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212 SHELBY AND HIS MEN; OR,
more-once more, and follow me!" Leading this heroic regiment
upon the muzzles of two thousand muskets, General Shelby broke
the enemy's line and poured his column through the gap. Gor-
don and Vivion charged so fiercely that numbers of horses fell
bayoneted, and Captain Adams rode three times through the
ranks, backward and forward. Collins had been busy too and
fought his battery magnificently. The dead and wounded of the
advance were tenderly sent to the rear, and General Shelby
called to him Captain D. Williams. "I can not compliment an
officer more pointedly," he said, "than by assigning to him a post
of imminent danger. Take command of the advance so nobly led
by Captain Thorp, and let me see you do good work this day."
Williams did do good work, and wherever the firing was hottest
and the bullets thickest, there were the forms of the decimated
forlorn hope-there were Williams and his beautiful gray steed.
Rice in full retreat, yet in admirable order, was pursued with a
bitterness never before exhibited by the brigade, and he sent for
immediate succor. Steele gave him another brigade and one six-
gun battery. With these heavy reinforcements Rice made a
vigorous stand and fought desperately. The woods fired during
the retreat of the Federals now blazed fiercely everywhere, con-
suming alike their dead and wounded. In the face of blinding
smoke, heat, and whirling cinders from the dry trees on fire, the
brigade advanced to the attack of this second position. The six-
gun battery opened at once, but Collins silenced it by a dozen
rounds, and the infantry and cavalry joined battle. For two
hours it was evenly balanced, a brigade against a division. Gen-
eral Shelby lost another of his famous sorrels, his saddle holsters
were shot away and blood drawn in two places from touching
bullets, yet he hurled his whole force in one desperate charge
upon Rice's right, rode over for the second time the 9th Wiscon-
sin Infantry, and scattered the Federals through the woods like
partridges. Until darkness stopped pursuit the chase went
swiftly on. Prisoners were brought in by companies, the dead
and wounded strown through the woods for miles in extent, and
Rice shot twice, hatless and swordless, finally reached the main
army, swearing he fought nothing but devils who rode horses
upon his bayonets and shot his infantry in square with revolvers.
Rice spoke simple truth and nothing more. But twice afterward
and never before had Shelby's brigade fought so desperately and
so persistently for eight long hours. Never, perhaps, in the war
had a column of cavalry rode over veteran infantry in chosen po-
sitions among heavy timber, a strong wind blowing fierce flames
Object Description
| Title | Shelby and his men, or, the war in the west |
| Author | Edwards, John N. (John Newman), 1839-1889 |
| Subject.LCSH |
Shelby, Joseph Orville, 1830-1897 Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Coverage | United State -- Missouri |
| Source |
Digital reproduction based on reprint edition republished by his wife Jennie Edwards, Kansas City, Mo. : Hudson-Kimberly Pub. Co., 1897 Originally published: Cincinnati, Ohio : Miami printing and publishing, 1867. |
| Language | English |
| Date.Original | 1897 |
| Date.Digital | 2003? |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Format | JPEG |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact contributing institution for information. |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library Special Collection, University of Missouri - Columbia at (573) 882-0076 or email: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
Description
| Title | civk000028p0212 |
| Description | 212 SHELBY AND HIS MEN; OR, more-once more, and follow me!" Leading this heroic regiment upon the muzzles of two thousand muskets, General Shelby broke the enemy's line and poured his column through the gap. Gor- don and Vivion charged so fiercely that numbers of horses fell bayoneted, and Captain Adams rode three times through the ranks, backward and forward. Collins had been busy too and fought his battery magnificently. The dead and wounded of the advance were tenderly sent to the rear, and General Shelby called to him Captain D. Williams. "I can not compliment an officer more pointedly," he said, "than by assigning to him a post of imminent danger. Take command of the advance so nobly led by Captain Thorp, and let me see you do good work this day." Williams did do good work, and wherever the firing was hottest and the bullets thickest, there were the forms of the decimated forlorn hope-there were Williams and his beautiful gray steed. Rice in full retreat, yet in admirable order, was pursued with a bitterness never before exhibited by the brigade, and he sent for immediate succor. Steele gave him another brigade and one six- gun battery. With these heavy reinforcements Rice made a vigorous stand and fought desperately. The woods fired during the retreat of the Federals now blazed fiercely everywhere, con- suming alike their dead and wounded. In the face of blinding smoke, heat, and whirling cinders from the dry trees on fire, the brigade advanced to the attack of this second position. The six- gun battery opened at once, but Collins silenced it by a dozen rounds, and the infantry and cavalry joined battle. For two hours it was evenly balanced, a brigade against a division. Gen- eral Shelby lost another of his famous sorrels, his saddle holsters were shot away and blood drawn in two places from touching bullets, yet he hurled his whole force in one desperate charge upon Rice's right, rode over for the second time the 9th Wiscon- sin Infantry, and scattered the Federals through the woods like partridges. Until darkness stopped pursuit the chase went swiftly on. Prisoners were brought in by companies, the dead and wounded strown through the woods for miles in extent, and Rice shot twice, hatless and swordless, finally reached the main army, swearing he fought nothing but devils who rode horses upon his bayonets and shot his infantry in square with revolvers. Rice spoke simple truth and nothing more. But twice afterward and never before had Shelby's brigade fought so desperately and so persistently for eight long hours. Never, perhaps, in the war had a column of cavalry rode over veteran infantry in chosen po- sitions among heavy timber, a strong wind blowing fierce flames |
| Source | Shelby and His Men |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civk000028p0212.jpg |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact koppk@umsystem.edu for more information. |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library special collection at: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
