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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 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
t 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. 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. RFIELD 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 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
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