Routed out before daylight. Our brigade ordered outside the
intrenchments to charge and drive the enemy out of the woods, also to burn a
number of haystacks behind which the enemy kept reserves. As we started on the
charge they fell back to their main line at Charlestown. The sharpshooters came
out of the trees in a hurry. Later, orders came for us to return inside the
intrenchments, taking our position. The enemy followed slowly on after us,
taking their old position, but not behind the haystacks, which had gone up in
smoke.
SOURCE: Charles H. Lynch, The Civil War Diary,
1862-1865, of Charles H. Lynch 18th Conn. Vol's, p. 116
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