Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-10

repaid. "GCttt,' he SAYS. with single div sion
nrst ttlnt ia before me corp. which Lee hal sent
AID held II afterwards for hours IN the presence of
double MS own force, although Lee III person com
mautrd IN irO.i. And wnen Hancock win the
Second corps arrived, II was IN, Nationa troops
and not the rebels who made the ilrs assault
- He'd here means held by Inc lrosl stubborn and
blonly ignlng Tue troops III lurn hl,hchth anu
rcpulsrd by Gctiy's division were two division. Of
ililrs corps. w ilchs division numhering 5000.
and WuCuN's numbering 1900 elective men.
trtty'S Il vision numbered i,u0D. Gen. Lee. IN his
report o the battle, says Of the ight IN the Plank
Road "lni enemy concentrated upon Gen. Hi,
who with llcth's and WilcuN's divisions success
fully resisted the repeated ami nnsl desperate as
siuii4' tirn. Leo was not gwen 10 the use Of
strong HijucilVcS IN ris reports, aud when lac calls
the nnhtng "lnosi desperate wc may he sure u
was 50. There was. however, no " concentration
upon mus corps. Tine force which attacked nm
was simply GCity'l three brigIlcs The importance !
OF TINS service IS thus estmaicdby Swlnion; lhls
junction ul roads vas strategic punt OF the /
hrsi Importance. aud II Hi should he able TO
SEIZE II he would ntcipbsc eilrctmilN WtwCcn |
the TWO I Mon columns THE 9Th and md corps ui
our ARMY. Discovering nus danger. Gen, Mcalc, |
carry III the day. directed division ut the SIKH |
corp- under Gen. Getty. to hold sIluly t.c posi-
WnI!c the lat'cr was - Il TAR oil, Getty hal begun
to feel the pressure of the enemy and hour 10y hour
It grew murc heavy On INN. iiut lie held ms post
mlnu,ahy. III jw,uts O'Clock IN the afternoon.
the welcome yhcei oi llancUck's approaching
trUops wa. heard"
hi hsio e Hancock Arrived Getty had struck
mn wi,h The vgor which Gen. Lee characterized as
mnsi dcsprraT e Getty moves, against AN enemy
already moving to attack INN. lhC struggle pattOOk
OF The peculiar characteristics nj the battle OF The
Wlderncss,-unsecn movements OF troops, terrific
volcy- uf muskcry bursting al close range IRON
the ihickrts charges through woods dense that
q lclI officer could scare" see more than the line Ut
- company sulde appearances ant disappear
anccs Oi bodies OF troops In ough me smoke aud
| the Jungle; regiments on each SIDE huggng the
ground for shelter, MOI daring u rise Ior either
advance 81 retreat, yet Keeping up iucessant fus-
| ladies' an almost Indian warfare IN the forest.
ILL had two men to Gciiy's one bu, he secured no
advantage. and no rebel rcachcdthc Brock Roal that
! day. except Us prisoner. The desperate bravery
and Il cggcd resistance OF Getys dlSisi-n saved the
! army vi the Potomac from tremendous disaster:
| and the tables Of casualties show what share the
| Vermont brigade mad IN the work. thousand
Ncrlnnnicrs lell that afternoon AMI lay either
stark IN death or tn broIgh' III by the drchng
| parties which were seeking the wounded all night
at peril Of their lives, for The enemy fired at every
Light or NOISE. There was little rest and less sleep
Tor our vet 'ru- tina May nigL', and Al daylight the
| lighting was renewed.
| loug-truet had been marching all night 10 the
support OF M, and the Ninth corps ~ the ad oi
Ware. and the llith corps and Grant and Lee
had each decided t. attack Al daylight.
Lees man ciiurt was still 10 secure The approach
by The orange FLANK road. 10 the Brock road. AT
inst the advantage was on or side Hancock had
place Two divisions OF MS own corps, me md In
iron; oi Gcttys DIVISION aud attacked at O'Clock
with great Slgur, while MalswOrth'a division of
tie Fliih cur,s assaulted lis right. His lines
gave way a. once. ant he was driven back a uile or
more. iiIl Lee headquarters were Ia sight. At TINS
not only to cheek uHncOcks advance, but attack
IN turn. and with superior numbers. Under lis
vehement attack the divisions N front NJ Getty
gave way anu were forced back over all the ground
they had gained Back rolled the Tide ui battle hi
It stru K thc line III viii stood the vermont
brigade. II wis III. last line left to quad the
Junction uf the roads, and there WAS 40 reserve
me situation was critical IN the extreme, for there
was SIN a wide gap on lancpcks LEFT between the
: md and ith corps which Burnside, with the 9TH
corps, had been expected 10 MI, hut he had not yet
arrved The fate Of the day and Of the army again
/, l,dcpcndcl on the stculincss of Getty veterans
/, Mn,aipu's brigade hai suffered serious the diy
before and olir Vermont brigade had lost a man
uui ut every three In the ranks and many of II
. btsf H. af
the day before hut one left. Coz stone, OF The
+ 2ud. hal been Killed anl Lt.-COl. : T.. rmsrcr
: took his command. Col. Foster, of The ith. had
: been seriously wounded, and Major Pratt succeed
e ed HIM L,;,CQl. Lewis OF the jih, had p.t An arm,
and Major Dudley took his place. Col Barney, OF
% the on, wa shot through the head win mortal
l. wound and Lt.-Cul. Hale assumed command of the
= regiment. E'crso captains and niue lieutenant.
e had been killed. and hiriy commissioned officers O
/. companies wounded. But the Survivors face The
+ new emergency with grim determination as ever
# Bchind Il low hrcIstwDrk OF old logs thrown up b,
r the enemy the day before they awaited Long
d streets aiiIck. lie expected No more scllni,
# opposition ilan he mai nus far met that day. ",
d thunght he sati III conversation sEb,ouucntiv
n with SIR. SwnUn, &c that We hal second liull iui
"a On YOU" lie never was more mistaken. Again
ANT again ms lines a lvaurci to the attack ana a.
If oiicm went back IN disorder Iungstreei frl lbs
" volcy from III, own sidcl and Gen Lee assume,
direction OF the assault III pursun But II WAS all
i no use lis rcpulsc was AWAY, complete in from
10 Of the Vermont brigade. On their right Wadsworih'
m division was driven back leaving inc body OF thc
II brave commander IN the hand, Of the enemy. OF
ii their left linz alter lluo gave way Facing now L
al The front aud now TO the Hank they held heir posi-
ilun for three hours, tn the enemy ha.l pushp,
a quite around their left Hank 10 their rear whcl
4 stlll, cool and steady anil almost universal
/" disorder all around them they moved back t. thcl
m old stand III front Of the Brock 0n,l and from ms
IS ihous, once more attacked they were not dis
,o OF me region and they held IL 10 lhr end The tw
M other hlpadrS Of Gutty's division were pcrintc,
~ hni ni,ji,i Ia rr'urn Ia the Styth cnrn I'M @
- IIIuc,rk de Jared thi ne ruuI nni s,rr In, Nrr
~ mont brigade audl STAYED and he'd H. position Of
nj The PLANK road through ihr lrd day, AMI un'l lie