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William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 11: summer of 1862. (search)
by night-sometimes forty hours together-with now and then short halts for rest and sleep. Thus you may account for our celerity of movement. Our troops are notwithstanding always in fine spirits, having much pleasurable amusement along the way, calling themselves General Lee's foot cavalry, etc. The same writer, attached to Longstreet's corps, gives a lively account of the march and its incidents: Soon after leaving Gordonsville, we commenced shelling the Yankees. First, on Mountain Run creek, we had a pretty sharp artillery duel with them, but with little loss to us, hung a spy, and moved forward. Then, on the Rapidan river, we shelled them again. Next they appeared on the Rappahannock river, and we skirmished again. Here we saw some Yankees two days dead on the battle-field, and buried them. They were horrible to behold. Gen. Jackson had been there before us. We pushed forward, passing through Orleans and Salem; at the latter place we learned the Yankees were only a