RBC: Chapter Twenty.

The regiment was pushed back into the trees to get away from the firing. During this Henry and Wilson seemed to be to be fighting over the flag. They both had gone after it and retrieved it, but Henry gained possession of it. They went on about the battle and each time they reached an open space the firing began almost immediately. Firing seemed never ending. It was as if they had been put in this battle to die. This is when they began to question if they had been betrayed. Henry wants to win so badly it will give him the revenge against the one who called them mule-drivers. That insult upset him so. The regiment is distraught and all over the place. This was no reason to give up for Henry though. With the flag in his hand he went forth fighting. They passed a point where they thought they had been relieved from fighting for a while. They were wrong. Confronted by another enemy they stood searching for a way to escape in one piece. Henry finds that if they are to lose then victory would not be easy, but learning from past mistakes he was not about to let that just happen. He goes forward with flag in hand. Battle again has been started and they were so close the features of the soldiers could be seen. Much battling passed and finally one side seemed to be coming out on top. Although the opponent was moving forward still, blue was still seen as winning. Through the smoke it was thought they had grown weaker, but then with its passing there was no more left but an open battle field with the exception of dead bodies. Cheering began and then celebration on Henry's side.