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He was now thirty one years of age, and had served in the army about four months. Garfield's force in Eastern Kentucky held the field, but they held it starving. HE WAS NOW THIRTY ONE YEARS OF AGE AND HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY ABOUT FOUR MONTHS GARFIELD'S FORCE IN EASTERN KENTUCKY HELD THE FIELD BUT THEY HELD IT STARVING
e opposite ridge, the intention being to draw the enemy out of their ambuscade. But the slope of the hill was swept with rebel bullets, and the Hiram boys had to seek shelter among the trees. [Illustration: Garfield and his regiment going into action.] While the young men held their position in the timber, a support of 500 men came up, and the little brigade faced nearly 4000 muskets. Then Colonel Moore and his loyal Kentuckians volunteered to carry the hill. Standing on a rock in full sight of his men, and a conspicuous mark for the Confederates' rifles, Garfield directed the fight. For a while it seemed doubtful on which side victory should fall, until through the trees the commander caught sight of a glancing banner, and with a shout he announced that reinforcements had arrived. The enemy had seen it also, and at once began a retreat, which soon became a scamper. For this brilliant little victory, the first that had fallen to the Federal arms, Garfield was made a brigadier-general.  IRAM STUDENTS WHO WERE ORDERED TO CROSS THE STREAM AND CLIMB THE OPPOSITE RIDGE THE INTENTION BEING TO DRAW THE ENEMY OUT OF THEIR AMBUSCADE BUT THE SLOPE OF THE HILL WAS SWEPT WITH REBEL BULLETS AND THE HIRAM BOYS HAD TO SEEK SHELTER AMONG THE TREES WHILE THE YOUNG MEN HELD THEIR POSITION IN THE TIMBER A SUPPORT OF FIVE HUNDRED MEN CAME UP AND THE LITTLE BRIGADE FACED NEARLY FOUR THOUSAND MUSKETS THEN COLONEL MOORE AND HIS LOYAL KENTUCKIANS VOLUNTEERED TO CARRY THE HILL STANDING ON A ROCK IN FULL SIGHT OF HIS MEN AND A CONSPICUOUS MARK FOR THE CONFEDERATE'S RIFLES GARFIELD DIRECTED THE FIGHT FOR A WHILE IT SEEMED DOUBTFUL ON WHICH SIDE VICTORY SHOULD FALL UNTIL THROUGH THE TREES THE COMMANDER CAUGHT SIGHT OF A GLANCING BANNER AND WITH A SHOUT HE ANNOUNCED THAT REINFORCEMENTS HAD ARRIVED THE ENEMY HAD SEEN IT ALSO AND AT ONCE BEGAN A RETREAT WHICH SOON BECAME A SCAMPER FOR THIS BRILLIANT LITTLE VICTORY THE FIRST THAT HAD FALLEN TO THE FEDERAL ARMS GARFIELD WAS MADE A BRIGADIER GENERAL 
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