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American Civil War
Fourteenth Regiment Infantry
Captain Meyers, with eight of his men, had reached the enemy's works, and unable to retire to the main line, begged to be rescued. Now came the fiercest struggle of all. The Colonel threw himself on the right center of his regiment; the Major still clung to the terrible left, and 'Forward—charge!' rang out in a voice that was heard above the crash of musketry.
"The whole brigade, drawn up in battle line in our rear, watched us with that painful, choking suspense which is only known to those who, with the longing of the hungering and thirsting watch for food and drink,
Civil War Battle
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