Everywhere the battle assumed a closer and fiercer phase.

Hampton, who had come just in time with his guns, went down wounded badly.

Beauregard himself was wounded slightly, and so was Jackson, hit in the hand.

Many distinguished officers were killed.
The whole Northern army was driven back four times, and it came a fifth time to be repulsed once more.

In the very height of the struggle Harry caught a glimpse in front of them of a long horizontal line of red, like a gleaming ribbon.
"It's those Zouaves!" cried Langdon.