The Story of the Great March From the Diary of a Staff Officer
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— The indications which induced the precau- tions of yesterday were not groundless. The storm has come. The blood of patriot hearts has again watered Southern soil; brave souls have passed into the spirit world; maimed and bleeding bodies lie suffering to-night. Our troops have been fighting all day. The Rebels were found strongly posted, and in greater numbers than we an- ticipated ; but, amid heavy showers of rain and powerful gusts of wind, our soldiers dashed bravely into the battle, one di...vision after another. 256 STORY OF THE GREAT MARCH. The first infantry troops engaged were two divisions of the 20th Corps, who went forward to support the cavalry, which had found the enemy strongly intrenched behind earth-works upon the brow of a hill, skirted by a ravine and creek. After three or four hours' sharp fighting, in which our artillery, at four hundred yards' distance, silenced the Rebel guns in position, a brigade crossed their front, and went in with a rush upon their flank, while our entire line was advanced.
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