Tuesday, June 12, 2012

1862 June 12 before Richmond,Va.

[from the diary of Samuel Johnson of the 1st Massachusetts Independent Light Battery]


June 12th

Were turned out at four A. M. harnessed
and packed up, and by seven were on the
road for M. at which place we arrived
at  9. A. M, and went immediately into
position.  At six P. M. the rebs opened on us with
a thirty two pdr. and an old fashion eighteen
pdr. to get the range, and exact distance
between the lines.  they having just completed
mounting these guns in some heavy fortifica
-tions, just in front of us.  They kept up a
pretty brisk fire for about ½ hour, when
we opened on them, and in one half hour
more had silenced them, dismounting one
of their guns.. Warm and pleasant.


[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 8493

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