Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-13
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FIGHT AT CHARLOTTESVILLE
e+,hps German Brigade Had No
Chance to Secure Their Nf''s
to RepeI Attack Of Enemy.

In my opinion the Army OF the Fo-
ton,oc was never in such fine shape
as when Joe Hooker started on 'ne
Chancellorsville campaign. Was
nv fortune at that time TO be a mem
hor If Go A, 25th Chic. Our regl-
ment belonged to Ncl4ean's SECOND
brigade. First division, eleventh
corns writes r. NJ. Fulton, OF home
stead Pa. in the National Tribune
Our regiment, or at least my COM
many was out on the Plank road Oh
niclret on Friday night, and when we
were relieved next morning we re-
Joined the brigade on the line OF pa'-
tle although there was no fighting go
ING on yet. AS we had been on picket
ALI night we stacked arms PACK IA
the rear some 200 yards and remalneu
there all day until the engagement
began. .4,,
Our brigade fronted southwest Win
our hacks toward Fredericksburg. III
the early afternoon our colonel, w. r.
Richardson, and Col. Lee, OF the o9en
Ohio, both having seen service ~
Mexico, sent out three scouts from
our company, under Abe Heed TO SEQ
what was doing in the heavy tinipei
in front. They came back and reporseu
the enemy massing on our front anu
right flank. Col. Richardson sent Col.
Lee and Capt. e. c. Culp ~1teur~sft ffcaS--.1-
Gen. Devens Of our division and ASK
permission to change front so as to be
in shape to meet the assault that they
felt sure would come. But DeVens
took no account of what these otil-
GERS said.
Some time later ! took a stroll up
on the higher ground along the coun-
try road Stahls German brigade was
off q little to the right. Their guns
were all stacked, except one regiment
which was standing in line along the
road facing the woods at order arms.
There were two brass cannons 10 ana
12-pounders) by the road. There were
no horses nor artillerymen near the
guns. I went back to where my regl-
ment was, and Col. Richardson had
sent his scouts out again. That time
the enemys cavalry fired on them.
They reported the woods full OF Con-
federates Col Richardson sent Col.
Lee and Capt. Culp to Gen. Devens
with this information, and again ask
ed permission to change front to be
in position to meet the enemy.
Devens poo-poohed and said:
guess Col. Richardson is little
scared. The proper place for COLO
mel is with his command"
In a few minutes / heard one shot,
then a whole volley from the regiment
Of Stahls brigade that was in line.
Then came the terrible onrush OF
Stonewall Jackson's men, which gave
the rest of StahPs brigade no chance
to get their guns, which were stacked
as I saw them. / was close to Col.
Richardson when Devens' adjutant-
general came UP ON gallop> He
saidi Col Richardson, Gen. Devens
sends regards and orders you to
double-quick your regiment into line
and check that stampede
We double-quicked up the hin and
into the young pines, but the smoke
was so thick we could scarcely see.
Stahrs brigade had no time to get
their guns, and, OF course, could not
help repel the enemy, and we had to
get out. About that time Col. Rich
ardson was painfully wounded in the
shoulder and was never with the regi'
ment again.