. The First Maine Heavy Artillery, 1861-1865 [electronic resource]: a history of its part and place in the war for the union, with an outline of causes of war and its results to our country . second corps before the rest of the army could cross the movement was made so stealthily that the first knowledge ofhis presence was a furious attack upon our third division. GeneralPierce s brigade got away and lost two guns. The enemy eagerlypursued this brigade over an open space along the Boydton PlankRoad, when they were struck heavily by Egan, who had faced to therear and hastened to the r
. The First Maine Heavy Artillery, 1861-1865 [electronic resource]: a history of its part and place in the war for the union, with an outline of causes of war and its results to our country . second corps before the rest of the army could cross the movement was made so stealthily that the first knowledge ofhis presence was a furious attack upon our third division. GeneralPierce s brigade got away and lost two guns. The enemy eagerlypursued this brigade over an open space along the Boydton PlankRoad, when they were struck heavily by Egan, who had faced to therear and hastened to the rescue, sweeping down the Plank Road withthe brigades of Generals Smythe and Willet. He drove the Con-federates back, while our own brigade and some dismounted cavalryunder General Kirwin attacked at the same time, recaptured theguns, and sent the Confederates flying on through the jungle downthe Run. A thousand of them were made prisoners. Many othersin their flight rushed into Crawfords line in the mixup and werecaptured. Xight fell before our lines could be re-formed and con-nections made. In these encounters General Hancock lost about LIEUTENANT COLONEL SMITH RESCUES SOME GUNS. [49. Brig. Gen. R. B. PIERCE,Commanding 1st Brigade, 3d Divis-ion, 2d Army Corps. 1,500 men and the Confederates probably more. This struggle wasknown as the battle of the Boydton Plank Road, and known amongus as the battle of the Bull Pen. At the time of the attack by Hethon Pierces brigade, five regiments,including the First Maine, formed asecond line in rear of Pierce. Assoon as Pierces scattered forces hadpassed to our rear the five regimentswere ordered forward at double-quick,firing as they advanced. As soon asthe enemy were cleared from the fieldin our front, Colonel Shepherd withthe right wing of our Regiment madea run down the Boydton Road andsecured about 200 prisoners and abattle flag, a force which, becomingbroken from Heths right, had takenrefuge in the clump of trees on our left. As soon
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