including among the killed Captain Geo. C. Knight, and among the mortally wounded Captain Thomas H. Gaffney and Lieutenant Garrett A. Graveraet. The former died at Washington, June 20th, and the latter on the 10th of July following. Lieutenant Martin Wager was killed in the trenches on June 23d. From this date to the 30th [...]
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The sharp_shooters being directed to lead the advance of their brigade against the rebel works on the Pegram Farm in this engagement, pushed the enemy out_ of his first line, but the troops of the 2d division on the right falling back, allowed the brigade (Hartranft’s), on the extreme left of the army, and to [...]
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On the 27th of October it took part in the movement toward the South Side railroad, and was engaged during the day in skirmishing with the enemy at Hatcher’s Run, losing 5 men wounded. On the 28th it abandoned the temporary works which it had thrown up the preceding night, and returned to its old [...]
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The object of the attack having been attained, it was ordered back to its former position, having suffered a heavy loss. On the next day, about 4 A. M., then in command of Major E. J. Buckbee, Colonel Nichols having been wounded on the 2d, it was again ordered to advance, under the supposition that [...]
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At about 11 o’clock the artillery lulled. I expected an advance of the enemy’s troops and was ready to received them, but no attack was made, and a desultory firing of artillery only continued through the night. ” It afterwards appeared from the official reports of the enemy that they thought that we had made [...]
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“At about 1 o’clock on the morning of the 2d of April, orders were received from corps headquarters to mass one brigade (except garrisons) by 4 o’clock on the same morning near fort Sedgwick, on the 2d division front, where General Hartranft was to make a real attack with his division and a brigade from [...]
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On the extreme right, near the Appomattox, a portion of Ely’s brigade actually carried some 200 yards of the enemy’s works; but our lines, two miles in length, were too much attenuated to hold the ground. Some seventy_five prisoners were secured and brought in. Three regiments were withdrawn from other points and double_quicked to the [...]
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I gave orders to the 2d brigade commanders to press through as soon as possible. ” At about 2 A. M. on the 3d, some of our parties broke through “Bentliff’s brigade advanced upon Cemetery hill and Ely’s more directly into town, with a section of Stone’s batterv. I gave Colonel Ely orders to take [...]
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General, —The city of Petersburg having been evacuated by the Confederate troops we, a committee authorized by the common council, do hereby General, —The city of Petersburg having been evacuated by the Confederate troops we, a committee authorized by the common council, do hereby surrender the city to the United States forces, with a request [...]
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The men moved forward steadily, and soon the sharp volleys of musketry indicated their approach to the rebel lines; the artillery on the heights behind them fired more briskly, the shells shrieking through the air overhead* Then the rebel batteries opened, and the most infernal din was awakened to disturb the placid stillness of the [...]
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