Gibbon, our old commander, took some
two miles of railroad, but i is troops then
' roke and ran. He was wounded in tbe
bead and arm. As he was attempting to
.ally bis men, it is said, he held up bis
wounded arm, and swore that he bad rath
er have two regiments of bis old Iron
Brigade, th <n tbe whole division be then
commanded.
Night finally closed the firing except
among the skirmishers who kept it up
continually. Sunday morning opened
with a brisk musketry fight up towards the
center which soon ceased, tbe balance of
the day and Monday were remarkable only
fortheir great quietness under the circum
stances, which was only interrupted by the
skirmishing and an occasional cannon shot.
Monday night soon after dark, we got up
' and fell back to this side of tbe river, ac-
■ complisbing, I think, one of the most suc
cessful retreats from before tbe face of an
enemy, on record. We were over the river
' four days and three night within easy
range of the enemy’s guns and under arms
all the time. Sleeping upon our arms, our
: lullaby was eeeesh bullets whistling oyer us
and striking with a dull “thud” among and
around us.
