He slashed at me with it a hundred times. I counted the strokes."
Then Pennington stopped and laughed hysterically, Dick seized him by the
arm and shook him roughly.
"Stop it, Frank! Stop it!" he cried. "You're yourself, and you're all
right!"
Pennington shook his body, brushed his hands over his eyes and said:
"Thanks, Dick, old man; you've brought me back to myself."
"Get ready!" exclaimed Warner. "The cavalry have sheered off, but the
infantry are coming, a million strong! I can hear their tread shaking
the earth!"
The broken regiment reloaded, drew its lines together and faced the enemy
anew. It seemed to their bloodshot eyes that the whole Southern army
was bearing down upon them. The Southern generals, skillful and daring,
were resolved to break through the Northern left, and the attack attained
all the violence of a convulsion.
The great Southern line, blazing with fire and steel, advanced, never
stopping for a moment, while the fire of their cannon beat incessantly
upon the devoted brigades. It was well for the Northern army, well for
the Union that here was the Rock of Chickamauga.
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