A. J. Smith's Approach to the Second Texas Lunette
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(3-96 VHS) East face Second Texas Lunette. Site Marker: On the line of A. J. Smith's Left Approach. Carried to this point about June 17 |
(3-96) Site Marker: End of A. J. Smith's Left Approach to the Confederate Lunette on the Baldwin's Ferry Road. Carried to this point July 1. The Confederates used artillery and hand grenades against the advancing sap-roller at head of approach. Fired a light countermine in its front June 28: and burned the sap-roller July 1. A gallery for a mine begun July 2, a little in rear of the head of the approach-which had been filled in with sand bags-but not finished. Work under direction of Lieut. Peter C. Hains, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Chief Engineer, 13th Army Corps |
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(3-96 VHS) Ravine east of Second Texas Lunette. Site Marker: On the line of A. J. Smith's Right Approach. Trench to left started here |
(3-96) Second Texas Lunette in background. Site Marker: On the line of A. J. Smith's Right Approach. Demi-parallel to right started here about June 14 |
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(3-96) Site Marker: End of A. J. Smith's Right Approach to Confederate Lunette on opposite side of the Baldwin's Ferry Road. Carried to this point July 1, and sap-roller at its head burned by the Confederates that day. They had previously used artillery and hand grenades against it. Work under direction of Lieut. Peter C. Hains, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Chief Engineer, 13th Army Corps |
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