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Title: The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Mottelay, Paul Fleury, b. 1841, ed Campbell-Copeland, T. (Thomas), ed Beath, Robert B. (Robert Burns), 1839-1914 Vandervoort, Paul. History of the Grand Army of the Republic Avery, I. W. (Isaac Wheeler), 1837-1897. History of the Confederate Veterans' Association Davis, A. P. History of the Sons of Veterans Merrill, Frank P. History of the Sons of Veterans
Subjects: United States. Army United States. Navy Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Navy Grand Army of the Republic United Confederate Veterans Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Publisher: New York Atlanta : Stanley Bradley Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library

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federates, and been compelled to return to itsoriginal position. In the meantime Gillmorc set about making pre-parations for a combined land and naval attackupon Fort Wagner. Terrys command was with-drawn from James Island, and batteries were erectedacross Morris Island, mounting 2D heavy Parrottguns and 14 largo mortars. These were placed inposition to bear directly upon Fort Wagner at dis-tances of from 1,300 to 1,000 yards. Shortly before noon of the 18th the batteriesopened upon Fort Wagner simultaneously withheavy firing from the monitors andfrom the gunboats. The monitorewero led hy the Montank (flagship). CommanderFairfax ; tlio latter being closely followed by theXcio Iron»iileH, Captain Rowan ; the Catukili. Com-mandor Eodgors; theyanlvekEt, Commander Beau-mont : tbo Wi-rFiaitlren. Commander Calhmm ; andthePafnp.iro, Lieutenant-commander Badger; whilethe gunboats Pan? Jones. Commander Rhind. andthe Otlaaa. Beiieca. CMvsewa, and Wissa^iri-nn ija THE .SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR.
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THE SOLDIER /iV OUR CIIJL WAJi. 79 I .f LientcnBct-gommandere StroDg was composed of the Third New Hampshire Tho Federal pi\vres3 was arrvstod but for a aliorl ■ Colonel Jacksou; the SislL UounecEitul, (with time. Strong Kil !iis men up to tho ditch, tbeii part ol the Seventh Connectitiit), Colonel Cbut- contiuuing about fonrfeet of water. ItwucrosEcd field; the Ninth Maine, Colonel Eraorr: the Forty- under a continued heavy fire, tho colored Slu-^^ii- oighlh New York, Colonel Ilarton ; the Fifty-fourth ehuBetls regiment taking the lead and soon rcnch- (colored) Kus^chueotts, Colonel Shaw; and the ing tho parapet, where a frightlol hand-to-hand cover of thoir o^mb-proofs the land attack which Sevcnfcy-siith Pennsylniniu. Colonel Strawbridge. encounter followed. Colmiel Sliaw was one of the thoyespcetcd aocn to follow. Just before dark the Strongs force diovm slowly up the beach until ti^t to fiill, ninrtallv wuinlcl, and Color-sergeant ft;ii)K!cl:vcly i iVIiiting, GiliBon, Harris an

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