. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . Plan of Fort Pennsylvania. Fort Pennsylvania mounted three Parrott siege guns and nine24-pounder barbette guns ; Fort Gaines, four 32-pounder barbetteguns; Fort De Russy, three 24-pounder and four 32-pounder bar-bette guns ; Fort Alexander, seven 32-pounder barbette guns ; FortFranklin, six 32-pounder barbette guns ; Fort Ripley, six 24-pounderbarbette guns ; Battery Vermont, three 32-pounder barbette guns,and is mounting more ; Battery Cameron, two 42-pounder bar
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . Plan of Fort Pennsylvania. Fort Pennsylvania mounted three Parrott siege guns and nine24-pounder barbette guns ; Fort Gaines, four 32-pounder barbetteguns; Fort De Russy, three 24-pounder and four 32-pounder bar-bette guns ; Fort Alexander, seven 32-pounder barbette guns ; FortFranklin, six 32-pounder barbette guns ; Fort Ripley, six 24-pounderbarbette guns ; Battery Vermont, three 32-pounder barbette guns,and is mounting more ; Battery Cameron, two 42-pounder bar-bette guns ; Battery Martin Scott, one 32-pounder barbette gunand two mountain howitzers ; total, fifty guns. These forts andbatteries extends over a space of six or eight miles, from BatteryCameron on the left, near the Potomac, to Fort De Russy on theright, near Rock Creek, commanding the view at and near ChainBridge, and the roads to Harpers Ferry and Rockville. RHODE ISLAND VOLUNTEERS. 227. On to Richmond ! A brief review of the military situa-tion in Virginia, in June, 1862, is neces-sary in order to understand wliy ourforces around Washington were orderedinto Virginia, and a week later wereordered back, or, how we resembledthe soldiers of another army, whomarched up a hill, and then marcheddown again ! Notwithstanding the success achieved at Fort Oaks, June ist,the situation of the Army of the Potomac besieging the Con-federate capital, was becoming critical. And, although on thefollowing day, the advance under Hooker pushed forward withinsight of the steeples of Richmond, McClellan declared that hecould accomplish nothing further until his right was reinforcedby McDowells Corps, which had been withheld for the defence ofWashington. On the twelfth instant, McDowell advised Mc-Clellan: For the third time I am ordered to join you, andhope this time to get through. . McCalls division goesin advance by water. I will be with you in ten days with theremainder via Frederi
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