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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, Oct. 1863-Jan. 1864
1863-10-27 Page 02
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We now began to fortify the hills by felling trees and throwing up breastworks while the Pontooner's were soon laying their bridge, We were soon properly reinforced and by 3 PM would have defied a Corps Three rebel divisions were coming around Lookout Mtn to reinforce the enemy in our front, but Steedman gave them such a vigorous shelling as they passed him that they concluded to postpone it, At 4 PM the pontoon was finished, and we soon had artillery across,
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We now began to fortify the hills by felling trees and throwing up breastworks while the Pontooner's were soon laying their bridge, We were soon properly reinforced and by 3 PM would have defied a Corps Three rebel divisions were coming around Lookout Mtn to reinforce the enemy in our front, but Steedman gave them such a vigorous shelling as they passed him that they concluded to postpone it, At 4 PM the pontoon was finished, and we soon had artillery across,
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