Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-07

army IL the westerly portion of Virginia
called the Army Of the Shenandoah
General Wright Il command Of the Sixth
Corps 1:c:ss infantry and artillery. 70
which the 5th Maine BATTERY belonged.
Emery in command q tie Nineteenth
Corps. I3l15; Crock il command o. the
E.gA. Corps. ~, and To-he-t il cor2-
Ina1d d the CAVIAR. w.-h its accompany
ing artillery SIS strong. making -he sum
total Of 1854.
The ta,1le Of the opaqua2 was the a-s.
hattie fought By this zrrry. l. was z
grand success. The enemy vas driven Il
ever point TIE IN .ia:-z Battery !
think DID lis full share - ra- yyor.. ex-
pending - Slid sho-. - spherical ease.
Il shell and q canister. -o-,.l rs rou1ds
O. n o-te- wcr5s !. Burned - pounds q
powder and hurried - pounds q iron
mo .h4 enerny-s ra-xs vi. n. lcss @:
Only SIX Amen wounded. Rebellion -=c-
ords Vel y, par :. rage ~. Tie ground
was rolling aH5 ev=-y z6varta-s waz
taken 70 save or re. ana punish ;te
Enemy
among ne Trophies cap-s-4z we're III
p-eees q artillery. n.-c battle Gags. I
number OF ca-sscns ara -. sand o.
small arms Rebellion Records y.s =
faT l. Page 2 him. = : 2ot generally
Known that William Mckinley. Z captain
ara Rutherford 2. Hayes. Z Colonel. H.
, Crooks Corps ware there ana lighting
S=4-'--'-iE - or sac, both q whom weEe
res cents O me United STATES
General wheaton r describing the
Closing scenes q mis- engagement II liz
report SAG Win -!'ile c!-5cuiry We ad-
'ahced 70 ne nrics. house q the north
| s.ce g iEe PIKE and II the foot Of III.
s!op@ eas, = Winchester. 4 severe ar
'.1-FEs ire was mere encountered. Send
-''E - ''e,-e-a- ''e-tE ~ battery =
-i-'-- H.e ore iHat vas giving rs 50
l=s-s 1c,'Ee aEs soon nad Captain
. stevens IN Maine Battery t-7-ci.g Up .
~ 2~l'i'cF'' From tie moment il opene1
~ arg movement vas without op-
! .'o-'' ana me enemy could be seen i,
--7 e-s-aIce running round the rear
:" '1e erection OF the Winchester anc
Sl-asburg pike
men were wild with delight at this
@E'as..ce O their glorious success. and
o1i1 hard-y oe restrained and kept in
i0'i"s' i.eoeliioH Records, Vol. q,
Fai = page e
"a o'1e un2e during tAe battle General
Getty reported The success Of the enc.
my was however monetary. He was
pfofnptlE net. held III check and finally
fepllsed ~ several batteries pror2!neo.
among which vas Stevens Maine, bat
tsFs O. Ligat = FOUNDERS" Rebellion
4'ecords- No!. 2, part !, page ls2
Col {. H. Tornpii.rs. Chief Of Artillery
9IAH' 1oTps' reported: I canno, speat,
III 0oo higA Terms Of the conduct Of the
o4-'9ets ana men Of the command Par
''e~'~E mention should De made Of Cap
IAN y. /. Stevens commanding the Srh
-AaiHe battery ard First Lieut.. ". H..
Johnson, commanding TIE 1sr y y A.
dependent, battery. for the gallar. roan,a,
| IN "hica they handled their batteries
Wien charged bE TIE enemy, at which
'lF'e Lieutenant Johnson was seriously
wounded See Rebellion Records Va
, ~ par /. pages 81 and -. johnson a.
once died.
After helping General Getty ou- -.
were called TO help General Wheaton ou,
! Inc canon+ers. tired and somewhat er.
! hausted. were mounted on the guns and
caissons, then We went a, ..Tro1 r,a,-t.,
% "Aeatan's relief An old soldier
fHusse:J remarked, i never saw artil-
IeTE handled like that before
The battle Of Cedar Creek. October
. l>th' ls6i like cpequan and Fishers Hin
vas another grand success.
The battery lost rwo men L;1,as - :.
wounded. Colonel Thorrpkins. Chief o<
artillery, riding up 70 The battery said
10 Stevens, Now We are going 70 a+,acl,
I ard II We drive them | want vo,, - ~
10" and push them as hard as Won can.
He appeared satisfied TO have the ba,.
terry nGnt On ground Of its own sa,ec,io,,
ana IN Us own way. General Getty r.
ported During he ad,.eroa !.
noon Stevens (Maine) batter, Of Iieb+ 70
pounders and q section OF Lambs hat
terry do Founders Parrots) were brn,pb-
up ana served with rapiditv and effac,
Al Middletown five OF the ener,y.s deao
were found in one spot. the victims of
single Y FOUNDER spherical case che.
nsgs 90 -. i ,' 'or ls's-5. Vol /,
and 1s men wounded inc,u@fna ,-'s ~. Hiilso