July 6, 1864.
I went down to our front this evening. Our advanced
artillery is yet some 1,200 yards from the Rebels, but there is nothing but an
open field between, and it looks quite close. The Johnnies have thrown up a
nice fort, embrasured for nine guns. They have not fired a shot to-day. The
captain of our advanced artillery told me the Rebels have 20 Parrott guns in
the fort, and excellent gunners.
We moved this evening one mile to the left and relieved a
portion of the 20th Corps, which went on further to the left.
We started on this campaign with 10 field officers in our
brigade and now have but two left. Three killed, three wounded and two left
back sick. I hear the Rebel works here are the last this side of the river, and
but few hundred yards from it.
SOURCE: Charles Wright Wills, Army Life of an
Illinois Soldier, p. 274
No comments:
Post a Comment