On June 27, at the Battle of Mathias Point, Ward sent a landing party ashore to dislodge Southern forces from another battery at Mathias Point, in King George County, Virginia, but it encountered heavy resistance. The Federals gave up the attack and retired under heavy sniper and cannon fire to their ships. Ward brought his flotilla in close to the shoreline to provide gunfire support for the retreating landing party. As he was sighting the bow gun in his flagship, Thomas Freeborn, Ward was struck by a bullet in his abdomen and fell to the deck, mortally wounded.
On June 27, at the Battle of Mathias Point, Ward sent a landing party ashore to dislodge Southern forces from another battery at Mathias Point, in King George County, Virginia, but it encountered heavy resistance.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
June
June
PROPN
NNP
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
27
27
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
Battle
Battle
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Mathias
Mathias
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Point
Point
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Ward
Ward
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
send
sent
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
landing
landing
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
party
party
NOUN
NN
advmod
ashore
ashore
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
dislodge
dislodge
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
Southern
Southern
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
force
forces
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
another
another
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
battery
battery
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Mathias
Mathias
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Point
Point
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
King
King
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
George
George
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
County
County
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Virginia
Virginia
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
encounter
encountered
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
heavy
heavy
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
resistance
resistance
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The Federals gave up the attack and retired under heavy sniper and cannon fire to their ships.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
Federals
Federals
PROPN
NNPS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
give
gave
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
attack
attack
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
retire
retired
VERB
VBD
case
under
under
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
heavy
heavy
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
sniper
sniper
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
cann
cann
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
fire
fire
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
ship
ships
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Ward brought his flotilla in close to the shoreline to provide gunfire support for the retreating landing party.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Ward
Ward
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
bring
brought
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
flotilla
flotilla
NOUN
NN
compound:prt
in
in
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
close
close
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
shoreline
shoreline
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
provide
provide
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
gunfire
gunfire
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
support
support
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
retreat
retreating
VERB
VBG
compound
Number=Sing
landing
landing
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
party
party
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
As he was sighting the bow gun in his flagship, Thomas Freeborn, Ward was struck by a bullet in his abdomen and fell to the deck, mortally wounded.
mark
as
As
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
sight
sighting
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
bow
bow
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
gun
gun
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
flagship
flagship
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Thomas
Thomas
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Freeborn
Freeborn
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Ward
Ward
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
strike
struck
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
bullet
bullet
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
abdomen
abdomen
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fall
fell
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
deck
deck
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
mortally
mortally
ADV
RB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
wound
wounded
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.