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The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], the battle in the Southwest. (search)
ink at least, as they wheel and disappear. And then Rossean's brigade is drawn off, in splendid style, as if coming in from parade, conscious of some grand master of reviews watching their movements. So there was — the rebel General. As he saw the brigade filling back, he pushed his men forward again. Kirk's brigade advanced to meet them, coming out of the woods into an open field to do so. They were by a tremendous fire, which threw a battalion of regular in front of them (under Major Cliver I think.) into some confusion. The retire to reform, and meanwhile down drops the brigade flat on the ground. Then, as the front is clear, they spring up, charge across the open field — never mind the failing — straight on, on to the woods, under cover, with the enemy driven back by the impetuous advance. And now he rallies. Fierce musketry firing sweeps the woods. They advance thirty rods, perhaps, when the Twenty-ninth Indians gets into a marsh and falls partially to the rear. Hea<