. Life and reminiscences from birth to manhood of Wm. G. Johnston . ifty men at this place,and to push on under cover of night to a point nearer thefort. Eesuming its march, the regiment crept along thebase of the hills, now skirted by the tracks of the Penn-sylvania Railroad, until it reached that particular hillwhich for a century and well-nigh half of another hasborne the name of its commander,—Major Grant. Itwas two hours past midnight; the troops were weary butcould not be allowed to rest, and reconnoitring partieswere kept busy through the remainder of the night. Atdaybreak, the madcap s
. Life and reminiscences from birth to manhood of Wm. G. Johnston . ifty men at this place,and to push on under cover of night to a point nearer thefort. Eesuming its march, the regiment crept along thebase of the hills, now skirted by the tracks of the Penn-sylvania Railroad, until it reached that particular hillwhich for a century and well-nigh half of another hasborne the name of its commander,—Major Grant. Itwas two hours past midnight; the troops were weary butcould not be allowed to rest, and reconnoitring partieswere kept busy through the remainder of the night. Atdaybreak, the madcap siege was begun of which every-body has heard, and which was directly contrary to theorders Grant had been given. It was introduced by areveille of loud-beating drums and of shrill fifes, whilethe drone of bagpipes mingled in the din of object of this, as was afterward explained by theredoubtable Major in his report to General Forbes, was ^tb tVxctftVMxs 1^ tVvs. 6in-rtv\<le^ o^ fort Me«.eiS»t^luCoV-^$W«i\«jKnl^V3ll75if. Cornfifld. The Reveille, and What Came of it. 289 in order to put on a good countenance and to convinceour men thej had no reason to be afraid. Scotchwhiskey, had a supply been on hand, would have provedequally serviceable in stimulating Dutch courage, andbeen much safer. There was a sad misapprehension as tothe force within the fort, and no boy in overturning a bee-hive ever made a more serious mistake. In a brief timethe regiment was briskly attacked by parties of Frenchand Indians, swarms of the savages sweeping down uponit from all sides. Doubtless many of these were the samered men who three years previously defeated Braddockin his proposed capture of this fort. The slaughter which followed was terrible as it wassudden ; especially as to the Highlanders who made noeffort to seek shelter; and truly in giving the name, Grants Hill, to the locality, there was a baptism ofblood. The Americans, better acquainted with Indianmodes
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