. History of the First Connecticut Artillery [electronic resource]: and of the siege trains of the armies operating against Richmond, 1862-1865 . Drilling in Fort Richardson. Colonel Tyler is in the foreground, at the right of the picture. A Sallyport. The entrance to the forts was by way of a gate or sallyport. CHAPTEE PERIOD. PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN. — RETURN TO THE DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON. — COMPANIES B AND M AT FRED-ERICKSBURG.—COLONEL TYLER PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER-GENERAL. For an advance on Richmond the Peninsular route wasdecided on. March 17th, the army of the Potomac beganto embark
. History of the First Connecticut Artillery [electronic resource]: and of the siege trains of the armies operating against Richmond, 1862-1865 . Drilling in Fort Richardson. Colonel Tyler is in the foreground, at the right of the picture. A Sallyport. The entrance to the forts was by way of a gate or sallyport. CHAPTEE PERIOD. PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN. — RETURN TO THE DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON. — COMPANIES B AND M AT FRED-ERICKSBURG.—COLONEL TYLER PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER-GENERAL. For an advance on Richmond the Peninsular route wasdecided on. March 17th, the army of the Potomac beganto embark at Alexandria. The Confederates were usuallywell informed as to the intentions of our generals, andwhen the move began, Gen. Wool reported from PortMonroe that they were fortifying at Yorktown, andacross from the York to the James rivers. They heldthe James River with their Merrimac, and closed theYork by batteries at Gloucester Point and Yorktown. So itbecame apparent that it must be a square fight at thatpoint, and siege works carried on, therefore a siege trainwas ordered. Colonel Tylers influence, backed by thereputation of the
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