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Title: Ohio in the war; her statement, generals and soldiers
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912
Subjects: Ohio. Militia Ohio -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Ohio
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio, Eclectic Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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-? General Beauregard did not know, when he scornfully returned GeneralGillmoi-es warning, that through all the energy of the engineering and artillery
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QUINCY A. GiLLMOEE. 639 combat on Morris Island, the latter had been carrying on a distinct experimentfar off to his left, in the oozy marsh, abandoned as impracticable by the troojisof either side. As early as the 15th of July, reconnoissances had been made toascertain whether thei-e was any possibility of making this semi-fluid mud, overwhich men could not march, sustain a gun of ten tons weight, within shellingdistance of Charleston. The mud was found even deeper and more treacherousthan had been expected. It was so soft that the weight of the iron sounding-rod Avould carry it down half the depth by its own weight, and it varied indepth from eighteen to twenty-three feet. A plank thrown down on its surfacewould shake it for hundreds of square yards around as if it had been jelly. Onthis surface experiments were conducted to discover its sustaining power. Forit was an essential element of the plan that the gun must be mounted withoutany use of obvious expedients like the common pile

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