. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . GET THAT TEAM OUT OF TfiE MUD I YORKTOWN AND [VILLIAMSBURG. 93. •tLrVi. .V^te^ . SKIRMISH AT LEES MILLS BEFORE YORKTOWN, APRIL 16, 1862. [SEE MAP,FROM A SKETCH MABE AT THE TIME. to a standstill, with the right in front of Yorktown, and the left by the enemysworks at Lees mills [see p. 188]. We pitched om- camp on Wormley Creek,near the Moore house, on the York River, in sight of the enemys water-bat-tery and their defensive works at Gloucester
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . GET THAT TEAM OUT OF TfiE MUD I YORKTOWN AND [VILLIAMSBURG. 93. •tLrVi. .V^te^ . SKIRMISH AT LEES MILLS BEFORE YORKTOWN, APRIL 16, 1862. [SEE MAP,FROM A SKETCH MABE AT THE TIME. to a standstill, with the right in front of Yorktown, and the left by the enemysworks at Lees mills [see p. 188]. We pitched om- camp on Wormley Creek,near the Moore house, on the York River, in sight of the enemys water-bat-tery and their defensive works at Gloucester Point. One of the impedimentsto an immediate attack on Yorktown was the difficulty of using light artillery,in the muddy fields in our front, and at that time the topography of the countryahead was but little understood, and had to be learned by reconnoissance inforce. We had settled down to the siege of Yorktown ; began bridging thestreams between us and the enemy, constructing and improving the roads forthe rapid transit of supplies, and for the advance. The first parallel wasopened about a mile from the enemys fortifications, extending along theentire front of their works, which reached from the York Ri
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