The South must continually turn aside troops to attack Sheridan, and they dared not advance too far leaving him unbeaten in their rear.

Rosecrans in the center was urging his troops to a great resistance and the battle flamed high there.

It now thundered along the whole front.

Nearly every man and cannon were in action.
Dick was glad that chance had thrown his regiment with Sheridan, when he saw the splendid resistance made by the young general.

Sheridan massed all his guns at the vital point and backed them up with riflemen.
Nothing broke through his line.