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forward, and reached the ditch and slope of another little earthwork, planting their colors also on the outer slope. Captain White, of the Chicago Mercantile battery, rivalling Griffith's gallantry, dragged forward one of his pieces, by hand, quiteher, under fire. Smith, however, exclaimed: I know a battery that will go to——if you order it there. So he sent for Captain White, of the Chicago Mercantile battery, and told him what he wanted. White replied: Yes, sir, I will take my guns there.White replied: Yes, sir, I will take my guns there. And his men actually dragged the pieces over the rough ground, by hand, carrying the ammunition in their haversacks. One gun was stuck on the way, but the other they hauled up so near the rebel works, that it was difficult to elevate it sufficiently to be of use; finally, however, White succeeded in firing into the embrasure. The gun was then dragged off down the ravine, and, after nightfall, hauled away; but the ammunition being heavy, was left on the field. A detachment here got into th