Officers were shouting.
This sight also filled him with wonder.

The brigade was hurrying briskly to be gulped into the infernal mouths of the war god.

What manner of men were they, anyhow?
Ah, it was some wondrous breed! Or else they didn't comprehend--the fools.
A furious order caused commotion in the artillery.

An officer on a bounding horse made maniacal motions with his arms.

The teams went swinging up from the rear, the guns were whirled about, and the battery scampered away.