 | Theodore Ditterline - 1864 - 27 pages
...plant the regimental colors, round which the regiment had fought for some time, with much obstinacy ; and when, at last, it was obliged to retreat, the colorbearer retreated last of all, turning around every now and then to shake his fist at the advancing rebels. General Hill said he felt quite... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1866 - 654 pages
...plant the regimental colors, round which the regiment had fought for some time with much obstinacy ; and when, at last, it was obliged to retreat, the color-bearer retreated last of all, turning around every now and then to shake his fist at the advancing rebels. General Hill said he felt quite... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1867 - 602 pages
...plant the regimental colors, round which the regiment had fought for some time with much obstinacy ; and when, at last, it was obliged to retreat, the color-bearer retreated last of all, turning around every now and then to shake his fist at the advancing rebels. General Hill said he felt quite... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1882 - 594 pages
...plant the regimental colors, round which the regiment had fought for some time with much obstinacy j and when, at last, it was obliged to retreat, the color-bearer retreated last of all, twenty thousand men in the field. In the second day's fight — 2d of July — General Lee is described... | |
 | 1887 - 636 pages
...rode by Hill's side as a spectator, described the thrilling scene as follows: "A Yankee colorbearer floated his standard in the field and the regiment...at last it was obliged to retreat, the colorbearer retired last of all, turning round now and then to shake his fist in the face of the advancing Confederates.... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1888 - 526 pages
...division loading and firing on their retreat. This the testimony of AP Hill: "A Yankee color-bearer floated his standard in the field, and the regiment...last it was obliged to retreat, the color-bearer, last of all, turning round now and then to shake his fist in the face of the advancing rebels, I was... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1889 - 614 pages
...plant the regimental colors, round which the regnnent had fought for some time with much obstinaey ; and when, at last, it was obliged to retreat, the color-bearer retreated last of all, turning around every now and then to shake his fist at the advancing rebels. General Hill said he felt quite... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Gettysburg battle-field commission - 1893 - 698 pages
...army, is with Hill as a spectator, riding by his side. This is what he says: 'A Yankee color bearer floated his standard in the field and the regiment...it, and when at last it was obliged to retreat, the color bearer retreated last of all, turning around now and then to shake his fist in the face of the... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1896 - 584 pages
...that the prisoners gave utterance to their admiration. Said General Hill : "A Yankee colour- bearer floated his standard in the field and the regiment...it; and when at last it was obliged to retreat, the colour -bearer retired last of all, turning round now and then to shake his fist in the face of the... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1896 - 584 pages
...that the prisoners gave utterance to their admiration. Said General Hill : "A Yankee colour -bearer floated his standard in the field and the regiment...it; and when at last it was obliged to retreat, the colour - bearer retired last of all, turning round now and then to shake his fist in the face of the... | |
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... the Yankees had fought with a determination unusual to them. He pointed out a railway cutting, in which they had made a good stand ; also a field, in the centre of which he had seen a man plant the regimental colors, round which the regiment had fought... 
