 | Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle - History - 1863 - 348 pages
...obstinacy, and when at last it was obliged to retreat, the colour-bearer retired last of all, turning round every now and then to shake his fist at the advancing...sorry when he saw this gallant Yankee meet his doom. General Ewell had come up at 3.30, on the enemy's right (with part of his corps), and completed his... | |
 | Literature - 1863 - 652 pages
...eolor-bearer retired last of all, turning round every now and then to shake his fist at the advaneing rebels. General Hill said he felt quite sorry when he saw this gallant Yankee meet his doom. General Ewell hud eome up at 3.30, on the enemy's right (with part of hie eorps), and eompleted his... | |
 | Scotland - 1863 - 828 pages
...colour-bearer retired last of all, turning round every now and then to shake his fist at the advancing rubels. General Hill said he felt quite sorry when he saw this gallant Yankee meet his doom. General Ewell had come tip at 3.80, on the enemy's right (with part of his corps), and completed his... | |
 | Theodore Ditterline - Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863 - 1864 - 27 pages
...time, with much obstinacy ; and when, at last, it was obliged to retreat, the colorbearer retreated last of all, turning around every now and then to...sorry when he saw this gallant Yankee meet his doom." These were the men of the Iron Brigade, and many a brave son of Michigan sleeps beneath the sod over... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 414 pages
...obstinacy, and when at last it was obliged to retreat, the color-bearer retired last of all, turning round every now and then to shake his fist at the advancing rebels. Gen. Hill said he felt quite sorry when he saw this gallant Yankee meet his doom. Gen. Ewell had come... | |
 | Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 400 pages
...obstinacy, and when at last it was obliged to retreat, the colorbearer retired last of all, turning round every now and then to shake his fist at the advancing rebels. 255 General Hill said he felt quite sorry when he saw this gallant Yankee meet his doom. General Ewell... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1866 - 654 pages
...time with much obstinacy ; and when, at last, it was obliged to retreat, the color-bearer retreated last of all, turning around every now and then to...sorry when he saw this gallant Yankee meet his doom. " In the first day's contest the rebels had about twenty thousand men in the field. In the second day's... | |
 | Confederate - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 596 pages
...to retreat, the color-bearer retired last of all, turning round every now and then to shake his list at the advancing Rebels. General Hill said he felt...sorry when he saw this gallant Yankee meet his doom. General Ewcll had come up at 3.30, on the enemy's right (with part of his corps), and completed his... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1882 - 594 pages
...of the slightest disappointment, care, or annoyance; and he was addressing to every soldier he met a fist at the advancing rebels. General Hill said he...sorry when he saw this gallant Yankee meet his doom. 320 ANECDOTES, POETRY, AND INCIDENTS. few words of encouragement, such as, 'All this will come right... | |
 | Frank Moore - American literature - 1889 - 614 pages
...time with much obstinaey ; and when, at last, it was obliged to retreat, the color-bearer retreated last of all, turning around every now and then to...quite sorry when he saw this gallant Yankee meet his doori. twenty thousand men in the field. In the second day's fight — 2d of July — General Lee is... | |
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... turning round every now and then to shake his fist at the advancing rebels. General Hill said he felt quite sorry when he saw this gallant Yankee meet his doom. 
