. Knapsack and rifle; or, Life in the Grand Army; war as seen from the ranks. Pen pictures and sketches of camp, bivouac, marches, battle-fields and battles, commanders, great military movements, personal reminiscences and narratives of army life ... Also, a complete chronology of the war, and a digest of the pension laws of the United States .. . 188 KNAPSACK AND GEX. KILPATRTCK. B. Stuart had won renown by his daring exploits. OurUnion commander was, I think, General Gregg. The conflict took place at Rappahan-nock Station, and was nothing lessthan a charge, swift and desperate,on the
. Knapsack and rifle; or, Life in the Grand Army; war as seen from the ranks. Pen pictures and sketches of camp, bivouac, marches, battle-fields and battles, commanders, great military movements, personal reminiscences and narratives of army life ... Also, a complete chronology of the war, and a digest of the pension laws of the United States .. . 188 KNAPSACK AND GEX. KILPATRTCK. B. Stuart had won renown by his daring exploits. OurUnion commander was, I think, General Gregg. The conflict took place at Rappahan-nock Station, and was nothing lessthan a charge, swift and desperate,on the part of each l)0(]y of horse-men. It appeared at first to be asham battle. The troopeis of eachside plunged headlong into tlieencounter, meeting with terrificforce. Here and there w^e coulddistinguish the blue and and riders rolled over eachother in wild confusion, and in much less time than itrequires to describe the scene we could see them re-mount-ing their steeds, preparing for the next onset, while thosewho kept their saddles would wheel with the speed of thewind, and with close ranks would renew the attack, withunslung caibines, and then with sword crossing it was in the light of day the flash of the fieryweapons was brighter than the beams of the sun. Thedust and smoke of the battle soon hid the combatantsfrom our view. A momemt
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