News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-01-14

Cross brigade went 10 with the Irish
brigade. soon 90 be followed by their com.
panion brigudcs under Gen. Zook and Col.
Brooke What a harvest Death rcnppd on
that whedtfeld Is an old story. The fifth
bore It's share a. usual and Cross was NOR.
tally wounded in front Of its uplifted ban
ner while melting his boys a. Doe had ever
done in the heat Of battle. The next duy
the regiment was under Gre from I.ee's
batteries during Pickctt's chnrge and came
out OF the fight with death roll OF 80. th'
total killed and wounded numbering 80
This left but o. men and officers, not more
than one full company Co march back
with the yictors to Virginia.
But the organization was too glorious tu
be- given up, and the remnant wis sent
home to the old state 90 on up the gaps
aud renew its shattered banners. 10 no.
ported back 90 the army and resumed BE-
place in the brigade on June 1. 1864. on the
field Of Cold larbor. On the 30 ID trUttrd
out at daybreak. BIZ strong with arms M
shoulder shift" and dashed forward halt
n mile Ia the famous grand assault. bound.
ing over the pnrupet Of Confederate bat.
terry without firing shot. This was Bar
lows celebrated charge, unequaled for
daring and unparalleled in the slaughter
suffered by the nssailnnts.
The Fifth passed through the battery
and rushed for the euemy's second line
but was met on the way by strong nppo.i.
ton from the front aud both nunks Nc
support coming TO It's aid, retreat was nee.
essary, and 10 fell back 10 the battery. dis.
putting every foot Of ground ia hand 90
hand struggle. The Confederatcs that had
been captured in the outward rush repudi-
ated their paroles, and catchiugup weapons
from the fallen New Hampshire boys
opened. fire upon their late conquerors
At the battery the conflict was fierce la.
deed, the artillerists throwing themselves
Ia front OF the retreating men aud laying
hold 10 capture them by main force. But
the gallant fellows OF the fifth rallied %
one another's aid and beat down their foes
one by one. A captain Of the Fifth was
one Of the last TO abandon the battery, and
his parting blow was q sword cut that
split Confederate artilieryman from the
shoulder down, leaving lin dead aud
nearly decapituted beside rs gun Terri,
bic work, this, and the Bloody Lame. with
its savage war whOop. and the stone wall,
and the wheutlield, but such is war. % one
goes in to win. In this charge 2u2 fell,
of which 60 were killed.
The regiment went on into the Peters.
burg campaign under Gcu Nelson Miles
as brigade aud division leader In tie
Petersburg assaults 10 lost Is killed aud
its second colonel, G. +. IIapgood. wound.
ed. Col. w. A. Crafts. who had passed
through every grade from sergeant up,
next took command. IN the trenches IL
lost IL killed aud In various battles 10. liz
the Appomattox campaign IL lost o kiliet
at Sailors Creek, aud at Farmville, April
Z, was overmatched in a desperate charge.
80 III -
tured out OF S companies engaged. Capt
Kicker, the bloody sworlsmau Of Cold
Harbor, was in command aud WAS wound.
ed three times before he surrendered his
rolors. He was soon recaptured, and the
dag was restored 20 its brave hearted de-
tenders at AppomuttoN two days later
So IL was that the Fighting Fifth"
piled up its awful list Of 295 killed la babr
lie. GEORGE l.. ktLMEa.