. Storia popolare della guerra civile . s soldato-vita, passedout delle sue braccia riparanti. La notte successiva il generale Sher-man scrisse una toccante lettera agli ufficiali e ai soldati del tredicesimo, ringraziandoli per il loro amore e la loro gentilezza al suo morto ragazzo. Ma il padre che ha rotto il cuore ha potuto risparmiare il notime per lutto. I suoi ordini erano urgenti; e in un giorno lasciò la sua famiglia, e iniziò in tutto il paese per Chattanooga. Dopo una marcia difficile e stanca, arrivò il 14 novembre. Egli ha trovato in essa l'esercito dell'Unione una posizione assolutamente invidiabile. I ribelli batteriesalong la cresta di Lookout M.

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. Popular history of the civil war . s soldier-life, passedout of his sheltering arms. The next night General Sher-man wrote a touching letter to the officers and soldiers ofthe Thirteenth, thanking them for their love and kindness tohis dead boy. But the heart-broken father could spare notime for mourning. His orders were urgent; and in a fewdays he left his family, and started across the country forChattanooga. After a difficult and weary march, he arrived, on the 14th of November. He found the Union army therein a position by no means enviable. The rebel batteriesalong the crest of Lookout Mountain were clearly outlinedagainst the sky. Rebel tents speckled the sides of Mission-ary Ridge, and across the valley were stretched lines ofrebel intrenchments. Hooker was already there. On the26th of October he had crossed the Tennessee at Bridge-port, and marched through a pass of the Raccoon Mountain.The rebels could see his marching column, and shelled itfrom the heights. On the way some soldiers entered the house of a wom.n. 1863.] Steps that Count. 407 who was unlucky enough to live on the line of march. Theyfound her calmly seated in a chair, taking her chances ofa shell, while under the bed she had hidden a pet calf toprotect it from harm. The Confederates made a savage attack upon GeneralGearys division, near Wauhatchie, at midnight, intending tosurprise his men asleep. But he received them with coolcourage and a steady fire, holding his position for three hoursagainst great odds, until the enemy was defeated. WhenGeneral Howard tried to press re-enforcements forward toGearys support, he found himself, with two or three of hisstaff, riding quite alone, in advance of his troops. At thatmoment he encountered a party of rebels. Not being ableto make out his uniform in the moonlight, they asked whohe was. A friend, Howard answered, and added, Haveyou whipped the enemy? — No; but we should havedone it, if our regiments had not run off and left us here, they replied. Yo

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