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Title: History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Beecher, Herbert W De Morgan, John, ed
Subjects: United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Battery, 1st (1861-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: New York, A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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tion by crossing the swamp and taking the unoccupiedworks on the Williamsburg and Nine-Mile roads, down which they wouldthen sweep, I had ordered Field and Hoke to move by the left flank alongthe works, leaving only strong lines of skirmishers on the fronts they wereleaving, and ordered Gary to the Nine-Mile road to hold the works at thatpoint. This movement was made rapidly and continued till the left ofField rested just beyond the Williamsburg road. Johnsons and Haskellsbattalions of artillery were moved with the infantry and placed in suitableposition along the line. When the head of the column reached the Williams-burg road the enemy were already advancing a strong line of skirmisherson the works at that point. They were handsomely repulsed by our advanceby a portion of General Garys command, and the column took positionalong the old line of works. Hardly had Field located himself when an attack in very heavy forcewas attempted on his front over the open ground on each side of the
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FIRS! LIGHT BATTERY, 1861—1805 Cir. Williamsburg road. This was repulsed with ease and small loss to our-selves, but with heavy loss to the enemy in killed, wounded and prisoners.Major Johnsons artillery assisted materially in this success. No othereffort was made by the enemy at this point, and only a heavy artillery firekept up. In the meanwhile Gary had moved a part of the way over to theNine-Mile road, when he sent word to me that no enemy had appeared onthat road, and that his scouts reported none as being about. He was thenordered to return and attack the force in front of Field on the flank. Whilein the execution of these orders he received information that the enemywere attacking the small force picketing the Nine-Mile road, and he with-drew his command to their assistance. Moving with promptness he arrivedonl)- in time to see his small squadron driven out of the salient at that partof the line by the heavy ordnance of the enemys skirmishers, supported bya large force in lin

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