
. Co. /.
l. Wounded.-Capt. Cummings, Lieut.
: Higley, Lieut.. Trussell, Lieut. Greenleat
i and 20 men.
D. Missing. Sixty eight officers and mel
Il Among the missing are Capt. Grant
l. Lieut.. Higley and Lieut.. Greenleaf.