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He had reached the crest of the hill just as the second volley of bullets whizzed past him, and the next moment he was safe. A party of Thomas's troops rode out to meet him, they dashed down the hill together, and in a few more minutes Garfield's horse dropped dead at the feet of General Thomas. HE HAD REACHED THE CREST OF THE HILL JUST AS THE SECOND VOLLEY OF BULLETS WHIZZED PAST HIM AND THE NEXT MOMENT HE WAS SAFE A PARTY OF THOMAS'S TROOPS RODE OUT TO MEET HIM THEY DASHED DOWN THE HILL TOGETHER AND IN A FEW MORE MINUTES GARFIELD'S HORSE DROPPED DEAD AT THE FEET OF GENERAL THOMAS
his chief said, "We may not meet again. Good-bye; God bless you." And, with this kindly farewell in his ears, the young brigadier-general rode away. With three companions for guides, he made for the tangled forest. Then they trotted past Rossville. Here, as they swept along the narrow road, a thousand rifles opened fire upon them, and two of the little party fell. They had ridden into a body of Confederate skirmishers who were hanging upon the flank of Thomas's army. Garfield put his horse to the fence and leaped into a cottonfield. The hedge on the other side of the field was lined with muskets. Garfield rode a zig-zag course across the field, and so prevented the enemy from taking aim. His course slanted upwards, and he knew that if he could but gain the top of the hill, he would be out of range of the rebel rifles. Twice a volley was fired, and the second time his horse received a nasty flesh wound; but still Garfield was uninjured. His good horse, though losing blood fast, kept on. TED GRASPING GARFIELD'S HAND HIS CHIEF SAID WE MAY NOT MEET AGAIN GOOD BYE GOD BLESS YOU AND WITH THIS KINDLY FAREWELL IN HIS EARS THE YOUNG BRIGADIER GENERAL RODE AWAY WITH THREE COMPANIONS FOUR GUIDES HE MADE FOR THE TANGLED FOREST THEN THEY TROTTED PAST ROSVILLE HERE AS THEY SWEPT ALONG THE NARROW ROAD A THOUSAND RIFLES OPENED FIRE UPON THEM AND TWO OF THE LITTLE PARTY FELL THEY HAD RIDDEN INTO A BODY OF CONFEDERATE SKIRMISHERS WHO WERE HANGING UPON THE FLANK OF THOMAS'S ARMY GARFIELD PUT HIS HORSE TO THE FENCE AND LEAPED INTO A COTTON FIELD THE HEDGE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD WAS LINED WITH MUSKETS GARFIELD RODE A ZIG ZAG COURSE ACROSS THE FIELD AND SO PREVENTED THE ENEMY FROM TAKING AIM HIS COURSE SLANTED UPWARDS AND HE KNEW THAT IF HE COULD BUT GAIN THE TOP OF THE HILL HE WOULD BE OUT OF RANGE OF THE REBEL RIFLES TWICE A VOLLEY WAS FIRED AND THE SECOND TIME HIS HORSE RECEIVED A NASTY FLESH WOUND BUT STILL GARFIELD WAS UNINJURED HIS GOOD HORSE THOUGH LOSING BLOOD FAST KEPT ON
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