. Bomb. s they fled across the open this same ground now lay before, and must be crossed by our own men, under a galling fire from a .strong and protectedposition. The distance was not three hundred yards, but the ground to be tra\-ersed a level green field of young wheat Againthe advance was ordered. ()ur men responded w ith a cheer. Poor fellows ! they hatl alread\- been put upon their mettle in Kxhausted. wet to the skin, muddied to had pulled—some of them actually shoeless after theirad\anced with great grit and eagerness ; for the shoutingwas far from
. Bomb. s they fled across the open this same ground now lay before, and must be crossed by our own men, under a galling fire from a .strong and protectedposition. The distance was not three hundred yards, but the ground to be tra\-ersed a level green field of young wheat Againthe advance was ordered. ()ur men responded w ith a cheer. Poor fellows ! they hatl alread\- been put upon their mettle in Kxhausted. wet to the skin, muddied to had pulled—some of them actually shoeless after theirad\anced with great grit and eagerness ; for the shoutingwas far from conquered. As our fellows came on withIhat batten-, now charged with canister and shrapnel,moment they uncoxered. The infantry, 1\ ing behindileadl)- fire. At one discharge. ])0or Cabell, oui fiistdead, antl b)- his side Crockett and A blanketmangled with the canister. A few steps be\ ondthrough his heart. Alwill, Jefferson, Wheelw light, felldropped helpless to his side, and C company theieb\. ^I L\ I I their eyebrows with the stiftclaj- through which theystruggle the plowed ground—they neverthelesson their right meant victor\. But the foe in our fronta the enemy stood his ground most courageously,opened upon the cadets with a murderous hail thefence-rails piled upon the ground, poured in a stead)-,sergeant b}- whose side I had marched so long, fellwould ha\e covered the three. The-)- were awfullyMcDowell, a mere child, sunk to his knees u ith a bulletupon green-sward and expired ; Shrivers sword-armlost her cadet as well as her The men H-ere falling right and left. The veterans on the right of the cadets seemed to waver. Ship, our commandant fell w-ounded. I-or thefirst time the cadets seemed irresolute. Some one cried out Lie down, and all obeyed, firing from the knee—all but K\-ans, theensign, who was standing bolt upright Poor Stanards limbs were torn asunder and he lay there bleeding to death. Some one criedout, F
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