...Mississippi. Here they remained listening in painful silence to the pattering of the grape-shot among their huts, and to the shrieks and groans of those who lay wounded beside them. Even this miserable shelter they were not permitted long to enjoy. The night was now as dark as pitch...

...along, wherever we could find room, we listened, in painful silence, to the pattering of grape-shot among our huts, and to the shrieks and groans of those...totally obscured with clouds. Our fires, deserted by us, aud beat about by the enemy's shot, began to burn red and dull ; and, except when the flashes of those...

...leave the fires, and to hasten under the dike. Thither all accordingly repaired, without much regard to order and regularity ; and, laying ourselves along,...find room, we listened, in painful silence, to the pattering of grape-shot among our huts, and to the shrieks and groan; of those who lay wounded beside...

...leave the fires, and to hasten under the dyke. Thither all, accordingly, repaired, without much regard to order and regularity, and laying ourselves along...by us, and beat about by the enemy's shot, began to bnrn red and dull ; and, except when the Hashes of those guns which played upon us cast a momentary...

...leave the fires, and to hasten under the dyke. Thither all, accordingly, repaired, without much regard to order and regularity, and laying ourselves along...shrieks and groans of those who lay wounded beside them. " A body of from twelve to fifteen hundred men had gained the " rear, and would have cut off all communication...

...leave the fires, and to hasten under ttie dyke. Thither all, accordingly, repaired, without much regard to order and regularity, and laying ourselves along...could find room, we listened in painful silence to the pattering of grape-shot among our huts, and to the shrieks and groans of those who lay wounded beside...

...leave the fires, and to hasten under the dyke. Thither all, accordingly, repaired, without much regard to order and regularity, and laying ourselves along...The night was now as dark as pitch, the moon being hut young, and totally obscured with clouds. Our fires deserted by us, and beat about by the enemy's...

...protection ; and here they lay an hour, listening in silence ' to the pattering of grape-shot among their huts, and to the shrieks and groans of those who lay wounded beside them.'* A discharge from the picquets on the right summoned them from their shelter. Two thousand Americans,...

...leave the fires, and to hasten under the dyke.* Thither all accordingly repaired, without much regard to order and regularity ; and laying ourselves along...we listened in painful silence to the scattering of grape-shot among our huts, and to the shrieks and groans of those who lay wounded beside them. " The...

...leave the fires, and to hasten under the dyke. Thither all accordingly repaired, without much regard to order and regularity, and laying ourselves along...could find room, we listened in painful silence to the pattering of grape-shot among our huts, and to the shrieks and groans of those who lay wounded beside...