. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . ad dollar label for one dollar, instead of ten dollars. Page 135. In notice of Comrade Joseph Fowler, read Lieutenant Cannonfor Lieutenant Cameron. Page 139. On page 139 and wherever Fort Pemberton is mentioned, readFort Lamar. Page 182. Line 22, read service instead of Ritual. Page 193. Line 10, Comrade Ingraham should be Ingram. Page 296. Sixth line, instead of Lieutenant George Metcalf, read undercommand of an infant
. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . ad dollar label for one dollar, instead of ten dollars. Page 135. In notice of Comrade Joseph Fowler, read Lieutenant Cannonfor Lieutenant Cameron. Page 139. On page 139 and wherever Fort Pemberton is mentioned, readFort Lamar. Page 182. Line 22, read service instead of Ritual. Page 193. Line 10, Comrade Ingraham should be Ingram. Page 296. Sixth line, instead of Lieutenant George Metcalf, read undercommand of an infantry lieutenant. Page 357. The paragraph commencing This engagement, and to theend of the chapter, should follow the paragraph on page 355commencing During the night, etc., and before the paragraphcommencing While the right section, etc. Page 420. Comrade John E. English should be Comrade John C. English. Page 572. For Peter Magee, read Peter McGee. Page 604. Lyman C. Jerome should be Luman C. Jerome. Pages 711 and 712. The figures given are from the official reports. Thecorrected list of casualties will be found on pages 822a-^d 82^. CHAPTER XXIV. IN BATTERY NUiMBER HE Engineers had been working- by night and day tomake the line of intrenchments at the point wherethe curves of the James and the Appomattox bringthose two streams within three miles of each right rested on the James at Dutch Gap andhis left on the Appomattox at Point of Rocks. Theposition was one of the strongest that could be madeand was absolutely impregnable against assault. The only disadvantagewas that the enemy had only to throw up another line running parallelacross the same neck of land, and the Army of the James would be power-less to move. Along this line of intrenchments was a series of forts named bat-teries and bearing consecutive numbers. The First Connecticut Light Bat-tery was assigned to Battery No. i. General Butler, by Special Order, dated May 17, placed Colonel HenryL. Abbot,
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