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...organized his strengthen army, and by the 14th of December was ready to take the offensive. He made a plan and on the next day moved forward. His attack was a wheeling movement to turn Hood's left while he kept his right and centre busy in front. Gallant charges captured some of the enemy's works, and before Hood saw what was the real danger, it was too late. Simultaneous charges break his line and capture many men, and by evening his army was in full and disorderly retreat. Thomas followed up the advantage till dark and then pressed...
...Hazel Grove, was occupied by some Union batteries which held the enemy in check while the crowd of fugitives from Howard's corps rushed through the line of guns to the rear. Major Huntington was himself present and in command of these batteries, and it was due to their gallant stand that the army was not totally demoralized on that day. This check at Hazel Grove compelled the confederates to wait till it was too dark for further advance that evening...
...over 17,000 men, and Lee had, by his own figures, probably underestimated, 12,000. This ended a movement of which the first part was one of the best executed moves in the history of war, but which closed as a dismal failure. There is no doubt of the gallant conduct of the troops throughout. The blame rests chiefly on hooker, and on Howard for being surprised on the right flank...
...drift idly with the current, it is sheer waste of strength to try and row dead against it. The people, or perhaps we should rather say the farmers of the United States, who are not used to handling or spending large sums of money, have been making a gallant effort daring the last three-quarters of a century in fixing the salaries of public offices, to rebuke the notion that money ought to be the main consideration of an American officeholder. Accordingly, in nearly all the States the salaries of judges and other functionaries have been fixed with reference...
...officers, however, as well as the faculty afterward, were somewhat astonished to discover the proctor on guard disappear every few minutes into the scene of revelry and each time emerge with a less steady step, until finally he was in a very joyous and light-headed condition. The gallant M. P. does not tell whether the proctor held his office after the eventful evening...