. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . that you are to be sacrificed for thevictory. Then and there is the time to test the courage of men. And there on that bright sunny Sabbath morning dawn,up in the streets of Fredericks-burg stood two regiments strip-ped for the battle—aw^aiting asa sense of relief the order tocharge at precisely a quarterof eleven by the clock in thechurch spire. The column moved out onthe road and in column offours, the Sixty-first in the ad-vance and left in front followedby t
. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . that you are to be sacrificed for thevictory. Then and there is the time to test the courage of men. And there on that bright sunny Sabbath morning dawn,up in the streets of Fredericks-burg stood two regiments strip-ped for the battle—aw^aiting asa sense of relief the order tocharge at precisely a quarterof eleven by the clock in thechurch spire. The column moved out onthe road and in column offours, the Sixty-first in the ad-vance and left in front followedby the Eighty second, right infront, taking up the doublequick, soon quickening to a run,and with a yell as if in defi-ance of the enemys strengthwent dovkn across the bridgeand up the heights until close enough to hear their voices asthey seemed to laugh in mockery of our danger. Suddenly asif the gates of hell had opened, belched forth the fire of theenemy, artillery and infantry pouring down the narrow road-way, canister and bullets rattling like hail, and dealing deathand making ghastly wounds. Can we stand this rain of fire,. jAMKS c;ii;s(i.\. JOHN .\kcll.\l. Co. K. That suit of Blue and Zouave. 282 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT or shall we go back or upward as if hoping for safety underthe frowning wall ? We continued until the line, stunned andbleeding, halted, but for an instant as if to catch renewedcourage and avenge the death of those who fell ; up, up theygo, and the ringing cheers signalled the victory of the capture of Maryes Heights. Our losses wereheavy. Spear, the brave, the cool andthe gallant soldier fell bullet piercedand died without a struggle. Therewere many incidents of manly courageand bravery. It must not be thoughtthat this charge was all that was re-quired to carry the Heights of Fred-ericksburg. Simultaneously all alongthe line moved regiments and brig-ades in charging column and victorycrowned Sedgwicks efforts. Onwardto the second range of hi
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