. The battles of the war for the union. The story of the great Civil War, from the election of Abraham Lincoln to the surrender at Appomatox, Impartially told . he Union Union---, 102 THE BATTLES FOR THE UNION. troops were again in possession of their batteries andbreastworks; but Van Dorn concluded to attempt to takeone portion of the defences. His men advanced withextraordinary courage, making their way up a ruggedravine under a tremendous fire from the forts. Numbers dropped onthat painfuland deadlypath; theranks wereformed anewto fill thegaps that hadbeen formedin them ; theguns stillplaye
. The battles of the war for the union. The story of the great Civil War, from the election of Abraham Lincoln to the surrender at Appomatox, Impartially told . he Union Union---, 102 THE BATTLES FOR THE UNION. troops were again in possession of their batteries andbreastworks; but Van Dorn concluded to attempt to takeone portion of the defences. His men advanced withextraordinary courage, making their way up a ruggedravine under a tremendous fire from the forts. Numbers dropped onthat painfuland deadlypath; theranks wereformed anewto fill thegaps that hadbeen formedin them ; theguns stillplayed withterrible in-tensity onthose devo-ted men;but the acl-vancecontin-ued. Whenthe attackingforce hadgained theedge of the ditch, the Union troops themselves slack-ened fire, as if overcome by the heroism which theycould not subdue. The pause, however, was onlymomentary; and when the guns once more openedat short range, the Confederates for the first timefaltered, and reeled back. Then two regiments fromthe garrison leaped from the works, and rushed attheir enemies with a furious charge. The exhaustedSoutherners staggered down the side of the hill, fol-. W. S. ROSECRANS.
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