Grand army picture book from April 12, 1861 to Apr26, 1865 . ove to arrest thefugitives. It lookedas if victory wouldfavor the Confeder-ates, but at the criti-cal moment their at-tack ceased. Long-street, who hadplanned the action,had been woundedby a volley fromhis own men. Ithought, Long-street said after-wards, that we had another Bull Run on ,,,^ you. His fall fi-us- ° • ?» trated the execution of liis plan. Not till after 4 did the Confederatesrenew their attack, and ad\ance up to the Union breastwork. Then astrange thing happened. The wooden breastwork took tire, and theintense heat
Grand army picture book from April 12, 1861 to Apr26, 1865 . ove to arrest thefugitives. It lookedas if victory wouldfavor the Confeder-ates, but at the criti-cal moment their at-tack ceased. Long-street, who hadplanned the action,had been woundedby a volley fromhis own men. Ithought, Long-street said after-wards, that we had another Bull Run on ,,,^ you. His fall fi-us- ° • ?» trated the execution of liis plan. Not till after 4 did the Confederatesrenew their attack, and ad\ance up to the Union breastwork. Then astrange thing happened. The wooden breastwork took tire, and theintense heat and dense smoke made the LTnion troops cease firing, andsome of the Confederates reached the breastwork and placed their colorson It. Then Carrolls brigade ad\anced at the double-quick, retook thebreastwork, and forced tlie enemy to fall back with heavy loss. Thus closed the battle of the Wilderness, one of the strangest battlesever fought, writes William Swinton ; a battle which no man could see,and whose progress could only be followed by the
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