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REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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67th The Sixty-Seventh Ohio Veteran
Volunteer
Infantry
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A brief record of its four years of service in the Civil War 1861-1865
1867946 FOREWORD
To Captain George L. Childs, the last sur- viving commissioned officer of the Sixty-Sev- enth, after fifty-seven years from the closing of the War, we are indebted for this wonder- ful and accurate detail of the movements of that regiment from its organization in 1861 to its muster out in 1865.
To Comrade J. C. Haring of Massillon, a member of Company C, who has freely given " his time, services and money to the work, we are indebted for its completion in its present · form.
Fox, in his great work, "Regimental Losses of the American Civil War," places the Sixty- Seventh in the honor roll of the three hundred fighting regiments of the Civil War.
The Sixty-seventh well earned that distinc- ·tion by the fighting qualities it displayed at Winchester and in the Valley; at Harrison's Landing and the Blackwater in 1862; by its services at Ft. Wagner and on Morris and [ Folly Island in the siege of Charleston in 1863; by its battles from Walthal Junction and Chester Station to Darbytown and Fair Oaks in 1864, when it was for thirty days daily under fire, night and day; by its battles from Fort Gregg to Appomattox in 1865.
It is impossible within the limits of this work, which is only intended as a summary of its service, to present in detail its different battles and the part taken in them by the Sixty-seventh, however much desired.
The action of a command under fire is the real crucial test of its efficiency. By this test we are willing that the Sixty-seventh Ohio shall be tried.
We can truthfully say of the Sixty-seventh that it was never demoralized under fire or anywhere else, and it never left a battlefield but with colors flying, and, as at Darbytown Road, October 13, 1864, when it was forced to retire by overwhelming odds, it re-formed its line of battle within gunshot of the enemy.
Except in siege, as at Charleston and Petersburg, the Sixty-seventh in all its battles was afforded but once the protection of breastworks, but it seemed to be fated always to fight in the open, most times when the enemy were protected by heavy earthworks.
The Sixty-seventh was baptized in battle in "The Valley," fighting at Winchester and was
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present at Front Royal, Strasburg, Harrison's Landing and various other engagements in 1862. In the following year at the Siege of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, where it was under fire constantly, first in at Sanguin- ary Wagner and last to leave. Thence in 1864 to the lines between Petersburg and Rich- mond; present at Port Walthall Junction ; doing the principal work May 9th and 10th at bloody Chester Station; receiving the rain of grape on the front lines May 15th; fighting desperately in the open at Ware Bottom Church May 20th; recovering its advanced lines from the enemy twice in June, while un- der fire daily ; in the Deep Bottom Campaign with Hancock August 14th to 18th, fighting three battles in five days. In the trenches at Petersburg August 25th to September 28th, where for twenty-nine days it held the ad- vance trench in front and sixty paces from the Crater, under fire day and night. Again North of the James, fighting at Chaffin's Farm and Fort Harrison, September 29th and 30th ; 4 again on Otober 6th to 13th, fighting three battles and on the 13th charging into an enfilading fire where one-third of its men were shot down in less than ten minutes, then falling back and coolly reforming within gun- shot of the enemy; back again to the north side, fighting Oct. 28th, 29th and 30th at Fair Oaks. In 1865 to the trenches at Petersburg, March 31st, charging through the main Con- federate lines and on April 2nd at Fort Gregg, fighting for twenty-five minutes what General Gibbons called "most desperate hand-to-hand fighting" and what General Foster said in his report was "the most desperate hand-to-hand fighting he ever saw." After Lee April 3rd, and at him at High Bridge and again at Sailor's Creek, marching more than 37 miles on April 8th, afternoon and night so that, on the morning of April 9th, the Sixty-seventh at the head of its brigade and of the Union Army charged through the retreating Union Cav- alry, stopped Lee's flight to Lynchburg and forced by that move the surrender of the .- Army of Northern Virginia.
Such is a battle summary of the 67th O. V. I. and O. V. V. I.
The blood of our comrades enriches the soil of all these battlefields and was freely given for their country.
We submit the record to all who read. The last survivor will soon be gone, but the flags will remain, ragged, bullet and shell riddled,
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blood stained, torn and weather stained, but the stain of cowardice or disgrace never reached their loved folds.
