. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ere directly in my front, and soon near enough to tireupon. I gave the command, Fire, and forty guns werealmost simultaneously emptied with deadly effect, andthe surviving skirmishers rushed back pell-mell to theirmain line, disordering it greatly. The solid, well-drilledline soon rallied, and advanced steadily forward, andmy small party, as soon as they were near enough, firedagain, and nearly every bullet did fatal work. At leastthirty men must have been killed or wounded at the
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ere directly in my front, and soon near enough to tireupon. I gave the command, Fire, and forty guns werealmost simultaneously emptied with deadly effect, andthe surviving skirmishers rushed back pell-mell to theirmain line, disordering it greatly. The solid, well-drilledline soon rallied, and advanced steadily forward, andmy small party, as soon as they were near enough, firedagain, and nearly every bullet did fatal work. At leastthirty men must have been killed or wounded at thesecond fire, and perhaps more at the first. Thoughchecked for some minutes, the enemy again advanced,their officers earnestly exhorting them with close upand forward. I directed my men to fall back slowly,and to fire from everything which would screen themfrom observation. I had lost only four men woundedup to this time, but six or eight more became demoral-ized and, despite my commands, entreaties, and threats,left me and hastily fled to the rear. With the brave THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN, OH BOONSBORO 573. FOXS GAP —WISES FIELD AS SEEN FROM THE PASTURE NORTH OF THE ROAD. The stump in the middle of the field beyond the wall is near where Reno fell. Part of the straggle was for thewooded crest on the left of the field. The house is Wises, at the crossing of the ridge and Old Sharps-burg roads. [See map, p. 568.] The Confederates here were posted behind a well at Wises house was filled with the Confederate dead.—Editors. division on the south side should hesitate to penetrate a forest from whichtheir foes had been completely driven. The success of the Federals on thenorth side was due to the fact that after getting through the belt of woods atthe foot of the mountain, they saw exactly what was before them. The lackof complete success south of the pike was owing to the thick woods on thatside, which were supposed to be full of hidden enemies. In the battle of
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