. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . aspierced, three holes were made in my coat, and a neighboring tree was now made a second effort, Palmer sent Morgans brigade upone of the spurs south of the gap. It encountered the hottest fire, andsuffered a considerable loss in killed and wounded. One regiment droveback the enemys first line, and, like Newtons men, came within speakingdistance of their opponents. Here arose the story to the effect that a wittycorporal proposed to read to them the Presidents Emanci
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . aspierced, three holes were made in my coat, and a neighboring tree was now made a second effort, Palmer sent Morgans brigade upone of the spurs south of the gap. It encountered the hottest fire, andsuffered a considerable loss in killed and wounded. One regiment droveback the enemys first line, and, like Newtons men, came within speakingdistance of their opponents. Here arose the story to the effect that a wittycorporal proposed to read to them the Presidents Emancipation Proclama-tion, and that they kept from firing while he did so. Still farther south,with Hookers Twentieth Corps, and almost beyond our hearing, Thomasmade his third push. In this action fifty were reported killed, and a largernumber wounded; among them every regimental commander , but with easier approaches than ours, Schofield kept John-stons attention at the east and north. Such was the demonstration, whileMcPherson was making his long detour through Villanow, Snake Creek VOL. IV. 20. 2q8 THE STRUGGLE FOR ATLANTA.
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