. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . though sometimes formi-dable attacks of our antagonists, at different it by driving us into the river, regiment afterregiment, and brigade after brigade, rushedat our batteries; but the artillery of bothMorell and Couch mowed them down withshrapnel, grape, and canister; while our infan-try, withholding their fire until the enemy werewithin short range, scattered the remnants oftheir columns, sometimes following them upand capturing prisoners and colors. As column after column advanced, only tomeet the same disastrous repulse, the sightbecame
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . though sometimes formi-dable attacks of our antagonists, at different it by driving us into the river, regiment afterregiment, and brigade after brigade, rushedat our batteries; but the artillery of bothMorell and Couch mowed them down withshrapnel, grape, and canister; while our infan-try, withholding their fire until the enemy werewithin short range, scattered the remnants oftheir columns, sometimes following them upand capturing prisoners and colors. As column after column advanced, only tomeet the same disastrous repulse, the sightbecame one of the most interesting imaginable. points along our whole front, up to about four The fearful havoc of the rapidly bursting shells oclock, were presumably demonstrations or from guns arranged so as to sweep any position feelers, to ascertain our strength, preparatory far and near, and in any direction, was terrible to their engaging in more serious work. An to behold. Theterrifichail could not be borne, 626 THE LAST OF THE SEVEX DAYS THE WEST HOrSE, LOOKING TOWARDS THE CREW HOUSE. (DRAWN BY HARRY FENN, AFTER PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDERSON.) [This house was the dividing point between Couchs division and Morells hne, the artillery fronting the fence and being nearlyon the line indicated by it. The West house was occupied as headquarters by General Couch.—Editor.] and such were left of the diminished columnsprecipitately fled or marched rapidly to the rear,sometimes followed by our infantry, whoseshots leveled many more of their brave to the extreme as they were, the cour-age of our men was fully tried. The safety ofour army— the life of the Union —was felt tobe at stake. In one case the brigades of Howe, Aber-crombie, and Palmer, of Couchs division,under impulse gallantly pushed after the re-treating foe, captured colors, and advanta-geously advanced the right of the line, but atconsiderable loss and great risk. The bri-gades of Morell, cool, well di
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