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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
ealed by the woods, and placed obliquely to our right,--thus giving them a cross-fire upon us; also, by a line of sharpshooters, protected by rifle pits, immediately in our front and about four hundred yards distant. The fire of the enemy soon became very warm, and, as we were not protected by either works or the conformation of the ground, we were ordered to retire. The conduct of the men, while under fire, was all that could have been expected or desired. We lost in this skirmish private N. W. Jennings, who was killed by a shell wound in the hip. He was a good soldier, cheerful and prompt in the performance of his duties. Private L. W. Mayre was also wounded slightly, in the hip. We also lost one horse, permanently disabled. We were unable to ascertain the result of our firing, as the woods into which our shells were thrown soon became so filled with smoke as to obscure everything from view. We retired to our post in reserve, where we were kept until Monday morning, June thirtie