... however, in a few minutes with hand grenades, and retired helter skelter, leaving more than one half of their number, including their brave Colonel, dead upon the field. The 6th Connecticut, under Lt. Col. Rodman , was next in support of the 54th, and they also suffered terribly, being compelled to retire after a stubborn contest. The 9th Maine, which was next in line, was broken up by the passage of the rem...