La storia della ventiseiesima Maine reggimento [risorsa elettronica] . i nostri uomini sono alla carica attraverso opencornfields ruvida per mezzo miglio. Con facoltà benumbed da thehardships dei giorni scorsi, cerchiamo di fare quello che isgoing on. Essa appare ben presto che la terza brigata di cuiè Twenty-Sixth Maine sono il centro sta tentando di dis-lodge il nemico dai boschi. Il Texas Rangers, la cui precisione di tiro e fightingqualities abbiamo avuto così a disagio una esperienza prima di PortHudson nel giugno seguente sembrano essere rappresentati qui peril perdita è pesante ; tra gli ufficiali, la 169Nuovo Yorklo

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History of the Twenty-sixth Maine Regiment [electronic resource] . our men have to charge across rough opencornfields for half a mile. With faculties benumbed by thehardships of the past few days, we try to make out what isgoing on. It soon appears that the Third Brigade, of whichthe Twenty-Sixth Maine are the center, are trying to dis-lodge the enemy from the woods. The Texas Rangers, of whose marksmanship and fightingqualities we had so uncomfortable an experience before PortHudson the following June, seem to be represented here forthe loss is heavy ; among the officers, the 169th New Yorkloses its Colonel, its Lieutenant-Colonel, its Adjutant andother officers. A lieutenant of the Twenty-Fifth Connecti-cut, after having a bullet through his blouse and anotherthrough his cap, takes a wounded man upon his back tocarry him to the field hospital, but lays him down againbecause another bullet has struck the poor fellow, inflicting asecond and mortal wound. The firing on both sides is sharpand continuous with frequent yelps from the field-pieces H ena.. 32 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MAINE REGIMENT. throwing shells over the Third Brigade into the edge of thewoods. The surgeons choose their location at a neighboringsugar-house and soon are at work ; you can tell where by thedirection taken by those who carry the wounded, perhapsdying men. Some limp unaided in the same direction, theirheads bleeding or their clothes dripping blood. Now youhear a sudden crash of musketry ; the enemy saved their fireuntil the Twenty-Sixth Maine almost reached them and thenmowed them down as the British were served at Bunker Hill, but they closed their ranks and charged the rebel forcewith such bravery and decision that many rebels laid downtheir arms, and prisoners in considerable numbers weremarched to the rear or staid to identify their dead. TheThird Brigade seemed to be spent. In that little time theyhad lost 320 men out of less than 900 that went in. Theyare now withdrawn and the First

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1890
• bookid039776373236
• bookyear1899