Hertford and his horse charged upon the hostile cavalry, and all the brigades of Thomas met the Southern attack with a fire so heavy and deadly that the army of Bragg reeled back.
Then ensued the most tremendous scene through which Dick had yet passed.
The Southern army came again.

Bragg, Breckinridge, Buckner, Longstreet, Hill, Cleburne and the others urged on the attacks.

They had been victors everywhere else and they knew that they must drive back Thomas or the triumph would not be complete.

They struck and spared not, least of all their own men.

They poured them, Kentuckians, Tennesseeans, Georgians, Mississippians and all the rest upon Thomas without regard to life.
Kentuckians on the opposing sides met once again face to face.