. The pictorial history of the great Civil War: its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field, and hospital; adventures at sea; blockade life, etc., etc.; containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders of both the North and the South / by John Laird Wilson . to reel like adrunken man. At the expiration of
. The pictorial history of the great Civil War: its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field, and hospital; adventures at sea; blockade life, etc., etc.; containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders of both the North and the South / by John Laird Wilson . to reel like adrunken man. At the expiration of two hours, therewas a lull in the cannonade. Hunt,dreading the possible exhaustion of hisammunition, and not willing to bringup loads of it from the rear, lest itshould be exploded, had ordered agradual slackening of the fire. TheConfederates were deceived. It wasLees belief that he had silenced all theenemys guns, except a few which stillkept firing from a clump of came the more serious business ofwar. The fire of the Confederate gunsalso slackened; and the columns ofattack were seen forming on the edgeof the woods whidi crown the summitof Seminary Ridge. It was just threeoclock. When formed, the front wasabout a mile in extent; and, as itemerged from the woods, and began tomove steadily and firmly down theslope of Seminary Ridge, a thrill ofadmiration passed tlirough the Nationalranks. It was a splendid sight, andwell fitted to call forth admiration, evenin the breast of an enemy. The divi-sions of Hood and McLaws, as we have. TWr .VEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY ••>!«. LB«OX AND t:u;;u;j ♦ THE THIRD DAYS FIGHTING. 535 seen, had been sorely tried in thefighting of the 2d; and it was part ofthe arrangement of Lougstieet, whothis day again was to play the partof the aggressor, that tliese divisionsshould cover his right tlank, while hemade the attack. The fresh divisionof Pickett, composed mostly o± veteianVirginians, was, therefore, singled out,and appo
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