. History of the First Connecticut Artillery [electronic resource]: and of the siege trains of the armies operating against Richmond, 1862-1865 . A Sibley Tent Group. In the early part of the war we were supplied with tine large Sibleytents, but after May, 1862, we received shelter tents (so called),and thereafter to the close of the war wre had no tents exceptthese shelter tents that we carried on our backs. AVhere » Shell Hit. During the long siege of Petersburg, the almost constant firingnaturally destroyed many houses that chanced to be withinrange. One of our heavy shells bursting through
. History of the First Connecticut Artillery [electronic resource]: and of the siege trains of the armies operating against Richmond, 1862-1865 . A Sibley Tent Group. In the early part of the war we were supplied with tine large Sibleytents, but after May, 1862, we received shelter tents (so called),and thereafter to the close of the war wre had no tents exceptthese shelter tents that we carried on our backs. AVhere » Shell Hit. During the long siege of Petersburg, the almost constant firingnaturally destroyed many houses that chanced to be withinrange. One of our heavy shells bursting through the side of ahouse made quite a wreck. This was known as Duulopshouse, ifcfc \**zj&* K Y &-- * :§Sm * p8Bfcj**Yj«;fe,-_ .? hSi %. S : ? .? SM —.(ft* «S»». ^ffitlalfk -S C^**;: : ^ *** 4&Fp. f? Sfe V, SS^3. *£ \ 11 • 1 At City Point. The base of supplies for the Army of the Potomac during thesiege of Petersburg. Gen. Grants military railroad had its termi-nus here, and did an immense business for Uncle Sam. How the Railroad was Fixed. Whenever either army abandoned any railroad it was usually fixedin some such manner as this, so the enemy could get no immedi-ate benetit from the road. HISTORY OP THE FIRST CONNECTICUT ARTILLERY. 89 18, Co. M, with four 4A-inch guns, was sent to Ft. Sedg-wick, and Aug. 31 were transferred to Battery 17. The 13-inch mortar was the first thing asked for, to bereturned to the line. Broadway Landing, Va.,Major E. L. Wentz, Aug. 4, 1864. Chief Engineer, etc., Military Railroads, Va.,City the track clear for the 13-inch mortar to go to itsold position, without interfering with your dis
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