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The Maine bugle ... campaign; 1-5 Jan. 1894-Oct. 1898 - Maine.gov

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190 THE MAINE BUGLE.<br />

wouri'ied. After moving sufficient distance to the left they fell hack to the edge of the<br />

woods. <strong>The</strong>n as the rel)S were closing in towards us, we fell hack quite a distance<br />

through the woods, until we found the rest of the hrigade. <strong>The</strong> hrigade commander,<br />

as well as the division commander, was surprised to learn that we had heen so far in<br />

advance, as the rest of the troops had fallen i)ack as soon as they received the lire of<br />

the hattery. While we were lying in the advanced position the writer got where he<br />

coulil see, in a ravine between the regiment am! tlij l)attery, a line of rel)el infantry<br />

lying at rest. This was probably part of Gen. (iordon's command. <strong>The</strong> hrigade ad-<br />

vanced, after having re-formed, to the edge of the woods moving "left obli

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