. The history of Battery B, First regiment Rhode Island light artillery, in the war to preserve the union, 1861-1865 . rebel battery to its leftacross the river opened on it, and a shell bursting at one of the guns-killed William Dennis and Ezra L. Fowles, the latter a detached manfrom the Nineteenth Maine regiment. Captain Brown ordered theother two sections of the battery down to the support of the centresection, and taking position they opened fire on the rebel battery,which after firing a few shot limbered up and withdrew out of ourrange. By this time the One Hundred and Forty-fifth Pennsy
. The history of Battery B, First regiment Rhode Island light artillery, in the war to preserve the union, 1861-1865 . rebel battery to its leftacross the river opened on it, and a shell bursting at one of the guns-killed William Dennis and Ezra L. Fowles, the latter a detached manfrom the Nineteenth Maine regiment. Captain Brown ordered theother two sections of the battery down to the support of the centresection, and taking position they opened fire on the rebel battery,which after firing a few shot limbered up and withdrew out of ourrange. By this time the One Hundred and Forty-fifth Pennsylvaniaregiment had with much difficulty effected a crossing and climbedthe steep and densely wooded banks overcoming all obstacles withenergy. A pontoon bridge was soon thrown across the river whichwas about fifty feet wide, and the First Division (General Barlow)was soon on the south side. About sunset Battery B limbered up, moved down to the river andcrossed following the division to the left, and advancing about twomiles halted on rising ground. Here we placed the guns in positionand bivouacked for the ni^ Todds Tavern and Po River, May 8-10, 1864. 1864.] FIRST RHODE ISLAND LIGHT ARTILLERY. 279 May 10th, was pleasant and warm. At sunrise the three divisionsof the Second Corps were all across the Po River threatening Gen-eral Lees left flank. General Barlows division was in advance, andfacing to the east on the Shady Grove Church road near the BlockHouse bridge. Battery B was in position on the road facing thebridge. About eight oclock a. m. a rebel battery showed itself on our leftflank, and the third section, under Lieutenant Chase, opened fire uponit with spherical case ; as a consequence it soon withdrew from sightwithout answering. About ten oclock a. m. a column of rebelinfantry was seen in our front moving to the southwest, upon whichour battery opened a fire with shot and spherical case, so well di-rected that the column was broken in several places. To this a reb
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