. Vermont in the Civil War (Volume 1): a history of the part taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors in the war for the Union, 1861-5 . s intoposition, reconnoitring, and feeling of his enemy, in one ofwhich operations Early felt a point on Howes line, and lost200 men and a battle flag, of the Fifty-eighth Yirginia. Hefinally decided to make his main attack on the right andcentre of Howes line, intending to break through, take Sedg-wicks lines in reverse on right and left, and cut off andcapture as much of the Sixth corps as he did not preparations were not completed till five oc
. Vermont in the Civil War (Volume 1): a history of the part taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors in the war for the Union, 1861-5 . s intoposition, reconnoitring, and feeling of his enemy, in one ofwhich operations Early felt a point on Howes line, and lost200 men and a battle flag, of the Fifty-eighth Yirginia. Hefinally decided to make his main attack on the right andcentre of Howes line, intending to break through, take Sedg-wicks lines in reverse on right and left, and cut off andcapture as much of the Sixth corps as he did not preparations were not completed till five oclock in theafternoon. A few minutes after that hour the right andcentre of Howes line were attacked, with a violence, saysthat general, that I had never before encountered. Earlysassault was made by the brigades of Hays, Hoke andGordon, moving en echelon. In preparation for it Howe hadformed his division in a double line. The front line con-sisted of Neills brigade and the Fifth Vermont, with aline of skirmishers in front, consisting in part of two com- 1 This plank road became a common turnpike two or three miles outfrom the AND SALEM HEI6HTS MAY 3r-d fit 4- 1863. THE FIRST BRIGADE. 369 panies of the Fifth under Major Dudley. The other regi-ments of the Vermont brigade and a battery formed thesecond line, arranged as follows from right to left: ThirdYermont, Kigbys battery, Sixth Vermont, Second Vermont,Twenty-sixth New Jersey, and Fourth Vermont. The lastnamed regiment was posted well to the front in the edge of apiece of pine woods, with a ravine and open field in front ofit. The line of the other regiments extended along a slightswell of ground, the crest of which afforded partial protectionto the guns, and to the infantry when lying down. In thisorder Earlys assault was awaited. As it developed, batteryafter battery came into position on the crests in front ofHowe, and the shells began to whiz and crack along his masses of Confederate infantry next appea
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