WM. H. HAMBY.
Ottawa, Ohio, 1922.
At the 45th Annual Reunion of the 67th Regiment O. V. V. Infantry, held in Memorial Hall, Toledo, Ohio, September 1st, 1921. there was present Geo. L. Childs of Cleveland, Ohio, who is believed to be the only survivor of the originally commissioned officers who served to the end of the war, and was mustered out at City Point, Virginia, as Captain of Com- pany "C" and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, De- cember 7th, 1865.
Upon this occasion Colonel Childs present- ed a hastily prepared manuscript, giving a brief history of Company "C" and his per- sonal service on detached duty.
From a hasty and rather cursory reading, it seemed to have sufficient exact data to make it applicable to a record of the entire regiment.
Upon motion, a committee was appointed to take the matter in charge and report at the next annual reunion of the regiment. Your committee reports as follows :
To ascertain the regiment's membership, your committee relied upon the "Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the Civil War" as authorized by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio on May 15th, 1884, so far as was then ascer- tainable in the Adjutant-General's office in Co- lumbus and in the War Department at Wash- ington-Volume V., containing the record of our regiment was published in 1887. A care- ful examination of this Roster recorded a total of 2370 names. Your committee, for the purpose of this report, decided to eliminate all duplication of names, all names of those who failed to report for muster in, and all who were added September 1st, 1865 by consolida- tion, with a net result of 1527 men whom we feel are entitled to membership in our regi- ment, distributed under Assets and Liabilities by Companies as follows :
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LIABILITIES Active Membership of 67th Regiment O. V. V. I.
Dismissed
Promoted
to other
Resigned
Killed
Died
Transferred
Discharged
Disability
Missing
Mustered
Mustered
Out Dec. 8
Total
Wounded
1862 1863
1864 1865
1864 1865
Staff
Co. 1
1
4
1
1
2
10
0
A
2
1
12
23
20
37
3
8
3
1
29
49
188
39
B
1
1
12
00
12
28
7
8
3
1
36
33
160
52
C
2
1
0
10
=
31
2
5
3
5
13
51
152
56
D
3
2
=
13
32
20
2
8
2
39
132
29
E
2
14
14
-
26
2
7
1
2
39
38
146
41
F
1
2
13
14
50
23
3
5
6
1
23
2
143
G
1
14
17
44
19
8
3
1
29
1
137
H
3
16
14*
20
25
3
14
3
1
21
36
156
I
2
1
15
14
28
29
4
6
3
6
44
2
154
K
2
1
17
14
55
22
3
2
1
1
31
149
413045
1
16
17
142
151
273
261
27
66
34
21
304
214
1527
457
1527
149
154
137
143
146
132
152
160
188
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Staff
Active Membership of 67th Regt. O. V. V. I.
ASSETS
295
13
33
22
23
36
19
20
1863
1862
MEN
382
50
42
36
35
39
34
50
47
27
1864
Total
OFFICERS
804
83
85 78
76
81
68
61
79
89
104
1862
8
1
1
1
3
2
Co.
K
H
G
E
D
B
A
38
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1861
8
for
Out
1865
I
4
1861
44
34
51
22
156
F
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Commands
While the foregoing figures cannot be vouched for, we believe them to be approxi- mately correct. Colonel Fox, in his report on regimental losses in the Civil War, 1861 to 1865, includes our regiment in his 300 fighting regiments, where he gives the casualties as follows :
Killed in battle and died of wounds 142
Died 151
Wounded 379
Total Casualties .672
The wounds we report were obtained from the record kept by our Surgeons and, as a number of men were injured more than once, it is likely that Colonel Fox accounts for men and we account for wounds, making a differ- ence of 78.
It will be observed from the foregoing tabu- lation of its membership that at its organiza- tion at "Camp Chase," Columbus, Ohio, the regiment was composed of 804 enlisted men, and 38 commissioned officers, all of whom offered their service from October 2nd, 1861. to December 17th, 1861, and were regularly mustered into the United States service on December 18th, 1861, at "Camp Chase" by John R. Edie, Major and Albert B. Dod, Cap- tain, 15th Infantry, U. S. A.
