. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . 282 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT. or shall we go back or upward as if hoping for safety underthe frowning wall ? We continued until the line, stunned andbleeding, halted, but for an instant as if to catch renewedcourage and avenge the death of those who fell ; up, up theygo, and the ringing cheers signalled the victory of the capture of Maryes Heights. Our losses wereheavy. Spear, the brave, the cool andthe gallant soldier fell bullet piercedand died without
. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . 282 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT. or shall we go back or upward as if hoping for safety underthe frowning wall ? We continued until the line, stunned andbleeding, halted, but for an instant as if to catch renewedcourage and avenge the death of those who fell ; up, up theygo, and the ringing cheers signalled the victory of the capture of Maryes Heights. Our losses wereheavy. Spear, the brave, the cool andthe gallant soldier fell bullet piercedand died without a struggle. Therewere many incidents of manly courageand braver). It must not be thoughtthat this charge was all that was re-quired to carry the Heights of Fred-ericksburg. Simultaneously all alongthe line moved regiments and brig-ades in charging column and victorycrowned Sedgwicks efforts. Onwardto the second range of hills the enemywere driven and on to Salem Church, where, on Monday, theenemy re-enforced, attempted to gobble the Sixth Corps. Youwell remember the close of Monday, May 5th, how, almost sur-rounded by the enemy, the Sixth Corps having performed it
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