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But the slope of the hill was swept with rebel bullets, and the Hiram boys had to seek shelter among the trees. BUT THE SLOPE OF THE HILL WAS SWEPT WITH REBEL BULLETS AND THE HIRAM BOYS HAD TO SEEK SHELTER AMONG THE TREE
jor-general, and performed some deeds of valour that will never be forgotten. Within three months of raising his regiment, he was prepared to take the field, and the sphere of his operations was the State of Kentucky. This large and important State, which lay on the borders of the slave-holding districts, was by no means unanimous in favour of the Union. General Marshall, with an army of 5000 Confederates, had taken up a position in Eastern Kentucky; and Garfield, having reported himself to General Buell at Louisville, was ordered to march against the invaders. It was at Middle Creek where the two small opposing armies met Garfield's forces numbered, all told, about 2600; the Confederates were nearly double. Garfield found the enemy posted on the double crest of a low hill, and he at once commenced his attack. The charge was led by the hundred Hiram students, who were ordered to cross the stream and climb the opposite ridge, the intention being to draw the enemy out of their ambuscade. MAJOR GENERAL AND PERFORMED SOME DEEDS OF VALOR THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF RAISING HIS REGIMENT HE WAS PREPARED TO TAKE THE FIELD AND THE SPHERE OF HIS OPERATIONS WAS THE STATE OF KENTUCKY THIS LARGE AND IMPORTANT STATE WHICH LAY ON THE BORDERS OF THE SLAVE HOLDING DISTRICTS WAS BY NO MEANS UNANIMOUS IN FAVOR OF THE UNION GENERAL MARSHALL WITH AN ARMY OF FIVE THOUSAND CONFEDERATES HAD TAKEN UP A POSITION IN EASTERN KENTUCKY AND GARFIELD HAVING REPORTED HIMSELF TO GENERAL BUELL AT LOUISVILLE WAS ORDERED TO MARCH AGAINST THE INVADERS IT WAS AT MIDDLE CREEK WHERE THE TWO SMALL OPPOSING ARMIES MET GARFIELD'S FORCES NUMBERED ALL TOLD ABOUT TWENTY SIX HUNDRED THE CONFEDERATES WERE NEARLY DOUBLE GARFIELD FOUND THE ENEMY POSTED ON THE DOUBLE CREST OF A LOW HILL AND HE AT ONCE COMMENCED HIS ATTACK THE CHARGE WAS LED BY THE HUNDRED HIRAM STUDENTS WHO WERE ORDERED TO CROSS THE STREAM AND CLIMB THE OPPOSITE RIDGE THE INTENTION BEING TO DRAW THE ENEMY OUT OF THEIR AMBUSCADE
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