. Iowa and the rebellion. A history of the troops furnished by the state of Iowa to the volunteer armies of the Union, which conquered the great Southern Rebellion of 1861-5 . • \, ^ m WMWffmm ■ iv/fi\w * ^ **. it \ I : OF i • i c v I ici i; <.uo\ i;. NINETEENTH INFANTRY. 327 on the hill. Overpowered hy numbers they were driven back; but rallyingunder the cheering voice of McFarland they again attempted to carry theposition, but were again overwhelmed by numbers and compelled to retire,but not till the undaunted McFarland and hundreds of his gallant comradeshad fallen on that fatal fie
. Iowa and the rebellion. A history of the troops furnished by the state of Iowa to the volunteer armies of the Union, which conquered the great Southern Rebellion of 1861-5 . • \, ^ m WMWffmm ■ iv/fi\w * ^ **. it \ I : OF i • i c v I ici i; <.uo\ i;. NINETEENTH INFANTRY. 327 on the hill. Overpowered hy numbers they were driven back; but rallyingunder the cheering voice of McFarland they again attempted to carry theposition, but were again overwhelmed by numbers and compelled to retire,but not till the undaunted McFarland and hundreds of his gallant comradeshad fallen on that fatal field. It was as brave a fight as men ever made,but here it did not avail. When our troops retired, the rebels charged en masse upon our line ofartillery. The batteries met the charge with as downright fighting as wasever witnessed. But the rebels, with the most dashing bravery, advancedto within an hundred yards of the guns, when they received a fire so terri-ble that it seemed to lift them up in the air and hurl them back into theforest. These were the batteries of Foust, Backof, and Bceries, who heresaved the army. Colonel Houston, commanding Second Division, then led a charge bythe Twenty-sixth India
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