Up here the stream is narrower than it is down below, and the banks are not so high.

Look, the colonel is beckoning to us! Here we go!" They sprang upon their horses, and a great corps advanced toward the Antietam, far above the town of Sharpsburg.

The sun had declined in the West, and a breeze, bringing a little coolness, had begun to blow.

They did not see much preparation for defense beyond the river, but as they advanced some cannon in the woods opened there.

The Union cannon replied, and then the brigades in blue moved forward swiftly.
The officers and the cavalry galloped their horses into the little river and Dick felt a fierce joy as the water was dashed into his face.