Red Badge of Courage: An American Civil War RP(IC)(Open)

[Romextly]

As the Rebel rifles fired, I called up the rest of the men, "Men! Get up and shot them! In the forest!" As the men formed up in their lines and started to fire their coordinated volleys, A confederate cannon fired at a Union one. The cannonball missed, but it hit the side of the high ground and a rock hit me square on the head and I got knocked out and fell. At the Same time 1,035s belched out their bullets.

[Tranzoria]

Green was sleeping in a small natural ditch by edge of the camp. He didn't hear the rifle shots or anything. But when he heard the Cannons, he jumped up. He ran out of the ditch with rifle and Tomahawk in hand and yelled at his men, most of whom weren't participating in battle.

"O'Neil! Get some men and gather some supplies! We gonna need them!"

Green rushed up to the wall and put his rifle over the edge. He was a nice shot, and could mostly see in the dark, so he kept quiet and waited for the right moment. He aimed, and fired once at a young Confed helping his fellow rebels up from a hole. Hit. He did it again at man firing blindly from a tree. Also hit, and the men by him ran back farther into the forest. Next, he shot a moving target. And then, he shot a hole through the hat of another Confed, a higher ranking one who shot his revolver until he heard the gunshot and checked his hat. Than he ran back into the woods.


His sixth shot to a Confed camped by a rock missed, but he didn't care. All night, he just sniped as many as he could before the Cannons scared most off.

[Bolslania]

Green was sleeping in a small natural ditch by edge of the camp. He didn't hear the rifle shots or anything. But when he heard the Cannons, he jumped up. He ran out of the ditch with rifle and Tomahawk in hand and yelled at his men, most of whom weren't participating in battle.

"O'Neil! Get some men and gather some supplies! We gonna need them!"

Green rushed up to the wall and put his rifle over the edge. He was a nice shot, and could mostly see in the dark, so he kept quiet and waited for the right moment. He aimed, and fired once at a young Confed helping his fellow rebels up from a hole. Hit. He did it again at man firing blindly from a tree. Also hit, and the men by him ran back farther into the forest. Next, he shot a moving target. And then, he shot a hole through the hat of another Confed, a higher ranking one who shot his revolver until he heard the gunshot and checked his hat. Than he ran back into the woods.


His sixth shot to a Confed camped by a rock missed, but he didn't care. All night, he just sniped as many as he could before the Cannons scared most off.

Voided. A carbine of the time isnt effective at the range you're firing at. That is why I wanted you towards the front, but at the 400 yds from where you are you couldnt hit the broad side of a barn with the carbine

[Bolslania]

As the Confederates and the 2nd skirmished, Colonel Fairchild ran over to Hargrave, as Hargrave turned to face him, Fairchild caught a bullet in the neck, spraying blood through the air, he was dead before he hit the ground. Hargrave called his runner

'Boy, go to HQ and tell them Fairchild's dead and we need a new Colonel. GO!" The boy ran off as Hargrave turned back.

"B Company! Independent fire!"

[Spaincio]

"Yes sir!" Caibre got his stuff and called the others to get on their horses and chase the Confederates. "For the Union!!" was the shout of the Calvary men. They Sliced through the broken lines. Caibre shot a guy through the chest then sliced the face of another.

[Bolslania]

"B Company hold fire!" Hargrave yelled as the cavalrymen surged forward scaring the rebs off. A whoop of joy went through the Union lines as they saw the backs of the retreating rebs. Hargrave didnt join them. Instead he went to the top of the hill along with the other captains to wait for their new commander to show up.

[Nihonjan]

Hugo got his rifle and ran off towards the Captain's limp body. He checked the pulse. Yep. Alive. He cried out "Medic!" A medic and astrecher came to pick him up and take him to the infirmary.

[Tranzoria]

"Yes sir!" Caibre got his stuff and called the others to get on their horses and chase the Confederates. "For the Union!!" was the shout of the Calvary men. They Sliced through the broken lines. Caibre shot a guy through the chest then sliced the face of another.

Green saw what his men was doing and yelled out "Keep it up!"

