. Stonewall Jackson and the American civil war . ^// // rKu /WINCHESTER ^^^J^/^^/Cishawnee Town & S]^^^? 0^. PURSUIT 841 blessings of women and the fierce shouts of men, the soldiersof the Valley were urged forward in hot pursuit. As they emerged from the town, and looked down uponthe open pastures through which the Martinsburg turnpike10 A M runs, they saw the country before them coveredwith crowds of fugitives. Jackson, still in advance,turned round to seek his cavalry. From the head of everystreet eager columns of infantry were pouring, and, de-ploying without waiting orders, were push
. Stonewall Jackson and the American civil war . ^// // rKu /WINCHESTER ^^^J^/^^/Cishawnee Town & S]^^^? 0^. PURSUIT 841 blessings of women and the fierce shouts of men, the soldiersof the Valley were urged forward in hot pursuit. As they emerged from the town, and looked down uponthe open pastures through which the Martinsburg turnpike10 A M runs, they saw the country before them coveredwith crowds of fugitives. Jackson, still in advance,turned round to seek his cavalry. From the head of everystreet eager columns of infantry were pouring, and, de-ploying without waiting orders, were pushing hastily acrossthe fields. But not a squadron was in sight. Ashby,with the handful of men that still remained with him, hadridden to Berryville, expecting that the enemy wouldattempt to escape by Snickers Gap. Steuart, with thetwo regiments that had done such service at FrontEoyal, was with Ewell and Trimble; but although Don-nellys regiments could be seen retiring in good order,they were not followed by a single sabre. Despatching an aide-de-camp to order Steuart to thefront, Jackson called up his batter
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