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at once tnrew nimseii wun great ion».The brigade commanded by Col. B. F. Sc ribner; 38th Indiana, one of the very first in the army, was left particularly exposed, as its right flank had been somewhat toofar advanced, where it had taken positionin the morning. Almost before its pickets were driven in, it found itself literally surrounded by thrice its numbers, who came on with their infernal yells, pouring volley after volley of deadly bullets into the very bosom of this gallant brigade. For a moment it was throw n into confusion, and that moment sufficed to place the rebels upon its front, flanks and rear. But it was not destined to surrender, The 2d, 33d, and 94tli Ohio; the 38th Indiana, the* 10th Wisconsin, and Loomis' Battery are composed of the best material in their respectiveStates, and their commander, Scribner, had succeeded in infusing into them his own magnanimous and gallant spirit.— Gathering together their broken ranks under the infernal fire which every instant mowed them down, and following their heroic leader, they charged the dense legions surrounding them, and, like a whirlwind in a forest, tore their way through.
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Burlington Weekly Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Sat, Oct 03, 1863
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