The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-05-02


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the brigade 80 tufnel over 10 Lieul Col
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the ehsmy's works vith asaliaBuy that vas
worthy ofths troops abjsr 81 command =
Too mech pfaIs cauaai e apariei 70 this
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handed the cortland 10 tha, mos, trying Of
oil moments tbs hrsi shock of . desperate
battle. Lieut. gu Chm nuusde e. u tic
lith W i aiso deserving ~ great credit. TOT
enly f0r gallabtry ID ihe assault. but for
marked energy Ia assisting to reform the
brigade AFTER ii bad passed the euemy's
works
sben i vas reformed here, tie eommsnd
vas tarhtd ever 10 Bievst Col 1has Nun
dee, Ass't Adj, Gent Of the division. who
led Il 10 psrsou s.th most conspicuous gal
LARRY throughout all ihe subsequent move.
msnis, hiib perfect confidence that TIE
troops under his command would follow
wherever be would lead The say, be pressed
forward 10 front sfihe inc u battle with
perfect disregard u "a danger. aud by his
example =, val - b the .kill wuh which
he handled the command, contributed in a
very great degree to the glorious achieve
Dsnis that day performed BY the Vermont
Brigade,
when The troops we're moved into position 1
for the night the command vas again turned
over to Lieut. Col Tracy
Captains Boneii. s ssisons and Baxter.
and Lieut. Lewis. x your sati, are entitled 70
the highesl consideration at your banls for
ihs manner 10 which they perfoi med The ar
daos duties II staff officers during the day
The horses bot coming Up they we're obliged
70 be on foot, but notwithstanding ali din
esl'iss they we're everywhere present
throughout the entire day, cheering on the
men, reforming the lines. preserving the
connections Of the regiments, ana helping on
By preceP, And example The operations ofthe
day.
Sergt. Thomas MoColley deserves partica-
lar mention for the CALAMITY With which the
eoiors q the Vermont Bfigad, we're .ustsin.
I'd 10 front d the foremost line throughout
the entire engagement trust that his SER
vices will meet with sata bic recognition.
The honor of being the first to break the
snsmy's line is confidently claimed by this
brigade. Being.the guiding brigade Of the
charging column, It's position was neares,
The enemy's line aud ines, advantageous TO
reach the works before the troops on the
right or LEFT. The commanders Of the 9th,
9th aud llih regiments each claim that the
eolors Of his command was the frst planted
on the works. but owing to the darkness
prevailing at The time the lines we're reach.
cd, and the distance between the points at
which these colors were plsced on the works.
u 10 impossible TO decide The delicate oues-
ten. There is no question however that the
henor belongs tothe Vermont Brigade, ,
The captures Of the command during the
day consist cftwo battle flags. nineteen pie.
ses Of artillery. horses, mules, harnesses
and equipments, great quantities Of Quarter
masters and medic-l STORES. aud several
hundred prisoners 0sing TO the en,husi-
~sm Of the troops and the rapidly with
wh'eh The brigade vas Unanswered but little /
attention was given TO procuring credit for
Tie captures 70 which the command is emit
tlsd.
~ is imPossible for any one individual 10
d~sHedit to all The operations of The CON- t
nshd on account u the extended field over
which they we're carried on The troous 4,
eoald pol be restrained from pushing out 10
ED dircc;ions from he lines ia pursuit or
adventures, and in I'D. they contributed
very materially 70 the success or de d4y.
~, only IN capturing prisoners ana ,.reyeat. J
'ng Organization Vi TIE e,tuy at aty POM. /
but A'so ia destroying and capturing large
Quantities O meats a. transportation ana
sod Of stores which sere i great ,slae to
the enemy,
such - here narrated are bu, tue eeuer. E
81 features u the part taken by the COM v
u1And 10 ibe engagement lor the possession u :
Petersburg. AID li i ~ DC means slsimei
1AAi i comprises az 'be achievements pen.
foTRsd % that day ty The vermont Brig.
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