. The history of the Civil War in America : comprising a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the rebellion, of the various naval and military engagements, of the heroic deeds performed by armies and individuals, and of touching scenes in the field, the camp, the hospital, and the cabin . this was now tooverwhelm the troops of McCook and Crittenden. Every available rebel was consequently brought up. The column wasgoaded forward by every energy which could be brought to bear upon were driving furiously and destructively on, when General Thomasreluctantly abandoned hi
. The history of the Civil War in America : comprising a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the rebellion, of the various naval and military engagements, of the heroic deeds performed by armies and individuals, and of touching scenes in the field, the camp, the hospital, and the cabin . this was now tooverwhelm the troops of McCook and Crittenden. Every available rebel was consequently brought up. The column wasgoaded forward by every energy which could be brought to bear upon were driving furiously and destructively on, when General Thomasreluctantly abandoned his pursuit of Longstreet, and turned back to the aidof his sorely-pressed comrades. It is not our purpose to attempt a detailof all the eddies and currents of the battle. It is impossible to make sucha narrative interesting, and scarcely possible to make it intelligible, to thegeneral reader. It is our only design to give those grand and decisivefeatures of the conflict in which all are interested and which all canunderstand. This reenforcement checked the progress of the exultantfoe. Soon, however, they formed another battle-line, and again moved for-ward in the determined charge. Again they were checked and drivenback by the solid phalanx which opposed them. It was four oclock in ATTTTtDATS BAJTTEE,. OU 10 A It AUG A. SATURDAY S IiATTLE. CHICKAHAUG-A. 42,3 the afternoon. The wearied and bleeding troops were alike glad on bothsides for the few hours of repose which ensued. Still, just before sunset, aheavy artillery fire was concentrated by the rebels on a portion of ourlines. This was followed by a furious charge upon the point which itwas supposed the cannonade had weakened. Among the incidents of this days battle, the repulse of Longstreetsmen on our left by Colonel Wilder deserves special mention. Wilder smen were in the edge of a forest, through which a ditch ran, five or sixfeet deep, to carry off the water of an adjacent swamp. As the rebelsentered the open field in fron
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