. Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War . s, a volley fromtheir carbines could scarcely have failed to clear the wall. A single ramrod, it was said in the Confederate ranks, would have spitted the whole battalion. But not a shotwas fired. The pursuit of the Federal infantry had beenstayed in the pathless woods, the cavalry was held in checkby Funstens squadrons, and the 5th was permitted toretire unmolested. The Confederates, with the exception of Ashby, whohalted at Bartonsville, a farm upon the pike, a mile and ahalf from the field of battle, fell back to Newtown, threemiles further s
. Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War . s, a volley fromtheir carbines could scarcely have failed to clear the wall. A single ramrod, it was said in the Confederate ranks, would have spitted the whole battalion. But not a shotwas fired. The pursuit of the Federal infantry had beenstayed in the pathless woods, the cavalry was held in checkby Funstens squadrons, and the 5th was permitted toretire unmolested. The Confederates, with the exception of Ashby, whohalted at Bartonsville, a farm upon the pike, a mile and ahalf from the field of battle, fell back to Newtown, threemiles further south, where the trains had been men were utterly worn out. Three hours of fiercefighting against far superior numbers had brought them tothe limit of their endurance. In the fence corners, underthe trees, and around the waggons they threw themselvesdown, many too weary to eat, and forgot, in profoundslumber, the trials, the dangers, and the disappointmentsof the day. ^ ^ Jacksons Valley Campaign, Colonel William Allan, , p. THE CAMP-FIRE 303 Jackson, when the last sounds of battle had died away,followed his troops. Halting by a camp-fire, he stood andwarmed himself for a time, and then, remounting, rodeback to Bartonsville. Only one staff officer, his chiefcommissary, Major Hawks, accompanied him. The resthad dropped away, overcome by exhaustion. Turningfrom the road into an orchard, he fastened up his horse, andasked his companion if he could make a fire, adding, Weshall have to burn fence-rails to-night. The major soonhad a roaring fire, and was making a bed of rails, whenthe general wished to know w4iat he was doing. Findinga place to sleep, was the reply. You seem determined tomake yourself and those around you comfortable, saidJackson. And knowing the general had fasted all day,he soon obtained some bread and meat from the nearestsquad of soldiers, and after they had satisfied their hunger,they slept soundly on the rail-bed in a fence-corner. Such was
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