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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.19 (search)
llowing the line of the works it was over one mile from the mound to the redan at the angle of the sea and the land faces. From the mound for nearly a mile to the end of the point was a level sand plain, scarcely three feet above high tide, and much of it was submerged during gales. At the point was battery Buchanan with four guns, in the shape of an ellipse, commanding the Inlet, its two eleven-inch guns covering the approach by land. It was constructed after a plan furnished me by Reddin Pittman, an accomplished young engineer officer from Edgecombe county, and, for its purpose, was perfect in design. I remember when he gave me the plan he had named it Augusta Battery, after his sweetheart, but General Whiting wishing to compliment the gallant hero of Mobile, directed me to call it Battery Buchanan. When completed it was garrisoned by a detachment from the Confederate States Navy. An advanced redoubt with a twenty-four pounder was added after the repulse of Butler and Porter,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
. Northen, Com R. N. of Pickett Camp, 346. Ogden, Major Fred N., 302. Old Dominion, The Battle field, 383. Order, The, lost at Frederick City, 131. Page, Gen. R. L., 291. Palmer, Col. W H., 107. Parker, Capt. W. H., 304. Pawnee, The, 348. Pegram, Col. W. J., 362 Peninsula Campaign, The 1st Va. Infantry in the, 104. Picayune, The N. O., La., cited, 160, 215, 299, 307, 321. Picherit, Rev. H. A., prayer of, 187. Pickett Camp, C. Veterans, 104, 346. Pittman, Engineer, Reddin, 292. Polk, Gen., Leonidas, at Cassville, 314; his career, 321. Polk, Gen. L. E., 147. Polk, Dr., Wm. M , His life of his father, 321. Purcell Battery, Its gallantry, 362. Randolph, Gen. G. W., 118. Ratchford, Major James W., 135 Reilly, Maj., James, 267. Rice, How not to cook, 349 Richmond, Va., Confederate dead at, 15; defence of, 139; encompassed, 378. Riley, James, 176. Roberts, Capt., 264 Rochelle, C. S. Navy, Capt. James, 267. Rouss, Charles B., 367