Both leaped aside just in time to avoid Dick's own falling horse, which had been slain by a shell.

Then the colonel ran up and down the lines of his men, waving his sword and encouraging them to stand fast.
The Southern lines spread out and endeavored to overlap the Union men, but they were held back by a deep railroad cut and masses of felled timber.

The combat redoubled in fury.

Cannon and rifles together made a continuous roar.

Both sides seemed to have gone mad with the rage of battle.
The Southern generals astonished at such a resistance by a smaller force, ordered up more men and cannon.