Trying to be useful, he went around and tended the injured with the supplies Caibre got him. He had just treated his 4th Soldier when a Cannon shot fired at the wall next to him. It knocked one man off his heels and killed him, while another was pushed back and run to another position. Green looked over, and the moment he did, a piece of metal caught him in the shoulder. He groaned in pain, but pulled most of the metal out and kept on trying to treat the man he was healing. The man died in his arms, probably because of how Green was not a Medical expert, and tried to treat three others before blacking out as blood drizzled from his shoulder. He woke minutes later, the battle still going on, and crawled to safety behind a rock.

[American Pere Housh]

As the Confederates and the 2nd skirmished, Colonel Fairchild ran over to Hargrave, as Hargrave turned to face him, Fairchild caught a bullet in the neck, spraying blood through the air, he was dead before he hit the ground. Hargrave called his runner

'Boy, go to HQ and tell them Fairchild's dead and we need a new Colonel. GO!" The boy ran off as Hargrave turned back.

"B Company! Independent fire!"

Sergeant Johnson open fired while on one knee at a Reb taking at Lieutenant Hargrave, "Lieutenant get down!" The Reb's body goes limp after getting hit in the heart.

[Bolslania]

As Hargrave walked back, he was thrown forward by the cannon blast, luckily he was uninjured, from the sounds he was hearing other men were not so lucky. He saw Green pulled a fragment out of his shoulder and collapse, he ran over.

"Shit! Green!" Hargrave knelt over him, as he did so he felt a hot, burning pain in his right shoulder, he looked and saw a gash in his shoulder where he had been grazed by a bullet, he was probably fine. He saw Green begin to stir and helped him behind a rock. He called for a medic and ran up the hill to assist the cannons in finding the confederate battery.

[American Pere Housh]

As Hargrave walked back, he was thrown forward by the cannon blast, luckily he was uninjured, from the sounds he was hearing other men were not so lucky. He saw Green pulled a fragment out of his shoulder and collapse, he ran over.

"Shit! Green!" Hargrave knelt over him, as he did so he felt a hot, burning pain in his right shoulder, he looked and saw a gash in his shoulder where he had been grazed by a bullet, he was probably fine. He saw Green begin to stir and helped him behind a rock. He called for a medic and ran up the hill to assist the cannons in finding the confederate battery.

Sergeant Johnson ran after his lieutenant in assisting him in finding the Rebel battery. "Lieutenant Hargrave, need any assistance in finding the Rebel Battery sir?" Sergeant Johnson asked while breathing hard.

[Strala]

Christopher was born in 1830 in Saint Louis, Missouri, near the banks of the Mississippi River. His father, Jefferson David Grant, was a successful businessman who had moved here from Pennsylvania back in 1805. He took $100 and left his family back in Philadephia to travel to St. Louis which was located in Louisiana territory. Once he arrived, he started several other small shops, which by 1808 had earned him enough to buy an acre of land along with starting larger ventures. In 1811, he started a grocer shop, which grew as the years passed on, and by 1810 was one of the largest in the territory and had begun bringing in luxury goods from the states near the East Coast. This gave him a small fortune and allowed for him and his business to survive the panic of 1819. In 1820, Jefferson married his wife Marie Therese Smith, an immigrant from Great Britain, who he had met during one of his numerous business trips to New York. He also helped his 4th cousin, Jesse Root Grant, move to Point Pleasant. In 1825 he started his own bank and funded several fur trapping expedition, which by 1829 made him one of the wealthiest men in State.

As a child, Christopher was raised to despise slavery, and he was encouraged to be creative. His family, unlikely many that owned large amounts of land, employed immigrants or freed slaves to work it instead of buying slaves. In 1844, he met his relative Ulysses S. Grant for the first time. They quickly became friendly towards each other, and Christopher would endearingly call Ulysses, Big Brother. In 1848, Christopher and his family attended his wedding to Julia Boggs Dent. When he turned 16, he attended Saint Louis Academy, which he graduated from in 1848. He then attended their medical school, which he graduated from in 1830.

