To the east side of Petersburg, from the Appomattox back, there were thirteen of these redans extending a distance of several miles, probably three.

If they had been properly manned they could have held out against any force that could have attacked them, at least until reinforcements could have got up from the north of Richmond.
Smith assaulted with the colored troops, and with success.

By nine o'clock at night he was in possession of five of these redans and, of course, of the connecting lines of rifle-pits.

All of them contained artillery, which fell into our hands.

Hancock came up and proposed to take any part assigned to him; and Smith asked him to relieve his men who were in the trenches.
Next morning, the 16th, Hancock himself was in command, and captured another redan.