. Popular history of the civil war . till long after dark ; and, although he was a pretty good 26o Yoiuig Folks Historji of the Civil War. [iSfe. target for sharpshooters with his twinkUng hght, he showed. no sign of fear. The foundation ofhis lofty house of business was pret-ty well riddled with bullets, but hekept his post till he was ordered toleave it. The next day the battle was vig-orously renewed. It was a sweetSunday morning, the first day ofune. After some hard fighting, theConfederates were repulsed, evenrouted, being driven back a mile be-yond Fair Oaks. In that last rallyof the Fed
. Popular history of the civil war . till long after dark ; and, although he was a pretty good 26o Yoiuig Folks Historji of the Civil War. [iSfe. target for sharpshooters with his twinkUng hght, he showed. no sign of fear. The foundation ofhis lofty house of business was pret-ty well riddled with bullets, but hekept his post till he was ordered toleave it. The next day the battle was vig-orously renewed. It was a sweetSunday morning, the first day ofune. After some hard fighting, theConfederates were repulsed, evenrouted, being driven back a mile be-yond Fair Oaks. In that last rallyof the Federals, General O. O. How-ard received a wound in his rightarm. He did not stop for that; buta few minutes later, while leading hiscommand in the very midst of theenemy, another shot broke the samearm at the elbow, and at the sametime his horse was disabled. z\tlength he was compelled by faint-ness to retire, and late in the after-noon his arm was amputated. Butthe Nationals held their own groundagain, which had been occupied byCasey the day before. The next morning General Howard i862.] *^ Faint, yet Pursuing! 261 was waiting for other wounded, who with himself were tobe removed in a freight-car, w
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