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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1864-03-15 -- 1864-03-16
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42 Queen of the West, & the gun-boat, Indianola the Ft was built of hewn timber 1 foot square, casemated with 2 thicknesses of R R iron, was bomb proof from the river way, but open & exposed from the rear, was evacuated when our force commenced shelling from the rear, the principal works are 80 rods to the rear of this, & connected by a good line of rifle pitts, the river at this pt bends at right angl[es] running from the N. turning East, put out pickets & remained by our guns some engaged removing the best guns from the Ft. 16th the Regt. on duty destroying the Ft, tearing out the timber & piling up to burn, an order issued that the magazine & bombproof would be blown up at 8, Pm. did not get them off until 10 1/2, P.m. several men injured, by
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42 Queen of the West, & the gun-boat, Indianola the Ft was built of hewn timber 1 foot square, casemated with 2 thicknesses of R R iron, was bomb proof from the river way, but open & exposed from the rear, was evacuated when our force commenced shelling from the rear, the principal works are 80 rods to the rear of this, & connected by a good line of rifle pitts, the river at this pt bends at right angl[es] running from the N. turning East, put out pickets & remained by our guns some engaged removing the best guns from the Ft. 16th the Regt. on duty destroying the Ft, tearing out the timber & piling up to burn, an order issued that the magazine & bombproof would be blown up at 8, Pm. did not get them off until 10 1/2, P.m. several men injured, by
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