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The Daily Dispatch: October 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], Second crop of apples. (search)
t from the trees and bushes, the men being thus elevated above their tops. Having been drilled in the use of their stilts, the Lincoln soldiers found no difficulty in using them; and as soon as the word was given to advance, the men of the three divisions strode upon the mounted stilts and struck forward high over the tops of our highest cypress, and altogether regardless of the deep mire, water, and briars. On they went with the strides of the celebrated giant who so frightened poor little Jack, in the authentic history of that youthful warrior. Our troops, which, on hearing of the approach of the enemy, had gone gallantly forth to meet him, were all looking to the front twenty paces for the advancing foe, when suddenly they were involved in pitch darkness, as if a heavy cloud was passing over them. They could see nothing before, behind, or above them. This cloud was the enemy marching over and past them. Before our troops could recover their wits and use their eyes, they fo