The history of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the war to preserve the Union, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . ed soon after our arrival. There had been quitean engagement, but it was all over before our battery gotthere, so it came back into camp. We had considerableamusement for the rest of the day. Peach trees were inbloom at this date, and a number of other blossoming treesand shrubs, and the camp surroundings seemed very pleas-ant. Sunday was a quiet day in camp with very little I went down to the rifle-pit to see old Joe; no onewas stirring around
The history of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the war to preserve the Union, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . ed soon after our arrival. There had been quitean engagement, but it was all over before our battery gotthere, so it came back into camp. We had considerableamusement for the rest of the day. Peach trees were inbloom at this date, and a number of other blossoming treesand shrubs, and the camp surroundings seemed very pleas-ant. Sunday was a quiet day in camp with very little I went down to the rifle-pit to see old Joe; no onewas stirring around the fort in his front. He said he hadthem trained. He was a great character and a great shot. On the 28th General Sedgwick ordered our battery toredoubt Xo. 7, to cover the work on No. S battery Therebels opened very heavily on us, we giving them as good asthey sent. Batteries B and G were also engaged in Allens three-inch field guns jumped so badlythat he attempted to stop it by putting the trails againsttrees. The first shot dismantled one of them, which quicklyended the experiment. We fell back in reserve at night,. Col. George E. Randolph. Enrolled as Sergeant Battery A ; Second Lieutenant Battery A ; First Lieu-tenant Battery C ; Captain Battery E; Chief of Artillery ThirdCorps ; Brevet-Major; Lieutenant-Colonel; Colonel. 1862.] BEFORE YORKTOWN 75 supported by the Fifteenth Massachusetts, and spent apleasant evening with the hoys of the infantry. Navin ancGriffin filled them up with their wonderful yarns. At daylight of the 20th we took position in Battery No. 8,and were supported by Andrews s sharpshooters fromMassachusetts, who were equipped with telescope rebs kept up quite a steady fire all day, the sharpshoot-ers doing most of it. We fell back in reserve as usual inthe evening. We were relieved on the 30th by Battery B and returnedto camp and enjoyed ourselves by trying to see who couldtell the biggest yarn. The camp was filled with the pleas-
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