. Stonewall Jackson and the American civil war . cers to Press forward to the Potomac !Elzeys, the reserve brigade, was ordered to take up thepursuit; and within the town, where the storehouses hadbeen already fired, the battle was renewed. The Federalregiments, with the exception of the 2nd Massachusetts, lostall order in the narrow streets.^ The roar of battle followedclose; and with the rattle of musketry, the crash of shells,and the loud cries of the victors speeding their rapid flight,the Northern infantry dispersed across the fields. As theConfederates passed through the town, the people
. Stonewall Jackson and the American civil war . cers to Press forward to the Potomac !Elzeys, the reserve brigade, was ordered to take up thepursuit; and within the town, where the storehouses hadbeen already fired, the battle was renewed. The Federalregiments, with the exception of the 2nd Massachusetts, lostall order in the narrow streets.^ The roar of battle followedclose; and with the rattle of musketry, the crash of shells,and the loud cries of the victors speeding their rapid flight,the Northern infantry dispersed across the fields. As theConfederates passed through the town, the people ofWinchester, frantic with triumph after their two months ofcaptivity, rushed out from every doorway to meet thetroops; and with weeping and with laughter, with the * Banks aide-de-camp, Colonel Strother, says, For several minutes itlooked like the commencement of a Bull Run panic. The stragglers, headds, rapidly increased in numbers, and many threw down their arms.—Harpers Weekly. See also Jacksons Report, 0. R., vol. xii., part i., p. III ^w Tol //^f # jy fCfeek % / t •# // I
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