. Battery F, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the Civil War, 1861-1865 . Corp. Clovis Stone. through Richardsons Mills a rocket suddenlyshot into the air and a bright light was seen at a dis-tance through an opening in the woods, which wereprobably signals announcing to the enemy the ap-proach of the force, as, upon the arrival of the cavalry 122 BATTERY F, at Bottom Bridge, Chickahominy River, at aboutdaylight on the 7th (the cavalry did not halt with thecommand at New Kent Court-House), it was foundto be impassable, and attempts to cross at thefords were met by a force of the e
. Battery F, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the Civil War, 1861-1865 . Corp. Clovis Stone. through Richardsons Mills a rocket suddenlyshot into the air and a bright light was seen at a dis-tance through an opening in the woods, which wereprobably signals announcing to the enemy the ap-proach of the force, as, upon the arrival of the cavalry 122 BATTERY F, at Bottom Bridge, Chickahominy River, at aboutdaylight on the 7th (the cavalry did not halt with thecommand at New Kent Court-House), it was foundto be impassable, and attempts to cross at thefords were met by a force of the enemy with artil-lery. At six oclock A. M. on the 7th, after three hoursrest, the battery moved with the command towardsBottom Bridge, and, about noon, met the cavalry re-turning. The enemy was apparently informed of the moveand the possibility of striking a blow suddenly,silently, irresistibly, was at an end, therefore thecommand retraced its steps. The battery formed apart of the rearguard on the return march. A smallforce of the enemys cavalry followed and was some-what annoying
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