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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 15 : the battle of Williamsburg (search)
Chapter 15: the battle of Williamsburg
From April 17 to May 4, 1862, my brigade did not change its camp and was employed by detachments in constructions for siege operations, such as fascines-long bundles of rods or twigs-or gabionstall baskets without bottoms — for use in lining the openings or embrasures of earthworks through which cannon were to be fired.
The men of the division not otherwise employed did picket and guard duty, and were exercised daily in company, regimental, and brigade drills.
In order to be as familiar as possible with the places where I might have to take my command into action, I visited in turn the various portions of our front.
On April 26th, after I had set large detachments from my brigade at work and had seen them diligently constructing fascines and gabions, I rode over to the York River in order to examine the water batteries.
From that locality the Confederate fort on Gloucester Point across the river was in plain sight, and we could also s