. History of Durell's Battery in the Civil War (Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery.) A narrative of the campaigns and battles of Berks and Bucks counties' artillerists in the War of the Rebellion .. . rk and the 2 ist Massachusetts regiments, belonging to the brigadeto which the battery was attached, were advanced to the edge of thewoods, about a quarter of a mile in advance, where they werejoined by another brigade of the Second Division. This forceentered the woods and charged upon a railroad embankment whichran parallel with the line of battle. The embankment formed ane
. History of Durell's Battery in the Civil War (Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery.) A narrative of the campaigns and battles of Berks and Bucks counties' artillerists in the War of the Rebellion .. . rk and the 2 ist Massachusetts regiments, belonging to the brigadeto which the battery was attached, were advanced to the edge of thewoods, about a quarter of a mile in advance, where they werejoined by another brigade of the Second Division. This forceentered the woods and charged upon a railroad embankment whichran parallel with the line of battle. The embankment formed anexcellent breastwork, behind which the Confederates were await-ing to receive the assault. As the line approached, it encoun-tered a withering fire of musketry and canister. It wavered andsoon fell back, being unable to face the terrible ordeal. Thebroken ranks of troops came out of the woods into the openground, followed by the enemy. As the Confederates appearedthe battery sent into their line a rapid fire of time-shell andschrapnel. The Union infantry had retired almost to the foot ofthe hill upon which the battery was posted, so that the shotsfrom Durells guns were carried over their heads into the Popes Retreat—Bull Run and Chantillv. 65 The battle was now raging fiercely and the flying bullets andshells were whistling and shrieking through the air. Jhe Confed-erates advanced, defiantly waving their l)attle-flags. They hadcovered about two hundred yards, when the fire which had nowbeen concentrated upon them from every available point, becametoo hot to be endured, causing iheir line to break and retreat indisorder back to the woods from whence they came. Some of theshots from the batterys guns were terribly effective,—plunginginto the line as it approached and making serious gaps in it. Thefield was thickly dotted with the dead and wounded of both sides,evidencing the terrible carnage of the fight. A lull in the batde followed the repulse of the enemy. Al-
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