gauntleted hand a gauntlet is a long glove with a flaring cuff covering the lower part of the arm.
generals the highest-ranking officers, above the colonels.
gilded images of memory Henry's thoughts as he thinks of his heroic deeds in battle.
gods of traditions behaviors that are expected with certain activities.
great ruck of men and munitions a large quantity of soldiers and munitions.
haversack a canvas bag for carrying rations, generally worn over one shoulder.
heart of the din the front line.
heraldic wind of the day a morning breeze which will be the harbinger of the things that will transpire on this day.
Huns a warlike Asiatic people who, led by Attila and others, invaded eastern and central Europe in the fourth and fifth century A.D.; here, a reference to the rebel forces made by veteran Union soldiers to frighten the new recruits.
imbecile line Henry's assessment of his comrades who did not flee.
impetus of enthusiasm the regiment has regained its confidence and enthusiasm for battle.
incapable of checking itself before granite and brass the enthusiastic charge of the regiment would not be stopped by even the hardest of objects (granite and brass), let alone by enemy soldiers.
indefinite cause the unknown force which caused Henry to run.
iron gates of the impossible the effect on the regiment of the decision to charge the enemy even though the troops are exhausted.
its faded and jaded condition the condition of the regiment prior to its charging the fence behind which the enemy is hiding.
