. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . only l,r>0 men, for Major Whitehad been too ill to march his litllo handas rapidly as tho others; hut, rather thandelay and uwnit Uioir arrival, Zagonyi de-termined !o nice! the disparity in forces,and to make an immediate attack. Turn-ing around to bis men, ho oxclnlmoU:Follow me and do like mol Comrades,tho hou


. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . only l,r>0 men, for Major Whitehad been too ill to march his litllo handas rapidly as tho others; hut, rather thandelay and uwnit Uioir arrival, Zagonyi de-termined !o nice! the disparity in forces,and to make an immediate attack. Turn-ing around to bis men, ho oxclnlmoU:Follow me and do like mol Comrades,tho hour of danger has como. Your firstbattle is before you. Tho enemy is twothousand strong, and wo uro but ono hnndred and fifty. It is possible no man willcome back. If any of you would turn back,yon can do so now ! Cheers woro the onlyresponso that came from the inon, so eageiwero they for tho eneuunter. Then Za-gonyi shouted : I will lead you I Let thowatchword be, The Union and Fremont IDraw sabres! By tho right flank—quicktrot—march ! aud away they dashed, downa narrow lane, into tho open, across a smallver a rail-fence, to meet theing lino of infantry, flankedon tho left by a body of cavalry. On theygo, notwitlistanoing that many have fallen brook, and cfiro of a strr. ISO IN CAMP-KITCHEN OF THE FREMONT DRAGOONS. 162 THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR.


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