Uncle Daniel's story of "Tom" Anderson and twenty great battles . ve given them to Anderson never alluded to him afterwards except inthe most respectful terms. When Mary, the Generals wife,received a letter giving an account of her cousins death,she wept, but said nothing. But to return to the results of the battle: Biggs re-treated and left the field to Rosenfelt, who concluded togo into winter quarters instead of making pursuit. Hesaid it was necessary that his army should , however, to cover Nashua, he sent a command UNCLE DANIELS STORY. 171 out to the west from M
Uncle Daniel's story of "Tom" Anderson and twenty great battles . ve given them to Anderson never alluded to him afterwards except inthe most respectful terms. When Mary, the Generals wife,received a letter giving an account of her cousins death,she wept, but said nothing. But to return to the results of the battle: Biggs re-treated and left the field to Rosenfelt, who concluded togo into winter quarters instead of making pursuit. Hesaid it was necessary that his army should , however, to cover Nashua, he sent a command UNCLE DANIELS STORY. 171 out to the west from Murphys Hill, on the road to Frank-town. It fell upon Stephen Lyons brigade to go. He wasquite unwell, but would by this station have an indepen-dent command—his brigade and two regiments of cavalryand two batteries of artillery—consequently he was grati-fied by the order. In marching the command moved slowly,there not being an urgent necessity for their presence atFranktown. On the second days march they halted andhad a luncheon at a spring by the THE MTJEDEB OF STEPHEN LYON. Gen. Stephen Lyon was lying on a mattress in an am-bulance. ^Vhen the command had rested he sent them for-ward, remaining at the spring himself, saying to his oflBcersthat he would come on after resting, as he could soon over-take them. H e kept with him only one officer (Lieut. Curtis),two orderlies and the driver, not dreaming of an enemybeing in that part of the country, as Biggss army wasmany miles south of Stone Run, or rather to the south-east at Tullahoming. Col. Joseph Whitthorne (then Brigadier-General), with 173 UNCLE DANIELS STORY. a detachment of cavalry, came dashing up. He capturedLieut. Curtis and the two orderlies and driver, and thenasked who the oificer was that was lying in the being told that it was Gen, Stephen Lyon, he replied : I have sworn to kill him if I ever met him, for sendinga spy into my camp. Stei^hen was unarmed, and protested that he knew no-thi
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