. In camp and battle with the Washington artillery of New Orleans [electronic resource]: a narrative of events during the late civil war from Bull Run to Appomattox and Spanish Fort : compiled by the adjutant from his diary and from authentic documents and orders : illustrated with maps and engravings . effects ofbattle for the first time. Dead and wounded men lay abouton every side; broken muskets, pieces of clothing, deadhorses, disabled cannon were scattered about. We foundmen in the uniform of the New York Fire Zouaves, theMarines, the Seventy-ninth Highlanders, and the FourteenthNew York
. In camp and battle with the Washington artillery of New Orleans [electronic resource]: a narrative of events during the late civil war from Bull Run to Appomattox and Spanish Fort : compiled by the adjutant from his diary and from authentic documents and orders : illustrated with maps and engravings . effects ofbattle for the first time. Dead and wounded men lay abouton every side; broken muskets, pieces of clothing, deadhorses, disabled cannon were scattered about. We foundmen in the uniform of the New York Fire Zouaves, theMarines, the Seventy-ninth Highlanders, and the FourteenthNew York regiment. To the wounded we gave water, and had some of themsent to the hospitals. The Fire Zouaves thanked us for our attention, butfrankly said they were after us especially, and wouldnot have given us quarter. The batteries we had been fighting were those of Griffinand Ricketts. A large proportion of their men and horses were killedor wounded. Some of the men got away on the batteryhorses, cutting them loose from the traces with Eicketts was left behind wounded, and fell into ourhands. Any damage our guns failed to inflict upon themwas completed by the Thirty-third Virginia regiment, ofJacksons brigade, who approached eo near the guns as towipe out the cannoneers with one THE WASHINGTON ARTILLERY. 41 Close by an exploded caisson, near the Henry house,was the body of a handsome lieutenant of artillery. Hewas noticed particularly for his splendid apparel. He worethe finest of linen, and silk stockings. His mustache waswaxed to a nicety. lie was dressed wi,th evident care, asthough going to a ball. He was recognized by an old acquaintance, a Virginian,as Douglas Ramsey, a well-known member of Washingtonsociety. I met Gen. Jackson riding about the field, and spoketo him of the events of the day- He had been slightlywounded in the hand, and had it bound up in his handker-chief. He was a very quiet, plain-looking man, dressedin a blue military coat, and wore
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