The following is a list of names of officers and non-commissioned staff officers in com- mand at organization :
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS
Colonel Otto Burstenbinder
Lieutenant Colonel Alvin C. Voris
Major Edwin S. Platt
Surgeon
Samuel S. Forbes
Assistant Surgeon. Chauncey Coston Adjutant John Faskin Regimental Quartermaster. _Henry L. Wood Chaplain John Crabbs Sergeant Major L. Henry Bredt
Quartermaster Sergeant Wm. S. Kishler
Commissary Sergeant. John C. Cochrane
Hospital Steward Jonathan Leight
Principal Musician William Green
Co .- Captain
Ist Lieutenant : 2nd Lieutenant
A-Henry S. Commager Chas. F. Handy Alva W. Howe
B-Hyatt G. Ford Joseph Jacobs Henry J. Crane John B. Chapman Geo. L. Childs
C-Marcus M. Spiegel D-Chas. A. Rowsey E-Edwin S. Platt F-Eddy S. Mason G-Valentine Heckman
Chas. Hennessy Gustav W. Farion Hugh Shields
Robt. Rudolph DeWitt C. Dewey Marquis D. Woodford
Alford P. Girty Theodore J. Curtis
H-John B. Spafford
Sidney G. Brock John C. Albrecht
I -Lewis Butler
Chas. P. Schaefer Geo. Worts
K-Chas. C. Lewis
Shelton Carlton Jos. Seiter
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On January 13th, 1862, the regiment marched from Camp Chase to Columbus and was reviewed by Governor William Dennison and Governor-elect David Tod of Ohio. Left Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, on the 19th day of January, 1862, for West Virginia, on the ur- gent request of General Wm. S. Rosecrans for more troops immediately.
These patriotic volunteers did not wait for the paymaster to pay them, but entrained on the B. & O. R. R., immediately, upon open cars with rough boards across for seats, to the Ohio River at Bellaire, to Benwood, West Virginia. It rained the entire journey across the state, so much so that the tracks were cov- ered with water ; the regiment was bivouacked on the side hills without shelter.
January 20th, reported to Major General Wm. S. Rosecrans. Left Benwood, West Vir- ginia, January 22nd, on the B. & O. R. R., ar- riving at New Creek, West Virginia, January 24th, reporting to General F. W. Lander, and assigned to his Division; left New Creek on the B. & O. R. R., February 8th, passing through Cumberland, Maryland, arriving at French's Store, from which place marched February 9th to Paw Paw Tunnel and assign- ed to Brigade under Colonel Nathan Kimball -No tents or cooking utensils, the only pro- tection from colds, storms, wind rain and snow was huts ingeniously constructed from fence rails covered with hemlock boughs, with huge fires to keep from freezing; there was much suffering during this time.
Left Paw Paw Tunnel at dark February 13th, marched to Cacapon River, which we forded at daylight next morning, participating in the action at "Bloomery Gap" February 14th, 1862, General Lander seriously wounded. At sundown recrossed the Cacapon River, wet clothing, freezing to men, returned to Paw Paw Tunnel. February 22nd, the anniversary of George Washington's birthday, the com- mand was ordered under arms by General Lander, who presented the 67th Regiment O. V. I. with a flag sent by its friends at Toledo, Ohio. General Lander, a noble, brave and pa- triotic officer, died February 28th, 1862, from wounds received in engagement at "Bloomery Gap" February 14th.
Left Paw Paw Tunnel March 4th on the B. & O. R. R., passing through Hancock, Bath, to Back Creek, then marched to Martinsburgh, arriving there March 7th, and leaving, marched through Bunker Hill to Winchester, Virginia.
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March 12th, Brigadier-General Shields as- sumed command of the First Division, Major General Nathan P. Banks in command of the corps and Department of Shenandoah, where we had been unable to get a battle with Gen- eral Jackson, who always hastily withdrew upon the approach of General Banks. Col- onel Otto Burstenbinder was placed under ar- rest and Lieutenant-Colonel Alvin C. Voris took command of the regiment.
