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groes escaped slaughter. But few of their wounded were rescued, and that few saved themselves, not being disabled in their lower limbs. One of the members of the Connecticut regiment stationed to protect the negroes in the rear, says he fired a number of times during the day, and on neither occasion did he aim at the rebels. The fire in the rear may have had the effect of goading on the "sable soldiers" to such feats of desperate heroism. Previous to the assault upon his works Gen. Gardner sent, under a flag of truce, to inquire whether the negroes were to be pitted against his forces? The reply of Gen. Banks was that the negroes were United States soldiers, and must be treated and respected accordingly. On the receipt of this answer, those who witnessed the assault report that it appeared as though every available gun on the works or within them was brought to bear upon the two negro regiments. This may have been what was expected of them. If so, Gen. Banks was justifi