. Led on! Step by step, scenes from clerical, military, educational, and plantation life in the South, 1828-1898; . e then colored sexton, is the only one, Ithink, now living who was present. My War Experiences. 137 quantity of smoking tobacco, a stock of Powhatan pipes,and some reed stems. Carrying as much of these com-modities as I could handle, I entered a large ward. As Icame in some of the men looked up, and I said, Boys, Ihave brought you some tobacco ; all who want some raiseyour hands. There was a general hand-showing, and I went roundand gave out all I had. Much disappointment was sho
. Led on! Step by step, scenes from clerical, military, educational, and plantation life in the South, 1828-1898; . e then colored sexton, is the only one, Ithink, now living who was present. My War Experiences. 137 quantity of smoking tobacco, a stock of Powhatan pipes,and some reed stems. Carrying as much of these com-modities as I could handle, I entered a large ward. As Icame in some of the men looked up, and I said, Boys, Ihave brought you some tobacco ; all who want some raiseyour hands. There was a general hand-showing, and I went roundand gave out all I had. Much disappointment was shownby those who had not been served, until I went back tothe parsonage and brought another supply. Eventuallyeveryone who wanted a pipe had one. When they got tosmoking, they looked happy. Soon after this someonecalled out loud, Now, Chaplain, give us some prayers,which of course I did. Three or four days after a runner came in, sajdng theFederals were upon us. I therefore bade the boys good-bye. Putting on my knapsack, I took to the road, andwalked over to Culpepper Court House, and so returnedto James CHAPTER XV THB BLOODY CUL-DK-SAC Tent worship—The Federals in the bloody cul-de-sac—/am under fire—Scenes of slaughter—A strange incident—Church plans at Charleston—A financial whichI ani scarcely accoimtable— What might have been had Ifollowed Tny business iiistincts. IT was my habit to gather every Sunday night in mytent a number of the young men who had fine Simonton allowed me to keep my light burningas long as I wished. On Sunday night, June 15th, there were about a dozenof them, and after singing many hymns, they concludedwith Bow down thine ear, O Lord, from Moses in Egypt. * And now, I said, let us all kneel, and join in theLords Prayer, which we did, and I rose, and pronouncedthe benediction after the prayer. We then shook handsand bade good-night. At 4 the long roll beat, the whole camp was astir,and in a twinkling
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