March 15th in skirmish on Winchester. General Shields' Division then made a forced reconnaissance to Strasburg, 22 miles: In skirmish March 18th, 19th and 20th enemy made strong opposition, so divisions made forced march in return in about four hours, General Banks withdrawing his men toward Harpers Ferry to draw General Jackson out, who then concentrated about 15,000 of his men and advanced toward Winchester, Vir- ginia, where he met General Shields' Union Troops, who engaged them until dark on the 22nd of March, 1862, all resting upon arms until the morning of the 23rd when the suc- cessful battle of Winchester and Kernstown was fought. General Shields having been wounded on the 22nd, Colonel W. C. Kimball was in command of division during this en- gagement. Regimental casualties 47.
In skirmish from Strasburg to Edinburg, Virginia. April 1st, 1862. In skirmish at Mt. Jackson and Rudd Hill, Virginia, April 17th and 18th.
Woodstock, Virginia, April 20th, 1862, re- ceived first pay up to February 28th, 1862, by Major W. E. Haskins. Marched from Wood- stock May 10th through Strasburg, Front Royal, Warrenton, Warrenton Junction, Cat- lets, arriving at Fredricksburgh, Virginia. May 22nd, reported to Major-General Irving McDowell commanding Department of the Rappahannock. May 23rd assigned to the 2nd Brigade. Shield's Division, Dept. Rappa- hannock, Brigadier-General Orris S. Ferry commanding brigade. The Division was re- viewed by President Abraham Lincoln, to- gether with other U. S. A. officials from Washington, D. C., who had expressed a de- sire to see the soldiers who whipped the forces under General Jackson and drove them from the Shenandoah Valley. This was a brilliant affair. This Division had been under con- stant duty from its entrance, and unable to get requisition for supplies filled. it was in rags. As the President passed the 67th O. V. I., Col-
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onel A. C. Voris stepped to the front, present- ed his sword, then pointed so as to call the at- tention of President Lincoln to the conditions, and next day he received instructions to re- new requisitions, and in four days the whole command was supplied with new outfits.
Marched from Fredricksburg May 25th through Manassas Junction, Haymarket, Thor- oughfare Gap, Markham, arriving and engag. ing in fight at Front Royal, Virginia, May 30th, our forces capturing about 100 of the enemy, a number being killed and wounded. Formed line of battle and covered retreat of our forces from Fort Republic June 9th. Marched from Luray June 14th to Front Royal. June 20th, 1862, at Front Royal received two" months pay to April 30th, 1862, by Major W. E. Haskins. Marched through Thoroughfare Gap, Haymarket, Manassas, arriving at Alex- andria, Virginia, June 18th, embarked on board transports June 29th, sailing June 30th. Came nearly being shipwrecked during the night in a severe gale on the Chesapeake Bay. Arrived and disembarked at Harrison's Land- ing. Virginia, on the James River, July 2nd. Marched out to the Army of the Potomac.
In skirmish above Harrison's Landing July 3rd. Fight on the morning of July 4th, the enemy attacking the 67th Regiment just before daylight; was repulsed. July 5th assigned to Brigadier-General John J. Peck's Division; Major-General Erastus D. Keyes 1st A. C. Army of the Potomac. Casualties 11.
Colonel Otto Burstenbinder was dismissed. Lieutenant-Colonel Alvin C. Voris was pro- moted to Colonel; Major J. R. Bond to Lieu- tenant-Colonel; Captain S. Commager to Major July 27th, 1862.
On August 4th at Harrison's Landing re- ceived two months' pay to June 20th, 1862, by Major W. R. Haskins.
Skirmish at Malvern Hill, Virginia, Aug- gust 10th, 1862, and on picket duty to 14th in- clusive. August 12th, Lieutenant Geo. L. Childs assigned to command of Ambulance Corps. Marched from Harrison's Landing August 15th through Charles City Court House, Williamsburg. arriving at Yorktown. Virginia, August 22nd and Hampton, August 25th and assigned to Major-General John A. Dix 7th A. C.
Lieutenant-Colonell J. R. Bond discharged from service. Major Henry S. Commager pro- moted to Lieutenant-Colonel August 28th, 1862; Edwin S. Platt to Major. Left Hamp-
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ton August 30th on transports, arriving at Suffolk, Virginia, August 31st, 1862. Sep- tember 22nd Brigadier-General John I. Peck promoted to Major-General and assigned to command of Division. Participated in fight near Franklin on Blackwater River October 5th, 1862. October 9th Geo. L. Childs com- missioned 1st Lieutenant and appointed Adju- tant November 10th, 1862.
