Under Fire: A Tale of the Shenandoah Valley — page 91: what you’re looking at

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BA FISHER’S HILL. right of the Union army, which was then moving into position for flanking the Confederates. Moses Bluff joined Averill, and was soon engaged in driving in the enemy’s skirmishers, which was but the prelude to the coming contest for the mastery. Chetwood was soon with his own command under the lead of Crook. This general was marching for the purpose of a flanking movement, while Averill made the front warm for a time, which held Early’s attention until Crook could execute his grand movement. Tramp, tramp, tramp. A great army of blue-coats went filing into the woods, over rugged hills, and through level stretches, the goal of their desires being Harly’s left flank. The day had dawned with the sullen boom of can- non. It was to go out in the crash of battle and roar of musketry. Phil Sheridan, the gallant hero of a score of bat- tles, was not yet to be checked in his onward march up the beautiful valley of the Shenandoah. On pressed the veterans of Opequon, approaching nearer and nearer the goal. The army of Sheridan was now on the move from wing to wing. Crook was swinging around the hills on the right; Wright, with the Sixth Corps, moved to the assault - in the centre, and Emory, with the Nineteenth, on | the left. A grand advance along the whole line. Forward pressed Crook’s veterans, elated with their late victories, and anxious to start the enemy once “more whirling up the valley. Soon puffs of smoke rose along the slopes. Then came a sudden jar. The fight for Fisher’s Hill had opened. “Forward, boys!’ (E(0) aah comicbooks