. Young folks' history of the civil war . s before you. The enemy is two thousandstrong, and we are but one hundred and fifty. It may bethat no man will come back. If any one wishes to turnback, he can do so now. He waited a moment, but no onestirred. Then he went on, saying, I will lead you. Letour watchword be, The Union and Fremont. Draw sabres ;quick trot; march ! And headlong they charged into theConfederate ranks, cutting their way as a great machinegoes through a wheat-field to cut the ripened grain. Sur-prised and terror-stricken, the Confederates scattered in alldirections. The Body-G
. Young folks' history of the civil war . s before you. The enemy is two thousandstrong, and we are but one hundred and fifty. It may bethat no man will come back. If any one wishes to turnback, he can do so now. He waited a moment, but no onestirred. Then he went on, saying, I will lead you. Letour watchword be, The Union and Fremont. Draw sabres ;quick trot; march ! And headlong they charged into theConfederate ranks, cutting their way as a great machinegoes through a wheat-field to cut the ripened grain. Sur-prised and terror-stricken, the Confederates scattered in alldirections. The Body-Guard seemed to them to be wildbeasts let loose upon them. Away they flew, the little band i86i.] Odds and Ends. 137 by straps over her shoulders. This also was, of course, in-tended for the use of the Confederacy. A farmers wagonon its way to market was overhauled. Among the vegetableswas found a squash of suspiciously light weight. Uponopening it, a package of letters was found to occupy theplace which Nature had intended for the ARTILLERY SKIRMISH. A host of such tricks to carry aid to the blockaded Southwere constantly coming to the light. They proved that theSouthern sympathizers, especially the women, were workingas patiently as beavers, and as quietly as mice. But The best-laid plans o mice and menGang aft a-gley. 138 Young Folks History of the Civil War. [1861. CHAPTER X. OLD MEN FOR COUNCIL, YOUNG MEN FOR WAR. AT the time of his appointment to his new ofifice, Mc-Clellan was the most successful general who had yettaken any part in the war. Things were going like a sled over bare ground, in theArmy of the Potomac, when General McClellan was calledto be its leader. The three-months men were impatientto go home. The new troops, enhsted at the second call,were raw ; and every thing was in a state of confusion. Thebattle of Bull Run had discouraged many of the Northernpeople. The rebels were so jubilant, and sure of success,that their very confidence had the effect t
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