Complete the following sentence: During the early stages of the siege, Ricketts continued in command of his battery with II Corps. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> After returning to the Petersburg front, the battery was assigned to positions near the Jerusalem Plank Road. During this period, Captain Ricketts presided over a court of inquiry into the loss of a gun at the
ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą In December 1864, Ricketts, as "acting major", commanded the II Corps batteries serving on the lines of IX Corps for a period of three weeks.