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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. 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
mother's Bible and sat down to read, determined to let the voice of God speak to him on this momentous matter. He had not long to wait. As he read and meditated, he could hear one solemn voice speaking all the time in his heart, like the voice which fell upon the ear of the Hebrew captain, bidding him go forward to fight, as he said, for his country and for human right. CHAPTER XVII. WINNING HIS SPURS. The Hiram Boys in Action--Terrible Odds--A Daring Deed--A Ride for Life--Major-General Garfield. The period of Garfield's active service in the army was a little over two years; yet in that short time he rose from lieutenant-colonel to major-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.  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG CHAPTER SEVENTEEN WINNING HIS SPURS THE HIRAM BOYS IN ACTION TERRIBLE ODDS A DARING DEED A RIDE FOR LIFE MAJOR GENERAL GARFIELD THE PERIOD OF GARFIELD'S ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMY WAS A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS YET IN THAT SHORT TIME HE ROSE FROM LIEUTENANT COLONEL TO 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
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