. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . - had ad-vanced half a mile, having crossed a swamp on the movement when theyunexpectedly came upon the Confederates in a thick pine forest. Havingbfen halted for rest they were feasting upon peanuts with which they hadtilled their haversacks at a house on the line of advance when withoutwarning three shots were fired in quick succession a short distance to theright. Their lieutenant yelled Look out, boys, th
. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . - had ad-vanced half a mile, having crossed a swamp on the movement when theyunexpectedly came upon the Confederates in a thick pine forest. Havingbfen halted for rest they were feasting upon peanuts with which they hadtilled their haversacks at a house on the line of advance when withoutwarning three shots were fired in quick succession a short distance to theright. Their lieutenant yelled Look out, boys, theyre coming, whenthe rebels fired a volley that splintered the trees all about them but asall of them had got behind a tree no one was injured. Mr. Lower hadfired fourteen shots in return when he discovered that, with the excep-tion of Private Rish and himself, the force had retreated. He could see. Biographical Sketches 371 the rolicls advancing and callul tn Ri>h to get out of tliat and beganto fall back. In rccrossing the ^^\vanll). which was several rods in widthand to the knees, witii the l)ullets splattering the nnul alxuit him his retreathad become a roiit when he was called to halt and his rout Incame apanic. During the engagement on the afternoon of this day which wasthe last day of his term of service. Private Rish fell mortally the hill up which he had retreated Mr. Lower met Major Harts-horn who asked where the boys were and why he was coming back, towhich he answered that tht-y had left him and he did not know wherethey were. At the connnand of the major who had observed the reljelsadvancing he tired several shots ])ut being attracted by tiring on his lefthe deployed and found a number of his company making a stand. They,in falling back from the first point of attack had gone around the swampon the left while those on the right had been captured. Ma
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