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The stand which General Thomas made at Chickamauga was said to be the most brilliant defence of the whole war, and the ride of Garfield the most heroic deed. THE STAND WHICH GENERAL THOMAS MADE AT CHICKAMAUGA WAS SAID TO BE THE MOST BRILLIANT DEFENCE OF THE WHOLE WAR AND THE RIDE OF GARFIELD THE MOST HEROIC DEED
mas'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. 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. But the object of his ride was accomplished. Thomas held out long enough to enable Rosecrans to strengthen himself and occupy Chattanooga, and the army was saved. 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 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 BUT THE OBJECT OF HIS RIDE WAS ACCOMPLISHED THOMAS HELD OUT LONG ENOUGH TO ENABLE ROSECRANS TO STRENGTHEN HIMSELF AND OCCUPY CHATTANOOGA AND THE ARMY WAS SAVED
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