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The rain had ceased and the sun shone lightly on their arms as they moved forward cooly as men on parade. Oh it was a beautiful sight though we all knew it meant nothing but fierce conflict. But the old 3d Corp was to well known to admit of a doubt but that they would do all that human valor could do. Not 600 yards to their left was a woods. And as we saw them advance the question naturally presented itself to us whether our forces held those woods or not. Some said they did giving us a reason for thinking so that no General would be fool enough to send that Corp out that way without knowing what was in those woods. At the same instant the white smoke flew up from twelve pieces of rebel artilery which was posted in the woods. Their fire exactly enfiladed the noble corps that had thus been carelessly allowed to be ensnared. The report of the guns had not reached us before more than a thousand men exclaimed "Out generaled again!!!" A single battery which had advanced with the corps wheeled into position how they ever got into position was a miracle but one of the men who belonged to the battery afterwards told me that the rebel shot had all passed over their heads and fell among the infantry. This is highly probable for some of their shots came clear over to where we were nearly a mile from the battery. At any rate they got into position and I believe they did not lose a great many men until after they had got into position. Our batteries on Cymetry Hill turned their fire on the rebel guns and immediately the rebel guns in their front opened# on them and the artilery on both sides was soon battling with tremendous fury. The rebel infantry now fell upon the 3d | The rain had ceased and the sun shone lightly on their arms as they moved forward cooly as men on parade. Oh it was a beautiful sight though we all knew it meant nothing but fierce conflict. But the old 3d Corp was to well known to admit of a doubt but that they would do all that human valor could do. Not 600 yards to their left was a woods. And as we saw them advance the question naturally presented itself to us whether our forces held those woods or not. Some said they did giving us a reason for thinking so that no General would be fool enough to send that Corp out that way without knowing what was in those woods. At the same instant the white smoke flew up from twelve pieces of rebel artilery which was posted in the woods. Their fire exactly enfiladed the noble corps that had thus been carelessly allowed to be ensnared. The report of the guns had not reached us before more than a thousand men exclaimed "Out generaled again!!!" A single battery which had advanced with the corps wheeled into position how they ever got into position was a miracle but one of the men who belonged to the battery afterwards told me that the rebel shot had all passed over their heads and fell among the infantry. This is highly probable for some of their shots came clear over to where we were nearly a mile from the battery. At any rate they got into position and I believe they did not lose a great many men until after they had got into position. Our batteries on Cymetry Hill turned their fire on the rebel guns and immediately the rebel guns in their front opened# on them and the artilery on both sides was soon battling with tremendous fury. The rebel infantry now fell upon the 3d | ||
#The firing on this occasion was very heavy and the men in the next company to the right of us were struck by one shell, one was killed instantly ones foot was entirely torn off and the others were severly wounded. these men were right next to Hezekiah and this was his first time under fire. I looked at him to see how he would take it. But his countenance never changed He never gave signs of b | |||
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88 The rain had ceased and the sun shone lightly on their arms as they moved forward cooly as men on parade. Oh it was a beautiful sight though we all knew it meant nothing but fierce conflict. But the old 3d Corp was to well known to admit of a doubt but that they would do all that human valor could do. Not 600 yards to their left was a woods. And as we saw them advance the question naturally presented itself to us whether our forces held those woods or not. Some said they did giving us a reason for thinking so that no General would be fool enough to send that Corp out that way without knowing what was in those woods. At the same instant the white smoke flew up from twelve pieces of rebel artilery which was posted in the woods. Their fire exactly enfiladed the noble corps that had thus been carelessly allowed to be ensnared. The report of the guns had not reached us before more than a thousand men exclaimed "Out generaled again!!!" A single battery which had advanced with the corps wheeled into position how they ever got into position was a miracle but one of the men who belonged to the battery afterwards told me that the rebel shot had all passed over their heads and fell among the infantry. This is highly probable for some of their shots came clear over to where we were nearly a mile from the battery. At any rate they got into position and I believe they did not lose a great many men until after they had got into position. Our batteries on Cymetry Hill turned their fire on the rebel guns and immediately the rebel guns in their front opened# on them and the artilery on both sides was soon battling with tremendous fury. The rebel infantry now fell upon the 3d
- The firing on this occasion was very heavy and the men in the next company to the right of us were struck by one shell, one was killed instantly ones foot was entirely torn off and the others were severly wounded. these men were right next to Hezekiah and this was his first time under fire. I looked at him to see how he would take it. But his countenance never changed He never gave signs of b