. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . Tou containing water, it was deep and miry, andwhen this was crossed we encountered a steep bank on theside of the enemy at least ten feet high, covered with a strongabatis and crowned with rifle-pits from end to end. Abovethem was still another range of rifle-pits, and still above, acircle of batteries of heavy guns which afforded a direct andenfilading fire upon every part of the plateau, which rosegently from the first range of rifle-pits, to the bas
. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . Tou containing water, it was deep and miry, andwhen this was crossed we encountered a steep bank on theside of the enemy at least ten feet high, covered with a strongabatis and crowned with rifle-pits from end to end. Abovethem was still another range of rifle-pits, and still above, acircle of batteries of heavy guns which afforded a direct andenfilading fire upon every part of the plateau, which rosegently from the first range of rifle-pits, to the base of theembankment which formed the batteries. These formidable works, defended by a strong force ofdesperate men such as held them on the 29th, would seem torequire almost superhuman effort to effect their capture. This, then, was the ground over which our three brigadeswere expected to make their way to victory the next day, \ \ 1 i i mp.
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