. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . red forth an incessant storm of bullets, balls, and shells, which no flesh and blood could stand. It was one of the most awful scenes of slaughter which was ever witnessed. Every bullet accomplished its mission, spending its force in the bodies of those who were insanely driven forward to inevitable death. Two hundred men were cut down by one discharge of a thirty-two pounder, loaded to the muzzle with musket balls, and poured into the head of a column at the distance of but a few yards1?, 594 A SPLENDID VIC70RY. Reo-iments vanis
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . red forth an incessant storm of bullets, balls, and shells, which no flesh and blood could stand. It was one of the most awful scenes of slaughter which was ever witnessed. Every bullet accomplished its mission, spending its force in the bodies of those who were insanely driven forward to inevitable death. Two hundred men were cut down by one discharge of a thirty-two pounder, loaded to the muzzle with musket balls, and poured into the head of a column at the distance of but a few yards1?, 594 A SPLENDID VIC70RY. Reo-iments vanished, a British officer said, as if the earth had opened andswallowed them up. The American line looked like a row of fiery Jackson walked slowly along his ranks, cheering his men, and saying:— Stand to your guns ! Dont waste your ammunition ! See that everyshot tells ! Let us finish the business to-day ! Two hours passed, and the work was done,—effectually done. As the;smoke lifted, the whole proud array had disappeared. The ground so. »N INDIAN 1U;HT in covered with the dying and the dead, that, for a quarter of a mile in front, oii^.might walk upon their bodies ; and, far away in the distance, the retreating linesof the foe were to be seen. On both sides of the river the enemy was repulsed The British had about nine thousand in the engagement, and we butabout four thousand. Their loss in killed and wounded was two thousand sijihundred, while ours was but thirteen. Thus ended the great battle of NewOrleans. In those days intelligence traveled so slowly that it was not until the 4th of ANDREW J A CKSON. 595 February that tidings of the victory reached Washington. The whole countryblazed with iUuminations, and rang- with rejoicings. Ten days after this, the 1 reaty of CJhent was received, sig;ned before the battle took place. Jackson now returned to Nashville, and honors were poured on him with-out number. He still retained his comman
Size: 1785px × 1400px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthormabieham, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookyear1904
