. History of the Eighteenth regiment Conn. volunteers in the war for the Union . kind treatment by his Northern brethren. The prisoners,generally, were agreeably disappointed at the manner of theNorthern soldiers, and many of them expressed themselves asheartily sick of the war. .\\\ critical time in thebattle was the period when the Eighteenth held the rising groundbetween the two lines of the opposing forces. Col. Moore, of theOne Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Ohio, had suggested they hadbetter retreat to the woods or they would be compelled to do soby rebel numbers, but Col. Ely an
. History of the Eighteenth regiment Conn. volunteers in the war for the Union . kind treatment by his Northern brethren. The prisoners,generally, were agreeably disappointed at the manner of theNorthern soldiers, and many of them expressed themselves asheartily sick of the war. .\\\ critical time in thebattle was the period when the Eighteenth held the rising groundbetween the two lines of the opposing forces. Col. Moore, of theOne Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Ohio, had suggested they hadbetter retreat to the woods or they would be compelled to do soby rebel numbers, but Col. Ely and Maj. Peak insisted on hold-ing their position, urging that if they did fall back the movementwould be extremely dangerous and might cause the loss of thebattle. Both these officers deserve highest credit for their reso-lute courage and for the ins[)iration they gave their men at sucha critical junction. At about this time, E. E. Hickford, Company L), color guard,was severely wounded and fell, and the old dag went to theground; but at the same moment Charles Lynch, Company C. m>^MA CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS. 235 who had had his gv\x\ stock shot off, instantly caught up the ban-ner and raised it to its proper position. Suhsfcinenth he ex-changed the Hag for a musket antl resumed the fight. Soon after the German battery had reached position the reb-els raised a black flag with a single star on it, which the Germanslooked upon as a very fine target. After one shot, which seemedto strike near the murderous ensign, it suddenly disappeared andwas seen no more. A captured rebel said: If it had not beenfor that Dutch battery we should have whipped you. At one point of the battle the rebel rifle pits needed reinforce-ments, and a rebel officer, riding a fine looking black horse,attempted to furnish them. He started with a squad of men, buthad not proceeded far before^ a well directed shot from the batteryfell among them and the men fled in every direction. The rebelofficer, however, wa
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