Participated in fight at Blackwater River December 11th and 12th. 1862; moved from Suffolk to Norfolk, embarking in sailing trans- port, arriving at Moorehead City, Beauford Harbor, North Carolina, January 4th, 1863. January 5th disembarked and moved by rail- road to New Bern, North Carolina and as- signed to 18th A. C., Major-General John G. Foster commanding. Brigadier-General Orris D. Ferry commanding Division, Colonel Thos. O. Osborn, 39th Ill. Vol. commanding Brigade.
Moved from New Bern, North Carolina, Jan- uary 23rd to Moorehead City; embarked on transports and sailed from Beaufort Harbor, North Carolina, January 29th, 1863, arriving in Port Royal Harbor, South Carolina, February Ist. 1863. Landed on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, February 9th, 1863, and assigned to 10th A. C., Department of the South, Major- General David Hunter commanding. March 21st. 1863. Colonel J. B. Howell, 85th Pa. Vol- unteers, assigned to command of Brigade, sup- posed to have been the first volunteer officer so assigned.
March 30th, 1863, received six months pay to December 31st. 1862, by Major Ed. Moore.
Embarked on transports April 2nd, with the expedition under Major-General David Hun- ter against Charleston, South Carolina, land- ing on Cole's Island, South Carolina, April 4th, 1863; engaged in skirmish April 6th to 9th. April 8th, Brigadier-General Israel Vodges as- signed to command of Division. Landed on Folly Island, South Carolina, April 12th. May Ist Captain Lewis Butler mustered as Major, commission dating January 13th, 1963. May 19th, 1863, received two months pay to Feb- ruary 28th, 1863, by Major Ed. L. Moore.
Engaged in holding the point during the months of April, May. June and until July 10th, 1863. Under fire more than 40 consecutive days in operations against Morris Island, South Carolina. June 16th, 1863, Brigadier- General Quincy A. Gilmore assigned to com- mand of 10th A. C., and Department of the South. June 24th, 1863, Folly Island, South
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Carolina, received two months pay by Major Joshua Kames. July 5th, Brigadier-General Truman Seymour assigned to command of Di- vision. Colonel Haldman Putman, 7th N. H. Volunteers to command of Brigade.
Participating in battle at "Light House In- let" in the attack and capture of the lower por- tion of Morris Island. July 10th, Brigadier- General Geo. C. Strong assigned to command of Division. Engaged in siege of Fort Wag- ner, Morris Island, South Carolina, from July 11th to 18th, constantly under fire of enemy. Battle and charge on Fort Wagner July 18th, 1863. Entered the Fort with regiment, the 67th and 62nd Ohio holding possession of a portion of it for about two hours, planting and maintaining our colors on the parapet during this time.
July 19th, Colonel Joshua B. Howell, 85th Pa. Volunteers, assigned to command of Bri- gade and Brigadier-General Alfred H. Terry to command of Post at Morris Island, South Carolina. July 21st, 1863, received two months pay to June 20th, 1863, by Major Joshua Kames.
Engaged in siege of Forts Wagner and Gregg from July 19th to September 7th, being under fire more than two-thirds of the time. Participated in the capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg September 7th, 1863, Casualties 142.
September 23rd, 1863, Brigadier-General Quincy A. Gilmore promoted to Major-Gen- eral. October 14th, 1863. received two months pay to August 31st, 1863, by Major H. L. Flagg. Continued in siege of Charleston, South Carolina, until October 28th, 1863, when the regiment was relieved and sent to Folly Island for rest and drill, Brigadier-General Geo. A. Gordon in command of Post at Folly Island, South Carolina. November 25th, 1863, received two months pay to October 31st, 1863, by Major M. C. Cornell. Moved by transports to Hilton Head, South Carolina, December 5th, 1863, Brigadier-General Tru- man Seymour in command of Post. January 25th, 1864, received two months pay to Decem- ber 31st, 1863, by Major Herrick.
