. Thirteenth regiment of New Hampshire volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861-1865: a diary covering three years and a day . lear ground swings hurriedly forward intoline of battle, at a right angle with the line of march, then breaks by di- DESCRIPTIOX OF MAP. A. Appomattox River at Point of Rocks, with ponton bridge. B. Port Walthall and railroad. F. Battery Burpee. C. Roads to Bermuda Hundred near Mr. Hatchers. D. Farrars Island and James River. E. Fort Zabriskie and Signal Station. G. Fort Wead. H. Battery Walker. I. Fort Button. K. Battery Pruyn. L. Battery Marshall. M. Batt


. Thirteenth regiment of New Hampshire volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861-1865: a diary covering three years and a day . lear ground swings hurriedly forward intoline of battle, at a right angle with the line of march, then breaks by di- DESCRIPTIOX OF MAP. A. Appomattox River at Point of Rocks, with ponton bridge. B. Port Walthall and railroad. F. Battery Burpee. C. Roads to Bermuda Hundred near Mr. Hatchers. D. Farrars Island and James River. E. Fort Zabriskie and Signal Station. G. Fort Wead. H. Battery Walker. I. Fort Button. K. Battery Pruyn. L. Battery Marshall. M. Battery Anderson. O. Battery Perry. P. Fort Carpenter. R. Fort Drake. T. Battery Wilcox. U. Battery Parsons. V. Battery Spofford. S. Battery Sawyer (near). Y. Howletts and Confed. Bat. Dansler. N. Redoubt McConihe ; where Company C. with Capt. Durell andLieut. Prescott served as garrison. The Confederate lines generally face east, the names of their forts notknown ; the Union lines face north, west and south. The position of the Thirteenth in August and September, 1864, wasat the left of the advanced redoubt— McConihe. Lt. Col. BERMUDA HUNDRED. Tracing of Official Map. Scale, one and one half inches to one mile. 1864 BERMUDA HUNDRED. 333 visions to the front; tlie divisions then proceed independently, threadingtlieir way through the timber and brush, all the divisions marching sideby side and by the right flank — in columns of twos. Gen. Burnhamrides back, looks the movement over, and is furious. He orders thechange corrected instanter, and the Reg. is re-formed as rapidly as themen and officers can run, and set marching by the right flank as before,and amid a storm and war of hard words. The marching by divisionswas by far the easiest method — but the General had not ordered members of the Thirteenth probably never laughed over a move-ment, and the breaking up of it with a whisk and a gale, so much as overthis one, during their whole term of service. Capt. Dod


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