Difference between revisions of ".NTM4OA.NDEwNDA"
From William and Mary Libraries Transcription Wiki
(Created page with "<p>3 miles at double-quick, thro' mud & water <br />knee-deep. Just as we came within <br />range, Col. Riley halted us to catch <br />breath, & made a brief speech sa...") |
m (Protected ".NTM4OA.NDEwNDA" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite))) |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | <p>3 miles at double-quick, thro | + | <html><p>3 miles at double-quick, thro’ wood & water</p> |
| − | <p>[ | + | <p>knee-deep. Just as we came within</p> |
| + | <p>range Col. Riley halted us to catch</p> | ||
| + | <p>breath, & made a brief speech, saying that</p> | ||
| + | <p>“they were probably the last words he</p> | ||
| + | <p>should say to us, but that any man</p> | ||
| + | <p>who did not want to go in, might go</p> | ||
| + | <p>back.” Not a man, I believe, refused to “go</p> | ||
| + | <p>in,” and we dashed up the road through</p> | ||
| + | <p>an opening in the breast-work, and took</p> | ||
| + | <p>a position where rebels, concealed by rifle –</p> | ||
| + | <p>pits, logs, & brush-wood, had a fine cross-</p> | ||
| + | <p>-fire at us from both sides of the road,</p> | ||
| + | <p>agreeably varied by the shell, shot, &</p> | ||
| + | <p>grape from the redoubts & Fort Ma-</p> | ||
| + | <p>gruder. I give a sketch of our position below</p> | ||
| + | <p> </p> | ||
| + | <p>[sketch of position -sketch is described on next page]</p> | ||
| + | <p> </p> | ||
| + | <p> </p> | ||
| + | <p> </p> | ||
| + | <p> </p></html> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:34, 8 February 2024
<html>3 miles at double-quick, thro’ wood & water
knee-deep. Just as we came within
range Col. Riley halted us to catch
breath, & made a brief speech, saying that
“they were probably the last words he
should say to us, but that any man
who did not want to go in, might go
back.” Not a man, I believe, refused to “go
in,” and we dashed up the road through
an opening in the breast-work, and took
a position where rebels, concealed by rifle –
pits, logs, & brush-wood, had a fine cross-
-fire at us from both sides of the road,
agreeably varied by the shell, shot, &
grape from the redoubts & Fort Ma-
gruder. I give a sketch of our position below
[sketch of position -sketch is described on next page]
</html>
