Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-29
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FIGHTING BY JERSEY BOYS
MANY Illuminating Side I,sn''
Operations of Army OF ro'o'''
After Crossing Rapidan'

robn p Beech, sergeant, Co. b, 4'h
n. J.. First Brigade, First wv ~
Sixth Corps, Trenton. N. D. Writes
National Tribune:
~ have been wondering If there was
y Jersey brigade in that magnliioon.
Sixtb corps and whether they tooh
any part at the Wilderness OF opo'''
wanna as no mention was maoo "a
Them Nav the 4th n. j., on tue
extreme right of the Sixth CORPS 49,
prevented the Sixth corps from peins
flanked while getting into POSTUM
We drove them back, capturing a mum
her of rebels and receiving the con
ordinations of our beloved General
Sedewick Later in the day, WIN INC
9Th Md. we drove them back py gar
liant bayonet charge clear to their
works In a little pamphlet OF the
18th n. j., Colonel Campbell Claims
his regiment was the only one III inc
Sixth corps to go over the WORKS a'
the Angle, but in this he is in error
as the 4th n. j. was the tlrst 10 cualso
through the abatis, the 10Th n. ). oe
ing on our right. OF 80 men my COM
pany OBJ lost 30 men, five OF whom
were killed, 15 wounded, two OF wnoT
were captured. Both Commissioners
officers. Captain Johnson and Lleutea
ant Brooks, were wounded loss OF
about so per cent.
LAS Metcalfs battery went into posi-
ton horses and men began TO &c
down. We had opened heavy hre
upon the enemy, but 1t seemed as II
his section was in danger OF being
captured or destroyed. Realizing us
condition, | threw my musket down.
and appealed to Capt. Howard King
Co. G, who lay near me, and the only
commissioned officer | saw, to tell
some of the men to get up and heIp
work the guns. | started at once to
serve ammunition. At this time there
were but four rounds of canister left.
| carried the word to the officer, and
his orders were to use shell with one
second fuse. Sergt. VIM. Z. Lines
says they fired IA rounds from his
guns. When Lieutenant Metcalf and
he were unable to work the guns they
withdrew, and | rejoined my regi-
ment.
Your narrative says the battery
went into position with the Vermont
Brigade. The battery went into po-
sition on the right Of Upton's Second
brigade and left of the Jersey brigade
Of the First division. Sergeant Lines
says he was assisted in firing the last
four rounds by an officer of the 95th
Pa. and Vermont officer, both OF
whom were shot. There were others
who assisted, for Captain Gaul who
Ewing was wounded, says Captain
Ring and Peter s. Shemelia and others
OF the regiment whose names he does
not remember responded, and some Of
them were killed and wounded around
the guns.
"EcT my conduct on that day | was
recommended by Colonel Gaul, Colonel
Hufty and Captain Howard for a med
al of honor, which / now hold. Cap
tain Gaul said, in recommending me
for the honor, that 1t seemed certain
death to serve the guns, 1t makes
me shiver to this day when | think
OF the missile-laden air that day. My
regiment alone lost about 100 men
that day and the 18th N. Us loss was
very heavy, more SO than the other
regiments of the brigade. The field
presented a sickening sight; dead lay
all around and blood and rain mingled.
Where Metcalf was in position horses
and men lay In heaps, literally torn
to pieces by bullets"