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Warrenton (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
us flank movement which brought him so unexpectedly to the rear of Pope's army. The Federals in great force had spent weeks in and around the town of Warrenton, Fauquier county, Va., and between that place and Culpeper Courthouse. They had plundered the people without mercy, taking food, clothing, servants, horses, cattle, and, iof many of the Federal soldiers was worthy of the most ferocious savages. They would ride over the graves of Confederates in the burying-ground near the town of Warrenton, and stick bayonets and fire guns into the graves. The church edifices were abused, and the walls defiled with vulgar and licentious scribblings, and in one insd self-sacrifice which our people manifested in their attentions to the sick and wounded men, who were left along the track of the army, can never be surpassed. Warrenton, a small town of fifteen hundred inhabitants, was crowded with more than two thousand wounded soldiers from the battle-fields, hungry, bleeding, and with no clot
Bull Run, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
rave man marched back to die on the spot where he had first met the storm of battle. The Confederates were stimulated to deeds of true heroism by the memories that clustered around the field of strife — the Federals fought under the depressing recollection of former defeat and disaster. The three days struggle ended on Saturday evening in the total route of Pope's army. We again quote from Mr. Mills' graphic letter: On Sunday morning, I rode along the road by which they fled across Bull Run. That must have been a terrific race for dear life, if broken wagons, capsized ambulances, dismounted cannon, the road for miles paved with scores of boxes and barrels of hard bread, abandoned haversacks and blankets, dead horses and dead men, is any evidence of such a race. The battle-field! what a scene! Here death is feasting on his thousands at a meal. The field was red with wounded and dead Zouaves. They were literally cut to pieces by the Texans. In one part of the field I sa
Jackson County (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
fine piano, which was bought for a trifle by some soldier or sutler, boxed up and sent off as a present to some fair lady in a loyal State. But the triumph of the wicked is short. In the midst of these outrages the appalling news came that Jackson was in their rear. The mighty host was thrown into confusion; and in vain it labored to check that series of brilliant movements on the part of the Confederates which culminated in the terrific battles of the 28th, 29th, and 30th of August. Jackson's column was followed by that of Longstreet, and General Lee came after his two great Lieutenants with the remainder of the Confederate army. The troops were ordered to relieve themselves of everything except what was actually necessary. After marching with the army on foot from Gordonsville to Leesburg, says Rev. J. W. Mills, sleeping on a single blanket, with heaven's blue vault for a covering, suffering hunger and weariness in common with officers and men, I am convinced that the sol
Orleans, Ma. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
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 few hours ahead of us. The young ladies waved their handkerchiefs at us, saying, Whip the Yankees; don't let them come here. One sweet little girl said, in her own winning way, Oh, they run, they run. Our boys declared they felt perfectly rested, and moved forward with eager haste. At Thoroughfare Gap they made a stand, and part of our forces had a sharp battle with them, completely routing them with great slaughter. This
Rapidan (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
t. 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 few hours ahead of us. The young ladies waved their handkerchiefs at us, saying, Whip the Yankees; don't let them come here. One sweet l
Cedar Mountain (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
days of summer. The Federal troops were terribly worsted and driven in confusion from the field, leaving their dead and wounded and many prisoners in our hands. The South was called to deplore the loss of many brave men. General Winder, who commanded the Stonewall brigade, was killed on the field, and a number of other gallant officers and men here gave their lives to the holy cause. This blow from Jackson was an earnest of what was soon to follow. Withdrawing from the vicinity of Cedar Mountain, he completely deceived the enemy, and began that famous flank movement which brought him so unexpectedly to the rear of Pope's army. The Federals in great force had spent weeks in and around the town of Warrenton, Fauquier county, Va., and between that place and Culpeper Courthouse. They had plundered the people without mercy, taking food, clothing, servants, horses, cattle, and, in fact, whatever they fancied was freely appropriated. Implements of agriculture were burned or broken t
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 12
n of our own men was pitiable enough, but the Federal wounded suffered to the last degree of horror. For five or six days hundreds of them lay about in the ravines, and under clumps of shrubbery, and in the open fields, exposed to the pelting rains, without covering, suffering the intolerable pangs of hunger and thirst, superadded to the torture of fly-blown, festering wounds. The victorious legions of Lee swept on toward Maryland, leaving the discomfited army of Pope huddled around Washington city. As the army approached Leesburg, Va., the Federals who occupied that place precipitately fled across the Potomac. They had come over from the point of Rock, says Mr. Mills in his narrative, to arrest some offensive citizens, among them some soldiers. They had gone so far in their cowardly work as to leave some of their victims under guard, when our cavalry came to their rescue. An old citizen of Leesburg described the scene to me thus: We were like Israel of old — the moun
Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
und, was crowded with sick and wounded Confederates. The condition of our own men was pitiable enough, but the Federal wounded suffered to the last degree of horror. For five or six days hundreds of them lay about in the ravines, and under clumps of shrubbery, and in the open fields, exposed to the pelting rains, without covering, suffering the intolerable pangs of hunger and thirst, superadded to the torture of fly-blown, festering wounds. The victorious legions of Lee swept on toward Maryland, leaving the discomfited army of Pope huddled around Washington city. As the army approached Leesburg, Va., the Federals who occupied that place precipitately fled across the Potomac. They had come over from the point of Rock, says Mr. Mills in his narrative, to arrest some offensive citizens, among them some soldiers. They had gone so far in their cowardly work as to leave some of their victims under guard, when our cavalry came to their rescue. An old citizen of Leesburg descr
Walker Creek (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
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
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
self-sacrifice which our people manifested in their attentions to the sick and wounded men, who were left along the track of the army, can never be surpassed. Warrenton, a small town of fifteen hundred inhabitants, was crowded with more than two thousand wounded soldiers from the battle-fields, hungry, bleeding, and with no clothes but what they had on, and these cut, and torn, and bloody; and in many instances their gaping wounds were alive with crawling maggots. Rev. J. W. Talley, of Georgia, who labored in the place as a nurse of the poor, suffering men, and there consigned to the grave his first-born son, pays a feeling tribute to the citizens who opened their hearts and houses to their countrymen: The ladies, aided by their husbands, are seen everywhere. They are angels of mercy, not idle lookers-on, but busy, carrying food and helping in every way they can to alleviate and soothe the sufferer. They divided their beds and bed-clothing and fed these hundreds as long a
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