▁to ▁hold ▁them ..." ▁The ▁fighting ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁moved ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁from ▁advance ▁to ▁retre at , ▁with ▁the ▁Union ▁tempor arily ▁occup ying ▁the ▁post , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁driven ▁off . ▁The ▁Confeder ates ▁attempted ▁their ▁own ▁fl ank ing ▁man eu vers ▁which ▁quickly ▁failed ▁because ▁their ▁force ▁was ▁too ▁thin . ▁The ▁fighting ▁was ▁in ▁such ▁close ▁qu arters ▁that ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁can n ons ▁in ▁the ▁fort ification ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁used . ▁▁ ▁After ▁fighting ▁for ▁over ▁seven ▁hours ▁ ▁without ▁taking ▁the ▁position Mil roy ' s ▁troops ▁with d rew , ▁retre ating ▁to ▁his ▁cam ps ▁at ▁Green ▁Spring ▁Run ▁near ▁Che at ▁Mountain . ▁Johnson ▁claimed ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁losses ▁were ▁ 2 0 ▁men ▁killed ▁and ▁ 9 6 ▁wounded ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁missing . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁Confeder ate ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 2 nd ▁Virginia ▁Infantry : ▁I ▁had ▁a ▁splendid ▁position ▁in ▁this ▁battle ▁and ▁could ▁see ▁the ▁whole ▁fight ▁without ▁having ▁to ▁take ▁any ▁part ▁in ▁it , ▁and ▁I ▁remember ▁how ▁I ▁thought ▁Colonel ▁Johnson ▁must ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁wonderful ▁hero ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁as ▁I ▁saw ▁him ▁at ▁one ▁point , ▁where ▁his ▁men ▁were ▁hard ▁pressed , ▁sn atch ▁a ▁mus ket ▁in ▁one ▁hand ▁and , ▁swing ing ▁a ▁big ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁other , ▁he ▁led ▁his ▁line ▁right ▁up ▁among ▁the ▁enemy , ▁driving ▁them ▁head long ▁down ▁the ▁mountain , ▁killing ▁and ▁w ounding