Uncle Daniel's story of "Tom" Anderson and twenty great battles . ve way and aban-doned the field. At noon but one regiment besides withstood the enemy on the right of ourline. They were terribly cut up, and having no food, werenearly exhausted. Their ammunition was growing scarce,none having been brought up to this point for their sup-ply. In this condition they stood like a wall, under themost galling fire of artillery and musketry, their comrades 48 UNCIiE DANIELS STORY. falling like grass before the sickle. At length the enemyscavalry appeared in the rear; not in line, but as
Uncle Daniel's story of "Tom" Anderson and twenty great battles . ve way and aban-doned the field. At noon but one regiment besides withstood the enemy on the right of ourline. They were terribly cut up, and having no food, werenearly exhausted. Their ammunition was growing scarce,none having been brought up to this point for their sup-ply. In this condition they stood like a wall, under themost galling fire of artillery and musketry, their comrades 48 UNCIiE DANIELS STORY. falling like grass before the sickle. At length the enemyscavalry appeared in the rear; not in line, but as if observ-ing the battle Avith a view of taking advantage at theproper time of any mishap tliat might occur in our Anderson seeing this, and feeling that his command wasnow in great peril, conceived the idea of a bayonet chargeon the line to his front, and so ordered it. His line movedforward, in a double-quick, and with a shout drove theenemy, who w^as stampeded by the impetuous assault. TheColonel, being on foot, led his men right up to the OOL. AKDEESON WOUNDED. the enemy having been driven inside. As he leaped for-ward to them, with sword in hand, calling to his men, Come on, my boys, he fell, as they then thought, mor-tally wounded. The enemy seeing this made a fresh as-sault, and drove our force back. Col. Anderson was lefton the field supposed to be dead. The battle raged allalong the line. Our right was driven and forced under thebrow of a hill. While under this partial shelter a portion ofthe enemy made then-escape through this unoccupied part UNCLE DANIELS STORY. 49 of the field. At this time our left made a successful as-sault upon the works of the enejuy, capturingtheir outer lineand forcing them into their more contracted lines but morestrongly fortified. The centre had made several ineffect-ual assaults and had lost in killed and wounded very came to the right, and a renewal ofthe assault all along the line was ordered.
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