. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . her side [294] ¥ May 1862 ilk^^^^sast Not long after this picturewas taken, the names ofmost of these men werementioned in Major D. H. VanValkenburgh. the gallantsoldier leaning on his saber,his arm thrust into his coat,was written, killed inaction at Fair Oaks. Hehelped to make the name ofthe First New York LightArtillery a proud one; andnext to him stands MajorLuther Kieffer. Perhaps theyoungest, who is standingnext, is .Adjutant ,who by fi
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . her side [294] ¥ May 1862 ilk^^^^sast Not long after this picturewas taken, the names ofmost of these men werementioned in Major D. H. VanValkenburgh. the gallantsoldier leaning on his saber,his arm thrust into his coat,was written, killed inaction at Fair Oaks. Hehelped to make the name ofthe First New York LightArtillery a proud one; andnext to him stands MajorLuther Kieffer. Perhaps theyoungest, who is standingnext, is .Adjutant ,who by firing his guns socontinuously helped savethe wing of the SecondArmy Corps. He waswounded but to him, lookingstraight at the camera, Henry ; and standing near-est to the tent is Major Wainright, who won hisspurs at Williamsburg, andagain proved the metal hewas made of at Fair in the camp chair isColonel Guilford T. later died beside hisguns. It rained during thedays that preceded FairOaks. It was the treach-erous River Chickahominythat helped to baffle the. FIGHTING OFFICERS OF THE FIRST NEW YORK LIGHTARTILLERY well-laid plans of the Fed-eral commander. Well didthe Confederate leadersknow that with the down-pour then falling the streamwould rise. Not immedi-ately, but within the nextfew hours it would gainstrength until at last itbecame a sweeping this proved true; only apart of McClellans armyhad crossed the river whenthe Confederates moved toattack. May 31st. Let thePrince de Joinville. whowas a spectator, describethe guns that helped to savethe day. They are notthose rifled cannon, theobjects of extravagant ad-miration of late, good forcoot firing and long range;these are the true guns for afight—12-pound howitzers(Napoleons), the old pat-tern, throwing round pro-jectiles or heavy charges ofgrape and canister. Thesimyjle and rapid discharg-ing of these pieces makesterrible havoc in the oppos-ing
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