"The cannon balls plunged through our batteries with a whirl"
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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What was it like to be an artillerist in action during the bombardment that preceded Pickett's Charge? William S. White, a corporal in the 3rd Company of the Richmond Howitzers, described the scene in his diary, and what happened after the guns fell silent.
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