Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-07-21

RgxISIscENcEs OF Carrie
tom Of the Boston Journal. has heen at
Gettysburg, and describes over again, for
the readers of that paper, some of the seem,
of the great battle, of which he was an eve
witness. We copy portion of his letter
referring to the big fight on the left centre on
the third day. 1t is not quite accurate in
some details, but does not exaggerate the
importance of the share taken By the Yer
mont Second Brigade, under Gen Stannard
Now leaving this line Of men in blue, and
walking directly from the last oak trees men
toned vert, SIX or eight rods towards Codori's
house, we ind shallow ditch. yet remaining
partly concealed by small scrub oaks. There
were the nine month Vermont boys, under Stan
nsrd. All through the second day they lay in
reserve in the rear of the Cemetery, where the
shells rained upon them from right and left and
front. | saw them laying fiat on their faces
but on this third day they were lying here, in
advance Of sll others, the right men in the right
place. Their muskets were Of sufficient range
TO FIRE deadly volleys the moment the rebels
crossed the read and began 10 advance from
Codori's house
At that moment the rebels began TO feel the
peltings Of such q storm as they never felt be-
fore, from the batteries already enumerated,
taking them IN front and on the right flank To
escape that storm on their right from the sixty
four guns, they DETECTED toward the north. or
rather obeying the orders of Longstreet to close
by the feft. This threw them past Stannard's
right flank. The blood Of the Vermont boys
was up. They were ready for charge. He had
but to give the word, and two regiments, the
18th and 10th. sprang TO their feet. They had
faced southwest. They swung round toward
the northwest and moved forward into the rear !
of Rempe's brigade Of ofVirginians. five regiments.
Now is your time, boys" said Hancock, and |
Harrow's men also sprang to their feet and /
pushed upon the flank of Kempe.
At this moment the scene was Of intense IT. |
terest, for Garnett's and Armistead's troops had /
reached the fence by the thicket, and Halls and /
Hayes troops were obliged to fall back and stand
behind the guns Some Of the men of the 9TH
Virginia ana some Of the 18th, rushed upon the
guns and were blown to pieces. There were des-
Ierate hsnd-to-hand fights. bavonet thrusts and
sabre strokes. When walked along the lines
after the rebels were repulstd, while the killed
and wounded were lying where they fell, ! saw
men in gray and men in blue, side by side, their
blood flowing from CHASTITY wounds, and ming
ling in one stream. That was the only place
where the rebels reached our lines. That was
the highest flow of the tide. 1t was high water
only moment, for the Vermont boys were in
rear of the rebels, pouring their volleys into
their ba ks. Hayes men sprang cut from above
the grove and penned them-how many, do
not remember. Very few Of Garnett's and
Kempe's men recrossed the Emmetsburg road.
Wilson'S division, which was behind Kempe's,
was broken by the terrible fire Of the batteries
and the other two Vermont regiments gathered
up large number of stragglers. The Green
Mountain State won for herself on that day
laurel which will never fade.