Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-23

envy attacked Caseys division, which
was in position about a quarter-mile
beyond the Nine-Mile road, when the:
battle opened Our brigade (Aber7
crombie's) of COUGHS division was in,
bivouac along that road, from the Will
liamsburg road, to and across the
York river railroad, and the right Of
the 23d Pennsylvania rested in the
fallen timber to the left of the rail
road AS soon as the action began a.
shell from the enemy landed in a,
clearing in front of the camp, and the,
men at once got into line. General
Keyes came riding up the road,
passed the 23d Pennsylvania, and or.
dered it to support Casey's right.
Moving across the Nine Mile road and
through some low bushes, we came
upon the enemy, who were driving in
Naglee's brigade of Casey's division. !
With cheers we charged, striking
the rebels in flank, driving them
through a clearing and woods, where
we continued the fight until recalled.
The 23d Pennsylvania advanced
through the woods and drove the en-
envy into the clear fields, where
masses of the enemy (Pettigrews
brigade) were moving to cross the
railroad. We opened upon them, and
became so holly engaged that we
were driven back slowly to the Nine,
Mile road. The enemy could be seen
passing down the road and the rail-
road. We maintained this position
with no support on either flank I'M
der most severe fire Colonel Neill
then ordered the men to retire to
their camp on the Nfne-Mile road.
1t appears now that Couch, in or
der to gain time, so he could form
the regiments above named to the
right and rear of Fair Oaks station, at
the Adams farm house, left the 23d
Pennsylvania in the angle of the
woods to hold the enemy Reaching
the camp, we faced to the rear to;
receive the attack of the enemy. who
had passed around the fallen timber
and while thus engaged a regiment
moved up the Nine-Mile road and re-
ceived a volley from the enemy. They
broke, and coming back on the 23d
Pennsylvania threw our line into con-
fusion, but the men quickly rallied
and held the position fully half an
hour until ordered out. The resist
ance of the regiment in it's old camp,
in conjunction with the 9th New
York on it's left, was evidenced in the
number of the enemy killed.
1t had taken the enemy all the
afternoon to drive our line back 1000
yards. We were relieved at dusk, and
bivouacked at the breastworks down
the Williamsburg road. The troops
we were engaged with were the 9th
Georgia, 9Th South Carolina, 2Sth
Georgia and the Palmetto sharpshoot4
ers of Anderson's brigade, under Col.
Micah Jenkins. The last line that
held the enemy in check was of troops
composed of COUGHS and Caseys divi-
sions and portion of Kearny's divi,
sion.
Our regiment fired about 60
rounds of ammunition, lost 10 killed
and wounded (none captured). and
brought in 35 prisoners. Company C
was on picket, and took part with
Birney's brigade farther down the
railroad, while Company B was left
in camp and supported Millers bat
terry at the clearing in front of the
camp. When the enemy appeared
they did good execution, as they had
gathered arms from the wounded, and
each man had several muskets load
ed. Company B joined the regiment
as 1t formed in the new line to the
left of the camp.