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Up on the hill at Chinn Ridge is a monument to the 14th New York Infantry Militia. The sign says, "Officers said the Rebels were retreating. Hatch's Division was ordered to pursue. Marching double-quick west on the turnpike, the Federals reached this hill just after sundown. Suddenly, the ridge erupted with fire. In the confusion -- screaming horses, showers of earth and shrapnel -- soldiers lined up in the wrong regiments. In the dying light, New York troops saw movement in the dark woods to the left. Voices shouted, 'Don't fire on us, boys, we are coming to help you!' The Federals held their fire, but then a terrible volley of bullets smacked into them. Muzzle-flashes revealed gray uniforms among the trees." |