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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the Third winter. (search)
m Morris Island and seven miles from the city of Charleston a spot where the soil offered more firmness than the rest of the bog. Situated at the confluence of two bayous, this spot was protected by them on the west and on the north—that is to say, on the side of the enemy. A third bayou, leading to the southward, was nearer Morris Island; it was navigable at high tide for small boats, and would thus facilitate transportation. A reconnoissance of the ground made between the 16th and the 20th of July revealed all the difficulties of the enterprise. The mud in the swamp, like gelatine, resists a certain pressure, vibrates to a great distance, but quickly yields under the foot of a man. Soundings indicated that it had a depth of from six and a half to seven and a half yards, and that it rested upon a bed of hard sand. Composed of alluvial soil mixed up with innumerable shells that have gradually covered the bottom of the sea, the surface is overgrown with high grasses similar to the a
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Addenda by the Editor. (search)
Samuel Benton. Alabama BatteryCapt. W. H. Fowler. Deas' Brigade. Brig.-gen. Z. C. Deas reported as commanding, July 20. Col. J. G. Coltart. 19th AlabamaCol. S. K. McSpadden. 22d AlabamaCol. John G. Marrast. 25th AlabamaLieut.-col. l. Clebubrne's division. Maj.-gen. P. R. Cleburne. Wood's Brigade. Col. Samuel Adams reported as commanding, July 20. Col. M. P. Lowrey. 16th AlabamaMaj. J. H. McGaughy. 33d AlabamaCol. Samuel Adams. 45th AlabamaCol. E. B. Breedlohn S. Fulton. Jefferson's ArtilleryCapt. Put. Darden. Bate's Brigade. Col. T. B. Smith reported as commanding, July 20. Brig.-gen. W. B. Bate. 9th Alabama BattalionLieut.-col. Bush. Jones. 4th Georgia Battalion SharpshootersCapt. B. Forrest's cavalry division. Brig.-gen. Nathan B. Forrest. First Brigade. Col. G. G. Dibrell reported in command, July 20. Brig.-gen. F. C. Armstrong. 3d ArkansasCol. A. W. Hobson. 2d KentuckyLieut.-col. T. G. Woodward. 1st [6th] Tenn