Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10
An Interesting Document.

We copy the following singular case of the dis.
covery OF a manuscript interesting to every Yer
monter from the South Jersey Republican, pub
lished at Hammonton, New Jersey; 1--WE have
been shown the official report OF Brigader Gen
era L. A. Grant, commanding the Second Brigade
OF the Second Division, Sixth Army Corps, known
rs the Vermont Brigade for that awful cam
paign after that brigade crossed the Rapidan.
May 4th 1864 with the Army OF the Potomac,
through the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsyl-
vania, Cold Harbor and other operations OF this
body, until July 9th, when they embarked at City
Point for Washington. This report was found by
one OF the men connected with the quartermas-
ter's department Of the Second Division, Sixth
Corps, on the event Of getting ready to start for
Washington, and it is probably the original Of
fetal report of this brigade for those terrible bat
ties, given 1t is under the hand OF the brigade
general, L. A. Grant, and being full and COM
plete description OF the movements aud achieve
ments OF this gallant brigade during those trying
days in the height of the war OF the rebellion In
the confusion of packing the articles in the tent
OF the assistant adjutant general, Charles Nun
dee, this report was Internationally lost among
some rubbish, and found by this gentleman from
the quartermaster's department and preserved by
him as a cherished memorial of those days that
tried mems souls, although it was probably very
much much missed and would now, without,
doubt, prove very acceptable to the state OF YER
mont as a valuable record of the dongs of some
OF her bravest sons through that time Of slaughter
and bloodshed; and it also might have proved Of
great value in the compilation of the history Of
Vermont in the Rebellion The report is long
one comprising nearly thirty pages Of foolscap,
and is a complete and carefully prepared state
ment to the adjutant general of every movement
during that bloody month and half of the gal
liant brigade composed Of the Second Third
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Vermont Volunteers, as
well as the Eleventh Vermont at and after the
battle of Spottsylvania Court House. The various
losses in killed, wounded and missing are given,
as well the OF those officers and privates
who by their intrepid gallantry, earned for them
selves honorable mention from the commanding
general These men in particular were the losers
II there was no duplicate copy of the report taken
prior to the loss OF this one. The report il made
out in four different epochs for four different en-
gagements or series of engagements and from
the official appearance Of the document and the
signatures, we judge it to be the original report
made out by General L. A. Grant. The conclu-
sion of this report which was made out to Major
Charles Mundee, assistant adjutant general, is
as follows: In the several engagements and
skirmishes from the time the command crossed
the Rapidan, May 4th, to the time 1t embarked
for Washington, July 9th, the brigade lost three
hundred and fifty killed. one thousand five hun
dred and seventy mine wounded and four hundred
aud sixty-seven missing, in all two thousand three
hundred and ninety-six. | herewith forward
nominal list OF casualties. am, Major. very re-
spectfully, your obsdient servant,
l.. A. GRANT,
Brigadier General Commanding "