. The great Civil War : a history of the late rebellion, with biographical sketches of leading statesmen also distinguished naval and military commanders, etc. . Ttota an Ainb;] Mrauvaa4eofC,fv^**^<Ua^*«-jri^-a^,^liL»aUfVa^lVi^ ffiA* Ji#«w«( *f*./« .-**• Mw*^ *eat-^ rt^ifc* Ji A GALLANT CHARGE. 225 General Birney now came forwardwith two regiments of his brigade, theThirty-eighth New York and the For-tieth New York, which were deployedto the right, in order to relieve thosetroops which had been in the strugglesince the morning. The enemy con-tinued their fire from the forts

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. The great Civil War : a history of the late rebellion, with biographical sketches of leading statesmen also distinguished naval and military commanders, etc. . Ttota an Ainb;] Mrauvaa4eofC,fv^**^<Ua^*«-jri^-a^,^liL»aUfVa^lVi^ ffiA* Ji#«w«( *f*./« .-**• Mw*^ *eat-^ rt^ifc* Ji A GALLANT CHARGE. 225 General Birney now came forwardwith two regiments of his brigade, theThirty-eighth New York and the For-tieth New York, which were deployedto the right, in order to relieve thosetroops which had been in the strugglesince the morning. The enemy con-tinued their fire from the forts and oth-er works, while at the same time tlioypressed forward with their troops. TheThirty-eighth New York, as soon as theyreached the front, were ordered tocharge down the road and take theriile-pits by the flank. Colonel Ward,taking two companies, led the charge inthe most brilliant manner, and drovethe enemy back from their Kearney at this moment observ-ing the advantage to be gained by push-ing this success so gallantly won byColonel Ward, ordered a portion of theFortieth New York to sustain him inanother charge to the rear of the detac

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