. Memoirs of the war of '61. Colonel Charles Russell Lowell, friends and cousins . e and strength. For oneand one-half hours he lay on the ground undertemporary shelter. Presently at three oclockcame the order for the general advance, whichwas to give us victory. I feel well, now, hesaid, though too weak to mount his saddle with-out assistance. He sat his horse, firm anderect as ever; the color had come back to hischeeks, but he could not speak above a whisper. 12 MEMOIRS OF THE WAR OF 6l He gave his orders through one of his staff, andhis brigade was, as usual, the first ready. Justas they we
. Memoirs of the war of '61. Colonel Charles Russell Lowell, friends and cousins . e and strength. For oneand one-half hours he lay on the ground undertemporary shelter. Presently at three oclockcame the order for the general advance, whichwas to give us victory. I feel well, now, hesaid, though too weak to mount his saddle with-out assistance. He sat his horse, firm anderect as ever; the color had come back to hischeeks, but he could not speak above a whisper. 12 MEMOIRS OF THE WAR OF 6l He gave his orders through one of his staff, andhis brigade was, as usual, the first ready. Justas they were in the thickest of the fire from thetown, a cry arose, The Colonel is hit! Hefell from his horse into the arms of his aidesand was carried forward in the track of hisrapidly advancing brigade to a house within thevillage. He gave no sign of suffering; his mindwas perfectly clear, calm and cheerful, thoughhe knew he had no chance of life. He dictatedprivate messages of affection, gave completedirections to his command, and as the day rosehe ceased to breathe the air of HENRY LEE HIGGINSON HENRY LEE HIGGINSON 13 HENRY LEE HIGGINSON Born in New York, November 18, Lieutenant in the Second MassachusettsVolunteer Infantry, July 8, 1861. Captain inthe First Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry,October 31, 1861. Major in the First Massa-chusetts Volunteer Cavalry, March 28, at Aldie, Virginia, June, 1863. Diedin Boston, November 14, 1919. Henry Lee Higginson, the descendant of anold Massachusetts family, was born in NewYork, November 18, 1834. He went to Har-vard College in 1851, with the class to whichPhillips Brooks and Alexander Agassiz belonged,but left there in his Freshman year on accountof trouble with his eyes. Afterwards he en-tered a counting-house, and in 1856 he went toEurope. There he travelled for a year, joinedfor a time by his friend Charles Russell Lowell,and later spent several years in Vienna, devotinghimself to the study of music. He ha
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