Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-19

ground, extending up to the enemy's lines
and advanced at quick time, silent as posi-
bic, without firing a shot, marching over
and surprising and capturing the rebel
pickctS.
From where the first line started, it was
about one thousand yards to the position
to be assaulted. When about half the
distance had been covered, the men broke
out into Il rOusinp, simultaneous cheer,
and, taking the double quick, pushed on
ward like u mighty wave of the ocean into
| the enemy'S earthworks, tearing away
with their hands what abats there was in
front of the intrenchments, and carried
the line ut all points. Inside the intrench-
ments there ensued "A desperate hand to-
hand conflict with the bayonet and club
bed muskets. The charge proper was all
over in a few minutes, and resulted in the
capture of over 1000 prisoners, comprising
the whole of Johnson's division of Ewell' s
corps, including 90 pieces of artillery and
30 stand of colors. The remainder OF the
rebel force in the salient retreated in
great confusion. Flushed with their sue
cess, the troops could not be restrained,
but pushed the flying enemy through the
woods, in the direction of SpOttsylvana
Court House. AT the distance of near
half mile they came up against II fresh
line of breastworks There the enemy
quickly rallied on their reserves, and, as
Stunning the offensive, threw back the pur-
suing Union troops on the captured line :;
but the men rallied on the right and left
of the works in the salient, and stubborn
ly resisted all attempts to dislodge them.
The COnfederates, by this time REINFORCED
10y heavy masses, began an impetuous as
sault to retake the last line
What with the natural confusion of Il
charge Of this kind and the taking of 50
many prisoners, all lines and formation
were completely oblter8ted. The men of
the different companies, regiments and
brigades in the first line at the charge
were ineXtricably mixed up with the pris-
oners. ] stopped long enough To take II
good look at Gen. Johnston, who was as
sullen and morose rs man cheated ont of
il good dinner. The prisoners were rag
ged looking delegation, and assumed Il
very defiant air. My regiment (the Eighty
fourth Pennsylvania belonged to Mott 5
Division, and we formed the second line
in the charge, supporting Birney. When
it became apparent that the first line of
the assaulting column had penetrated the
enemy's intrcnchments, sweeping every
thing before them, Hancock, in person,
ordered our line toward He rode up and
down in front of the line, calling aloud for
Gen. Mott, wanting to know "Why, in
hell that line didn't move,' and then, in
stentorian voice, himself gave the order,
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went i'll the direction of the first line.
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