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The summer and autumn were spent in opposing General Bragg, one of the ablest of the Southern commanders. On the 19th and 20th of September the battle of Chickamauga was fought. The right division of the army, under the immediate direction of Rosecrans, was cut in two by Bragg. THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN WERE SPENT IN OPPOSING GENERAL BRAGG ONE OF THE ABLEST OF THE SOUTHERN COMMANDERS ON THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH OF SEPTEMBER THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA WAS FOUGHT THE RIGHT DIVISION OF THE ARMY UNDER THE IMMEDIATE DIRECTION OF ROSECRANS WAS CUT IN TWO BY BRAGG
ssel they took possession. The steamer was loaded with provisions, and Garfield assumed command. It was in vain that the rebel captain protested, and explained the terrors of the passage. He had to do with a man whose spirit of duty completely lifted him above the sense of fear. For two days and nights Garfield stood at the helm of the vessel, and battled with the swollen torrent. More than once they were aground, but the resolute management of Garfield and the unflinching obedience of Harry the scout surmounted every difficulty, and at length the little steamer came puffing in sight of the almost despairing camp. The men were beside themselves with joy; they shouted and sang and danced, and declared that with such a leader there was no danger they would not face. But it was at the battle of Chickamauga that Garfield's most daring feat was performed. In the early part of 1863 he was made chief of the staff to General Rosecrans, and in this capacity organised his famous corps of scouts. OF THIS VESSEL THEY TOOK POSSESSION THE STEAMER WAS LOADED WITH PROVISIONS AND GARFIELD ASSUMED COMMAND IT WAS IN VAIN THAT THE REBEL CAPTAIN PROTESTED AND EXPLAINED THE TERRORS OF THE PASSAGE HE HAD TO DO WITH A MAN WHOSE SPIRIT OF DUTY COMPLETELY LIFTED HIM ABOVE THE SENSE OF FEAR FOR TWO DAYS AND NIGHTS GARFIELD STOOD AT THE HELM OF THE VESSEL AND BATTLED WITH THE SWOLLEN TORRENT MORE THAN ONCE THEY WERE AGROUND BUT THE RESOLUTE MANAGEMENT OF GARFIELD AND THE UNFLINCHING OBEDIENCE OF HARRY THE SCOUT SURMOUNTED EVERY DIFFICULTY AND AT LENGTH THE LITTLE STEAMER CAME PUFFING IN SIGHT OF THE ALMOST DESPAIRING CAMP THE MEN WERE BESIDE THEMSELVES WITH JOY THEY SHOUTED AND DANCED AND DECLARED THAT WITH SUCH A LEADER THERE WAS NO DANGER THEY WOULD NOT FACE BUT IT WAS AT THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA THAT GARFIELD'S MOST DARING FEAT WAS PERFORMED IN THE EARLY PART OF EIGHTEEN SIXTY THREE HE WAS MADE CHIEF OF THE STAFF TO GENERAL ROSECRANS AND IN THIS CAPACITY ORGANIZED HIS FAMOUS CORPS OF SCOUTS
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