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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 110 (search)
bly the fire of these guns that exploded a caisson within the enemy's intrenchments, killing several men and all its horses. When the enemy and his works had been visibly damaged by the fire of artillery, General A. J. Smith deployed nine regiments of Burbridge's and Landrum's brigades, supported by three regiments in reserve, and steadily moving forward, drove the enemy's advance toward the open ground in front of the right of his defences — seeking shelter behind a cluster of cabins. Col. Guppy, with the Twenty-third Wisconsin, was ordered to charge and dislodge him, which he promptly did, forcing him to flee to his intrenchments. After which, the same regiments, led by their tried and gallant brigade commanders, under the personal direction of Gen. Smith, continued their advance until they had approached within two hundred yards of the Fort, when Gen. Smith sent back word that he could almost shake hands with the enemy. Meanwhile Col. Sheldon, under Gen. Osterhaus's opportun