By 1850, Christopher had moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he started his own clinic and headed a branch of his father's bank. He would become extremely successful, and in 1858 married his childhood sweetheart, who had also moved to Milwaukee. Their first son, Jeffrey Jefferson Grant was born two years later. After the Governor of Wisconsin, Alexander W. Randall issued a call to arms throughout the state of Wisconsin, Christopher sent a letter to Governor for a commission, and one week later he was governing the rank of Captain and was placed in the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. After the battle of Bulls Run, he was promoted to Major. After the Battle of South Mountain, he was once again promoted to Colonel.

Currently, he was located at the Regimental Headquarters overseeing the command staff since Colonel Fairchild was in the field leading the men. Suddenly one of the runners came bursting in.

"Lieutenant Colonel Grant. Sir." He panted for a while before continuing. "Colonel Fairchild has been killed. 1st Lieutenant Hargrave told me to inform you that you are needed in the front." Christopher after discovering this felt a deep sadness. Colonel Fairchild had been a great leader, and he didn't want to be the one to inform his widow that he had died. He stood up and sprinted to his horse and made his way to the front.

[Bolslania]

"No sergeant, take over first platoon and have them fire into those trees over there." (Pointing to wear he believes the cannon to be) Hargrave said, he began scanning the tree line for the cannon. He heard Colonel Grant come riding up and ran to meet him


"Colonel Sir! Thank god you're here. The rebs are hitting us from those trees with rifle fire and those trees with cannon." As he said that the dirt exploded as a cannon shell hit it. "I recommend you dismount. Sir"

[Strala]

\Lieutenant Colonel Grant, or Colonel Grant now, immediately dismounted his horse and calmed it down. He wasn't afraid of the sound of an exploding cannon shell, though it wasn't the same for his horse.


Colonel Grant thanked Lieutenant Hargrave before continuing, "Lieutenant. Where are the Rebels located, and how many of them do you assume are located here."

[American Pere Housh]

"No sergeant, take over first platoon and have them fire into those trees over there." (Pointing to wear he believes the cannon to be) Hargrave said, he began scanning the tree line for the cannon. He heard Colonel Grant come riding up and ran to meet him


"Colonel Sir! Thank god you're here. The rebs are hitting us from those trees with rifle fire and those trees with cannon." As he said that the dirt exploded as a cannon shell hit it. "I recommend you dismount. Sir"

Sergeant Johnson nodded at his lieutenant and saluted, "Yes sir." Matthew walked over to were First Platoon was, "First Platoon, I'm Sergeant Matthew Johnson and your new commander. Lieutenant Hargrave want to fire in those tree lines.(he points to the trees the lieutenant pointed at earlier.)We must find that Rebel battery before it can do anymore damage." First Platoon acknowledged their new commander's orders and went to work.

[Bolslania]

\Lieutenant Colonel Grant, or Colonel Grant now, immediately dismounted his horse and calmed it down. He wasn't afraid of the sound of an exploding cannon shell, though it wasn't the same for his horse.


Colonel Grant thanked Lieutenant Hargrave before continuing, "Lieutenant. Where are the Rebels located, and how many of them do you assume are located here."

Hargrave pointed to the puffs of smoke coming from the treeline

"About 2 companies, maybe more, sir" He heard 1st platoon open up into his designated target.

"And that is where we think the enemy artillery battery is sir."

[Strala]

\Lieutenant Colonel Grant, or Colonel Grant now, immediately dismounted his horse and calmed it down. He wasn't afraid of the sound of an exploding cannon shell, though it wasn't the same for his horse.


Colonel Grant thanked Lieutenant Hargrave before continuing, "Lieutenant. Where are the Rebels located, and how many of them do you assume are located here."

Hargrave pointed to the puffs of smoke coming from the treeline

"About 2 companies, maybe more, sir" He heard 1st platoon open up into his designated target.

"And that is where we think the enemy artillery battery is sir."

"Alright Lieutenant. Do you require any extra assistance or are you confident that you and your mend can take over the enemy's artillery battery? If you do require more men, I shall converge the entire company on this position."

