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tumble like leaves. They stood, they faltered, and at the third fire of the battery (the six guns ) they turned and ran like sheep, the whole ground being filled with their dead and wounded, while we still poured in the canister as they left in confusion.- 
    Now another solid column came out of the same woods to the left, in order of battle and in fine style.- On they came, the Secesh flag in the center of the column, and a big red flag with a blue cross (Crusaders?-) in the middle.- They advanced steadily, and came to a halt in line.- The flag was shot down by our shells three or four times, but was soon up again and stood firmly.- Our first line of battle, consisting of the Irish Brigade and several other brigades now advanced to meet them, the old stars and stripes going up the hill, with the Irish flag on the right of the column, while the rebels were advancing down the ravine on the other side of the hill.- Soon a long roar of musketry told they had met, and the most terrible of the fighting was done here. All the time we were pouring in our shells and spreading wide havoc in the rebel ranks, and after a terrible fight the rebels retired again in confusion and disorder. One shell which I saw burst in a company of the Irish Brigade carried away half the company,but they closed in and