. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . e with me. Colonel, and I will explain. I led him to the block house. After an inter\al a gun was heard fromthe other side of the valley. Is that a gun? the colonel asked, with a sudden interest. Yes. What does it mean ? It means that Jubal Early holds the road to Harpers Ferry, and thatto get there you must ask a pass from him. ■Jubal Early! I thought him at Richmond. 528 THE STORY OF No. he is yonder coming over the mountain. The colone
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . e with me. Colonel, and I will explain. I led him to the block house. After an inter\al a gun was heard fromthe other side of the valley. Is that a gun? the colonel asked, with a sudden interest. Yes. What does it mean ? It means that Jubal Early holds the road to Harpers Ferry, and thatto get there you must ask a pass from him. ■Jubal Early! I thought him at Richmond. 528 THE STORY OF No. he is yonder coming over the mountain. The colonel then inquired what he had better do. I advised him tokeep his men on the train, and wait for General Ricketts. Not improbablyhe would have a chance of action before the day was done. He took myadvice. This coming seemed providential. There is no telling how much itrelieved me. There ought to have been at least three thousand veterans inthe division. Instantly I saw a way of making the fight, with a chance ofgetting out when it was done. Accepting as a fact that Early was marchingon Washington, his main attack would ht to get possession of the pike. ■ Is THAT A Grx ? to that city. If Ricketts would stay with me. I could put him across thepike behind the county bridge, and shift my twenty-odd hundred raw men tothe stone bridge of the Baltimore pike two miles above the junction. IfEarly turned my right. I might get to Washington; if he turned my left,then the road to Baltimore might receive those of us who survived. Thescheme really elated me. By and by a courier presented himself from Clendenin. The note hebrought was in i)encil on the leaf of a pocket memorandum l)ook. It was tothe effect—I have found the enemy in aH arms. They are trying to Hankme, but you need have no uneasiness. I understand myself. 1 will send amessenger every fifteen minutes. AMERICAN HEROISM. 529 Messengers kept coming: at last one brought me notice: If you care todefend Frederick City, you will ha
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