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They came; But left some comrades in their fame, Red on the ridge in icy wreath And hanging gardens of cold Death. But not quite unavenged these fell; Our ranks once out of range, a blast Of shrapnel and quick shell Burst on the rebel horde, still massed, Scattering them pell mell. (This fighting  judging what we read   Both charge and countercharge, Would seem but Thursday's told at large, Before in brief reported.  Ed.) THEY CAME BUT LEFT SOME COMRADES IN THEIR FRAME RED ON THE RIDGE IN ICY WREATH AND HANGING GARDENS OF COLD DEATH BUT NOT QUITE UNAVENGED THESE FELL OUR RANKS ONCE OUT OF RANGE A BLAST OF SHAPNEL AND QUICK SHELL BURST ON THE REBEL HOARD STILL MASTS SCATTERING THEM PELL MELL THIS FIGHT JUDGING WHAT WE READ BOTH CHARGE AND COUNTER CHARGE WOULD SEEM BUT THURSDAYS TOLD AT LARGE BEFORE IN BRIEF REPORTED ED
Donelson._ FURTHER. A yelling rout Of ragamuffins broke profuse To-day from out the Fort. Sole uniform they wore, a sort Of patch, or white badge (as you choose) Upon the arm. But leading these, Or mingling, were men of face And bearing of patrician race, Splendid in courage and gold lace-- The officers. Before the breeze Made by their charge, down went our line; But, rallying, charged back in force, And broke the sally; yet with loss. This on the left; upon the right Meanwhile there was an answering fight; Assailants and assailed reversed. The charge too upward, and not down-- Up a steep ridge-side, toward its crown, A strong redoubt. But they who first Gained the fort’s base, and marked the trees Felled, heaped in horned perplexities, And shagged with brush; and swarming there Fierce wasps whose sting was present death-- They faltered, drawing bated breath, And felt it was in vain to dare; Yet still, perforce, returned the ball, Firing into the tangled wall Till ordered to come down. TH HAS ELEMENTALLY ISSUED FORTH TO STORM THIS DONAL SUN FURTHER A YELLING ROUT OF RAGAMUFFINS BROKE PROFUSE TO DAY FROM OUT THE FORT SOLE UNIFORM THEY WORE A SORT OF PATCH OR WHITE BADGE AS YOU CHOOSE UPON THE ARM BUT LEADING THESE OR MINGLING WERE MEN OF FACE AND BEARING OF PATRICIAN RACE SPLENDID IN COURAGE AND GOLD LACE THE OFFICERS BEFORE THE BREEZE MADE BY THEIR CHARGE DOWN WENT OUR LINE BUT RALLYING CHARGED BACK IN FORCE AND BROKE THE SALLY YET WITH LOSS THIS ON THE LEFT UPON THE RIGHT MEANWHILE THERE WAS AN ANSWERING FIGHT ASSAILANT AND ASSAILED REVERSED THE CHARGE TO UPWARD AND NOT DOWN UP A STEEP RIDGE SIDE TOWARDS ITS CROWN A STRONG REDOUBT BUT THEY WHO FIRST GAINED THE FORT'S BASE AND MARKED THE TREES FELLED HEAPED IN HORN PERPLEXITIES AND SHAGGED WITH BRUSH AND SWARMING THERE FIERCE WASPS WHOSE STING WAS PRESENT DEATH THEY FALTERED DRAWING BATED BREATH AND FELT IT WAS IN VAIN TO DARE YET STILL PERFOROUS RETURNED THE BALL FIRING INTO THE TANGLED WALL TILL ORDERS TO COME DOWN
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