. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . r force, which was compliedwith. All their horses, accoutrements and arms were taken from themand the whole command made prisoners of war. Five of this companybelonged to the Twenty-fourth Michigan: Anthony Long, of A;Samuel W. Foster, of C: Shelden E. Crittenden, of F: George Martin,of G, and Corporal Frederick Bosardis, of I. 268 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. THE SIEGE. — PETERSBURG MINE. — PROMOTIONS. During the coming months of the siege, the intermitting blasts ofbattl
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . r force, which was compliedwith. All their horses, accoutrements and arms were taken from themand the whole command made prisoners of war. Five of this companybelonged to the Twenty-fourth Michigan: Anthony Long, of A;Samuel W. Foster, of C: Shelden E. Crittenden, of F: George Martin,of G, and Corporal Frederick Bosardis, of I. 268 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. THE SIEGE. — PETERSBURG MINE. — PROMOTIONS. During the coming months of the siege, the intermitting blasts ofbattle and the ebb and flow tide of war heaved around Petersburglike ocean swells. Occasionally there was an hour of stillness, butusually the air was broken, night and day, by the sharp concussions ofnearer guns and the boom, boom of more distant ones. During the next few weeks the Iron Brigade alternated with itsfraternal Second Brigade in the rifle pits, about twice a week. Whenout of the trenches, the Twenty-fourth Michigan withdrew to thewoods for a day or two of rest, glad of an opportunity to stand up. SIEGE OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA. SIEGE OF PETERSBURG—I 864. 269 without getting a bullet through their heads. Monday, July 4, wasremarkably quiet. Every few days a heavy detail was made whennot in the rifle pits to work on the new forts and fortifications. OnJuly 13, several of the fatigue party, while picking berries, werecaptured by the enemy, including Charles Martin, of G, of theTwenty-fourth. On Sunday, the 17th, several deserters came in andreported an intended attack that night on our lines. The IronBrigade after dark moved out to near the front line, and in an hourhad thrown up new works, but no enemy came, and at daylight theyreturned to camp. Tuesday, the 19th, was noted for the first rain fallin forty-three days. There had become a great dearth of surfacewater. While in camp good water was obtained by digging wells afew feet in depth. By reason of the rain, the I
Size: 1403px × 1780px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorcurtisoborsonblair184, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890
