. Book of the Royal blue . endeavored to establish a connectedline, facing, in a general way. north ornorthwest, but this was a difficult matterto effect with their dispirited fine example of Jacksons brigade alonesaved them from complete demoralization. Look at Jacksons brigade! criedGeneral Bee, as he sought to hearten hiswavering troops, standing there like astone wall! Probably no chance word ever uttered 14 FAMOUS BATTLEFIELDS OF THE CIVIL WAR, REVISITED. on a battlefield ever became more famousthan this expression of Bees. The epithetStonewall stuck to Jacksons
. Book of the Royal blue . endeavored to establish a connectedline, facing, in a general way. north ornorthwest, but this was a difficult matterto effect with their dispirited fine example of Jacksons brigade alonesaved them from complete demoralization. Look at Jacksons brigade! criedGeneral Bee, as he sought to hearten hiswavering troops, standing there like astone wall! Probably no chance word ever uttered 14 FAMOUS BATTLEFIELDS OF THE CIVIL WAR, REVISITED. on a battlefield ever became more famousthan this expression of Bees. The epithetStonewall stuck to Jacksons brigadethroughout the war, and is the name bywhich its first commander will always beknown as one of the most brilliant and for-midable of American soldiers. The line was becomes a rout, and the rout a race forWashington. The Confederates, however, had but littlecavalry, and were in no condition to pursue. At the second battle of Manassas theHenry House Hill again played an importantpart. This battle was fought by Lee on. BATTLEFIELD OK FISHERS HILL. VA. finally established between one and twooclock p. m. With 9,000 men McDowell now at-tempted to carry the hill. Beauregardwas holding it with 6,500 men. Two ofthe Federal batteries planted on adjacentelevations swept the summit of the HenryHouse Hill with a destructive fire. Severaltimes under successive Federal charges theConfederates were compelled to retire intothe woods which bordered the plateau onthe south and west, and into which theiropponents could not afford to follow in those woods they reformed and re-gained their old position. It is now half-past-three. The dust ofan approaching column is seen on the hor-izon. Is it a Federal column under Patter-son or a Confederate column under KirbySmith? Each has been eagerly awaited bythe respective combatants. Beauregard atfirst thinks it is Patterson, and prepares toretreat. But the Stars and Bars are finallydescried. The arrival on the field of rein-forcements throw
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