Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-24
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FISKH TRssUHGs BIToGs PEumBUEG-AEer all
the d,s0npuous gwen OF TINS Dkte-Oenre, there are
probably lew North who have a correct ide. OF
tue position a. IL Ia. Efen old sot!ers familiar With
sega opsIa Ions cOnGg here from other poLts have
en- surprised a. was they saw and Hha; they aid not
sse. Tbs eK.e1t OF ground occupied Is enormiu On
this the excavations cid I'm jankmeutj all sy4emauc
aud oJrreo 20 TIE eye OF experienced .ngneer have
+ne appearance to ca ual observer OF iacomp
aud confused irregulsTiy
There Is no Ii defined chain Of works with 6oisbea
from, as at Bermuda Hundreds to be sesn fsom aLy
point Alo the paFapeG sneIo- ling away In either Oh
recton Tar as they eye There Is no suc
OF parallels ana slps clearly lending to prom
iJeht Of 'ct OF htR.k, US on the Nerns land eaud
e. abe Woe country 10. mil abou. ssems dug u
Sld SaoVesd over with older pu pose thaa to ma,
as many heaps aid ne may tIl as are BOSS bic IA
given space. There Is long line Of loE hs.lis f.,
advanced TidoItes. Ck Of these there st.orgsr
Line Of em1a1kmeng beiJre Q wide trench for the
picket reserve.
There bomb proofs, huge hemnpheriesl hespy of
earth and logs like Nsw Eugiaod potato cellar 10 The
line, ioT tue vidsGes to crawl into when she'll
Dy the enemy. TheIe are bono proofs ia the seeo
line 10: the p!cksts. Taero larger bomb proof
the pckst heIa-quar 3; Wr,te from that There a
covered Nays long Tsucnes to proscs Ihs pass NJ SOL
from hs buIets, from tho Viiotto pits TO the
serve, snd fon th5 reserve 70 the rsSr Along The
covered Ways are email bombpIoof lodging holes n
j
graves. Away at Ihe front single grave On baersn
sand GILL; $40 or three graves 10 row on 70 plaip os
mounds Ot yellow clay with head aud foot-bosrds of
ammunition OF CT o&er box coSoIs, radey marked with
the and regiment OF The fallen soldier and the
dats OF his oeA.h Strange place Tor bnriSl No rect
even in de4th The Of artillery and the rattle Of
Iausketry sake continually the dead soldiers narros
hed Al times eyen his clayey covering igef is tom
from aboSe hin, as tbOush no had no rigkt 10 slseD
while NaT went Ca: Snco 81. writing mere Rebel
1 "a 1Hffk ID a. A 4 in
Pennsylvania sOlder's grave, but few ysrds 10 INV
front and rgi aud opened 1t anew a. II 10 call s iu
nae agsin tO arme.
Tae lines OF videte pits and of picket trenches are
crooked and complex that 1t requires careful obs.r
vltOn decide when for friend aud whit for Ice
Trey TO run in oil va right an lslt Tor satd
AID back, ono hill, around snohtr thTouzu ~.
vice. nov aimos. touGhirg the works where are Seen
the ,bel cannon aud thc Rsbe dag aud az ain adss
dvergilg thererom. A battery fa0es this way thai ia
tbs N.Y.. batery iAces the other Way that n
oars. Yet they lock if both we're in the 81 N, in
tr-Iched line Other batteries are seen at right ard
lef : III OthsrS G-e IL The Tsas Covered wars Iun
from one line to the 0hsT, IRON one battery to lhe
NIX, iron one covered way TO COVERED way again
Bomb prCot Ere every where and so are the soldiers
5faVetj cuJe- hero, aud an0tLeF Just bSyond. TIE
Dave IeloTS were buried where they fell.
Hall lsSeitd embanknents and ten- circular Vid ste
pits, k u from the enemy, seen here aud taere
no. at hcst distinguished from our own, msre receily
ar,
large redcu5,s, mortar and ra gun batteIise. Away
bi,k, Wine teRt-ops CLEAN tarough SNAIL piece II
Opsa EoJds. reserve camp is ID re. camp icI !
tle soldiers IN those pic OF TeLc les Wien they a.e
Iiesed. camp protected by lOH hles-tE rks and cup
pied with ,ha eVIyW3elt- cen bomb proofs fof hours
o. vigorous sTeiung. B. glds headqls IL The
WOODS Wi;h he GIMP. DIEEoR besoq Ilrters sse too
ta' uAek 10 te seen, and corps heaGq are si
usher in the PetersbQIg is sight from cur
brigade 'front.' hough ba'taries behind poa directly
nJ TIE oigy a0ove heads. Tni rebel wo. Ks Hhch
We see as ire gusr in APPEARANCE out ow Te,y
rl1 bber ana thIthtr cioSning hill tOIs and skIrsrv
Far he ord toey ihsnseIvee lhs % ~
hoe Ga that sid5 IS oa th,s.
Vdtt.o pitt, covered ssys barked trenches, bomb
poJis, gFsTes; more covered va g. more bstted |
tronchte, ncr bImo-rro-ts, more Rrayts Ds.ts;ie=
deserted wIk', and hs Fa & u follows bri - ed
Iavines, oany GODS, pisiLs. Nov tnd ten
deser1sd dwelling VI q stack OF CHI mneys above |
be ned ruin to suggest that ali o. aiwsJs tauo
uehi now but gives sigu Of t5e eeGe. NJ. green
ID put Is tTois an cJisACrOssed by tho ycllo pes
u ue ohIs add coVsisd WayS snd doslei uy t9e Je
heaps oil bomb proofs snd graves. Not p &C OF |
WoJdi bu shows the irGsIing battery The sesning
TENS Eat, west, nCrb, scu,b, front and rear rigGs
aud le thus ev'rJ for mics ar, d. saoh Is the
Petersburg battle field