. History of the First Connecticut Artillery [electronic resource]: and of the siege trains of the armies operating against Richmond, 1862-1865 . n. Artillery, 0. Tyler [1,400 men], and the 5th N. Y. Vols., [800 men], were placed under my orders. Uponconsultation with the commanding general and chiefengineer [Gen. Barnard], the following location of batte-ries and distribution of guns was decided on: Battery No. 1. In front of Farnholts house, on the right bank ofWormleys Creek, and at its junction with York command the water front of Yorktown and Gloucester,and the
. History of the First Connecticut Artillery [electronic resource]: and of the siege trains of the armies operating against Richmond, 1862-1865 . n. Artillery, 0. Tyler [1,400 men], and the 5th N. Y. Vols., [800 men], were placed under my orders. Uponconsultation with the commanding general and chiefengineer [Gen. Barnard], the following location of batte-ries and distribution of guns was decided on: Battery No. 1. In front of Farnholts house, on the right bank ofWormleys Creek, and at its junction with York command the water front of Yorktown and Gloucester,and the extreme left of the enemys land-side works. Distance. 3,800 yards to enemys rifled guns on high bastion [angle of land and river fronts].Armament. Two 200-pdr. Parrotts; five 100-pdr. One battery [Co. B, Capt. Burke], 1stConnecticut Artillery. Battery No. 2. ?In front of the enemys line, bearing on Yorktown andHampton stage road, in first parallel. Distance. 1,900 yards to enemys rifled gun on hio-h Three 4|-inch; six 30 pdr. Parrotts;six 20-pdr. Parrotts. SOME FIRST CONNECTICUT VIEWS BEFORE
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