The National tribune., 1908-05-07
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he left Banks's Ford uncovered. and
Gen. II. w. Benham. United States En-
gineers, who was on the opposite bank
with an Engineer Brigade, threw a
bridge across at Scott's Dam, about a
mile below Banks's Ford. to communi-
cate with Sedgwick and afford him q
| line of retreat in case of disaster. This
was reported to Hooker. who disap-
proved of the bridge, as Sedgwick's or
ders were to keep on to Chancellors-
Vile. AS soon as the bridge was laid
Gen. ]. T. Owens, with a brigade oi
the Second Corps. which had beer
guarding the ford. crossed over and
reported to Sedgwick. Gen. Warren
| who had SO far been with Sedgwick
took advantage of this new route tc
proceed with all haste to Hooker's
headquarters and give him fun inform
alton as to Sedgwick's position, promis-
ing to send back at once to the latter
full instructions. Gen. Warren found
Hooker in deep sleep and still suffer
ing from the injury received from the
falling pillar. What little he could get
out of Hooker was to the effect that
Sedgwick must take care of himself
and this was the word that Warren sent
back to Sedgwick. This information
was rapidly diffused among the men,
and with it the knowledge that Hooker
had failed and that the worst might be
feared. All those wonderful qualities
of dash. promptness and confidence
which Hooker had shown as division
and corps commander had eyaporated
and no help whatever could now be ex-
pected from him.
The Confederntes Recover Marye's
Hlghts.
In the meantime Gen. Early had seen
his delusion as to the advance upon the
Bowling Green road. and, gathering his
forces together again, had advanced
upon Fredericksburg, recovering that
city and Marye's Hights. which added
enormously to the danger thickening
around the Sixth Corps. With Lee's
whole army in its front and Early in
trenching himself upon its line of re-
treat, its condition might well be
deemed hopeless.
The Light Brigade storms Marye's
Hights. sszT7e saf
Lieut.. Wainwright Cushing, 9Th Me-,
in a paper read before the Maine Com
~ Of hn r r OF
1T was nearly a. m. when the
storming party was placed in position
at the left of the Telegraph road. Off
on our right, beyond our sight and
hearing, Gen. Hooker was fighting the
enemy at Charlottesville. From be-
hind, across the river, our heavy artil-
lery was pounding away at the enemy's g
works on the nights in front of us. AS
the shells screamed over our heads 1t
sometimes happened that one with the
fuse cut too short burst over our heads,
varying none too pleasantly the
monotony Of lying close under cover.
The enemy replied but seldom. choosing
to save his ammunition for fighting at
closer range. Our regiment had now
seen nearly two years of service, and We
were weIl-seasoned soldiers, who had
had our fair share in campaigns and
battles. We had been under McCleI-
L
Yorktown to harrison's Landing; had
fought at Lees Mills, Williamsburg and
the battles in and near Chickahominy
Swamp, the Second Bull Run and An
tietam, and under Burnside had taken
part in the first battle of Fredericks-
burg and the inglorious mud campaign
which followed. The Light Division was
commanded by Col. Hiram Burnham,
of the 9Th Me. His place in the regi-
1a1 r. II tnrrt tnI tpx,,
F. Harris. With us was our fellow
regiment. the 5th Wis. half of which
was depIoyed as skirmishers- in front,
while the other half lay drawn up in
line of battle on our left. AS we waited
the signal for the assault, that we felt
assured was soon to be made on the
intrenchments that spread ominously
silent before US, we knew there was
work cut out for us, far more arduous
than any we had yet been called on to
perform. And now came the terrible
ordeal of waiting and watching for the
appearance of the columns which were
to move upon our right The batteries
we're firing, but no column came in
view. The rebels from their position
on the nights were observing every
motion. but not a musket shot was fired.
An hour sped slowly away and no col
umn. Another hour passed away, and
we felt II would be a relief to hear the
order to advance. For three long,
weary hours under the Virginia sun lay
the men. tired, impatient and not over
confident, yet determined. At 1880
a m. an orderly brought a message to
Acting Gen. Burnham, and then came
the order from Col. Harris to remove
the caps from our Springfield rifles, for
II Marye's Hights were to be carried
that day it must be done with the bayo.
net The report of gun from our bat
teries across the river was the signal
for the advance; the order to charge
was given, and with the 5th Wis. side
by side with us on the left, we rose to
our feet. and with yell charged in line
of battle for the nights. The line of
earthworks, and the flanking batteries
were a blaze of living fire, and men
were falling fast among us before we
cleared the little crest which sheltered
US. Across the slaughter pen we
rushed, while grapeshot and shrapnei
and bullets tore thru our ranks, while
officers and men were dropping on every
hand 1t was race with death, but
with all this terrible tension we were
under we kept our formation, the lines
closing up as they were thinned by the
firing. A little in front of the first rifle
pit was a board fence, and 1t seemed
to me that bullets were splintering every
square foot of it as we came near How
anyone should escape being struck in
this hail of lead seemed to me a won
der We went over the fence, under it
and thru it. One comrade. Serg't c. e.