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Mrs. Wilder, undaunted at the situation,
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took command, steeped a quantity of smart- weed, נערות ליווי בנתניה נערות ליווי בבת ים ברמת גן packed
the patient in the pungent mess and in a few hours had
him conscious and נערות ליווי בפתח תקווה נערות ליווי באשקלון בראשון on the road to recovery. Hornet’s Nest.»
It was a severe experience for a first battle: two hun-
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dred cannon incessantly booming, shaking the earth and
throwing a gray pall of smoke, which hung in sulphurous
masses over the woods. Between and above the concus-
sions of the great rifled guns, crashed the steady roar of
small arms playing the treble of the iron orchestra. Shells
were bursting over and in front of the reclining men.
There came a blinding flash, an ear-rending detonation, and
a four-inch shell burst in front of Company I. As the
smoke cleared away, two boys, one holding his head where
the scalp was torn away, lay writhing on the ground.
Jerome Davis had heard the whistle of hurtling steel, as a
jagged piece of shell passed a few inches from his head
and buried itself in the bank behind him. Will Harlow of
Dundee heard it, too, for it fanned the faces of both men as
they lay close together.
The strain of inaction was telling upon the Fifty-second
reserves, who were witnesses, but not participants in these
fearful scenes. Every now and then a shot would wound
or kill one of the men, while the fearful uproar and sights
of death and heroism had worked the men far past the
fighting pitch. As yet the reserve column had not fired a
shot.
The day swung by the burning hour of noon, and still
the Confederate attack, like a mighty iron flail, beat with
the alternate pulsations of a great engine, first on the one
flank, then the other of the Federal lines. The Confederates
came in crowding, rhythmic charges, concentrating superior
numbers at nearly every point of attack. Sherman and
McClernand, repeatedly outflanked, were steadily forced
back toward the river. Sherman made one gallant stand
after another, but many of his raw troops ran like sheep at
the first charge of an enemy that kept coming on and on,
unmindful of the gaps in his lines.
About half-past twelve, McClernand and Sherman
decided to fall back to a third line of defence along the
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Savannah Road, about a mile from the river, where their
left flank would be conterminous with the Third Division
at the » Hornet’s Nest.» During this change in position
of the Union lines, General Hardee sent in Pond with three
Louisiana regiments and Wharton’s Cavalry to break up the
disordered Federal divisions before their new position could
be formed. Colonel Sweeny ordered the Fifty-second Illi-
nois to oppose this Confederate force which was swinging
in to flank McClernand from the right. As the men got
under way, they saw a splendid body of cavalry, Wharton’s
Texas Rangers, charging at a trot across an open field big,
lean, bronzed, men from the plains, riding with the ease
of cowboys, scattering before them a broken regiment of
Wisconsin volunteers, whose German colonel was stoutly
trying to rally them. On came the victorious Texans,
their pace increased to a gallop, riding in solid ranks with
flying banners and flourishing swords. Their commander
led on a black horse, coming in great bounds at the head of
his troop.
» Attention!
Out of
the woods across the gentle vale to the south, came a mag-
nificent line of men Barksdale’s Mississippians and Folk’s
Louisianians ; on they came in four compact columns, נערות ליווי במרכז two
full brigades, swinging across the open, with regular rhythm
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and formation, as if on dress parade. But this was the last of it, I was never ridiculed or inter-
fered with for my Christian principles.» The general and
his staff were genial, large-hearted,’ manly men. One of
them afterwards said, referring to this event and Lieuten-
ant Davis’ strict principles: » His religion was genuine. If you cherished this article and you would like to acquire extra details regarding עיסוי אירוטי kindly take a look at our own web page. The staff officer reported that Sherman had
fallen back, out of sight, and that the enemy were turning
the right flank. After about twenty minutes, I looked back and saw
another regiment lying down not far away; the color- ser-
geant was also lying down flat, and holding up his flag-
staff, around which the flag was wound, closely furled.
In
the first ballot Captain Davis received a majority of votes
and after a few more ballots, he was unanimously elected
Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment. October 17th the new company officers met to elect the
field officers of the regiment. The first three years of service of the veterans of the
Fifty-second Illinois were now completed, and the men were
entitled to reorganize under officers of their own selection. There was a strong affection between the two brothers
that the three years of common service for their country
had deepened. The first was the personal affection which existed in
the ranks for him. First Sergeant Samuel Anderson
THE LONG ROLL 27
had no superior in the company in character or ability. The Fifty-second Illinois was quartered in
the Giles County College buildings, נערות ליווי במרכז where Lieutenant
Davis mended a cooking-range and built an oven for his
company. Though suffering with rheumatism so that it was painful
for him to step over a log, Lieutenant Davis now entered
upon one of the most severe and long continued campaigns
of the war.
I
thought it would be a great relief if I could hold the flag
in that way. On February 14th, orders came to proceed
up the Cumberland River to reinforce General U. S. Grant
who was investing Fort Donaldson. Remonstrance was useless, and with a heavy heart
the new assistant commissary of musters of the Second
Division again began his work at General Sweeny’s head-
quarters. The Northern men had already been seen;
a moment’s hesitation and they were lost. They
said that the teacher would not see nor mind such harmless
fun. The Upper and Nether Millstones 178
XIV. The dilemma seemed incapable of solution if he were to
be true to both calls of duty.
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