The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship by Deborah Willis

Author:Deborah Willis [Willis, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781479809004
Amazon: 1479809004
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2021-01-26T00:00:00+00:00

Portrait of Christian Fleetwood. (Photographer unknown; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-48685)

Wednesday, June 15, 1864

Up at break of dawn and under way our Division and White Troops of Gen Smith Went into action early charged Out of woods. Cut up badly Regt. broke and retreated Regt: Regiment Fired into by 5th Mass. Last Regt Charged with 22nd Took the Battery. Advanced. Upon works new & Lay under their fire all balance of THURSDAY 16 the day advancing by degrees in line. About 7 P.M. Final charge made Seven guns taken by our Regt. Our loss pretty heavy. Slept Moved outside and slept till Morning. Moved to the rear and rested. Chaplain about. Brigade moved out in evening and lay in line an hour or so. Returned and turned in. Weather fine and warm7

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