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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 3 1 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Confederate defense of Fort Sumter. (search)
walked, exposed the whole length of the crest, to the point where he was met by three others of the same command, C. B. Foster, W. C. Buck-heister, and A. J. Bluett, who had clambered up by the ladders. But his comrades were ready, and with their assistance he managed to display the flag in about twelve minutes. They were all exposed to great danger. One shell struck the flag-staff out of their hands. January 29th, 1864, the flag was shot away at the same locality, and replaced by Privates Shafer and Banks, assisted by Corporal Brassingham, all of Lucas's Battalion of Artillery, and greatly aided by the acting adjutant of the post, H. Bentivoglio Middleton of the Signal Corps. Later in the same year, the flag of the post was moved to the center of the gorge-wall, at a point on the crest, accessible by a short ladder from the top of the bombproof quarters. The practice with two 30-pounder Parrott rifles, at Cumming's Point, distant three-quarters of a mile, was so fine that m
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces in the Appomattox campaign. (search)
'n), Lieut.-Col. George F. Hopper; 108th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Francis E. Pierce; 4th Ohio (4 co's), Lieut.-Col. Charles C. Calahan; 69th Pa., Capt. Charles McAnally; 106th Pa. (3 co's), Capt. John H. Gallager; 7th W. Va. (4 co's), Lieut.-Col. F. W. H. Baldwin. Unattached: 2d Co. Minn. Sharp-shooters, Lieut. Edward N. Schoff. Third division, Brig.-Gen. Gershom Mott, Brig.-Gen. P. Regis de Trobriand. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. P. Regis de Trobriand, Col. Russell B. Shepherd: 20th Ind., Capt. John W. Shafer; 1st Me. Heavy Art'y, Col. Russell B. Shepherd, Lieut.-Col. Zemro A. Smith; 40th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Madison M. Cannon; 73d N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Michael W. Burns; 86th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Nathan H. Vincent; 124th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Charles H. Weygant; 99th Pa., Capt. Jacob Giller; 110th Pa., Capt. Franklin B. Stewart. Second Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Byron R. Pierce: 17th Me., Lieut.-Col. William Hobson, Maj. Charles P. Mattocks; 1st Mass. Heavy Art'y, Maj. Nathaniel Shatswell; 5th Mich., Col.