February 4th, 1864, in pursuance of War Department General Order No. 191, dated July 25th, 1863, the regiment re-enlisted. There- upon the regiment was ordered home on vet- eran furlough and embarked on Steamer "Ful- ton" at Port Royal, South Carolina, February 9th, 1864, arriving in New York City Feb-
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ruary 13th, 1864. taking cars on the A. & G. W. R. R., arriving in Cleveland, Ohio, Feb- ruary 15th. 1864. Furloughed from Camp "Cleveland", Ohio, February 23, 1864.
Returning to Camp "Cleveland" March 25th, 1864, the regiment left Cleveland. Ohio, March 28th, 1864, on the C. & P. R. R., passing through Pittsburgh, Harrisburg. Baltimore, arriving at Washington, D. C., March 30th, 1864, reporting to Major-General Silas Casey in command of the provisional Brigade. Marched from Washington, D. C., to Camp "Grant." Virginia, bivouacked in barracks. There the new recruits were drilled in squads every day. A few days before our departure. we were supplied with tents and constructed a camp in a field near by ; recruits were also sup- plied with arms and their first experience handling them; and to our great surprise and satisfaction, we received a visit from President Abraham Lincoln the day before leaving this camp.
April 25th, 1864, marched from Camp Grant to Alexandria, Virginia, embarked on trans- ports and arrived at Gloucester Point, Vir- ginia, April 27th, 1864. Joined here that part of the 67th regiment not furloughed and 10th A. C. from the Department of the South, tem- porarily commanded by Brigadier-General Al- fred H. Terry. Assigned to the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, Major-Gen- eral Benjamin F. Butler commanding, and to 1st Brigade, 1st Division 10th A. C., Colonel J. B. Howell, 85th Pa. Volunteers command- ing Brigade, Brigadier General Robert S. Fos- ter commanding Division.
May 1st, 1864, Major Quincy A. Gilmore as- sumed command of 10th A. C., Brigadier-Gen- eral Alfred H. Terry of 1st Division. While encamped at this place from April 27th to May 4th, recruits received their first instruction in the manual of arms. May 4th, 1864, embark- ed on transports with 10th and 18th A. C., and at sunset were threatening the enemy's Capital from "West Point" and "White House" on the York River, Virginia, 30 miles from its eastern side.
Within 24 hours, at sunset on the 5th of May. 1864. by a journey of 130 miles, we were transported with 35,000 men, their luggage, supplies. horses, wagons and artillery to within 15 miles of the south side of Richmond. Virginia, with such celerity and secrecy that the enemy was wholly unprepared for our coming and allowed us, without opposition, to
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seize the strongest natural position for opera- tions against Richmond. A victory all the more valuable because without bloodshed.
An examination of the map will impress anyone with the peculiar topographical for- mation of the country below Richmond on the south side of the James River, down as far as the junction with the Appomattox. In their windings the rivers approach each other with- in about two miles and one-half, at a point on the James River called "Osborn" about eight miles in a direct line from Richmond, and on the Appommatox near "Port Walthall" about the same distance from Petersburg. A glance at the map will show these two places, the "Point of Rocks" near Port Walthall five miles up the Appomattox, and "Osborn" nineteen miles down the James from Richmond. The banks of both rivers are, at these points, bluffs some 120 feet high. A line drawn across from point to point includes within the rivers a peninsula of more than thirty square miles. The neck of this peninsula by this line across it is cut by deep, wide and quite impassable ra- vines for about a quarter of the distance up from the James, and nearly halfway up from the Appomattox, leaving considerably less than a mile of hard dry land between the heads of the two ravines, to be fortified and intrenched.
The water of both rivers around the whole peninsula and opposite the ravines was deep enough to float our largest draught monitors. When it was discovered that on the south side of the Appomattox, at "Spring Hill," the ground overlooked the Bermuda side. this point was at once occupied, and a very strong redoubt constructed, effectually holding the right bank of that river. and covering the left flank of our line. Later a line of works was constructed from near "Spring Hill" to a point east and south of "Fort Powhatan" on the James River, twelve miles below "City Point," protecting all of the territory then held south of the Appomattox River. May 7th, worked on the intrenchment. General Smith, with a portion of 18th Corps, made reconnaissance to- ward Petersburg and Richmond railroad, but did not strike the road.
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