Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-05


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Loves i.tilaou FOR j .i;i:4Iseye view ei
.'.s'sr WORKS. Some troops We're then
n.srch;ag Hi: IL Yorktown. bt:t hey
som tui'ilel and a;rtied back eyis
deltis - ;site ne inc impression THAT
tx, Sfriis1f rds being n. eafartf1
Their i.r, ii.eryglen sci ap a sudden &c
tiyity m i.F.ue. and the Shells struck
Among the iren hoI6in- tha ropes Of
NY b9.,naa. At che time + thought the
fo.NS tgo,Ed le cu7 or thu. mpa holding
;!ie.i l:nne!1.d Owe: and That VOID b
carried into the el:emys lines Low.
ever. / descended safely. reported what
] had seen snd made preparations for
pursuit. which w;fs EeSun before day
islight the morning Of the 18th
Il should be Noted that the army bal
loon WAS In constant use throughout
the siege of Yorktown General Porter
assembled often. as did his engineer off,
GERS. Romaarding it was daily
amusement for the Confederates.
Once when Porter and Lowe were up
q Confederate shell passed through the
cordage supporting the car and struck
the ground near where General Nc
Clel;ln was standing Another shell.
sixty four FOUNDER. landed in tent
where two soldiers were lying, but for
traately did-no explode One day the
aged General Heintzelman assembled
Il Thousand Meet That height and less
down to 800 feet was safe from shots
Battle at williamsburg.
Pursuit of the retreating Confeder-
ates was quick and rapid General
Steneman's cavalry galloped through
the abandoned works and on toward
Richmond. Six miles from Yorktown
they were skirmishing with General
STARTS Virginia troopers ut monday
These they drove back to n line of re-
doubts which halted them int p m
Here ut Williamsburg the Confederates
hid 4 second line of Notifications
stretching across the peninsula. In
the center stood Fort Magruder at the
Junction of the roads from Yorktown
Two bfigades of General Magruder's
division were IN the works. Stuart
sent word forward to General Long
street. who had passed through the
town. that the Isederals were crowding
things. Longstreet marched back with
his own and General D. a., Hills di-
vision. SLOVENIAN also sent word back
TO the infantry summoning General E
Y. sumner with General W. f. Smiths
division. He arrived just at dark.
Early Oh the morning Of the 9TH Gen
eral Joe Hooker's Federal division ar
rived and with great impetuosity at
tucked Fort Magruder.
I.ongstreet. with his own division
and that of D. II. Hill. defended this
point from early morning until noon.
iniicting 4 heavy. Joss upon Hooker's
column. Hooker called for help. but
none could he sent min because Sum
ner. the chief in command. had begun
a new line OF attack which would turn
the Confederate left. If it succeeded
On Ihis tank the old Confederate re-
doubts were nnoccupied. Sumner or
dered the brigade of General w. s.
Hancock to occupy two OF these Han
cock did so and attempted to advance
still further, but was checked by troops
sent over from General Longstreet's
column
Seeing the danger impending on this
flank If Hancock remained on the ridge
he had seized. General d. Fl. Hill
brought forward four regiments and
ATTEMPTED to break through Hancock's
line. Slowly retiring his front line
Hancock drew his enemy into a trap