. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . mys guns are turned upon themand their men are captured by thehundreds. Two miles of works aretaken by th^ 6th Corps after fort falls into our hands,and the way is cleared to Petersburg,though the foe makes stubborn re-sistance, and surrenders only asdriven to it. One youngster scan-dalized his officers by donning rebelcdothing which was found in p- ss-ing through the works: but it wasfun. t
. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . mys guns are turned upon themand their men are captured by thehundreds. Two miles of works aretaken by th^ 6th Corps after fort falls into our hands,and the way is cleared to Petersburg,though the foe makes stubborn re-sistance, and surrenders only asdriven to it. One youngster scan-dalized his officers by donning rebelcdothing which was found in p- ss-ing through the works: but it wasfun. though brief, for he was qnly compelled to shed his A. P. Hill, one of thConfederate generals. I sea his lifeon this day. I art taken by our- particularportion of the corps is best told in the report of General Keiferas follows: Prcv; n> t the 2d Inst., my commas th the ex of the 138th Pennsylvania. ; ied the line of works from Fort Fisher - Port Gi -irg. inclusive of the forts named: andalso Fort Welch, which was about the centre of my brigade. . The brigade was formed for the assault to the front and leftof Port W about 3 A. M., in three lines of battle, with the. ! 224 NINTH NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY. right resting on an almost impassable swamp and ravine, whichs arated it from the left of the 2d Division. Oth Army CoiThe 1st Brigade, 3d Division, was formed on the left of myThe brigade was formed just in rear of the old in-trenched picket-line of the enemy, which had been taken fromhim on the 25th ult. Much difficulty was experienced in getting the troops formed,in consequence of the darkness and the deep swamp to bepassed through, and also a - re and annoying fire of theenemy. A number of men were killed and a number of offiand men were wonnded during the formation of the x:notwithstanding which the troops preserved good order andremained cool and steady. The 110th and 126th Ohio and 6th Maryland Regiments wereformed in the front liue from right to left i
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