–The bombardment of the rebel batteries at Acquia Creek was re-begun, at 11 80 A. M. by the U. S. gun-boats Freeborn and Pawnee. The firing on shore was scarcely as spirited at any time as on the day before. The heights were abandoned, the guns apparently having been transferred to the earthworks at the [...]
A Diary of American Events – June 1, 1861
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