Under Fire: A Tale of the Shenandoah Valley — page 204: what you’re looking at

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DYING FOR THE FLAG. 197 true-hearted Buckeye boy, whom he had met for the first time that day. ‘Ah, what’s that?’ A loud cheer rang up from the camps below, and was caught up and echoed along the ridge. ‘“The boys are cheerin’ for victory; more good — news from the front,’’ cried Johnson, who still stood near. It was true! The enthusiasm of the Unionists over their great and, unexpected victory could not be quelled. Long into the night the cheers of the men would ring out at intervals, although they had eaten noth- ing since the previous day, and were surrounded by dead and dying. - Notwithstanding the dead and wounded lay every- where, and the field presented a ghastly spectacle, nothing could check the wild excitement and enthusi- asm of officers and men at their wonderful victory. For some moments, Andy Potter lay breathing heavily, listening to the shouts and cheers of the tired soldiers. : | A smile swept his face at last. ‘They got it bad, captain.’”’ ‘(They have been utterly routed,’’ answered Chet- wood. | ‘*Tam so glad I did what I could, captain. You can answer for that.~I——’’ ‘(Vou have done brave work for the Union to-day, my noble boy. You are a hero.”’ The smile still lingered on the face of the dying young soldier. ‘“Washington was a hero, but such chaps as “ae han’t no right to ther name. Dad alwayssaid I wa’n’t © good for anything. Won’t you tell him, captain, ef you ever go ter Ohio, that Andy did fight a little; tell him—tell him that I didn’t run, anyhow.”’ ‘He shall know all, my brave boy.”’ comicbooks.co Nh -