. 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 . on. Across the flat at the baseof the hill, and up its slope, the patriots rushed with cheers. Near thecrest they met the enemy. The One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Illinoismet them in a hand-to-hand fight, in which officers and men alike min-gled. The rebels were at some points so bewildered,
. 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 . on. Across the flat at the baseof the hill, and up its slope, the patriots rushed with cheers. Near thecrest they met the enemy. The One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Illinoismet them in a hand-to-hand fight, in which officers and men alike min-gled. The rebels were at some points so bewildered, in being thus unex-pectedly attacked, that they were easily captured. Others fought after line was carried by the Western heroes, and the vanquishedrebels, abandoning their post, fled to the woods. While all the energies of the patriots, both of body and mind, wereabsorbed by the battle, the enemy stealthily attempted a flanking move-ment, and, unopposed, had gained an important position. General Thomas,who, from an eminence, was watching the battle, spied them. With thecalm deliberation which ever characterized this brave and extraordinaryman, he gathered a force, consisting of the pioneers of Kimballs Brigade,and some of the straggling skirmishers who had run to the ii-ear, and with.
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