File:The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14759627631).jpg
DescriptionThe photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14759627631).jpg
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' Text Appearing After Image: COPYRIGHT, 19)1, REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. COWANS BATTERY ABOUT TO ADVANCE ON MAY 4, 1862 THE NEXT DAY IT LOST ITS FIRST MEN KILLED IN ACTION, AT THE BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG Lieutenant Andrew Cowan, commanding, and First-Lieutenant William F. Wright, sit their horses on thefarther side of the Warwick River, awaiting the order to advance. After the evacuation of Yorktown by theConfederates on the previous night, Lees Mills became the Federal left and the Confederate right. TheCon federate earthworks are visible in front of the battery. This spot had already been the scene of a bloodyengagement. The First Vermont Brigade of General W. F. Smiths division, Fourth Corps, had chargedalong the top of the dam and below it on April Kith and had gained the foremost earthwork, called the WaterBattery. But General Smith received orders not to bring on a general engagement. The Vermonters werewithdrawn, suffering heavily from the Confederate fire. Their dead were recovered, under a flag of truce, afew
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