. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . iterand Sykes with lifteen thou-sand men were held in reserve. iMcClellans liead(|uarters were on a highhill two miles in the rear, ami overlooking the Held. AMERICAN HEROISM. 149 Hooker began on Wednesday morning with a furious attack, and thenordered his whole line forward. The Confederates were driven back through the cornfields into the woods;artillery was brought up to dislodge them, and then it was that Sumnerarrived at the critical
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . iterand Sykes with lifteen thou-sand men were held in reserve. iMcClellans liead(|uarters were on a highhill two miles in the rear, ami overlooking the Held. AMERICAN HEROISM. 149 Hooker began on Wednesday morning with a furious attack, and thenordered his whole line forward. The Confederates were driven back through the cornfields into the woods;artillery was brought up to dislodge them, and then it was that Sumnerarrived at the critical moment with his veteran Peninsula corps. Hookerwas wounded in the foot. The enemy pressed back Crawfords line, Sedgwickwas wounded, Colonel Hinks of the 19th was killed, half of theloth Massachusetts fell under the leaden rain. Richardson was wounded, andso was Brigadier-General Dana. Sumner finally withdrew to his first position,abandoning the cornfields to the enemy. At one oclock affairs on the right looked gloomy for the troops were exhausted and their general was in the hospital. ,p %; :^. -<;^k ^Si^^^fci ■4k. Mansfields men were usedup, and Sumner had lostheavily. Then came GeneralFranklin with fresh men,and the Maine and NewHampshire regiments SAveptlike an avalanche throughthe cornfield, which theygained possession of by threeoclock, and held it finally,after having been twice pre-viously in possession. Burnside was endeavoring to carry the batteries onthe left, and McClellan had ma.^.^ed his forces on the right. General Reno waskilled. The 11th Connecticut won laurels for themselves on the bridge. The2nd Maryland. 6th Xew Hampshire, 51st New York and 51st Pennsylvania If Yiii- Wast It, Come and Take It. 150 THE STORY OF showed their fighting qualities iu the charge. Colonel Kingsbury of the 11thConnecticut was killed. The story of the battle of Antietam has been told again and again untilthere is hardly a detail with which the read
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