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From the SharpshootersNila* (imtmi AO, P«., Julj oth.As there is u chance to send cut letters I man* to get • ft*w minutes time to seed a few item* of infoiastlon for jour valuable paper. We reached this place on Wedursikj, loo late, however, to participate in the fight that day. Tburt-day, July *J I, the buttle wn* opened by the sharpshooter*. t’uA. F, I», I and K, 1st rcg nwnt, wi re sent to i*irmi»b in apiece of woids,abo A unc-third of a mile in width, on the Jek of the road to Uet-tyihurc. We were deployed acroia the wood u»d »di,meed till we met the enemy's pickets, which were driven in, when we diacomed a small force of rebel* trying to get between our right tUnk and the rotd. We turned our attention to them and soon drove them back in confusion. \ s continued to advance, and encountering their skirmishers, with « volley and a shout drove them hack tn the miio body, which consisted of ^ whole division, forming three lints of little Tbs firing now hrc tine very brisk, and *e found It very warm work, but held our ground till the ild Mo. Krginunt was «ent to nur support, when the contest was kept up until the object of th» movement accomplished, which was to find the situation and atrengtn of the enrmj in this direction. Then we were ordered to fall back into s wheat field, where wo lay till, 10 tho progress of the battle, we befsrae ripond to t storm of shell. When, our minion tcOottpllihed, we were ordered to th« resr out of ri gr, snd took no more actite pan In th- battle that day. Co. I sutf red some ic this action. Sergeant A. H. Cooper was shot through the head and instantly killed Oto. A. Wooleyhitl bis fight arm shattered, which hai sines been amputated. Win, II. I.e„ch ha. not been seen since, but w« hope he will yet cumlt; around. A number of ethers had hole* made by bullets through thrlr clothes and equipments.Frida} afternoon we wort *nt out in front ol some rebel batteries, where we Wtnjcaposcd to a tremendous shelling, but our Co. (F) received nc damage. A body of rebels advancing \n make a charge wns surrounded and some hundreds ol them captured, beaidM many bring killed. Tbli feat was accomplished, I believe, by tha 10th Vermont regiment, who also took two 'standi of col-ore. During the night, which we pwaaed on tbs
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Montpelier Green Mountain Freeman
Montpelier, Vermont, US
Tue, Jul 14, 1863
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