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Page 51
... batteries were constructed on the east and west on Sullivan's Island ; at Cummings ' Point on Morris ' Island , the ... battery , con- structed of the peculiarly fibrous palmetto timber , sheathed with plate iron , and embrasured for ...
... batteries were constructed on the east and west on Sullivan's Island ; at Cummings ' Point on Morris ' Island , the ... battery , con- structed of the peculiarly fibrous palmetto timber , sheathed with plate iron , and embrasured for ...
Page 52
... battery ( four guns and ninety - one men ) , four hundred soldiers and a large store of supplies . The same morning the steam - cutter Harriet Lane , Captain J. Faunce , eight guns and one hundred men , sailed for Charleston harbor ...
... battery ( four guns and ninety - one men ) , four hundred soldiers and a large store of supplies . The same morning the steam - cutter Harriet Lane , Captain J. Faunce , eight guns and one hundred men , sailed for Charleston harbor ...
Page 54
... battery at Cumming's Point did the most effective service , perceptibly injuring the walls of the fortifica- tion , while the floating battery dismounted two of the parapet guns . The shell batteries were served with skill and effect ...
... battery at Cumming's Point did the most effective service , perceptibly injuring the walls of the fortifica- tion , while the floating battery dismounted two of the parapet guns . The shell batteries were served with skill and effect ...
Page 77
... battery of the Richmond Howitzers , under command of Major Randolph ; the action being commenced by a shot from the Parrott gun in our main battery aimed by himself . One of the guns of the battery being spiked by the breaking of a ...
... battery of the Richmond Howitzers , under command of Major Randolph ; the action being commenced by a shot from the Parrott gun in our main battery aimed by himself . One of the guns of the battery being spiked by the breaking of a ...
Page 78
... battery near the head of the enemy's column , but concealed by the woods and the houses so effectually that the Confederates only ascer- tained its position by the flash of the pieces . The earthworks were struck several times by the ...
... battery near the head of the enemy's column , but concealed by the woods and the houses so effectually that the Confederates only ascer- tained its position by the flash of the pieces . The earthworks were struck several times by the ...
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Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
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