New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-06
CHAPTER II.
THE BATTLE.

Colonel Ward was on the left Of the line. acting as
brigader with three regiments in his immediate COM
mand and he had orders he got clear OF the
wood to obLque his brigade 10 the left and strike tne
Gated to bis and TO the colonies Of tho
other regiments.
Louder and louder grew the ain thicker and thicker
became the smoke until at length the line emerged from
the wood entering upon scene that changed the nerves
or every brave and reeoute man 10 steel Man ana
beast dead and dying lay upon the CORY svard every
where man and beast alive and without CONTROL rushed
hber and thther and score more OF these lost men
Ward forced lnto.his ranks
upon the field as SELF e only his company-those
hundred brave men who lad followed him from their
only he should lead them to their duty with little
loss as possible One hundred beside himself. ALL
the lns then living overhead and the dreadful
sound that makes q soldiers requiem Ihey were tan9
Four had fallen And then the captain forgot 10 look AZ
And this was battei What could be see Only death
and destruction let loose and the carnival enveoped IN
suphurous flames and smoke. But soon ne dlstnEsned
point where The fame was perceptDle, ana Tnense
continuous roar; and he observed that ne was
pushing towards that mouth OF fire.
Presently on his gniST rent ana rU an
ing ont from the cloud OF smoke, crying:
"Where Is Wards brigadei"
Here " Numbered Ward.
"GOod Do you see that batteryi'
YES"
take IT. and the day is ours Lose it, and all lOst"
"What support has III"
We can't tell" 49, .
wardi"
The words had hardly fallen from the brigadiers Ups
moment the gallant Hastings their lieutenant
colonel pitch forward without word. Ward leaped
from his horse and tore open the fallen mans shirt
IT'S Of nc use Captain" he said TO Appleton who had
called for TO take him 20 the rear He's past
help We can't spare men 10 bear away dead bodies
Forward Turn your command over 10 Marshall for you
are colonel OF the regiment now"
The major was In hospital
On-on-through fire and smOke-ageinst crashing snos
and bursting shell against shriekng spike and the deadly
shower scattered canister great opening through
the ranks and then growing solid again as the eager men
rushed In On-Or-ti the flames beched forth INFO the
very advancing column, whose shouts or de
fance We'd with the thunder Of the weserved double
battery On the very summit OF the hill and there Tor
the tine young Appleton forgot his command. he
saw grim standing at the breech OF heavy eanhon
he the leaders step away from the muzze ana ne
saw a dark-visaged seize the Lanyard. That gun ].
fred would pour death into the ranks OF MS friends ana
with wild bound he reached the spot IN season 10 seha
bullet from his revolver through the head 81 the can
nOnler On tie next instant half dozen fierce men
turned upon him. but he esped back shooting down the
foremost ore az he did So while the Thought nashed
through his mind that he must die. The above we pup
sh as specimen chapter; but the continuation OF this
great story will be found only In the Newlork Ledger
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