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John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 17
Chapter 17:
Hatcher's Run.
October 25 to November 1, 1864.
By the left flank-the fight on Boydton Plank Road
the Tenth sent in
at it hot and heavy
we are flanked
on to Libby —give ‘Em canister
fall of Lieut. Smith and Private Atkinson
running the gantlet
fall of Lieut. Granger
with
Drawal of the Corps
synopsis of General Hancock's Report.
Having marched some distance to the rear, we came to a halt in a large field near Fort Bross.
This was a fort at the extreme left of our rear line of defences, near the Norfolk Railroad.
Here we were joined by more artillery and two divisions of infantry.
No further movement was made Tuesday, and we lay whiling away the time, hearing and circulating yarns as to the destination of the prospective move.
The battery wagon and forge were sent to City Point, which gave color to the story that all non-combatants and superfluous materielwere to be sent thither, that a small picket was to hold the main line, while the rest of t
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 18
Chapter 18:
November 1, 1864, to march 25, 1865.
Fort Stevenson
Fort Welch
exit Hancock, enter Humphreys
to the left and back
forts Emory and Siebert
shingling a stable
by the left flank
the battle of Armstrong's Farm
the Fifth Corps badly used
the Second Corps Helps them out— Battery E
Resignation and departure of Major Sleeper—at it on the right
Fort Steadman
advance and captures of the Second Corps.
Fort Stevenson, in which we were now located, was the largest fort in the rear line of works before Petersburg.
In a day or two the left section of the Battery was detached to Fort Blaisdell, a smaller work in the same line further east.
Captain (now Major) Sleeper
He had been breveted Major by general orders for gallant and meritorious service. returned from leave of absence, and resumed command of the Battery.
New quarters were built and the usual careful preparations made to stay.
On the 26th of November Lieut. Milbrey Green reported at the Batter
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Roster and roll of the Company (search)