On the record
Four hundred ragged, bare-footed men, emaciated with fatigue, who had met and worsted the enemy on three several occasions, marched up in the face of a garrison of 2,000 or more.
Source
gutenberg.orgGrenville Dodge: “Four hundred ragged, bare-footed men, emaciated with fatigue, who had met and worsted the enemy on three several…”
Editor's note · Context
Dodge describes the resilience of his troops despite their dire conditions during a confrontation.
Share
More from Grenville Dodge
They never fell under my command again, but on every field that they fought they won the praise of their commanders, and General Grant ordered that they should place on their banners, "First at Chickasaw Bayou.
I remember distinctly that my Regiment would go into line, strip themselves, and throw down the chickens, potatoes, apples, and other eatables they had foraged and taken during the day, and as they would go forward the troops in our rear…
Colonel Dodge, in order to discover the position of the enemy on his right, directed his firing to cease, when a thousand rebel plush caps and black broad brims popped up into view from the bushes, and, forming, they advanced with great…
This caused the troops to stand and fight, preferring to die rather than to fall into their hands.
Other voices in this conversation
