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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Beauregard's report of the battle of Drury's Bluff. (search)
ud, and at the station. Ordering the mule team to go on with the gun, Lieutenant Ritter remained behind with the horses, to bring up the forge from which the mules had been taken. His troubles began anew. Although the forge had been lightened by the removal of all the iron, still the horses, when hitched to it, would not budge a step. He was determined not to lose the forge, and rode on to inform Captain Rowan of the situation, and ask for four mules. The Captain referred him to General Pettus who had that morning lost some wagons, and probably had mules to spare. His quarter-master turned over the mules, but without stretchers, so that only two of them could be used. These two were hitched to the forge, and the six horses placed in front. One of the canoneers was asked to drive, but replied that he knew nothing about mules. Not having leisure just then to attend to the question of military discipline raised by this reply, Lieutenant Ritter told the man to take his horse
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sketch of Third battery of Maryland Artillery. (search)
ud, and at the station. Ordering the mule team to go on with the gun, Lieutenant Ritter remained behind with the horses, to bring up the forge from which the mules had been taken. His troubles began anew. Although the forge had been lightened by the removal of all the iron, still the horses, when hitched to it, would not budge a step. He was determined not to lose the forge, and rode on to inform Captain Rowan of the situation, and ask for four mules. The Captain referred him to General Pettus who had that morning lost some wagons, and probably had mules to spare. His quarter-master turned over the mules, but without stretchers, so that only two of them could be used. These two were hitched to the forge, and the six horses placed in front. One of the canoneers was asked to drive, but replied that he knew nothing about mules. Not having leisure just then to attend to the question of military discipline raised by this reply, Lieutenant Ritter told the man to take his horse
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sketches of the Third Maryland Artillery. (search)
other side of the river had massed their artillery upon a hill commanding the town, and were opposing the crossing of the Confederates; the latter had six batteries replying to them, two of them planted above and four within the town. Meanwhile Pettus's brigade, of Stevenson's division, was thrown across the river, preparatory to a charge upon the enemy's works; and while it was forming under the river bank, the Confederate artillery increased the intensity of its fire till it became terrific, and effectually prevented any active movement on the part of the enemy. Pettus charged their works as soon as his formation was completed, and drove them out with but slight loss on our side. Three men of the Third Maryland were wounded in this artillery duel, two of them dangerously. Their names were D. Lynch, T. Barnes and J. H. Hoffman. Colonel Beckham was mortally wounded and was succeeded in command of the artillery regiment by Major Johnston. A few days before the battle, General H