. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . ndcovered by Ferreros brigade, which took position in a field of corn on one ofthe lower slopes of the hill opposite the head of the bridge. The whole frontwas carefully covered with skirmishers, and our batteries on the heights over-head were ordered to keep down the fire of the enemys artillery. Nagleseffort was gallantly made, but it failed, and his men were forced to seek coverbehind the spur of the hill from which they had advanced. We we
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . ndcovered by Ferreros brigade, which took position in a field of corn on one ofthe lower slopes of the hill opposite the head of the bridge. The whole frontwas carefully covered with skirmishers, and our batteries on the heights over-head were ordered to keep down the fire of the enemys artillery. Nagleseffort was gallantly made, but it failed, and his men were forced to seek coverbehind the spur of the hill from which they had advanced. We were constantlyhoping to hear something from Rodmans advance by the ford, and wouldgladly have waited for some more certain knowledge of his progress, but atthis time McClellans sense of the necessity of relieving the right was suchthat he was sending reiterated orders to push the assault. Not only werethese forwarded to me, but to give added weight to my instructions Burnsidesent direct to Sturgis urgent messages to carry the bridge at all hazards. Idirected Sturgis to take two regiments from Ferreros brigade, which had not THE BATTLE OF In his report General Sturgis across the bridge: Orders arrived from General Buruside to carry thebridge at all hazards. I then selected the Fifty-firstNew York and the Fifty-first Pennsylvania from theSecond Brigade, and directed them to charge with thebayonet. They started on their mission of death full ofenthusiasm, and. taking a route less exposed than the regiments [Second Maryland and si\tb New Hampshire]which had made the effort before them, rushed at adouble-quick over the slope leading to the bridge andover the bridge itself, with an impetuosity which theenemy could not resist; and the Stars and Stripes wereplanted on the opposite bank at 1 oclock p. M., amidthe most enthusiastic cheering from every part of thefield from where they could be seen. been engaged, and make a column by moving them by the flank, the
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