little creature swinging above me, the second wonder of

across Chaplin River. But at this juncture he placed two batteries

on my right and began to mass troops behind them, and General

Gilbert, fearing that my intrenched position on the heights might be

carried, directed me to withdraw Hescock and his supports and return

them to the pits. My recall was opportune, for I had no sooner got

back to my original line than the Confederates attacked me furiously,

advancing almost to my intrenchments, notwithstanding that a large

part of the ground over which they had to move was swept by a heavy