. War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld, 1861-1865 . STEPHEN AI. WELD 139 ures will be taken to drive them off. Meanwhile we aregetting a days rest, which every one needs badly am in the saddle almost all the time, and have very fewchances to write. I feel so tired after coming in at night,that I go to bed instantly. We have four guns here at headquarters which weretaken the other evening from the other side of the Po-tomac. One of them is a gun taken from Griffins Batteryat Bull Run No. i. Griffin, who is now a general in thecorps, is well pleased at getting the gun back, and i
. War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld, 1861-1865 . STEPHEN AI. WELD 139 ures will be taken to drive them off. Meanwhile we aregetting a days rest, which every one needs badly am in the saddle almost all the time, and have very fewchances to write. I feel so tired after coming in at night,that I go to bed instantly. We have four guns here at headquarters which weretaken the other evening from the other side of the Po-tomac. One of them is a gun taken from Griffins Batteryat Bull Run No. i. Griffin, who is now a general in thecorps, is well pleased at getting the gun back, and is goingto have it placed with his old battery. I went over the river this afternoon with a message toColonel Webb, who was over there with a flag of sent over some paroled prisoners and also appliedfor leave to bury our dead, who were killed in the skir-mish on that side. I saw Colonel Lee,^ who was in Collegewith me, being in the class of 58. He now commands the9th Virginia Cavalry. He said that their men behaveddisgracefully in the fight of Se
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