. Atlanta and its builders, a comprehensive history of the Gate city of the South. lignment,its front here covered by a skirt of wood, beyond which was an-other open field, on the edge of which was a deep ravine, and asteep and high wooded ridge rising beyond this. On the slopeof the ridge the enemy were posted, but in what force I believewas not known at the time. I was now ordered to move forwardand carry the heights. The brigade advanced in good order,passing through the first wood, and immediately on reaching thefield, came under a heavy fire poured in from the height in itsimmediate front
. Atlanta and its builders, a comprehensive history of the Gate city of the South. lignment,its front here covered by a skirt of wood, beyond which was an-other open field, on the edge of which was a deep ravine, and asteep and high wooded ridge rising beyond this. On the slopeof the ridge the enemy were posted, but in what force I believewas not known at the time. I was now ordered to move forwardand carry the heights. The brigade advanced in good order,passing through the first wood, and immediately on reaching thefield, came under a heavy fire poured in from the height in itsimmediate front, and extending to the right and left for a spaceof more than 300 yards. In spite of this galling fire, the openfield was crossed in fair order, though many fell killed andwounded. The wood was reached, ravine crossed, and ascentcommenced. The enemy were now to be seen behind their breast-works, and from which they kept up a steady and well-directedfire. The regiments on the right and left here suffered from aheavy flank fire, and the enemy, seeing that our front was but a 29-1.
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