. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . he Federal right upon theworks and batteries covering the enemys left flank. It arrived within eighty yards of the crest of the hill it had aimed totake, and there was forced to halt, holding the point three hours, notwith-standing the fact that it was confronted by superior numbers of infantry andenfiladed with batteries on either flank. Butterfields corps moved across the river aliout five oclock, and shortlyafter dark Humphreys and Gri
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . he Federal right upon theworks and batteries covering the enemys left flank. It arrived within eighty yards of the crest of the hill it had aimed totake, and there was forced to halt, holding the point three hours, notwith-standing the fact that it was confronted by superior numbers of infantry andenfiladed with batteries on either flank. Butterfields corps moved across the river aliout five oclock, and shortlyafter dark Humphreys and Griffins divisions were ordered to advance to thefront and relieve the troops of General Couch on the left, and GeneralWilcox on the right. In reference to this movement General Hooker says: I brouirht up every available battery in the city, with the view to break away everybarrier, by the use of artillery. I proceeded acrainst the barriers as I would ai^Minst afortification, and endeavored to breach a hole sufficiently larije for a forlorn lu)])e to that the attack along the line, it seemed to me, had been too general —not sufficiently i{. o 3 mCO o DCLUQUl < o I- 03UJ I(- IU m COHI H<(EUJQUJU-Z oo AMERICAN HEROISM. 205 concentrated. I had two batteries posted on the left of the road within four hundred yardsof the position upon which the attack was to be made, and I had otlier parts of batteriesposted on the risflit of tlie road at a distance of five or six hundred yards. I had all thesebatteries playing with s^reat vigor upon that point until sunset, but with no apparent effectupon the Confederates or upon their works. During the last part of the cannonading I had given directions to General Hancocksdivision to form under the shelter which a small hill afforded in column for assault. Whenthe fire of the artillery ceased, I gave directions for the enemys works to be Hancocks men took off their knapsacks, overcoats and haversacks. They wered
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