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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—the war on the Rapidan. (search)
the First Rhode Island, and drives them vigorously back. The Second Virginia tries in vain to check this charge; its commander, having leaped over a large ditch at the head of his men, is surrounded and captured. The fight is now carried on with side-arms in a narrow road where the Unionists have pursued their adversaries; the latter are definitely stopped and compelled to fall back upon their reserves. Lee, finding the left of the enemy so strong, decides to try his right, and orders Colonel Bower to make an effort to outflank him with his regiment, the Fifth Virginia. But these troops have scarcely advanced a short distance in that direction when they find themselves confronted by McIntosh's brigade and the Federal guns. Received by a terrible fire, the regiment is quickly driven back in disorder, and this causes the retreat of the whole Confederate line. The Unionists, who have been astonished at so vigorous an attack, do not take advantage of this opportunity to press the en