. Trials and triumphs : the record of the Fifty-Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry . h, and 7th we put in some hard marching in rain and hailshowers, or under June sun, as the weather changed. On the 8thwe were nearihg Cross Keys when the cannons opening roar pro-claimed the kind of work on hand for us to do. Although we hadmarched at a very rapid rate on this entire raid, the usual hurry pre-ceding a battle ensued. We are nearing the roaring guns. Colonel Lee comes alongthe line and says, Now, boys, if we hold our position, we shallhave the enemy foul. Shields and McDowell are obstructing hisfront
. Trials and triumphs : the record of the Fifty-Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry . h, and 7th we put in some hard marching in rain and hailshowers, or under June sun, as the weather changed. On the 8thwe were nearihg Cross Keys when the cannons opening roar pro-claimed the kind of work on hand for us to do. Although we hadmarched at a very rapid rate on this entire raid, the usual hurry pre-ceding a battle ensued. We are nearing the roaring guns. Colonel Lee comes alongthe line and says, Now, boys, if we hold our position, we shallhave the enemy foul. Shields and McDowell are obstructing hisfront and we can press him. Already the rattUng musketry andthe booming cannon add interest to the excitement of battle. We arerushed up in close reserve. Yonder in the woods the roar of battleindicates that a heavy engagement is on. The Fifty-Fifth is taken across an open field where some solidcannon-shot come very unpleasantly near. Colonel Lee cries out PirKeyO 4-y 5?.=., ^ „,, ,(^ _-- STflHEtS Bri J. Wf r^ //lll ///ll> .Grou^***- V N ^ ^ TR/MJLE > Van Lear V: ^ ^ J^ J. GR055 KEVJ UNIONeONFEDERATE i862] MOVEMENTS OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH OHIO 45 the order clear, Lie down! Here we waited, expecting to becalled into action. But after some delay we were moved to the rearof twenty-four guns which had not yet been brought into were unlimbered and ready for execution. As night was nearat hand, and the terrific roar of battle was slacking, the indicationswere that the Fifty-Fifth would not be called into action until morn-ing. A six-horse team, with driver in the saddle, hitched to a wagonloaded with ammunition for the artillery, was standing near by, andan officer mounted on a fine horse was awaiting the signal to directthe team to any part of the line where it might be needed, when, inthe very lull of battle, as the shades of night were beginning to fall, aRebel battery on a distant hill got an ahgnment on that team andopened a murderous fire on it. The first shot took t
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