. L'histoire de la batterie B, première artillerie légère du régiment Rhode Island, dans la guerre pour préserver l'Union, 1861-1865 . n ont été déplacés à la LAN-Drum House, alors que le général Birney était déjà en place. En avançant au lever du jour, l'ennemi a été trouvé fortement posté dans des fosses de fusil, son front complètement recouvert de lourdes pins tombés, tandis qu'un tir d'artillerie puissant s'est ouvert sur notre colonne avançant qui a été promptlyrépondu par nos batteries. Nos brigades attaquantes ne pouvaient pas piller les claques denses face à un tel tir de mousquetry et d'artillerie, bien qu'elles aient fait un effo plus galant

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. The history of Battery B, First regiment Rhode Island light artillery, in the war to preserve the union, 1861-1865 . n were moved to the Lan-drum House, while General Birney was already in position. On mov-ing forward at daybreak the enemy was found strongly posted in rifle-pits, its front completely covered by heavy fallen pines, while a power-ful artillery fire opened upon our advancing column which was promptlyanswered by our batteries. Our assaulting brigades could not pene-trate the dense slashings in the face of such severe musketry andartillery fire, though they made most gallant efforts and displayedgreat steadiness, scarcely a man going unwounded to the rear. The men of General Gibbons division succeeded in getting pos-session of an advanced line of rifle-pits, but were unable to hold themlong. Becoming satisfied that persistence was useless General Han-cock advised a discontinuance of the assaiflt, and General Meadethereupon instructed him to withdraw his troops. Battery B on taking position had opened a vigorous fire of shotaud spherical case on the enemys works continuing for some twenty. wcjm Lieut. Charles A. Brown. 1864.] FIRST RHODE ISLAND LIGHT ARTILLERY. 289 minutes, then slackened down firing only at intervals during the day.In this engagement only one man was wounded, Corp. Stillman H.Budlong. The battery remained at the breastworks under fire of theenemys sharpshooters, whose fire was not to be compared with theeffect of the stench, on our nerves and nostrils, which arose from theold battle-field. A large number of the dead were still unburied andthese, with the bodies which had been washed nearly bare by the rainand subsequently exposed to the hot sun, presented a hideous sight, making many of the officers and men deathly sick, and tending todishearten rather than to encourage the men. At dusk we were relieved to hear the welcome and promptlyobeyed order : Attention — drivers mount— limber to the rear bypiece from the right — forward int

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