Statistics for occurrence #1 of “City Point” in chapter 1.40, section c.1.40.146, page 348 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 25.:
... a brigade of Georgians at Savannah, and also in command of the defences of St. Augustine river.
He was appreciated as a scientific soldier.
In the spring of 1864, when General Butler landed at City Point and threatened Petersburg, General Colston was ordered to Petersburg, where he remained in command of the lines south of the
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