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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.33 (search)
ese forces engaged, the action commenced early on the morning of the 18th, with the retirement of the Confederate pickets and skirmishers, andh, and attack the enemy's new intrenchments there at daylight on the 18th, the Sixth Corps on the right of the Second. General Burnside was dihad captured on the 12th, and to attack the enemy at daylight on the 18th, in the intrenchments he then held in front of that position. The Sd assail the enemy's line at the same hour. Before daylight, on the 18th, the troops were in the position designated and the preparations forcock's corps, pages 431 and 432 of Records, says: At daylight on the 18th, the division was in position at the breastworks taken on the 12th, s corps, page 696 of Record, says: At daylight on the morning of the 18th, both corps charged the enemy's position. This brigade was formed imnants of his own and Cutshaw's battalions. On the morning of the 18th, the enemy again attempted to carry the line still held by the Secon
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.35 (search)
eneral Long came and informed me that he wanted some artillerists to go and mann some of our recaptured guns near the Bloody Angle. As I did not happen to be engaged just then, I ordered my first lieutenant to take charge of my battery and I took my second lieutenant and about half of my men and fought those recaptured guns until late in the evening, when I returned to my battery and soon went into camp. The artillery's Outing on the 8th May, 1864. The next engagement we had was on the 18th, when, with twenty-five or thirty guns in line, composed of Nelson's, Braxton's and Cutshaw's battalions, a short distance to the right of the Bloody Angle, the enemy charged us with their lines of battle, but we poured into them such a destructive fire of shot and shell that they were forced to retire with heavy loss, and gave up the fight. This ended the fighting at Spotsylvania. I have never heard of but one opinion expressed—that if our artillery had been in position on General Edward