. History and personal sketches of Company I, 103 , 1862-1864. d embankment and tlien cover the three new regiments—the 10th X. H. Vols., the 25th X. J. Vols, and the 16thConn. Vols., to go over the rebel breastworks, but thcvmet with such a terrible fnsilade of musketrv, shot andshell, that they broke and ran in cverv direction. Tlicground was strewn dead, and dying and wound-ed men were calling for help in every direction. Such a horrible sight I ho]:!e never to see again. Dark-ness closed the dreadfid carnage and we withdrew, undercover, near the city laying on our arms al
. History and personal sketches of Company I, 103 , 1862-1864. d embankment and tlien cover the three new regiments—the 10th X. H. Vols., the 25th X. J. Vols, and the 16thConn. Vols., to go over the rebel breastworks, but thcvmet with such a terrible fnsilade of musketrv, shot andshell, that they broke and ran in cverv direction. Tlicground was strewn dead, and dying and wound-ed men were calling for help in every direction. Such a horrible sight I ho]:!e never to see again. Dark-ness closed the dreadfid carnage and we withdrew, undercover, near the city laying on our arms all night in therain and mud. All day the 1-lth j)reparations were made for recrossingthe army to the south side of the Rappahanock and justas soon as darkncs> mL in ihc troops commenced to re--•ross up posiLiou ohl camps. This was sdskillfully done that the enemy knew notiiing of it and few •f ryws w, > , »i^».«iiw4»wuj^^9!S^\-. •*»? 4 wj^^ j i.^v h^, .**? ^ ^ f . K )v„. ^i^.
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