. The knightly soldier: a biography of Major Henry Ward Camp, Tenth Conn. vols . ed. The major struggled on, through the thick-et, out to the open space before the enemys works; andthere, when all at his left had fallen back, when only thebrave men of the steadfast 10th at his right were yet pressingforward, he stood for a moment to re-form the broken linewhich could not be maintained in the tans-led wood. Therebel parapet was but a few rods in his front. From thedouble battle-line behind it, the rifles poured forth theirceaseless fire of death. His tall and manly form was toodistinct a target
. The knightly soldier: a biography of Major Henry Ward Camp, Tenth Conn. vols . ed. The major struggled on, through the thick-et, out to the open space before the enemys works; andthere, when all at his left had fallen back, when only thebrave men of the steadfast 10th at his right were yet pressingforward, he stood for a moment to re-form the broken linewhich could not be maintained in the tans-led wood. Therebel parapet was but a few rods in his front. From thedouble battle-line behind it, the rifles poured forth theirceaseless fire of death. His tall and manly form was toodistinct a target to escape special notice from the his sword, he called aloud cheerily, Come on,boys, come on! then turned to the color-sergeant justemerging from the thicket, that he might rally the men onthe regimental standard. As he did so, a bullet passedthrough his lungs; and, as he fell on his side, he waspierced yet again and again by the thick-coming shot. Hisdeath was as by the lightnings stroke. His eyes scarceturned from their glance at the tattered, dear old flag, ore. DEATH. 317 they were closed to earth, and opened again beyond thestars and their field of blue. The few remaining veterans of the 10th were alonebefore the enemys well-defended stronghold. They hadperformed the part assigned them. Had the order beento go on at all hazards, they would never have turnedabout, even though no man of their number had crownedthe bristling parapet in their front. But the brigade-commander who directed their movements had alreadyfallen back with the remainder of his troops. Seeing this,Colonel Otis and Lieutenant-Colonel Greeley retired ingood order their little band of now less than fifty men,and reached again their starting-point; having lost morethan one-half the battalion, dead or wounded, in the fruit-less charge. Major Camps body was left where he was in vain that his stricken friend sought to reach andrecover it. The enemy closely followed up the retiringcolumn wit
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