American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

"Suh, the yankees are attacking Seminary Ridge!" "The
hell you say Suh! We have 10,000 troops there! Who
commands those brave boys I wonder......!!!"



> Cela
>
> 220PM
>
> Cpl Adams and the boys started in amazement!!
> Cutlers 84th and 147th NY were assaulting the
> heights!! Then a unit from the XI th rushed by
> towards the Ridge. This looked like suicide!! Sure
> enough the New York boys with support from a unit
> from Stone were thrown back but dang if that little
> Coster unit didn`t get to the top!! Adams got up
> " com on fellas they need our help"
> "CEASE" bellered Sgt Kearns, those fellas aint a
> gonna take or hold that ridge. They gonna need our
> support when they get driven back"
>
> Capt Loomis nearby saw to it that the men obeyed Sgt
> Kearns but his mind was elsewhere. He could hear the
> firing which was moving to the East and South, The
> Rebs were getting around the far right and Reynolds
> was attacking? We are going to die here he thought,
> that is now our job, to die for the Army. Hmm.....
>
> Sgt O`Toole and the men stared at the old lady in
> amazement!! The men of the 54th NY Von Gilsa, were
> clustered around the house, some inside. The old
> lady was in a rocker with an old musket staring out
> a window.
> " maam, O`toole intoned again " it aint` fittin` for
> ye to be in danger, beggin` your pardin maam"
> " My house, I`ll be danged ifn` them Reb scum gonna
> have it, over my dead body" The lady mouthed.
>
> O`toole mused-We aint gonna lose this war, not with
> Northern grit like this.
> -Tony-

Colonel Tony Best
Army of Georgia