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Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
rtars and 12 field guns. On the lines extending from the swamp west of the city, around from the south and east to Fort Boggs, were mounted 41 guns. But it appears from the report of the board convened at Oglethorpe barracks, consisting of Generals Mercer, Taliaferro and Walker, and Capt. W. W. Gordon, that many of the guns were ineffective, and that a large increase in the number of guns and gunners, as well as troops in reserve, was needed. On June 8, 1863, two United States gunboats, anroposed to attack the blockaders with the Atlanta, but on going down with the first high spring tide found that the engineer officers were unable to remove the obstructions for his passage. When the next high tide arrived he was stationed by General Mercer off Carston's bluff on account of the attacks on Fort McAllister. The government becoming impatient, the gallant old commodore was relieved, and Lieut. William A. Webb was ordered to take command of the Atlanta, with implied duty to do somet
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 16: (search)
The effective total present was reported at 41,434. The addition of Cantey's brigade brought in about 2,000 effectives, Mercer's brigade about 3,000. Dibrell's and Harrison's brigades of cavalry were not counted, being in the rear recruiting horsehe Etowah river, a step, Johnston reported, which I have regretted ever since. In the fighting of this day (May 19th), Mercer's brigade was thrown out in Walker's front and the Sixtythird Georgia was put in advance of the brigade to support the sish line every regiment in the army was represented, and many unrecorded deeds of daring were performed. On the front of Mercer's Georgia brigade, near Ellsbury ridge, the Sixty-third regiment was thrown forward, and Company A of that regiment placetain and Gilgal church, where the line was held by skirmishers, put his artillery in position to take Hardee in reverse. Mercer's Georgia brigade, near Gilgal church, by a strange oversight came near being cut off and captured. As they made their e