. Lloyd's battle history of the great rebellion : complete, from the capture of Fort Sumter, April 14, 1861, to the capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865, embracing General Howard's tribute to the volunteer ... and a general review of the war for the union . the sixteenth iron-clads shelled the woods heavily, effected a landing at awharf, and discovered and unearthed five torpedoes. The enemyscavalry scouts were driven off, one being killed. The neighboringbreast-works were also cleared of the foe. On the previous day, March 17th, a brigade, of the thirteenthcorps, which had been
. Lloyd's battle history of the great rebellion : complete, from the capture of Fort Sumter, April 14, 1861, to the capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865, embracing General Howard's tribute to the volunteer ... and a general review of the war for the union . the sixteenth iron-clads shelled the woods heavily, effected a landing at awharf, and discovered and unearthed five torpedoes. The enemyscavalry scouts were driven off, one being killed. The neighboringbreast-works were also cleared of the foe. On the previous day, March 17th, a brigade, of the thirteenthcorps, which had been transported from Dauphin Island to MobilePoint, advanced on the city along that side of the bay. In orderto make the movement of the three columns simultaneous. GeneralSteeles command started from Pensacola and Barrancas on the18th, marching toward Blakely Landing, at which point they wereto unite with Grangers troops starting from Fort Morgan, andmarching up the east side of the bay. The cavalry moved in ad-vance, but the condition of the roads greatly impeded their prog-ress. On the 20th, Smiths corps arrived at the place appointed,and were all disembarked by the 21st. The following day Gran-gers corps arrived. The roads were wretched, and the troops. ^^^^IC LIBRAR, Mobile^ Ala. 653 compelled to great exertion in extricating the artillery and trainsfrom the mire. The advance brigade easily repelled the rebelcavalry videttes. The march, however, was one of great skirmishing occurred among scouts while the army was atFish River. The troops were in light marching order, withouttents or baggage, and with few rations, and expected to havereached the object-point at an earlier date; but, unfortunately, thecondition of the road delayed everything. Steeles column skirmished along the route till the advancereached Pine Barren Creek, where the pickets of the Sixth Alaba-ma Cavalry were encountered. From the latter point the Federalcavalry skirmished slightly with the
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