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James B. Weaver letters, 1860-1864
1862-02-19 Page 03
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(3) now on my right falls the brave Capt. Cloutman, here on my right Lt. Harper, before me the galent Shaymaker waves his sword and shouts on for the union and falls to rise no more, Behind me Major Chapman sinks under a heavy wound, and here and there and evry whare around me fell many of our own Company and a score or more of those belonging to our galant Regiment, But on, on we went without fireing a gun or saying a word except those of cheer to our men until we gained the works and then with awful yell we leaped into the midst of the enemy and here our revenge began. And such a holicost to the demon of battles! Every whare could be seen the enemy, falling in death whilst ever and anon, some one of our own brave boys would lay down and give up the ghost. On we went until we gained the second hill. Our right wing was now with us and we were fighting with desperation, but our ammunition was about exausted, and we were Compelled to fall back to the entrenchents we had just taken. We came back very slowly and [selicitously?], But the enemy had got enough of us and did not
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(3) now on my right falls the brave Capt. Cloutman, here on my right Lt. Harper, before me the galent Shaymaker waves his sword and shouts on for the union and falls to rise no more, Behind me Major Chapman sinks under a heavy wound, and here and there and evry whare around me fell many of our own Company and a score or more of those belonging to our galant Regiment, But on, on we went without fireing a gun or saying a word except those of cheer to our men until we gained the works and then with awful yell we leaped into the midst of the enemy and here our revenge began. And such a holicost to the demon of battles! Every whare could be seen the enemy, falling in death whilst ever and anon, some one of our own brave boys would lay down and give up the ghost. On we went until we gained the second hill. Our right wing was now with us and we were fighting with desperation, but our ammunition was about exausted, and we were Compelled to fall back to the entrenchents we had just taken. We came back very slowly and [selicitously?], But the enemy had got enough of us and did not
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