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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. 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
tanooga. Great as was the need, Rosecrans hesitated before allowing Garfield to run the risk of such a ride. At length he reluctantly consented. Grasping Garfield's hand, his chief said, "We may not meet again. Good-bye; God bless you." And, with this kindly farewell in his ears, the young brigadier-general rode away. With three companions for guides, he made for the tangled forest. Then they trotted past Rossville. Here, as they swept along the narrow road, a thousand rifles opened fire upon them, and two of the little party fell. They had ridden into a body of Confederate skirmishers who were hanging upon the flank of Thomas'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. AND INTRENCH HIMSELF IN CHATTANOOGA GREAT AS WAS THE NEED ROSECRANS HESITATED BEFORE ALLOWING GARFIELD TO RUN THE RISK OF SUCH A RIDE AT LENGTH HE RELUCTANTLY CONSENTED GRASPING GARFIELD'S HAND HIS CHIEF SAID WE MAY NOT MEET AGAIN GOOD BYE GOD BLESS YOU AND WITH THIS KINDLY FAREWELL IN HIS EARS THE YOUNG BRIGADIER GENERAL RODE AWAY WITH THREE COMPANIONS FOUR GUIDES HE MADE FOR THE TANGLED FOREST THEN THEY TROTTED PAST ROSVILLE HERE AS THEY SWEPT ALONG THE NARROW ROAD A THOUSAND RIFLES OPENED FIRE UPON THEM AND TWO OF THE LITTLE PARTY FELL THEY HAD RIDDEN INTO A BODY OF CONFEDERATE SKIRMISHERS WHO WERE HANGING 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
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