. Stories of the confederacy . GUIDON OF IIAKlS KATTIMJV, S IHtKSK LOUIS 10th. 1861. Guidon. LOUIS SIIKKFKSKi:,M; .•md Ai<io-( 2. ■;•(;. Va. t Harts Battery 249 show the advantage of military science over a mere voluntaryassociation of soldiery. On the Potomac. Early in September, 18G1, the Confederate forces began theconstruction of batteries at Evansport, on the Potomac, to block-ade the river. The Federals maintained a flotilla on the river ofseven or eight small vessels, but well armed and equipped. Inorder to mass th
. Stories of the confederacy . GUIDON OF IIAKlS KATTIMJV, S IHtKSK LOUIS 10th. 1861. Guidon. LOUIS SIIKKFKSKi:,M; .•md Ai<io-( 2. ■;•(;. Va. t Harts Battery 249 show the advantage of military science over a mere voluntaryassociation of soldiery. On the Potomac. Early in September, 18G1, the Confederate forces began theconstruction of batteries at Evansport, on the Potomac, to block-ade the river. The Federals maintained a flotilla on the river ofseven or eight small vessels, but well armed and equipped. Inorder to mass the operations at Evansport, Captain Lee wasordered to gradually unmask his battery at Freestone Point fortwo days, behind a copse of wood which we were graduallycutting away. On the morning of the 25th of September a smallgunboat, discovering our position, ran close to the point to recon-noitre. After firing one or two shots, which we did not reply to,she made off up the river, and in less than an hour returned incompany with six other armed vessels. The First Fight. At about 10 a
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