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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. 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
ght. The right division of the army, under the immediate direction of Rosecrans, was cut in two by Bragg. As the Federals began their retreat, Garfield, who chafed bitterly under this repulse, begged permission to ride back to the second column of the army, which was under the command of General Thomas. He hoped to reach this division, and encourage the general to continue the battle until Rosecrans could collect his broken forces and entrench 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 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. E BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA WAS FOUGHT THE RIGHT DIVISION OF THE ARMY UNDER THE IMMEDIATE DIRECTION OF ROSECRANS WAS CUT IN TWO BY BRAGG AS THE FEDERALS BEGAN THEIR RETREAT GARFIELD WHO CHAFED BITTERLY UNDER THIS REPULSE BEGGED PERMISSION TO RIDE BACK TO THE SECOND COLUMN OF THE ARMY WHICH WAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL THOMAS HE HOPED TO REACH THIS DIVISION AND ENCOURAGE THE GENERAL TO CONTINUE THE BATTLE UNTIL ROSECRANS COULD COLLECT HIS BROKEN FORCES 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
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