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In the first faint gray of the morning, when the swarming advance had paused to resume something of definition as a line of battle, and skirmishers had been thrown forward, word was passed along to call the roll. IN THE FIRST FAINT GREY OF THE MORNING WHEN THE SWARMING ADVANCE HAD PAUSED TO RESUME SOMETHING OF DEFINITION AS A LINE OF BATTLE AND SKIRMISHERS HAD BEEN THROWN FORWARD WORD WAS PASSED ALONG TO CA
r of the guard-tent where the conversation had occurred, explained that the time allowed for the interview had expired. The next morning, when in the presence of the whole brigade Private Greene was shot to death by a squad of his comrades, Lieutenant Dudley turned his back upon the sorry performance and muttered a prayer for mercy, in which himself was included. A few weeks afterward, as BuellŌĆÖs leading division was being ferried over the Tennessee River to assist in succoring GrantŌĆÖs beaten army, night was coming on, black and stormy. Through the wreck of battle the division moved, inch by inch, in the direction of the enemy, who had withdrawn a little to reform his lines. But for the lightning the darkness was absolute. Never for a moment did it cease, and ever when the thunder did not crack and roar were heard the moans of the wounded among whom the men felt their way with their feet, and upon whom they stumbled in the gloom. The dead were there, tooŌĆöthere were dead a-plenty. ING HIS HEAD IN AT THE DOOR OF THE GUARD TENT WHERE THE CONVERSATION HAD OCCURRED EXPLAINED THAT THE TIME ALLOWED FOR THE INTERVIEW HAD EXPIRED THE NEXT MORNING WHEN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE WHOLE BRIGADE PRIVATE GREEN WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY A SQUAD OF HIS COMRADES LIEUTENANT DUDLEY TURNED HIS BACK UPON THE SORRY PERFORMANCE AND MUTTERED A PRAYER FOR MERCY IN WHICH HIMSELF WAS INCLUDED A FEW WEEKS AFTERWARD AS BUELL'S LEADING DIVISION WAS BEING FERRIED OVER THE TENNESSEE RIVER TO ASSISTANCE SUCCOUR AND GRANT'S BEATEN ARMY NIGHT WAS COMING ON BLACK AND STORMY THROUGH THE WRECK OF BATTLE THE DIVISION MOVED INCH BY INCH IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ENEMY WHO HAD WITHDRAWN A LITTLE TO REFORM HIS LINES BUT FOR THE LIGHTNING THE DARKNESS WAS ABSOLUTE NEVER FOR A MOMENT DID IT CEASE AND EVER WHEN THE THUNDER DID NOT CRACK AND ROAR OR HEARD THE MOANS OF THE WOUNDED AMONG WHOM THE MEN FELT THEIR WAY WITH THEIR FEET AND UPON WHOM THEY STUMBLED IN THE GLOOM THE DEAD WERE THERE TOO THEY WERE DEAD OF PLENTY
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