. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . he sea-face ; the other, Amess division, of about three thou-sand and three hundred veterans, against the north-westernface, — the most difficult point. The navy column made adesperate dash, fought with great valor, but were quicklydriven back in disorder, with heavy loss. The enemy, doubt-less, mistook the seamens attack for that of the main body,and poured into them a terrible fire. The diversion wasfavorable to the advance of Amess column, which Terry waspushing down upon the land-face. On they came rapidly. The def
. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . he sea-face ; the other, Amess division, of about three thou-sand and three hundred veterans, against the north-westernface, — the most difficult point. The navy column made adesperate dash, fought with great valor, but were quicklydriven back in disorder, with heavy loss. The enemy, doubt-less, mistook the seamens attack for that of the main body,and poured into them a terrible fire. The diversion wasfavorable to the advance of Amess column, which Terry waspushing down upon the land-face. On they came rapidly. The defiant cheer of the rebels as the sailors sullenly re-tired had hardly died away, when another cheer was heard. 1* Narrative by Chaplain Jacob Eaton. 688 CONNECTICUT DUEING THE ;nrl A^-^r. ^ e^ ~^l-~ ^—^n end d< ■J. ■-Mk of \VUt) ite atti was tc I I ..O I. :- V IVt re^ t Y^t thi fcrt Wf impaired. orter ao-ainpt Xvy column \Vi(,li gf r, but Tver ., M. \i v:^, The ener that of the n re. The dive ()[ AlliOS : :) column, wbi 1 /^ ^:v. i],<-v ,■ \..
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