. Knapsack and rifle; or, Life in the Grand Army; war as seen from the ranks. Pen pictures and sketches of camp, bivouac, marches, battle-fields and battles, commanders, great military movements, personal reminiscences and narratives of army life ... Also, a complete chronology of the war, and a digest of the pension laws of the United States .. . elf, said the other; how could I take care of you then ? In that case, answered Brixy, I should have tolook after you. There was something pathetic in such conversationsamong our men, as we stood there facing probable death. The command came,Forward!
. Knapsack and rifle; or, Life in the Grand Army; war as seen from the ranks. Pen pictures and sketches of camp, bivouac, marches, battle-fields and battles, commanders, great military movements, personal reminiscences and narratives of army life ... Also, a complete chronology of the war, and a digest of the pension laws of the United States .. . elf, said the other; how could I take care of you then ? In that case, answered Brixy, I should have tolook after you. There was something pathetic in such conversationsamong our men, as we stood there facing probable death. The command came,Forward! double quick! charge!The men started as if electrified. As if with one step,and moved by one will, on we dashed. Confederatebatteries had been so placed as to sweep the street up KNAPSACK AND RIFLE. 193 which we were charghig. Hot volleys of grape andcanister were poured into our devoted ranks, and were soterribly eflfective that our troops were completely sweptfrom the road. The Sixty-first Pennsylvania, which hadthe post of honor in this flank movement, sufferedtremendous loss, as did all the regiments, especially atthe raised causeway, and bridge over a small creek whichthey were compelled to cross, the creek running betweenMayres Heights and the town of Frederickburg. Onthose Heiofhts was done some of the warmest work ofthe whole DESPERATE CHARGE AT THE SECOND BATTLEOF FREDERICKSBURG. At this point the most terrible slaughter occurred, asthe enemy had complete knowledge of the and hotter grew the storm of fiery hail that beatupon our heroic troops. Balls whistled through the air 13 194 KNAPSACK AND RIFLE. like the tempest in a forest. There was something grimand awful in that deadly reception which our men metfrom those blazing heights, and something magnificentlydaring in their onward rush and furious charge. Waveafter wave of deadly hail beat against their brave breasts,as if they were destined to annihilation. Thick and fastthe heroes fell, and the ro
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