. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . BERMUDA HUNDRED AND DREWRYS BLUFF. 145 and marched towards the north-west. It was well on in the afternoonwhen Terrys division advanced to the attack. The artillery on both sidesbegan the battle. The Confederate right was half a mile west of therailroad, on Woolridge Hill. Terry found it difficult to advance underthe heavy fire which swept the open field, and was preparing for a sec-ond attack when the Confederates left the hill and retreated to the second. CONSTRUCTING BREASTWORKS. and much stronger li
. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . BERMUDA HUNDRED AND DREWRYS BLUFF. 145 and marched towards the north-west. It was well on in the afternoonwhen Terrys division advanced to the attack. The artillery on both sidesbegan the battle. The Confederate right was half a mile west of therailroad, on Woolridge Hill. Terry found it difficult to advance underthe heavy fire which swept the open field, and was preparing for a sec-ond attack when the Confederates left the hill and retreated to the second. CONSTRUCTING BREASTWORKS. and much stronger line of fortifications, which had been thrown up by theslaves, extending from James River along Kingsland Creek to the rail-road. The intrenchments faced south. Fort Darling, with heavy cannon, crowned the summit of DrewrysBluff, which rises more than one hundred feet above the James. Fromthat altitude the Confederates could send rifled shot and shell down uponthe gunboats were they to approach the fort. Being so high, the gun-boats might fire all day and do little damage in return. It was along theline of Kingsland Creek that the strongest breastworks had been thrownup, and there Beauregard, with great energy, had concentrated his troops,10 146 REDEEMING THE REPUBLIC. though on the afternoon of the 13th not half of his soldiers had reachedthe position, but were on the march from Chesterfield Court-house. General Weitzels division of Union troops was on the right of the turnpike, half a mile from the Confederate intrenchments, occupying thos
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