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the question, but they decided that as the commanding General had said ‘a fuse,’ nothing else could be used.
So the letter of the order was obeyed, while the object in view was lost sight of. The fuse was accordingly lighted the night of the evacuation, and after burning awhile the fire died out. Neither Battery Wagner nor Battery Gregg, consequently, was blown up, and the enemy quietly took possession of them next morning and mounted their guns on our parapets.
Richmond, VA. 1884.
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