Project Gutenberg 2010-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 168 Neil, Henry M. (Henry Moore) 1832 18014461 A Battery at Close Quarters A Paper Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion, October 6, 1909 Produced by Stephanie Eason and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Battery at Close Quarters" by Henry M. Neil is a historical account written in the early 20th century, specifically in the year 1909. The work recounts the experiences of the Eleventh Ohio Battery during significant battles in the American Civil War, primarily focusing on the battles at Iuka and Corinth. Neil, a captain in the Twenty-second Ohio Battery, shares details about artillery warfare, the challenges faced by the soldiers, and the grim realities of battle. In the narrative, Neil presents a vivid depiction of the intense combat faced by his battery, detailing the strategic maneuvers and the desperate circumstances that led them to fight against overwhelming Confederate forces. As they engage in skirmishes, Neil describes the harrowing moments of close-quarter fighting, losses suffered by the troops, and the sheer resilience displayed by the men as they hold their ground. The account serves not only as a tribute to the bravery of the Eleventh Ohio Battery but also as a historical reflection on the brutal nature of artillery warfare during the Civil War, capturing both heroism and tragedy amidst the chaos of battle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31048/31048-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories United States. Army. Ohio Artillery. 11th Independent Battery, 1862-1865 Corinth, Battle of, Corinth, Miss., 1862 Iuka (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1862 E456 Text US Civil War Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 59423 2025-10-12T14:43:36.294180 text/html 55788 2021-01-06T01:41:13 text/html 72506 2025-10-12T14:43:38.005150 application/epub+zip 70680 2025-10-12T14:43:36.605170 application/epub+zip 70681 2025-10-12T14:43:36.426168 application/epub+zip 101632 2025-10-12T14:43:39.264156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90760 2025-10-12T14:43:37.821177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91042 2022-09-14T09:47:07.534261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50863 2025-10-12T14:43:36.081157 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50737 2021-01-06T01:41:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19263 2025-10-12T14:43:39.390160 application/rdf+xml 6847 2025-10-12T14:43:36.489212 image/jpeg 1501 2025-10-12T14:43:36.458152 image/jpeg 69636 2021-01-06T01:41:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 19503 2021-01-06T01:41:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 77200 2025-10-12T14:43:36.302175 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog