. 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 . finding a circuitous route through a rice-field, after a fourhours march, emerged into the telegraph road fiom Wilmington toSmithville, upon which the rebel works were situated. Two ofthe brigades moved rapidly down this road, while the third, underColonel Moore, was sent to a road farther west, which afibrdedthe only line of retreat to
. 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 . finding a circuitous route through a rice-field, after a fourhours march, emerged into the telegraph road fiom Wilmington toSmithville, upon which the rebel works were situated. Two ofthe brigades moved rapidly down this road, while the third, underColonel Moore, was sent to a road farther west, which afibrdedthe only line of retreat to the foe. At this juncture the rebels discovered that a crossing had beeneflrected, and hastily constructed rifle-pits to protect their rear; butthe Federal troops, the moment they came in sight of the works,rushed impetuously and with wild enthusiasm to the assault. Theenemy opened rapidly with grape and canister; but firing hur-riedly and with ill-directed aim, they inflicted but little loss uponthe assaulting party. The works were carried at the point of thebayonet, the foe routed, and two heavy guns with caissons com-plete were captured, together with 32 oflScers and 350 men. Therest escaped in confusion, Colonel Moore being unable to reach the ■\.
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