 The storm broke upon us so suddenly that soldiers and officers— who leaped, as it began, from their tents, or from lazy siestas on the grass — were stricken in their rising with mortal wounds, and died, some with cigars between their teeth, some with...  The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 - Page 136by Samuel Adams Drake - 1891 - 178 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1864 - 868 pages
...— were stricken in their rising with mortal wounds and died, some with cigars between their teeth, some with pieces of food in their fingers, and one...Pennsylvania — with a miniature of his sister in his hands, that seemed more meet to grasp an artist's pencil than a musket Horses fell, shrieking such awful cries... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1864 - 878 pages
...— were stricken in their rising with mortal wounds, and died, some with cigars between their teeth, some with pieces of food in their fingers, and one...of his sister in his hands. Horses fell, shrieking such awful cries as Cooper told of, and writhing themselves about in hopeless agony. The boards of... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 872 pages
...— were stricken in their rising with mortal wounds, and died, some with cigars between their teeth, i that seemed more meet to grasp an artist's pencil than a musket. Horses fell, shrieking such awful... | |
 | William Jewett Tenney - United States - 1865 - 884 pages
...— were stricken in their rising with mortal wounds, and died, some with cipars between their teeth, some with pieces of food in their fingers, and one...a pale young German, from Pennsylvania — with a mininture of his sister in his hands. Horses fell, shrieking such awful cries as Cooper told of, and... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 944 pages
...with mortal wounds, and died, some with ;tween their teeth, eome with pieces of food in their fingere, and one, at least, a pale young German, from Pennsylvania, with a miniature of his sister in his hands, that seemed more meet to grasp an artist's pencil than a musket. Horses fell, shrieking such awfiil... | |
 | William Jewett Tenney - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...— were stricken in their rising with mortal wounds, and died, some.with cigars between their teeth, some with pieces of food in their fingers, and one...at least — a pale young German, from Pennsylvania — witli a miniature of his sister in his hands. Horses fell, shrieking such awful cries as Cooper... | |
 | William Jewett Tenney - History - 1866 - 910 pages
...— were stricken in their rising with mortal wounds, and died, some with cigars between their teeth, some with pieces of food in their fingers, and one...of his sister in his hands. Horses fell, shrieking such awful cries as Cooper told of, and writhing themselves about in hopeless agony. The boards of... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1866 - 554 pages
...— were striken in their rising with mortal wounds and died, some with cigars between their teeth, some with pieces of food in their fingers, and one...Pennsylvania — with a miniature of his sister in his hands, that seemed more meet to grasp an artist's pencil than a musket. Horses fell, shrieking such awful... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1869 - 944 pages
...were stricken in their rising with mortal wounds,' and died, some with cigars between their teeth, some with pieces of food in their fingers, and one...of his sister in his hands. Horses fell, shrieking such awful cries as Cooper told of, and writhing themselves about in hopeless agony. TLe boards of... | |
 | Willard W. Glazier - United States - 1875 - 416 pages
...— were stricken in their rising with mortal wounds, and died, some with cigars between their teeth, some with pieces of food in their fingers, and one...of his sister in his hands. Horses fell, shrieking such awful cries as Cooper told of, and writhing themselves about in hopeless agony. The boards of... | |
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