There was often actual physical contact, and the flash from the cannon and rifles blazed in Dick's face.

The Southerners in front who had been driven back returned, and as Stuart and Hill continued to beat hard upon their flanks, the troops of Hooker were compelled to retreat.

Once more the white church faded in the mists and smoke.
But Hooker and his generals rallied their men and advanced anew.

The ground around the Dunkard church became one of the most sanguinary places in all America.

One side advanced and then the other, and they continually reeled to and fro.