. Young folk's history of the war for the union . John S. Mosby. BOOKER A T CHANCELLOliS ]^ILLE. 349 possession of the town, and that you are my prisoner. Get upquietly and come along, or you are a dead man. Stoughton was oljliged to obey, and was soon mounted on ahorse and put under guard. Meanwhile Mosbys men had cap-tured the Generals staff officers and others, and had takenfrom the stables sixty fine horses. The prisoners, thirty-five innumber, were mounted on the horses, and the Confederates,some guarding them and some leading other horses, started ontheir return. They had to ride
. Young folk's history of the war for the union . John S. Mosby. BOOKER A T CHANCELLOliS ]^ILLE. 349 possession of the town, and that you are my prisoner. Get upquietly and come along, or you are a dead man. Stoughton was oljliged to obey, and was soon mounted on ahorse and put under guard. Meanwhile Mosbys men had cap-tured the Generals staff officers and others, and had takenfrom the stables sixty fine horses. The prisoners, thirty-five innumber, were mounted on the horses, and the Confederates,some guarding them and some leading other horses, started ontheir return. They had to ride fast, for they had scarcely timeto get out of the Union lines before daybreak, but they escapedsafe with all their prisoners and booty. When Mr. Lincoln heard of this bold exploit, he said dryly:Well, I am sorry about the horses. I can make brigadier-generals enough, but I cant make Hoolvl k s Hi, VliC^l ARILR5 AT FALMOUTH Toward the middle of April, General Hooker made up hismind to move from his position at Falmouth against Lee. Hesent Stoneman up the Eappahannock with orders to cross andride around behind the Confederates, and cut the telegraphwires and the railroad between them and Richmond; but astorm came on, and the river was raised so high by heavy rainsthat the movement was greatly delayed. Hookers plan was tomarch up the river above the junction of the Rappahannockand the Rapidan, then to cross both streams and get behindLees position. To hide this movement from the enemy, hesent Sedgwick down the river with a large force, with ordersto cross over and make a false attack. This was done sosuccessfully that the main army, under Hooker himself, had 350 PORT HUDSON.—CHANCELLOBSViLL^. [1863. crossed at several fords above Falmouth before Lee knew of it,and taken position at a place called Chancellorsville, about tenmiles west of Fredericksburg. Chancellors
Size: 2107px × 1186px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpublishernewyo, bookyear1881
