. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . d chocked. Another large sling-cart was run overthe other end of the skids, which was raised by the screw, forming a temporary four-wheeledwagon. Two hundred and fifty men were required to move it over the difficult roads by whichthe batteries were reached. I can pay no greater tribute to the patriotism of the 7th Connecticut Voliuiteers, the troopsgenerally furnished me for this duty, than to say that, when the sling-carts frequently sank tot
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . d chocked. Another large sling-cart was run overthe other end of the skids, which was raised by the screw, forming a temporary four-wheeledwagon. Two hundred and fifty men were required to move it over the difficult roads by whichthe batteries were reached. I can pay no greater tribute to the patriotism of the 7th Connecticut Voliuiteers, the troopsgenerally furnished me for this duty, than to say that, when the sling-carts frequently sank totheir hubs in the marshes, and had to be extricated by unloading the mortar, rolling it upon % No. 1, 3 heavy yards 2, 3 ,3200 3, 3 lO-inch Coliiinbiads . 3100 4, 3 S-inch . ..3045 5, 1 heavy 13-iiich mortar .2700 G, 3 .2000 u Y, 2 .2400 8, No. 9, 5 30-pounderParrottrifles and 1 4S-poundor James rifle (old 24-pounder) 1670 yards 10, 2 84-pouuder James rifles (old 42-pounders), and 2 64-pounder James rifles (old 32-pounders) 1650 11,4 10-inch siege mortars . 1650 SIEGE AND CAPTURE OF FORT planks until harder ground could be found, and tlien reloading it, they toiled night after night,often in a di*enching rain, under the gixns of the fort, speaking only in whispers, and directedentirely by the sound of a whistle, without iTttering a murmiu. When drilling the same menin the mortar-batteries, they exhibited an intelUgence equaled only by their former physicalendurance. In constructing the batteries, as well as in transporting tlieir armament,the greater part of the work was, of necessity, done under cover of night,and with the greatest caution. The positions selected for the five advancedbatteries were artificially screened from the view of the fort by almost im-perceptible changes, made little by little each night, in the condition anddistribution of the brushwood and bushes in front of them. No sudden altera-tion in th
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