. . having gained materialantage. We passed thenight in comparative quiet,although two or three timeswe were called into line b\sharp firing on the outposts,We were aroused fromour fitful naps at threeoclock to stand at arms,neral Sherman hadted his orders to pr<enemy, and we if the rebels were stillthere—and they were—thetting would be renewedat ( rding to the plan of operations for the15th, however, our point inthe line was simply to heheld, and defended to the last in ittack. Tin fighting was done elsewhere, and as
. . having gained materialantage. We passed thenight in comparative quiet,although two or three timeswe were called into line b\sharp firing on the outposts,We were aroused fromour fitful naps at threeoclock to stand at arms,neral Sherman hadted his orders to pr<enemy, and we if the rebels were stillthere—and they were—thetting would be renewedat ( rding to the plan of operations for the15th, however, our point inthe line was simply to heheld, and defended to the last in ittack. Tin fighting was done elsewhere, and as the enemy remained quiet inour immediate front, making no attempt t<» advance, we did likewise. Our brigade still occupied the position to which it had retired the day before. We were constantly QOQ the alert, milsket inhand, ready to spring to the colors at the word of command, butthere appeared to be no demand for our services. In the evening we changed position a short distance to theright and front. The Sixty-fifth was stationed in advance of the. ANDREW BUICHAPLAIN, SIXTY-FIFTH. 1864.] WE TO BRING SCARED. 529 main line, along the bank of a small, lazy creek. We were atclose quarters, the distance between ns and the enemys line beingn more than three hundred yards. Toward midnight the rebelsmade a heavy demonstration. There came a sudden volley olmusketry that was well calculated to make —each particular hair to stand on recollection is that it came near doing that very were lying on low ground, along the little run, and the bul-lets passed harmlessly overour heads, but they zipped111 terrifying chorus andpattered viciously againstthe trees and upon theleaves and underbrush. Thevolley did not hurt any-body, but no old soldierhas forgotten, or can forget,the waves of trouble thatrolled across his peacefulbreast, when the midnightstillness was suddenly bro-ken by such an outburst offire and lead. As a matterof fact, the rebels were onlytrying to sca
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