The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-04-04

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had given way or fallen back Thel
tbe enemy closed round upon the len
aud rear and at The same time agar
! attacked IN front. The position wa
most critical, but the bwse old brig
ade remained sufficiently long to Sig
ualiy repulse The attack ID front, an,
then.tak.ug advantage ofthe confusion
caused n tile rebel ranks. fell bacl
safely tothe intrenchments which fhey
had constructed upon the Brock road
Here, again, late in the afternoon, tbs
enemy made another vigorous, deter
mined aud desperate attack, but were
driven back, repulsed and defeated.
On the morning Of the seventh .
strong skirmisn line was sent out, IN
der command Of Major Crandall, o.
the Sixth Regiment, who was success.
fol. driving back the enenmy's skir
mishers Sufficiently TO ascertain that
their main body had retired, and cap
turing large number Of muskets
which the enemy had collected from
the battlefield Of the previous days
| In the afternoon the brigade joined
1 the Sixth Corps, and soon after dark
commenced The flank movement to.
wards Spott ylyania.
The Brigje crossed the Rapidan on
the fourth OF May with about $500
effective men. The losses in the bat
Ties Of the "WilderneSs" May 9th and
9th we're 1882
The casualties among the officers
were'particalaliy severe. OF the Sec
ond Regiment Col. Newton Stone, Lit.
| Col John S. Tyler, and Capt Orville
Rigby,-of the Third Regiment Capt.
Enoch Bartlett, Capt Erastus Buck
and Adiutant Abel Morill,-of the
Fourth Regiment Capt. Dennie w.
Farr, Capt. Daniel Lille and Lieuts.
Isaac A. Putnam, Thomas Ellsworth,
Winfield S. Wooster aud William H.,
Martin,-of the Fifth Regiment, capts.
Alonzo X. Hurlburt, George G, Da-
yenport and Charles j. Ormsbee, aud
Lieuts. 0rvis II. Sweet and Watson
Q, Beach,-and of the Sixth Regi.
ment, Col. Elisha L. Barney, and
1 Capts Riley A Bird and George G..
Randall, and Lieut.. Albert A. Crane,
were either killed, or died of wounds
received. They were of Vermont's
bravest sons, and such as she could i'll
afford to spare. Col. George z. Fos-
ter of the Fourth Regiment,and Lieut.
Col. John X. Lewis commanding the
Fifth Regiment, were both severely
wounded
The brigade marched the whole
night Of May 9TH, arriving at Chan
cellorsvile late in the morning, and
were then detailed to guard the train
of the Sixth Corps. About 4 z. NJ.
they were ordered to the front, and
made a forced march Of about four
miles, arriving in the midst Of battle
just before dark. For the purpose
Of reaching the enemy's flank, they
were conducted by staff officer from
the extreme right Of the corps to the
left, greeted with cheers as they pass.
ed along the rear, and then through
thick brush, and a deep avine, and
up a steep hill, when it became 50
dark that all operations were imprac.
ticable. They were in advance even
Of the skirmish line, and without a
knowledge Of the position or force of
the enemy. After several hours Of
wandering, the Brigade was quietly
Withdrawn and placed in position in
rear Of the skirmish line, where they
were at least sure Of having the enc
my in their front. On the morning
Of the 9th, the Fourth Regiment, un-
der command OF Major Pratt, was
sent out TO skirmish with the enemy
in front, and the residue Of the brig
ade fortified their position under a
fire Of artillery and musketry at long
range, but with slight loss. The
Fourth Regiment lost several men
upon this occas on.
On the 10th of May, the skirmish
line was advanced, and the enemy's
skirmishers driven back to their line
Of works,--the Fourth Regiment re-
ceiying high commentator tor their
conduct in the affair. On the after
noon the Fourth Regiment was re-
leyed by -four companies Of the Third .
Regiment, under Captain Kennerson.
In the course Of the day the Sec
ond Regiment, under command Of
Lieut.. Col S. Il. Pingree, the Fifth
Regiment, under command Of Maj c.
T. Dudley, and the Sixth Regiment,
under command Of Lieut. Col o. A.
liale,-the whole under command Of
Col Thomas O. Seaveg. OF the Third
Regiment, composed a pAt Of the col
umn which charged the enemy works
under direction Of Col. (now Brig.
GEM Upton. The charging column
was composed Of several lines, the
three Yermant Regiments being the
rear line. The front lines were al
first successful, capturing the works
and many prisoners, but were driven
back by the enemy. The three Yer. !
mont Regiments, under Col. Seaver,
then advanced, and, under a most gal-
ling fire, occupied the rebel works,
while the other regiments fell back
Orders were given for all to fall back
but they failed to reach the Second I
Regiment and some from each Of the !
others.who remained in the works OBJ
stinately defending them against all t
.stacire of the auesrav uu1 /.