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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
e Forty-fourth New York (Colonel Rice), the Eighty-third Pennsylvania (Captain Woodward), and the Twentieth Maine (Colonel Chamberlain), coming quickly into position, engaged Hood's troops in a handto-hand conflict, in which bayonets were crossed anrefore became necessary to use the steel, and the enemy was driven from this point by a charge with the bayonet by Colonel Chamberlain's Maine Regiment. Yet this rocky bulwark was not secured without a heavy sacrifice. Colonel Vincent, who had so de in glory and in death. and among the ledges of rocks lay many hundred dead soldiers in blue. Towards dark, after Chamberlain's charge, Fisher's brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserves re-enforced Vincent's troops; and later at night Chamberlain'sChamberlain's regiment, supported by two of Fisher's regiments, occupied Round Top proper. It has been seen that, at the same time Hood thrust his right through the interval between Sickles' left flank and Round Top, and entered upon the contest for the poss
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 13 (search)
irmishers, became more spirited, and the leading division under Griffin was assailed by a line of battle. A warm action ensued, the brunt of which was borne by Chamberlain's brigade. Griffin was able to hold his own and repulse the Confederates, who left in his hands a hundred prisoners and their dead and wounded. The Union loss Stony Creek depot to form a connection with the right of their army, to make a wide detour, as I had anticipated, on the south side of Stony Creek, and west of Chamberlain's Bed—a very fatiguing march, in the bad condition of the roads. A very heavy rain fell during this day, aggravating the swampy nature of the ground, and rende were spirited and forcible, and resulted in repulsing the enemy at all points, and driving him back to his old line on the White Oak road. In the Fifth Corps, Chamberlain's brigade was especially distinguished, capturing nearly the whole of the Fifty-sixth Virginia regiment, with its colors. Miles also took one flag and many pri