. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... ter such „ „^ -is I should pray it might neveriook on again. Both sides claimedthe victory, but if victory restedon either side, it was probably withthe rebels. This was August the next three weeks threemore battles were fought at Grove-ton, Bull Run, and Chantilly. TheBull Run battle raged on thebanks of the same stream, across which the Union army had fled in such panic, early in the was an unlucky place to us. The second Bull R
. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... ter such „ „^ -is I should pray it might neveriook on again. Both sides claimedthe victory, but if victory restedon either side, it was probably withthe rebels. This was August the next three weeks threemore battles were fought at Grove-ton, Bull Run, and Chantilly. TheBull Run battle raged on thebanks of the same stream, across which the Union army had fled in such panic, early in the was an unlucky place to us. The second Bull Run battle wasalso a defeat, though much less disgraceful than the first. On the1st of September the Army of Virginia was also recalled to Wash-ington, as broken and dispirited as the Army of the Potomac on itsrecall from the Peninsula. The two armies were again blendedinto one, with General McClellan in command. The soldiers, whohad always had a great affection for McClellan — Little Mac, theycalled him — received him again as their commander with greatdelight. As he rode along their lines they tbcew up their hats andshouted for War Balloon. INVASION OF MARYLAND. 501 Very greatly satisfied with his success in the contest with Pope,General Lee turned to invade Maryland. He was not yet quiteready to attack Washmgton, and he concluded to try what hecould do in Maryland in enlisting soldiers for his army. A rebelsong, sung all over the South, had this verse : — I hear the distant thunder hum,Maryland !The Old Lines bugle, fife, and drum, Maryland !She is not dead, or deaf, or dumb ;Huzza ! she spurns the Northern scum !She breathes — she burns ! she 11 come ! she 11 come !Maryland ! my Maryland ! But although Lees soldiers marched to this music, yet Marylanddid not come, and in fact refused very miequivocally to have any-thing to do with rebellion. Perhaps the appearance of Lees armywould have damped the ardor of the warmest rebel. They were theraggedest set of po
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