Uncle Daniel's story of "Tom" Anderson and twenty great battles . artrending. Darkness came on and the contest ceased. Dui-ing thenight Laws withdrew the rebel army to his old line ofworks and gave up the idea of driving Silent back acrossthe Rapidan. Gen. Silent repaired to his headquarters,where he received the reports of the commanding were sure that Laws would attack again the nextmorning. Some thought that we had better retire acrossthe Rapidan. At this Silent said not a word, but finally gave orders to be ready to meet the enemy the UNCLE DANIELS STORY. 066 next m
Uncle Daniel's story of "Tom" Anderson and twenty great battles . artrending. Darkness came on and the contest ceased. Dui-ing thenight Laws withdrew the rebel army to his old line ofworks and gave up the idea of driving Silent back acrossthe Rapidan. Gen. Silent repaired to his headquarters,where he received the reports of the commanding were sure that Laws would attack again the nextmorning. Some thought that we had better retire acrossthe Rapidan. At this Silent said not a word, but finally gave orders to be ready to meet the enemy the UNCLE DANIELS STORY. 066 next morning, and to attack him if he had not he spoke of the enemy withdrawing a look of sur-prise was on the faces of many. After they had all repaired to their respective quartershe went out to look around, and while listening under atree in order to hear any movements that might be mak-ing in the enemys lines, he was again startled by thesame spectral form that had appeared to him twice pointed in the direction of Richmond and spoke these. A SCENE IN THE TRENCHES. words, Move on to-morrow, and disappeared. He wasstrangely affected by this, and became quite nervous for aman of his stoicism. He returned to his tent and inquired for his Adjutant-Greneral. When he reported, he asked if any further re-ports had come in, and was told that a messenger had justarrived with dispatches announcing that Boutler hadmoved on City Point, capturing it; that Sherwood ex-pected to attack Jones at Rocky Head on that day. Silentthen went to bed and slept soundly. 334 UNCLE DANIELS STORY. The next morning there was no enemy in sight. advanced his troops well to the front until satisfiedthat Laws had withdrawn. He gave orders for taking careof the wounded and burying the dead. The wounded ofboth armies were thickly strewn all over the had perished from the smoke and fire in the was a sight I do not wish to describe if I could. That day Sile
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