Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d Regiment, Penn'a Volunteers [electronic resource] . k-ing the foundations of Mother Earth beneath our mortar battery on Falmouth Heights, in possession ofthe Union forces, had opened up, firing in full activity, hurl-ing its shot and shell into the city of Fredericksburg, whiledivisions, brigades, and regiments, in regular succession,were rapidly forwarded to the rivers edge, showing that thegreat siege was then fully inaugurated. General Burnsidehaving established his headquarters in the Phillips House, afine Virginia residence u
Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d Regiment, Penn'a Volunteers [electronic resource] . k-ing the foundations of Mother Earth beneath our mortar battery on Falmouth Heights, in possession ofthe Union forces, had opened up, firing in full activity, hurl-ing its shot and shell into the city of Fredericksburg, whiledivisions, brigades, and regiments, in regular succession,were rapidly forwarded to the rivers edge, showing that thegreat siege was then fully inaugurated. General Burnsidehaving established his headquarters in the Phillips House, afine Virginia residence upon an eminence, some distanceback from the rivers edge, thus commanded a fine pano-ramic view of the siege, as well as the operations of the enemy,then going on before him. Marye Heights, above and tothe rear of Fredericksburg, in possession of the enemy, wereso well fortified as to constitute the crown-crests of their de-fense against our siege, which, in return, quickly bellowedas well as belched forth their storm of fire, smoke, ironand leaden hail, as it were,| adding greatly to the 138 Camp and Field Life. Operations of General Franklin, and Movements of General Pleasantons Cavalry—Situation of the Pontoon Corps in Launching Their Boats. The distant booming of the artillery firing by GeneralFranklins Corps (if we were correctly informed,) on ourleft, was next very audibly heard, whilst General Pleasan-tons cavalry forces could be distinctly discerned in engag-ing the rebel cavalry at the different river fordings above thecity. Our men in charge of the pontoons were almost unableto launch their boats in front of the city, as they had beenoccupied thereat since day-break, with only partial success,and had sustained great loss of men in the attempt and , fortunately for them, a dense fog then descendedand hung over the water, thus preventing the enemys can-noniers on Marye Heights from the further diminution oftheir numbers, if not annihilation
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