... the advance sharp-shooters were actively skirmishing, and with them was a small party carrying materials for bridging the ditches. At the same time five batteries (Wood's, Barrett's, Waterhouse's, Spoor 's, and Hart's) were concentrating their fire upon Fort Hill, or the northeast bastion of the works at the designated point of attack. Onward the van moved, with no signs of a foe on their front u...