Thursday, December 6, 2012

"With spinning wheels and flashing spokes, the batteries of twelve-pounder Napoleons and ten-pounder rifled Parrott guns swung off the road. Horses strained, drivers lashed with whips, trace chains jingled, and cannons, caissons, and limbers bounced over the uneven ground. The artillery pieces were soon swinging and skidding into line on top of the rise, and gun crews..."

From Ethan's Peach Tree

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