{"id":659,"date":"2012-03-27T10:23:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T14:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-shannon\/?p=659"},"modified":"2021-12-05T10:13:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T15:13:31","slug":"june-24-27-1862","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/2012\/03\/27\/june-24-27-1862\/","title":{"rendered":"June 24 – 27, 1862"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\nJune<\/span> 1862<\/span>
\n24<\/span>
\nCourteny\u2019s House
\nLast<\/span> night we had
\nanother severe thunder storm. The lightening
\nwas terrific, and the rain came down
\nin floods.<\/p>\n
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Our<\/span> lines in front of Hooker
\nwere advanced a thousand yards today
\nThe fighting was pretty severe. About nine
\no\u2019clock in the evening the firing was
\nsharp along our lines. All got under
\narms at once: but we were not called
\nout.<\/p>\n

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<span style=”margin-left:28px;”Was started out this morning
\nby heavy firing and the first im-
\npression was that the enemy were
\nattempting to regain the ground<\/p>\n

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lost yesterday.<\/p>\n

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p.m.
\nAccompanied<\/span> generals
\nNewton and Slocum to the front
\nthis afternoon. This evening a
\nwork is to be thrown up in the
\nwheat field. Heavy firing in the
\nvicinity of Mechanicsville.
\nlater<\/span>\u2014
\nHave<\/span> been spending
\na larger part of the evening at
\nthe work. It goes barely on.<\/p>\n

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There<\/span> was a resumption of
\nthe firing early this morning over
\nthe river. We go to support Genl.
\nPorter starting at 5\u00bda.m. that
\nis in about half an hour. We
\nshall probably see some fighting before<\/p>\n

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the day is over.<\/p>\n

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midnight.
\nWe<\/span> have returned to
\nour old head quarters at Courteny\u2019s
\nhouse after fighting a bloody battle
\nacross the Chickahominy.
\nWhen<\/span> we started out this
\nmorning at 5\u00bd o\u2019clock we marched
\nto Duane\u2019s bridge and partially
\ncrossed it, that is our batteries
\ngot over and Newton\u2019s brigade. Then
\nwe were ordered to recross, and
\nsuddenly found out that there
\nhad been a misunderstanding or
\nmisinterpretation of the order.
\nBartlett’s<\/span> brigade remained near
\nthe bridge after recrossing it and
\nthe col. was ordered to make preparations
\nfor its destruction. The other two
\nbrigades returned to the old camp.
\nUpton\u2019s battery was reported to<\/p>\n

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Genl. Smith\u2019s works on the hill
\nwhere they might be in readiness
\nto shell the enemy.
\nMy<\/span> horse not being in
\ncondition to work I returned to
\nhead quarters to get him feed.
\nHad not been there more than
\nfifteen minutes before the enemy
\ncommenced shelling our camps.
\nThe shot flew over and around
\nour head quarters killing and
\nwounding several. My man
\nHumphrey ran away to the
\nwoods in complete fright,
\nleaving me to saddle the horse
\nmyself.
\nSoon<\/span> joined the Genl.
\nand assisted in getting the
\ntroops under cover.
\n__________,<\/span>,___________
\nAbout<\/span> 2o\u2019kp.m. we
\nreceived orders to move to the<\/p>\n

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support of Fitz John [?] by the way
\nof Woodbury\u2019s bridge and soon
\nafter the whole division was on
\nthe way. At this time Genl.
\nPorter was warmly engaged in
\nthe vicinity of Dr. Gaine\u2019s house.
\nHaving<\/span> crossed the bridge
\nGenl. Newton who led the column
\nwas at once hurried to the
\nfront supporting Upton\u2019s battery
\n(2nd artillery regular) on the right
\nof the line. Genl. Taylor went in
\non the left. Also Col. Bartlett who
\nafter ascending the hill nearly
\nto the crest moved to the extreme
\nright, under a severe cross fire
\nof the enemy.
\nSo<\/span> soon as our division
\nengaged the enemy, Porter\u2019s troops
\nat once fell back in the greatest
\ndisorder, not pretending to form
\na reserve line at all. The<\/p>\n

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Pennsylvania reserves I especially
\nnoticed.
\nGenl.<\/span> Butterfield held
\nthe extreme left of the line resting
\non the Chickahominy.
\nThe<\/span> action continued
\nvery warm for over an hour
\nwhen there was a general
\nlull. We had evidently repulsed
\nthem. Suddenly the fire
\nbroke out again on our left
\n+ soon became terrific pressing
\nback Genl. Butterfield whose
\nbrigade finally separated and
\npassed hurriedly across the
\nbridge close by (Duane\u2019s). On
\nthe right all was quiet. But it
\nwas painfully + plainly evident
\nthat either the foe must be
\nmet or our troops must all
\nfall back. So as great a
\nfire as possible was concentrated<\/p>\n

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on the enemy\u2019s right. Battery after
\nbatter was hurried into position
\nMeagher\u2019s brigade came up and
\nevery available force was employed
\nto check the foe. We were successful
\nThe firing soon died away and
\nnow it was almost dark.
\nThe<\/span> next work was to
\nget over the river our wounded
\nand the hosts of stragglers and
\nthe batteries out of ammunition
\nand the exhausted troops of
\nPorter who had now been fighting
\nfor nearly two days without any
\ncessation. Amid so much of
\nexcitement this was no small
\njob.
\nOur<\/span> division meanwhile kept
\nits position on the battlefield and
\ndid not retire until nearly
\nmidnight. Then it recrossed the
\nriver and returned to their<\/p>\n

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old camps, in perfect order.
\nOur<\/span> loss during the afternoon
\nin our division of 12,000 was
\nnot far from 4,000, the loss of officers being unusually large.
\n6 Cols were either killed wounded or captured 2 Liet Cols.
\nkilled. 2 majors killed +c. +c.
\nIt is considered one of the
\nbloodiest battles of the war.
\nI<\/span> was uninjured. Two of
\nGenl. Newton\u2019s Staff were Severely
\nwounded and one taken prisoner.
\nThe command of the 5th Maine
\nnow devolves on Capt. Edwards.
\nMy horse cannot Stand many
\nmore such tests, much more<\/del> less myself.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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