. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . to move at the word. The expected chargewas not made, prevented in part by the rain, but more especial-ly by information imparted by some sneaking deserter from ourside, at least this is the statement by rebel deserters. At 4 we pitch our tents From Hardtack and Coffee, by permission. BREAKING THE LINES. AND SAILOR S CREEK. 223 C HAPTER the Lines and Sailors Creek. April 1st. Pe
. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . to move at the word. The expected chargewas not made, prevented in part by the rain, but more especial-ly by information imparted by some sneaking deserter from ourside, at least this is the statement by rebel deserters. At 4 we pitch our tents From Hardtack and Coffee, by permission. BREAKING THE LINES. AND SAILOR S CREEK. 223 C HAPTER the Lines and Sailors Creek. April 1st. Peach-trees inside the rebel lines are in blossom:trees of all sorts about us have been cut off entirely. Peach-treea are more common b^re than apple-trees in the North. Itis no All Fools day with us. though the foe does not reply toour artillery challenge at 8 P. M.: firing is so common thatunless it comes in volleys, we _:T^ tittle heed. I1—rtera saythe forts in front of us ar»- being filled with cannon. The 2d is the day of the great ad-vance. Just before day tlCorps charges the rebel lines andcarries everything before it. Theenemys guns are turned upon themand their men are captured by thehundreds. Two miles of works aretaken by th^ 6th Corps after fort falls into our hands,and the way is cleared to Petersburg,though the foe makes stubborn re-sistance, and surrenders only asdriven to it. One youngster scan-dalized his of
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