Colonel Grant ducked towards the ground as he saw another artillery shell landing nearby.

[Mauriti]

Antonio Carine was the first medic of B company. He saw a captain fall and even though he was from another unit, he started to apply bandages. "He's going to be alright. Just leave him in his tent with bandages and wait till he wakes up. He then went over to a lieutenant Hargrave. "Sir, I'm going have to treat you. If I don't you could get infected."

[Bolslania]

Hargrave pointed to the puffs of smoke coming from the treeline

"About 2 companies, maybe more, sir" He heard 1st platoon open up into his designated target.

"And that is where we think the enemy artillery battery is sir."

"Alright Lieutenant. Do you require any extra assistance or are you confident that you and your mend can take over the enemy's artillery battery? If you do require more men, I shall converge the entire company on this position."

Colonel Grant ducked towards the ground as he saw another artillery shell landing nearby.

" I positioned Company B at the front, but we have taken casualties, so reinforcements would be appreciated. I think as soon as our artillery can find the enemy battery we can knock them out." A bullet caught a nearby cavalryman in the chest. Turning to the medic that had approached him

"ill be fine right now, see to that man over there" Hargrave said pointing at the screaming cavalryman

[Mauriti]

"Yes sir." He went over to the Calvary man and started taking out the bullet and cleaning the wound with alcohol. He then bandaged it and called a stretcher to take him to the field hospital. He went to another Corporal and started making a makeshift field clinic.

[American Pere Housh]

Antonio Carine was the first medic of B company. He saw a captain fall and even though he was from another unit, he started to apply bandages. "He's going to be alright. Just leave him in his tent with bandages and wait till he wakes up. He then went over to a lieutenant Hargrave. "Sir, I'm going have to treat you. If I don't you could get infected."

A cannon ball goes flying a foot over Matthew's head causing to dive to the ground yelling, "First Platoon get your asses in cover!" First Platoon got low behind some trees while taking heavy cannon fire.

Sergeant Johnson yells over to Lieutenant Hargrave, "Lieutenant sir, we are under heavy cannon fire and we need assistance immediately!"

[Strala]

"Very well then Lieutenant. I shall request C Company to aid you in your assault of the enemey's position. Expect them to arrive in 20 or so minutes if they are still located where they were previously."

Colonel Grant sent one of his aides to C Company to order them to reinforce and bolster the forces of B Company.

[Bolslania]

Hargrave acknowledges the yell from Johnson

"Colonel we need reinforcements, B company is getting blown to hell sir."

Hargrave ducked as a cannonball hit the dirt and bounced around the hill.

[Tranzoria]

Antonio Carine was the first medic of B company. He saw a captain fall and even though he was from another unit, he started to apply bandages. "He's going to be alright. Just leave him in his tent with bandages and wait till he wakes up. He then went over to a lieutenant Hargrave. "Sir, I'm going have to treat you. If I don't you could get infected."

Green woke up at the last minutes of the fight, finding bandages on his arm. He could see Hargarve and three others talking to each other, probably giving orders and discussing what would be next. He struggled to get up for a while, and when he finally did, he limped to the lines. Most of the Captains were giving orders behind the lines, so as the enemy gave their final charge, with almost all they had left, many Yankee Cavalry started to run away. Green pulled out his rifle and tried to shoot it up in the air, and after maybe a minute, he fired it. Almost all of the Cavalry looked up at the gun and then at him. He screamed "DON'T RUN YOU DAMN COWARDS!!! SHOW THEM WHAT YOU GOT!!!"

Some men who left the battle still ran. But msot didn't, and went back to the lines. As the Confeds were around 100 yards away, the order was given, and the men fired. Green limped back to the rock he hid on, seeing Jefferson still giving orders and not leaving his men even once, even with Cannon fire around him and two young men being shot down by Confed bullets. Jefferson had gained the trust and respect of Green.

[Nihonjan]

After seeing the captain fall down, Hugo grabbed the flag out of the flag bearer's hands and said "Forward men! Forward!" The A,B,C, and D company of 2nd Florida charged at the Treeline, with the 4th US Battery firing cover.