With the colonel on the right, and the adjutant in command on the left, the regiment charged upon the foe, as it had twice before charged on that eventful day, with an enthusiasm bordering upon fury.
The rebels had even spiked one of the guns, and they maintained their position with an obstinacy which promised the annihilation of one or the other of the contending forces.

A desperate strife ensued, in which the least perceptible advantage was gained by the Federals.

But if they could do no more, they held the enemy in check, till the gunners could charge their pieces with grape and canister, which they poured into the rebels with the most deadly effect.
"Hurrah!" shouted Tom, as the rebels quaked before the withering storm of shot belched forth by the guns of the battery.

"They shake! Give it to them!" "Steady, my men! steady," said Captain Benson.

"The ammunition of the battery is expended," he added, as the cannon ceased their work of destruction.