He had the opportunity, the men and the guns, but he let his golden chances slip by while he idly passed away the time "resting" at Chippawa and New Germany.
Capt.

Akers was another officer whose action in consenting with the ideas of Lieut.-Col.

Dennis to change the plans of their commanding officer is inexplicable.

Why these two officers should have dared to assume such responsibility is beyond all comprehension.

A soldier's first duty is obedience to orders, and as these had been definitely issued by Col.