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THE WAR IN THE WEST. 373
and every preparation made, just as if General Price intended
to stake all upon the issue of a single heroic blow.
Between these reserve lines and the enemy were the two
other lines just described, very small and very weak--the two
brigades which had saved an army. Jackman had moved for-
ward three hundred paces while General Price was forming, and
was to charge home when the time came. These extended prep-
arations for battle had the desired effect, and imposed upon the
Federals much of caution and more of wariness. For twenty
minutes Shelby's first line suffered heavy shelling from three
full batteries, but rode up and down the front, encouraging his men
to stand firm, for this last stand would decide the issue. Then the
heavy masses of cavalry came within long-range distance and
opened a terrible fire of small arms, without, however, doing
much execution, and, finally, with the clangor of a thousand
bugles and the wild cheering of the exultant soldiers, the Fed-
erals, five thousand strong, dashed full upon the Iron Brigade,
lapping it right and left by fully a division front. Shelby shouted
"Charge!" and his brigade met them half way with the roar and
the rush of a hurricane. For nearly ten minutes revolvers flashed
incessantly in men's faces, and guns were clubbed all bent and
spattered with blood.
Slayback, no longer pressed by the detachment his orders
required him to neutralize, took an original plan to reinforce
Shelby. Instead of rejoining him, he stationed his regiment
somewhat in the rear of Jackman's brigade and dashed off alone
to the head of Dobbins' regiment. This gallant officer had his
men well together considering the pressure, and countermarched
at a word from Slayback to assist the defenders of the rear.
When Shelby charged, Clark, who had been pressing to the rear
all the time to do his devoir, Jackman, Slayback, and Dobbins
bore down in a great thundering gallop to the rescue. The
melee and the hot, close storm of pistol-bullets were awful. An
entire division of Pleasanton's cavalry was crushed as easily as
a girl crushes a flower, while Elliott, inspired by one of those
sudden flashings of genius which come only in the awful, su-
preme moment of battle, broke through the regiment opposed to
his own, turned short around as if by the exertion of his will, and
commenced a rear attack that shattered the Federal ranks on
the right and drove the entire force back upon the artillery and
reserves. The day was won, the army saved, the train menaced
no longer, and all night ahead to retreat in-but at what a fear-
ful sacrifice of heroic soldiers! Before the fever and hot pas-
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 | civk000028p0373 |
| Description | THE WAR IN THE WEST. 373 and every preparation made, just as if General Price intended to stake all upon the issue of a single heroic blow. Between these reserve lines and the enemy were the two other lines just described, very small and very weak--the two brigades which had saved an army. Jackman had moved for- ward three hundred paces while General Price was forming, and was to charge home when the time came. These extended prep- arations for battle had the desired effect, and imposed upon the Federals much of caution and more of wariness. For twenty minutes Shelby's first line suffered heavy shelling from three full batteries, but rode up and down the front, encouraging his men to stand firm, for this last stand would decide the issue. Then the heavy masses of cavalry came within long-range distance and opened a terrible fire of small arms, without, however, doing much execution, and, finally, with the clangor of a thousand bugles and the wild cheering of the exultant soldiers, the Fed- erals, five thousand strong, dashed full upon the Iron Brigade, lapping it right and left by fully a division front. Shelby shouted "Charge!" and his brigade met them half way with the roar and the rush of a hurricane. For nearly ten minutes revolvers flashed incessantly in men's faces, and guns were clubbed all bent and spattered with blood. Slayback, no longer pressed by the detachment his orders required him to neutralize, took an original plan to reinforce Shelby. Instead of rejoining him, he stationed his regiment somewhat in the rear of Jackman's brigade and dashed off alone to the head of Dobbins' regiment. This gallant officer had his men well together considering the pressure, and countermarched at a word from Slayback to assist the defenders of the rear. When Shelby charged, Clark, who had been pressing to the rear all the time to do his devoir, Jackman, Slayback, and Dobbins bore down in a great thundering gallop to the rescue. The melee and the hot, close storm of pistol-bullets were awful. An entire division of Pleasanton's cavalry was crushed as easily as a girl crushes a flower, while Elliott, inspired by one of those sudden flashings of genius which come only in the awful, su- preme moment of battle, broke through the regiment opposed to his own, turned short around as if by the exertion of his will, and commenced a rear attack that shattered the Federal ranks on the right and drove the entire force back upon the artillery and reserves. The day was won, the army saved, the train menaced no longer, and all night ahead to retreat in-but at what a fear- ful sacrifice of heroic soldiers! Before the fever and hot pas- |
| Source | Shelby and His Men |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civk000028p0373.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 |
