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Both sides saw him; both sides watched his terrible progress, even while firing was fiercely kept up from each side of the river. And then a Confederate officer  he was one of General Pickett's officers  ran to the water's edge and waved a white handkerchief and the firing ceased. BOTH SIDES SAW HIM AND BOTH SIDES WATCHED HIS TERRIBLE PROGRESS EVEN WHILE FIRING WAS FIERCELY KEPT UP FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE RIVER AND THEN A CONFEDERATE OFFICER HE WAS ONE OF GENERAL PICKETT'S OFFICERS RAN TO THE WATER'S EDGE AND WAVED A WHITE HANDKERCHIEF AND THE FIRING CEASED
osition near New Berne and swept through the camp, driving our entire force before them; and all, including my company, retreated hurriedly across the river, setting fire to a long wooden bridge as we went over. It soon blazed up furiously, making a barrier that the Confederates could not pass. “But, unknown to everybody, and unnoticed, John Ring had dashed back to my tent. I think he was able to make his way back because he just looked like a mere boy; but however that was, he got past the Confederates into my tent and took down, from where it was hanging on the tent-pole, my bright, gold-scabbarded sword. “John Ring seized the sword that had long been so precious to him. He dodged here and there, and actually managed to gain the bridge just as it was beginning to blaze. He started across. The flames were every moment getting fiercer, the smoke denser, and now and then, as he crawled and staggered on, he leaned for a few seconds far over the edge of the bridge in an effort to get air. ERATES SUDDENLY STORMED OUR POSITION NEAR NEWBURN AND SWEPT THROUGH THE CAMP DRIVING OUR ENTIRE FORCE BEFORE THEM AND ALL INCLUDING MY COMPANY RETREATED HURRIEDLY ACROSS THE RIVER SETTING FIRE TO A LONG WOODEN BRIDGE AS WE WENT OVER AS SOON AS IT BLAZED UP FURIOUSLY MAKING A BARRIER THAT THE CONFEDERATES COULD NOT PASS BUT UNKNOWN TO EVERYBODY AND UNNOTICED JOHN RING HAD DASHED BACK TO MY TENT I THINK HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE HIS WAY BACK BECAUSE HE LOOKED LIKE A MERE BOY BUT HOWEVER THAT WAS HE GOT PAST THE CONFEDERATES INTO MY TENT AND TOOK DOWN FROM WHERE IT WAS HANGING ON THE TENT POLE MY BRIGHT GOLD SCABBARDED SWORD JOHN RING SEIZED THE SWORD THAT HAD BEEN SO LONG PRECIOUS TO HIM HE DODGED HERE AND THERE AND ACTUALLY MANAGED TO GAIN THE BRIDGE JUST AS IT WAS BEGINNING TO BLAZE HE STARTED ACROSS THE FLAMES WERE EVERY MOMENT GETTING FIERCER THE SMOKE DENSER AND NOW AND THEN AS HE CRAWLED AND STAGGERED ON HE LEANED FOR A FEW SECONDS FAR OVER THE EDGE OF THAT BRIDGE IN AN EFFORT TO GET AIR
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