Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-05
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uNpeR FIRE fRomA FEDERAL 'RAL-
ROAD -lRUN"- BATTERY.
A. Er.Cchedsrats ,Teln =, ssoty ,Sr Els
Experience In the ARTILLERY service
4 Couple Of Visitors In

war. being al first in field ser Ice and then
shut ,ip in ,mortsf Batteries at different
places When etersburg was invested
he. a sergeant, and his -hrotheh a,lisuten-
ant. were In q mortar =, battery situated
nea- old Blandford cemeleiy, his brother
Tenn" in charge. Their 'prfr ciral duty
was 10 iireu at the Federal batteries and
draw their When the Confedera ;es
made a demonstration they had bomb
proofs 10 run into Of course; but one -cah,
not stay in 8 bonb-proof snd fire a NOR.
tar at, the ssme time, and ds as might be
supposed, they became mole familiar with
pyroiech4ic. Displays than They cared
iur. There was one nion battery
in particu ar that always gave shem
troubie Whenever they Ired at n 'Ifwas
known As the railroad iron battery. and
was very hesyiy armed. Moreover the
gunpers therein mad The exact range OF
lie Blandford battery, which was. Twice
TOO large, aud IL rarely requ red more than
ten minutes to rum the Confcderaies<into
thrir bomb -proof,'rofpf,r p" .7"TH'' 10
Zone night, says Serfs" Egglesion.
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