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Oliver Boardman correspondence and journals, 1861-1863

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We, with Lt Allison of Co. C. as our Captain, fell in with the 70th Ohio which were Standing in line of battle about ahalf mile anearer and alittle north of the landing which placed us still on the right wing of our Army. but as we were in advance of the main line, we moved back something like ahalf mile father, thus making connections with the whole force on our left. The battle raged most terrific till dark the enemy had undertaken to break our line opposite to, and force their way to the landing regardless of opposition, but by the assistance of our gun boats, the Lexington and Tyler, and the thirty two pound Seige guns on the hill above, our Infantry succeeded in repulsing them at every point. at our end of the line we were subject to the fire from both ways most of the time but were not directly engaged any more during the evening, although we were ready all the time but were acting principaly on the defencive Berges Sharp Shooters were posted as skirmishers about two hundred yards in advance of us and were sufficiently close to the enemy to keep acontinual firing between the Skirmishers but as our Skirmishers were regular Sharp Shooters and their fire so well directed abattery was sent forward to shell them both, but without effect. they came nearer Shelling us back although we were under the hill from them, we were about the right distance for the Shell to fall and explode among us. the fire from their battery drew the fire from some of our guns to the rear of us which resulted in Shelling us about the same as the rebels, but fortunately there was not much damage from their party. the Sharp Shooters kept up aconstant firing picking at every butternut that showed himself, but directing the most of their fire to the battery

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We, with Lt Allison of Co. C. as our Captain, fell in with the 70th Ohio which were Standing in line of battle about ahalf mile anearer and alittle north of the landing which placed us still on the right wing of our Army. but as we were in advance of the main line, we moved back something like ahalf mile father, thus making connections with the whole force on our left. The battle raged most terrific till dark the enemy had undertaken to break our line opposite to, and force their way to the landing regardless of opposition, but by the assistance of our gun boats, the Lexington and Tyler, and the thirty two pound Seige guns on the hill above, our Infantry succeeded in repulsing them at every point. at our end of the line we were subject to the fire from both ways most of the time but were not directly engaged any more during the evening, although we were ready all the time but were acting principaly on the defencive Berges Sharp Shooters were posted as skirmishers about two hundred yards in advance of us and were sufficiently close to the enemy to keep acontinual firing between the Skirmishers but as our Skirmishers were regular Sharp Shooters and their fire so well directed abattery was sent forward to shell them both, but without effect. they came nearer Shelling us back although we were under the hill from them, we were about the right distance for the Shell to fall and explode among us. the fire from their battery drew the fire from some of our guns to the rear of us which resulted in Shelling us about the same as the rebels, but fortunately there was not much damage from their party. the Sharp Shooters kept up aconstant firing picking at every butternut that showed himself, but directing the most of their fire to the battery