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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 2 (search)
Barton, who had been holding the advance position, had given way, and were attempting to rally and reform their troops on the plateau. He came not a moment too soon. Bee approaching Jackson, and pointing to the mingled remnants of his own command, and the shattered brigades of Barton and Evans huddled up in the woods, exclaimed, General, they are beating us back. Sir, we'll give them the bayonet, replied Jackson; and Bee, rushing back to his troops, rallied them with the words: There is Jack son, standing like a stone wall; let us determine to die here, and we will conquer. At this juncture, Beauregard and Johnston reached the field, and it required their best personal efforts to hold the men to their work. This accomplished, Beauregard took command on the field, while Johnston went to the rear to hurry up reenforcements from his army arriving from the Valley. The Confederates had now been forced back a mile and a half, and the Union force had cleared its front completely acr