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Among his troops was his old companion and humble friend of the towpath, Harry S. Brown, the poor fellow who, in spite of a good heart and shrewd sense, had been so long the unhappy victim of intemperance. AMONG HIS TROOPS WAS HIS OLD COMPANION AND HUMBLE FRIEND OF THE TOW PATH HARRY S BROWN THE POOR FELLOW WHO IN SPITE OF A GOOD HEART AND SHREWD SENSE HAD BEEN SO LONG THE UNHAPPY VICTIM OF INTEMPERANCE
 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. 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. Their provisions were done, the roads were impassable, the people unfriendly, and the river swollen and dangerous. But Garfield's early experience as a canal boy now stood him in good stead. 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 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 THEIR PROVISIONS WERE DONE THE ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE THE PEOPLE UNFRIENDLY AND THE RIVER SWOLLEN AND DANGEROUS BUT GARFIELD'S EARLY EXPERIENCE AS A CANAL BOY NOW STOOD HIM IN GOOD STEAD
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