. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . h the more noted Washington Artil-lery of Xew Orleans, with four batteries, it composed thereserve artillery of Longstreets corps, Army of Northern Vir-ginia. They were called the reserve because they were notspecially attached to any division, but kept for use wheneverand wherever wanted. Hence the battalion explanation that we were called reserve because never in reserve. After taking part in the battle of Chancellorsville, our bat-talion was moved down to Milford,
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . h the more noted Washington Artil-lery of Xew Orleans, with four batteries, it composed thereserve artillery of Longstreets corps, Army of Northern Vir-ginia. They were called the reserve because they were notspecially attached to any division, but kept for use wheneverand wherever wanted. Hence the battalion explanation that we were called reserve because never in reserve. After taking part in the battle of Chancellorsville, our bat-talion was moved down to Milford, Caroline County, to June 3d commenced the forward march that ended atGettysburg. When we went into action there, July 2d, justsouth of the peach orchard, the batteries actually charged,action front, with a front of over four hundred yards—thefinest sight imaginable on a battlefield. One of the batteries,which was short-handed, had borrowed five men from the adja-cent Mississippi regiment. In the fight two were killed and * Lieutenant and Ordnance Officer in Alexanders Battalion of Artil-lery, Longstreets CONFEDERATEARTILLERYOFFICERS After General Alexander became acting chief of artillery, Hugersucceeded to the command of hi* battalion. The fine faces ofthese officers recall the trying times through which they the last two years especially, the ( onfederate field-artilleryfought against the odds of lack of horses. Behind them stoodno such supply depot as Giesboro outside of Washington, whichfurnished the Federal armies thousands of fresh horses, andcared for sick ones. A Confederate artillery piece seldomboasted more than four horses after 1862. When some of thesewere killed, the gim was handled by the horse or horses left andthe men of the battery. However, Hugers battalion wentthrough the campaigns of (hancellorsville, Gettysburg, EastTennessee, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House—foughtwith the Army of Northern Virginia through the siege
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