The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-21
Holehonse takes the

HolehouSe takes the cake.
1t is all nonsense for man in the ranks Oh
| even a company officer to pretend to know al
| that is going on in different parts of the field
Nevertheless, am going to tell what little
know about it. 1 know where the flag went
| for had orders before we started tbeing Sec
| ond Sergeant Of Co. G. to look out for the col
| ors.
The 9th Ne. formed the right of the line
| the right flank resting near plank road which
wound down the hill and crossed the canal, the
| left resting near a small redoubt from which
| the enemy had been driven in the early par
| of the day.
On our immediate left was the 31st N
Y, while deployed as skirmshers in from
| of both regiments was portion Of the 5tl
| Wis. About eleven o'clock an attacking col.
| umn, consisting of the 61st Pa and Add N
| Y. marching by the flank, moved across the
| bridge on the immediate right of the 9Th
and advanced up the plank road to attack. and
| as theybecame warmly engaged with the enemy
| the 9Th was ordered forward.
| The instant the advance began all the enc.
| mics works in their 'front.' stone wall rifle pits
| and redoubts, belched forth terrible fire Of
| musketry, which did fearful execution in oul
| ranks.
| Silent, cool, and determined the men with
| closed ranks pushed steadily on, routing the
| enemy from behind the stone wall at the point
of the bayonet, and pressing On to the rife pits
| without halt and without firing shot. The
| enemys line gave way in wild confusion and
did not rally but either surrendered in the fort
or continued their fight down the plank road.
| Col Burnham Immediately sent out Skin
! mishers After short halt the regiment was
| pushed down the plank road in pursuit of the
| flying enemy. During the halt on the Nights
got permission to go back over the ground to
| look for my brother, Lieut.. Campbell, of Co.
| i, whom some of the boys said was shot.
Invent back, saw the dead and wounded lying
in all directions. Capt. Ballanger Co. C, was
killed just inside of tho stone wall by the
house, Capt. Gray, Of Co. A, farther to the
| little in the rear of the stone wall lay Mai
| Haycock, bu did not see 7th Mass. man
| dead or alive.
In five minutes from the time we started our
| flag was waving on the fort. The 9Th lost
| l2S officers and men killed and wounded II
We did not get there until after the 9TH Mass,
how did we lose SO many men? Surely they
didn't turn their guns on us?
| i remember hearing one of the boys telling
about being back to the fort, and hearing a
| Color Bearer making a great hurrah He
asked what the trouble was, and was told the
18th Mass. was the first to place their flag on the
| works. But he told the man the 9th Me. had
| been there a half-hour before.
/ have no doubt the 7th Mass. did all that
was required of them, and did it nobIy, but
their flag was not the rst on the Nights
/ viii close with the following from the
report of George Fuller. Major, commanding
| 9th Me-, Jan. 6, 1864:
May 2. an advance of the entire line was
| ordered. and the regiment went forward in
| line of battle. the skirmishers driving the
enemy before them, until darkness put stop to
the advance During the night the regiment
| was ordered to proceed to Fredericksburg, and
soon after daylight il formed in line of battle
| in front of Marye's flights, and few min
utes after 10 a. m. the order to charge was
| given. and the regiment advanced on the
| double quick. In this battle the 9th won a
reputation that will live with the history of the
| rebellion. The supporting regiments on the
| right aud left broke under the terrific fire, aud
the enemy turned his attention to the 9th Me.