. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . n. Through the 10th and 11th the Union com-mander did not move at all. On the next day he advanced slowly towardsDrewrys Bluff. Let us begin with the 13th. The cavalry under Kautz had arrived,and pontoons had been laid across the Appomattox. Kautz crossedto the northern shore, and was to move west to strike the Richmondand Danville Railroad. The colored troops under Hinks were still atCity Point. General Amess division of the Tenth Corps was stationednear Walthall Junction to prevent any attack from the
. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . n. Through the 10th and 11th the Union com-mander did not move at all. On the next day he advanced slowly towardsDrewrys Bluff. Let us begin with the 13th. The cavalry under Kautz had arrived,and pontoons had been laid across the Appomattox. Kautz crossedto the northern shore, and was to move west to strike the Richmondand Danville Railroad. The colored troops under Hinks were still atCity Point. General Amess division of the Tenth Corps was stationednear Walthall Junction to prevent any attack from the direction ofPetersburg, while the other brigades of both corps started north towardsRichmond. The object was not to attack the Confederates, but to coverthe movement of Kautz. A small stream comes down from the westand empties into the James, called Proctors Creek, along which was aline of breastworks occupied by the Confederates. General Smith ex-amined them and reported to Butler that if held in force they could notbe carried. General Gillmore was on the left of the Eighteenth Corps,. BERMUDA HUNDRED AND DREWRYS BLUFF. 145 and marched towards the north-west. It was well on in the afternoonwhen Terrys division advanced to the attack. The artillery on both sidesbegan the battle. The Confederate right was half a mile west of therailroad, on Woolridge Hill. Terry found it difficult to advance underthe heavy fire which swept the open field, and was preparing for a sec-ond attack when the Confederates left the hill and retreated to the second
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